It’s not as simple as you may think to identify only one car as the most expensive car in the world in 2024. We need to divide the question into a few sections to receive a good response.
We’ll talk about the world’s most costly new car first, and then the world’s most expensive collector car. By the time this article ends, you will be fully equipped to respond to the following query: Which vehicle will cost the most money worldwide in 2024?
Let’s take a moment to study the bigger picture before digging into the stratospheric figures. For the past year, the average transaction price for a new car has been approximately $48,000. That is nearly $10,000 more than the price of new cars in 2019 before the pandemic.
What will that buy you today? Well, you can get a midrange Ford F-150, a Kia Telluride, or a Ford Mustang GT with a few options. Considering these are some of the best options available in their respective classes, not bad at all.
The Nissan Versa is the car at the very bottom of the range; a brand-new one can be had for far less than $20,000. While there are some oddities, like the Changli Nemica (which is essentially a car but isn’t exactly legal for the streets in America), you can order one from Alibaba for roughly $1,000 at first, but there are a lot of additional expenses, such as shipping.
Most expensive car in the world in 2024: Rolls-Royce Droptail
Rolls Royce Droptail 2024 Price: $30 million
The Rolls-Royce Droptail 2024 is the most expensive new car in the world, excluding the market for classic cars. So far, three Droptail models have been built, one called the Arcadia Droptail, one in ruby tones called La Rose Noire, and one called the Amethyst Droptail.
The most recent example, the Arcadia, has a white paint job that is mixed with glass and aluminum particles to create a depth-enhancing pearl effect.
Rolls Royce drop tail appearance
The three Droptails’ overall appearance, which consists of an upright grille, thin rear lights, and a rounded back end, is essentially unaltered. The Droptail is an extremely rare vehicle, much like other extremely expensive and luxurious Rolls-Royce boats with nautical themes (see the 2017 Sweptail and the 2021 Boat Tail).
The one surviving example is probably going to cost much more than the above $30 million La Rose Noire.
For those who are keeping score, the first model to come out of the company’s Coachbuild division, which caters to the profanely wealthy, was the $28 million Rolls-Royce Boat Tail, which was once the most costly vehicle in the world.
For example, the first Boat Tail commission belongs to a pearl tycoon. To put the asking price in context, 1,797 Nissan Sentras would be needed to purchase The Boat Tail.
Million-dollar cars in 2024
Other well-known vehicles that will cost over a million dollars in 2024 are:
- McLaren Elva: $1.7 million
- Hennessey Venom GT: $1.8 million
- Bentley Bacalar: $1.9 million
- SSC Tuatara: $2.0 million
- Pininfarina Battista: $2.2 Million
- Lotus Evija: $2.3 million
- Rimac Nevera: $2.4 Million
- Lamborghini Sian: $3.7 million
- Bugatti Bolide: $4.3 million
- Pagani Codalunga: $7.4 million
The Mercedes-Benz 300 1955 was the most costly vehicle ever auctioned off.
The Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Price: $142 million
Let’s begin at the top: the most costly vehicle ever to be sold at auction. 2022 saw the sale of the 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe Prototype for $142 million. It was sold by RM Sotheby’s on behalf of the carmaker at a private auction that took place at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Germany.
We know what Mercedes did with part of the money, but the new owner’s identity is still unknown at this time. A scholarship for students studying environmental science and decarbonization was established with some of the proceeds.
Read also: 10 Benefits Of Consuming Grapes