Cost (for 2005 model): $585,000

With all of those conditions in mind, we have two final notes about the process of contacting manufacturers. The first is that three automakers–Ascari, SSC and Stealth Cars–could have automobiles that qualify for the list, but we were unable to establish contact with them despite weeks of trying. The second is that we were able to obtain American and/or European prices from some companies, but not global prices. Those companies were Lamborghini, Maybach, Mercedes-Benz, Ferrari and Bentley–and, again, this was after numerous attempts to secure the information. For those company's models, we fit their cars into the rankings based on the highest base prices of which we were aware.