Grand tourers

A 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO sports car sold for $51.7 million in New York on Nov. 13, making it the second most expensive car ever sold at auction, Sotheby's said.

The writing on the toes of one pair reads “Principals > Money” and “Morals > Money.”

Bulgaria will be presented at the 88th International Motor Show in Geneva by the Designer Rosen Daskalov who is from Russe.

His model is a racing and street version and can be personally designed by his future owner. The car can be both as a cabriolet and a fully-equipped, closed coupe with air conditioning.

Koenigsegg, the Swedish company known for its hypercars, broke the world record for fastest production car with its Agera RS over the weekend. And in true ultra-luxe hypercar style, the company paid to shut down a section of Route 160 between Las Vegas and Pahrump, Nevada.

The Bugatti Chiron’s tite of hitting 0-400-0 kmph in 42.96 seconds could barely last a month as Koenigsegg has managed to do the same, only about six seconds faster, on a Sunday and not even with its fastest car.

Since the invention of the first vehicle, mankind has developed technology chasing one goal: to reach his destination just a little bit faster. Car manufacturers are constantly presenting new models which run faster and faster.

See below what were the fastest cars from 1880 to today.

1880-1889, Benz Motorwagen