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Top 5 World’s Most Successful Cars Ever
Success in car industry is measured only through results of sale, although in the last decade this criterion started to lose value as well. Increased competition and lowered profitability resulted in continuous losses per sold car recorded by the leading car makers. It was caused by multiple reasons – from expensive labor and costs of restructuring to manufacturing deficiencies caused by trying to present the whole range of new cars as soon as possible, which inevitably led to many withdrawals and expensive corrections of the cars. Still, some cars gained the buyers’ trust all around the world. Different generations of cars such as Toyota Corolla, Volkswagen Golf or Honda Civic became more and more popular and sold in higher quantities.
5. Ford Model T

With 16,500,000 sold cars, T model is the second best selling car in the world, but also much more than that. This is the first car manufactured by the so called assembly line manufacturing, which simplified the car making, and more importantly, made it cheaper and started more massive production. The famous line of the founder Henry Ford refers to T model: “Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black” since, due to express production, no other color could dry as fast as black.

Henry Ford: ‘Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black.'

4. Volkswagen Beetle

Volkswagen Beetle – By far the best selling car in the world with the same body for almost 60 years

Volkswagen’s Beetle is the best selling car in history. Legend has it that Adolf Hitler himself drew its legendary shape on a paper towel. During almost 60 years, the incredible 21,529,464 Beetles were produced, which is particularly significant when taking into account the fact that during 60 years the Beetle had the same car body, with some mechanical changes. The original form of the Beetle was produced until 2003, when the last car left the Volkswagen factory in Mexico.

3. Volkswagen Golf


Although ultra popular in Europe, Volkswagen’s Golf is lower ranked on the most important market, the North American one

Third ranked is second of two Volkswagens - Golf, which gained in popularity on a global scale through five generations, and to the present more than 24 million cars have been sold. The latest Volkswagen generation will once more try to win the American market, and its advantage is the fact that the American buyers are more and more oriented towards buying more cost-effective cars. Golf has been produced since 1974, and its sports GTI version recently celebrated its 30th birthday.


2. Ford - F series
Believe it or not, every year the F Ford model is sold more than any other car


It is almost unbelievable that the second ranked in total sale is a pick-up vehicle. Even more impressive information is that this vehicle reached such a score only on North American territory. However, the most surprising is the fact that Ford’s F series is at present the best selling car in the world. Every year Ford sells almost a million cars, that is almost one vehicle every 30 seconds. So far, 25 million vehicles of the F series were sold.

1. Toyota Corolla
Toyota Corolla is the best-selling nameplate in automotive history

The making of Corolla started in 1966 when Japanese manufacturer decided to present a small compact car which integrates quality, style and cost-effectiveness of more prestigious models. During 40 years Corolla had as many as nine generations, and in 1997 it was the best selling car of all time. To the present day more than 35 million vehicles were sold and we can expect it to stay on the top in the future.

the most expensive car in the world




1. Bugatti Veyron 16.4:

This is the most expensive, powerful and fastest street legal car available in the market today. It comes with a price tag of $1,70,00,000. It is the fastest accelerating car and reaches 0-60 in 2.6 seconds. It is one of the fastest cars with a top speed of 253mph or 407 km/h. It is a beautiful Volkswagen package. It supports a W16 engine. It has 16 cylinders which makes it very powerful with a huge horsepower of 1001bhp.

2. Ferrari Enzo:

It is the second most expensive car in the world with a price tag of $ 1,000,000.It is named after the name of founder of Ferrari, Enzo Ferrari. It is also known as Ferrari F-60.It has a 12 cylinder engine with a top speed of 186mph.It comes with a 6 speed semi automatic transmission. Its powerful engine generates a huge horsepower of 660 bhp @ 7800rpm.It’s whole body is made up of carbon fiber which makes it very strong and reliable at very high speed.

Price: $ 1,000,000

3. Pagani Zonda C12F:
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Pagani Zonda C12 F Roadster
Origin: Italy
Price: $683,592
Top Speed: 214.4 mph
0-60: 3.5 seconds

When Pagani took the wraps off this convertible version of its flagship supercar at this year's Geneva Auto Show, it caused a noticeable stir. Built alongside the regular production version, the Zonda F is Pagani's tribute to five-time world champion Juan Manuel Fangio. While the F shares the same basic shape with all Zondas, it has new aerodynamic devices, an upgraded drive train, larger wheels, and ceramic brakes.
third among the most expensive cars in the world with a price tag of $ 7, 41,000.It made it’s debut at Geneva auto show in 2005.It uses a very powerful 7.3 liter V12 engine which generates a horsepower of 594 bhp.It has a superb acceleration and reaches 0-60mph in just 3.2 sec.It has a top speed of 225mph.

Price: $ 7, 41,000

Lamborghini Murcielago


Origin: Italy
Price: $279,900
Top Speed: 205 mph
0-60: 3.8 seconds

When Audi bought the venerable Italian Lamborghini, many fans worried that German exactness would creep into the notoriously powerful and sometimes reckless Lambo ethos. But the raging bull hasn't been transformed into an ambling Bavarian cow. Instead, this may be Lamborghini's most exciting model in years and certainly one of the fastest road-ready vehicles.

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Mercedes-Benz SLR McLare

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Origin: Germany
Price: $455,000
Top Speed: 207.5 mph
0-60: 3.6 seconds

Rumors surfaced last week in the German auto press that Mercedes was planning a slew of updates to the sleek supercar as soon as September, 2006. The new model will get an additional 25 horses, bringing the total to 650, a redesigned interior cabin, 19-inch wheels, and new carbon fiber breaks. The catch? The price is expected to increase dramatically as well.



4. Koenigsegg CCX:

It comes fourth in the list of most expensive cars in the world. You can make it yours by spending a big amount of nearly $600,910.CCX is short form for Competition Coupe X.It is powered by a 32-valve V8 engine. This powerful machine generates a horse power of 806bhp with 687 lb-ft of torque.

Price: $600,910

5. Porsche Carrera GT:

It comes fifth in the list of most expensive cars. It comes with a price range of $484,000.It is comes with a 5.7 liter V10 engine which produces a horsepower of 612 bhp.It reaches 0-100 km/h in 6.8 seconds and has a maximum speed of 330kmph.It is very famous among youngsters for it’s aggressive looks.

Price: $484,000

Spyker C12 La Turbie

Origin: Holland
Price: $355,000
Top Speed: 201 mph
0-60: 3.9 seconds

The twinkle in a Dutch nobleman's eye, Spyker was a famed racing brand in the early 20th century. Like many of Europe's small auto makers, it succumbed to the Depression. The company lay dormant from the 1930s to 1999, when it was reborn as a design-driven supercar company.


Ferrari 575M Maranello

Origin: Italy
Price: $285,000
Top Speed: 202 mph
0-60: 4.1 seconds

Born at the same time as Ferrari's F1 competitor, the Maranello wears its racing pedigree on its sleeve. Long, balanced lines give the body a sober look that (almost) belies its 200+-mile-per-hour performance.


Aston Martin Vanquish S V12

Origin: England
Price: $255,000
Top Speed: 201 mph
0-60: 4.7 seconds

This model, the fastest ever built by Aston Martin, made its debut two years ago in Paris to much fanfare. The "S" is, in fact, a souped-up version of the standard Vanquish. So why pay thousands in premium fees? A lot of minor adjustments add up, taking the car into supercar territory. Aston tweaks include a lowered ride height, quickened steering, and a firmer suspension.


The Fastest European Cars
By Matt Vella

Racing experts and die-hard fans dispute the proper definition of a supercar. Some place more stock in proven top speed, while others look to technical figures including power-to-weight ratio.

Nevertheless, all the vehicles featured here are capable of topping 200 miles per hour. Prices range from a mere $250,000 to well over $1 million. And scarcity is the mark of distinction common to them all. Production runs often number in the mere hundreds.

Check out the world's fastest European autos.

Bugatti Veyron 16.4


Origin: Germany
Price: $1,190,000
Top Speed: 252 mph
0-60: 2.5 seconds

Despite its futuristic looks, the Bugatti is perfectly real. Presented for the first time as a concept six years ago, the Veyron was quickly dismissed as an impossible feat to accomplish. But Volkswagen has indeed managed to begin producing the awe-inspiring vehicles, with the first models shipping this spring.


Koenigsegg CCX

Origin: Sweden
Price: $610,910
Top Speed: 245 mph
0-60: 3.2 seconds

Koenigsegg wowed the world last year when it nabbed the Guinness World Record for the fastest production car, ever. That record will soon be officially challenged by newcomer Bugatti which has recorded 0-to-60 speeds of an astonishing 2.5 seconds.