TOP10 Most Amazing, Coolest & Weirdest Cars in the World
Today we'll show ten cars that besides being amazing are unique in their category.
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10. The Smallest Car
The Peel P50
The first member of this list is the Peel P50, a tiny vehicle powered by a 40cc engine which reaches a top speed of 38 mph. With 54" long and 39" wide, the P50 is one of the smaller vehicles in the history of the automotive industry.
This mini-car was assembled in the Isle of Man and offers a yield of 100 miles per gallon.
For more information about the Peel P50, check its official website.
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9. The Fastest Car
SSC Ultimate Aero II
Built with the purpose of testing the speed limits, the SSC Ultimate Aero II is capable of reaching a 'projected top speed' of 273 mph, 6 more than the Veyron.
From 2006 until 2010, the SSC Ultimate Aero I, was the fastest car in the world being surpassed in 2011 by the Bugatti Veyron, but its manufacturer, Shelby SuperCars, wanted the title back and built this model that according to them surpasses the Veyron for some miles, although it is still not recognized oficially by the Guiness Records.
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8. The Most Expensive
Bugatti Veyron
The production car with the highest cost at present is the Bugatti Veyron, a vehicle designed and developed by Volkswagen Group and manufactured in France whose tires have an estimated price of $25,000. The initial price of the Veyron model amounts to $1.7 million.
For three years, this Bugatti Veyron was the fastest production car in the world, with a record of 268 mph, but according to media reports, the Guinness World Record has been cancelled.
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7. The Cheapest Car
Tata Nano
The auto market in India is one of the most stable in the world, thanks to the high levels of demand as well as the high earnings received by the upper class. Tata Motors is the most recognized automotive company in the nation, a group that has the Nano as a representative model. The practical Tata Nano costs approximately $2,500.
The new Tata Nano 2014 has some external changes, such as chrome accents and the new rear bumper with a more sporty design.
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6. The Oldest Car
De Dion-Bouton
The 1884 De Dion-Bouton et Trepardoux is a vehicle that has existed for over 100 years, so it has earned a well-deserved recognition in this listing. The Dion-Bouton is a steam-powered vehicle that was built in 1884 before Henry Ford inaugurated the modern automotive industry. The speed limit of this car is 35 mph.
This vehicle gained a nickname, "La Marquise" after winning one of the first auto racing. The 127-year-old car was sold at auction 2 years ago for $4.62 million.
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5. The Strongest Car
Dartz Prombron
Strengthened vehicles have become one of the most attractive products in the industry and the Prombron, the armoured model of Dartz group, a Russian company that manufactures luxury armored vehicles of high performance, is one of them. This huge SUV has a Kevlar exterior coating as well as bulletproof windows and can be used for business, parties or hunting.
According to Wikipedia, the Monaco Red Diamond Edition was sold for $1.25 million and became the world's most expensive SUV ever sold.
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4. The Longest Car
Bugatti Royale
In the early history of the Bugatti manufacturer, the Royale model surprised everyone by its amazing longitude. The Bugatti Royale weighs 7,500 lbs. and has a length of 21 ft. and a 12.7L I8 engine with direct injection.
In its time, it was the pure symbol of elegance, created for kings, which not only was known for its stunning looking but also for its mechanics. An engine created to fly a plane was installed although in somewhat smaller version.
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3. Most Solar Vehicle
Nuna 2
Sometimes the most amazing cars are experimental, so they must be judged as technological innovations rather than perfect works of engineering. The vehicle Nuna 2 uses advanced space technology provided by ESA, can accommodate only one passenger, weighs 661 lbs, has a length of 16 ft., a top speed of 105 mph and a price of $500,000.
In 2003 the Nuna 2 won the World solar challenge in Australia for the second time in a row. See it in action.
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2. Most Unusual
Dobbertin Surface Explorer
A man from New York named Rick Dobbertin created the Dobbertin Surface Explorer, one of the coolest and strangest vehicles ever built. The Surface Explorer was an amphibious vehicle that took 14,000 hours and over four and a half years to finish it and was designed to be an all-terrains car, specially an amphibius one.
It has accumulated more than 3,000 miles of ocean travel and 33,000 miles on land. Its construction took four years and was the first amphibius vehicle to cross the Canal of Panama. Check it out in action.
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1. Lowest Car
Flat Out
Andy Saunders, a world renowned car from UK, was the skillful engineer who was in charge of the construction of the "Flat Out" automobile, a vehicle with a height of only 22".
The Flat Out car boasts the guiness record as the world’s lowest vehicle and surprisingly, was built in a period of 18 hours during three days.
Picture from Andy Saunders website.
In the course of a few centuries, the human race has managed a variety of technological wonders that sharper would surprised to the science fiction author. The telephone, steam engine, radio, television and the computer are just some inventions that have shaped the modern world silhouette. In this regard, cars and vehicles are a product that have remained always at the forefront, implementing advanced technological systems based on customer needs.
Around 50 million cars are built each year, so it is not unusual to assume that there will still be a wide variety of specimens exclusively developed through the years.
We hope you have enjoyed this short list of the 10 most radical cars on the planet. If there is any inaccurate or incorrect data, please let us know by leaving a comment.
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