Top 10 Expensive Cars of 2013

Cars are more than means of transports. The speed, luxury, and high technology are one of the top features that bring distinction among cars. Moreover, the technology has advanced so much that it has became easy to drive. There are companies like Ferrari, McLaren, and Bugatti that are producing cars, which are affordable by less than 1% of the total population.

Here is the list of the ten most expensive cars that have hit the market this year:

1. Bugatti Veyron Sports Car
The most expensive, yet the fastest car of the world is famous for everything it possess. Made by a renowned Italian company Bugatti, this car can reach 0-60 mph in just 2.5 seconds. The highest speed it can reach is 267mph. Only one or two cars in the world are compatible to compete with Veyron in speed. The price of this car is $2.4 million.

2. Aston Martin one-77
This car is popular for its shape, looks, and speed. The body of this car is made by handcrafted aluminum. This year the company is expected to produce only 77 cars of this model. The maximum speed it can attain is 220mph. The price of Aston Martin is $1.85 million.

3. Pagani Zonda Cinque Roadster
Zonda looks more like F-1 car vehicles and is suitable for limited roads. The low centre of gravity gives this car ability to attain high speed with greater stability. This Italian car has handmade super twin engine. It is available in contrasting colors of white and black. It can attain speed of 60 miles in less than 3.4 seconds. The price of Zonda Cinque Roadster is $1.85 million.

4. Lamborghini Reventon
The most powerful and sharp exterior car is extremely beautiful in its shape and design. It gives looks of an armored vehicle. The top speed of Lamborghini is 211mph. The price of Reventon is $1.6 million.

5. Maybach Landaulet
Landaulet is one of the most expensive Sedan present in the market. It is long, stylish, and beautiful. With heavy metallic body, Landaulet is specially designed for CEOs and executives. Maybach have not compromised on speed. It can reach 0-60 miles in only 5.2 seconds. The price of this vehicle is $1.38 million.

6. Zenvo ST1
This sports car is unique in its shape and design and is fast. It can reach sixty miles speed in just 2.9 seconds. The highest speed Zenvo can attain is 233mph. The MRSP of Zenvo is $1.23 million.

7. Hennessey Venom GT Spyder
A compatible car yet high-speed vehicle is has outclassed all others for its amazing looks. Venom comes with metal top convertible. This two-seater can reach 0-60 miles in just 2.5 seconds. The price of GT Spyder is $1.1 million.

8. McLaren F1
McLaren owned the crown of the fastest car back in 1994. Although this car is not the fastest, but it belongs to the same family. It can attain 0-60 miles in just 3.2 seconds. The price of McLaren is $0.97 million.

9. Ferrari Enzo
Ferrari Enzo has a top speed of 217 mph. Only 400 cars of this model have been produced. This price of Ferrari is $0.67 million.

10. Pagani Zoda C12
Pagani Zoda C12 can reach the highest speed of 215 mph. It is available in metal top convertible. The price of this Pagani is $0.67 million.

Author Bio:
Sarah Cornell is an auto enthusiast who is familiar for writing regarding latest technology in automotive industry. She, by profession, is a car transportation expert and works for an American car shipping company.

Ford Flex 2013

The Ford Flex, is, of course, the Taurus's wagony analogue, the glitzy, boxy companion to the D-segment sedan that the unlamented Freestyle never was to the Taurus's daddy, the Five Hundred. What this particular Flex is is the freshened-for-2013 version.

While the basics remain the same, Ford's updated the styling of its boxy seven-seater, offering a front-end treatment more avant garde than that of the previous car--or even that of the 2005 Fairlane concept which spawned the Flex. The blue oval grille badge is gone, replaced by extra-width "FLEX" lettering spanning the hood's leading edge.

Inside, Ford upgraded the materials and redesigned the dash, offering touch-sensitive buttons à la the Chevrolet Volt's center stack--though the look is decidedly 1970s Aston Martin Lagonda--minimal rather than the Volt's Starfleet hodgepodge. Furthermore, the new Flex ships with the updated version of the often-cursed MyFord Touch. Some 300,000 people are now using the infotainment system, and we presume that some of them are happy with it.

Under the skin, Ford upped the power of the available engines. The 3.5-liter naturally aspirated V6 now makes 288 hp and 254 lb-ft of torque, and the EcoBoost twin-turbo six pumps out 365 hp and 350 lb-ft of torque. Mileage improves as well, up a tick to 18/25 mpg for the FWD naturally aspirated base model and 16/23 mpg for the AWD EcoBoost version. A six-speed slushbox is still the only available transmission.

We sampled an AWD Flex Limited EcoBoost. If you've driven the previous model, the new wagonoid will feel like a subtle yet substantial improvement. Ford added sound-deadening insulation, recalibrated the steering and imparted the handling with an aura of solidity that pairs well with the upgraded interior. Ford also beefed up the brakes, which now offer fine modulation and confidence-inspiring stopping power.

The turbocharged six never overwhelms the chassis, nor does it feel underpowered. Call the thrust level "adequate" in the Rolls-Royce manner. Not that the Flex is Rolls refined. There's a hint of coarseness to everything Ford builds on the D3/D4 platform (the MKS, the MKT, the Taurus, the Explorer, the Flex) that the company has yet to entirely iron out. It's not bad, it just feels as if it should somehow be better.

2013 Ford Flex
On Sale: Spring 2012
Base Price: $30,885
Drivetrain:288-hp, 254-lb-ft, 3.5-liter V6/365-hp, 350-lb-ft, 3.5-liter twin-turbo V6; FWD/AWD, six-speed automatic
Fuel Economy: 3.5-liter: 20 mpg (FWD), 19 mpg (AWD); 3.5-liter turbo: 18 mpg (AWD)

By: Davey G. Johnson