Top 10 most expensive cars in the world

Bugatti Veyron $1,700,000


The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 is the most powerful, most expensive, and fastest street-legal production car in the world, with a proven top speed of over 400 km/h (407 km/h or 253 mph). It reached full production in September 2005. The car is built by Volkswagen AG subsidiary Bugatti Automobiles SAS and is sold under the legendary Bugatti marque. It is named after racing driver Pierre Veyron, who won the 24 hours of Le Mans in 1939 while racing for the original Bugatti firm. The Veyron features a W16 engine—16 cylinders in 4 banks of 4 cylinders. According to Volkswagen, the final production Veyron engine produces between 1020 and 1040 metric hp (1006 to 1026 SAE net hp), so the car will be advertised as producing "1001 horsepower" in both the US and European markets. This easily makes it the most powerful production road-car engine in history.

  
Ferrari Enzo $1,000,000
 
The Enzo Ferrari, sometimes referred to as the the Ferrari Enzo and also F60 is a 12-cylinder Ferrari supercar named after the company's founder, Enzo Ferrari. It was built in 2003 using Formula One technology, such as a carbon-fiber body, F1-style sequential shift transmission, and carbon-ceramic brake discs. Also used are technologies not allowed in F1 such as active aerodynamics. After a maximum downforce of 1709 pounds (775 kg) is reached at 186 mph (301 km/h) the rear spoiler is actuated by computer to maintain that downforce.

Pagani Zonda C12 F $741,000

The Zonda C12 F debuted at the 2005 Geneva Motor Show. It is the most extensive reengineering of the Pagani car yet, though it shares much with its predecessors including the 7.3 L V12. Power is increased to 602 PS (443 kW/594 hp) with a special clubsport model producing 650 PS (478 kW/641 hp). The company promises a 3.2 second sprint to 60 mph (97 km/h, a top speed over 374 km/h (225 mph) and it will be the queen in braking from 300 km/h to 0 (186 mph to 0). The Zonda F clubsport has a power to weight ratio of 521 bhp/ton (384 W/kg) . Compare, for example, the Enzo Ferrari which has a power to weight ratio of 483 bhp/ton (356 W/kg).


Koenigsegg CCX $600,910

The Koenigsegg CCX is the latest supercar from Koenigsegg. CCX is an abbreviation for Competition Coupe X. The X commemorates the 10th anniversary of the completion and test drive of the first CC vehicle in 1996. The CCX is intended to be more suitable for the U.S. market and thus engineered to comply with US regulations. The CCX is powered by a Koenigsegg designed and assembled, all aluminium, 4700 cm³ DOHC 32-valve V8 based on the Ford Modular engine architecture enhanced with twin Rotrex centrifugal superchargers with response system, 1.2 bar boost pressure and an 8.2:1 compression ratio. The engine produces 806 hp (601 kW) and 678 lbf.ft (920 Nm) on 91 octane (U.S. rating) gasoline, 850 hp (634 kW) on 96 octane (Euro rating) gasoline and 900 hp (671 kW) on biofuel.


Porsche Carrera GT $484,000

The Porsche Carrera GT is a supercar, manufactured by Porsche of Germany. The Carrera GT is powered by an all-new 5.7 litre V10 engine producing 612 SAE horsepower (450 kW). Porsche claims it will accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h (62.5 mph) in 3.9 seconds and has a maximum speed of 330 km/h (206 mph), although road tests indicated that in actuality the car could accelerate from 0-60 in under 3.5 seconds and to 0-100 in 6.8 seconds and has a top speed of 335-340km/h (209-212.5mph).


Mercedes SLR McLaren $455,500

The Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren is a sports car and supercar automobile co-developed by DaimlerChrysler and McLaren Cars. It is assembled at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, England. Most people presume "SLR" to stand for "Sportlich, Leicht, Rennsport" (German for "Sport; Light; Racing"). The car's base price is £300,000 or $455,500. The SLR has a supercharged 5.5 (5439cc) litre dry sumped 90 degree V8. It produces 466.8 kW at 6500rpm (626 hp) and 780 N·m (575 ft·lbf) torque at 3250 - 5000 rpm.Maybach 62 $385,250

The Maybach 57 and 62 were the first automobile models of the Maybach brand since the brand's revival by DaimlerChrysler. They are derived from the Mercedes-Benz Maybach concept car presented at the 1997 Tokyo Motorshow (which was based on the Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedan). DaimlerChrysler attempted to buy the Rolls-Royce/Bentley marque when Vickers offered the company up for sale. When this attempt failed (they were outbid by BMW and Volkswagen respectively) they introduced the Maybach as a direct challenger in 2002. Both models are variants of the same ultra-luxurious automobile. The model numbers reflect the respective lengths of the automobiles in decimetres; the 57 is more likely to be owner-driven while the longer 62 is designed with a chauffeur in mind. The engine is a Mercedes-sourced 5.5-liter twin-turbo V12, generating 550 hp.


Rolls-Royce Phantom $320,000

The Rolls-Royce Phantom is a luxury saloon automobile made by Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, a BMW subsidiary. It was launched in 2003 and is the first Rolls-Royce model made under the ownership of BMW. It has a 6.8 L, 48-valve, V12 engine that produces 453 hp (338 kW) and 531 ft·lbf (720 N·m) of torque. The engine is derived from BMW's existing V12 powerplant. It is 1.63 m (63 in) tall, 1.99 m (74.8 in) wide, 5.83 m (228 in) long, and weighs 2485 kg (5478 lb). The body of the car is built on an aluminium spaceframe and the Phantom can accelerate to 60 mph (100 km/h) in 5.7 s.

Lamborghini Murcielago $279,900

The Lamborghini Murciélago is a GT and supercar automobile made by Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. and designed by Luc Donckerwolke. It was introduced in 2002 as the successor to the Diablo. The body style is a two door, two seat coupé. The LP640 version was introduced at the Geneva Motor Show in March of 2006. It features a 6.5 L engine, now producing 640 bhp, improving performance substantially. There were also a few minor external changes, primarily to the low air intakes.

Aston Martin Vanquish $255,000

The Aston Martin V12 Vanquish is a supercar manufactured by Aston Martin since 2001. It rose to fame after being featured as the official James Bond car in Die Another Day, the twentieth James Bond film. In the film, the Vanquish has the usual Bond film embellishments, including active camouflage which rendered the vehicle virtually invisible. The Vanquish is powered by a 5.9 L (5935 cc) 48-valve 60° V12 engine, which produces 343 kW (460 hp) and 542 N·m (400 ft·lbf) of torque. It is controlled by a fly-by-wire throttle and a 6 speed 'paddle shift' or semi-automatic transmission. A special V12 Vanquish S debuted at the 2004 Paris Auto Show with the power upped to 388 kW (520 hp) and 577 N·m (426 ft·lbf).

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Top 10 Cartoon Superheroes

#10. Best Superhero - The Flash

The Flash is the fastest superhero around. The Flash's super-speed, super-reflexes, and ability to violate some of the laws of physics makes him a great superhero, but it's his wicked red and gold suit that secures him a place in our top 10!

#9. Best Superhero - Green Lantern

Grenn Lantern's "Power Ring" gives him control of the physical world. Green Lantern was unique because there were actually several people who wore the Power Ring. Guardians of the Universe chose worthy candidates to wear subsequent rings and those individuals made up the Green Lantern Corps.!

#8. Best Superhero - Wonder Woman

Wonde Woman regal heritage (she's a princess, you know!), '70s-inspired outfit, invisible jet and "Lasso of Truth" all make her one of the kitschiest, most stylish, and all-around coolest superheroes out there. She can commune with animal, has super-strength, is resistant to magic, and is able to regenerate when she's injured. In fact, there's not a lot this woman CAN'T do - except have a bad hair day.

#7. Best Superhero - Wolverine

Not only is he one of the most intimidating superheroes around, Wolverine also has one of the longest lists of abilities too. He has an ability to regenerate, ages slower than others, has super-strength and stamina, resistance to telepathy, and - best of all -those retractable metal claws.

#6. Best Superhero - The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk temper was both his weakness and his strength. Sure, sometimes he lost it at inopportune moments, but he could usually harmness his rage (and accompanying super-strength) to battle the bad guys. Just don't make him angry. You wouldn't like him when he's angry.

#5. Best Superhero - The Thing

The Thing doesn't exactly blend into the crowd with his boulder-like body, which makes him look more like a villain than a superhero. Don't be fooled by his gruff exterior, though. The Thing has a heart of gold

#4. Best Superhero - Daredevil

Attorney by day, superhero by night - Daredevil stands up for the little guy. He may be blind, but his other senses are super-heightened, including his sonar-like ability to perceive objects around him.

#3. Best Superhero - Batman

Despite having no actual super-powers, Batman is one of the coolest heroes in the business. He's got more gadgets than Inspector Gadget and arguably has the best symbol of all the superheroes.

#2. Best Superhero - Spider-Man

His double life as a superhero and a bookish nerd makes Spider-Man that much cooler. Sure, he'll save a city from disaster, but he'll also talk you through your math homework! What's cooler than that?!

#1. Best Superhero - Superman

  The Man of steel is an all-around good-guy. He's smart, totally upstanding and has just about every superpower there is - speed, flight, super-strength and more! He's also got one of the best outfits in the business!
                         
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10 best superheroes team ever

1. X-MEN

The X-Men came about at a time of great strife and have long mirrored many of society’s issues about fearing those that are different then the rest of us. The X-Men take the top of the list due to many reasons. They have long been one of the most popular comics in history and have spawned a mountain of, “X-Titles.” Multiple cartoons, TV series, and now movies have made The X-Men a juggernaut in the world of comics.

2. JLA

The Justice League of America is comprised of the top superheroes of the DC universe. With a roster full of A-list powerhouses, the JLA is arguably the toughest superhero team in existence. The JLA has been a huge part of the DC universe and has been widely popular since its inception.

3. The Fantastic Four

The Fantastic Four is the first of the superhero teams to bring about a real humanness to the genre. With real world problems surfacing in the comic, this first, “family” of superheroes has been an incredible force in comics. Movies, cartoons, and more make the FF not number four, but three.

4. The Avengers

The Avengers assemble in position number four. There have been many different incarnations of the Avengers, such as the West Coast and Great Lakes avengers. With the latest comics The Ultimates and the New Avengers, The Avengers have rocketed to new heights. A movie is in the works based on The Ultimates and when it does, The Avengers will be knocking on the doors of numbers one through three.

5. Teen Titans

The Teen Titans have had a rocky past, but presently, they are enjoying great success. A hugely popular cartoon has made the Teen Titans a smash hit with younger audiences and the comic has had an impressive run on the charts and with comic book fans.

6. The Authority

The Authority are one of the few superhero teams not from The Big Two, to make it onto the list. Although their might may have waned in recent years, The Authority is still ranked high on the list for how it has pushed the boundaries of comic books. The Authority is ultra violent, politically charged, and boasted the first openly gay couple. These items make The Authority controversial, talked about, and one of the top superhero teams of all time.

7. JSA

The Justice Society of America has recently seen a rebirth into the world of comics. With a group of superheroes thought of as has beens and second stringers, the JSA have quickly shown that it has what it takes in the world of comics. We can also thank the JSA for being the first superhero team comic book. The success that JSA had early on spurred on the other comic companies to follow suit. Thanks JSA.

8. Extraordinary League of Gentlemen

Extraordinary League of Gentlemen The League of Gentlemen broke the boundaries of what is a “superhero team.” Comprised of some of the most popular characters in literature, The League of Gentlemen was brought to us by superstar writer Alan Moore. Although they haven’t been around a long time and the book has been plagued with issues between Moore and DC, The Extraordinary League of Gentlemen is still a great comic book team.

9. Defenders

The power cosmic, magic, brute strength and more make up this team equivalent to the superhero odd couple. The Defenders have a great history behind them and the latest incarnation of this superhero team has been widely accepted by fans. The Defenders are a rising star in the world of superhero teams.

10. The Watchmen

This short series of comics helped to completely change the way comics are viewed and made. It was dark, violent, written for adults, and audiences loved it. These comic books have reached an almost legendary status, akin to Return of the Dark Knight. It’s safe to say that The Watchmen will remain close to many people’s hearts for some time to come.

 

That was top 10 superhero team ever

10 Richest People in the World 2010

The world is always fascinated by the wealthiest people and is interested in knowing the ways of how they acquired their wealth. A very famous business magazine, called Forbes, every year keeps a track of who is the richest person in the world.

Following is a list of the 10 richest people of the world as ranked in Forbes 2010. Interesting fact: four out of the 10 listed here are college drop-outs.

Carlos Slim Helú

Chairman and CEO of Telmex, Telcel and América Móvil, the Mexican telecom magnate, Carlos Slim Helú, is the richest person in the world as of 2010, with a net worth of US$53.5 billion.

Bill Gates

CEO and founder of Microsoft, American software tycoon and Harvard drop-out, William Henry “Bill” Gates III, is presently the second wealthiest man in the world with a net worth of US$53 billion. He remained the richest overall from 1995 to 2007 as well as through 2009.

Warren Buffett

Legendary American investor, Warren Buffet, is chairman and CEO of the holding company Berkshire Hathaway and presently the world’s third wealthiest man with a net worth of US$47 billion.

Mukesh Ambani

With a net worth of US$29 billion, this Indian businessman is currently the richest man in all of Asia and the 4^th richest man in the world. In fact, in October 2007, Mukesh Ambani surpassed Gates and Slim to become the richest person in the world, attaining a personal worth of US$63.2 billion. Ambani is the chairman and MD of Reliance Industries.

Lakshmi Mittal

Indian citizen and London resident, Lakshmi Niwas Mittal, is the chairman and CEO of the global steel company, ArcelorMittal. Mittal is currently the richest man in Europe and the 5^th richest globally with a net worth of US$28.7 billion.

Lawrence Ellison

American billionaire, Lawrence Joseph “Larry” Ellison, is the co-founder and CEO of Oracle and presently the 6^th wealthiest person in the world with a 2010 net worth of US$28 billion.

Bernard Arnault

This French fashion tycoon is the founder, chairman and CEO of LVMH and chairman of Christian Dior S.A. Arnault is the world’s 7^th richest man as of 2010 with a net worth of US$27 billion.

Eike Batista

Eike Fuhrken Batista is a Brazilian oil & mining magnate and son of Eliezer Batista, former mining minister of Brazil and former chief executive of prominent multinational mining company Vale. Eike is presently the 8^th richest person in the world as ranked in Forbes 2010 list of billionaires with a personal net worth of US$27 billion.

Amancio Ortega

Spanish fashion tycoon, Amancio Ortega Gaona is the co-founder and chairman of the Inditex fashion group. With a net worth of US$25 billion, he has been ranked as the 9^th richest person in the world as of 2010.

Karl Albrecht

Karl Hans Albrecht is a German billionaire entrepreneur and owner of discount supermarket chain, Aldi Sud . Albrecht co-founded Aldi with his younger brother, Theo, starting from a corner grocery store that belonged to his mother. He is presently the 10^th richest person in the world with a net worth of US$23.5 billion.

Few Quotes About "BE YOURSELF"

This is the few reason why you should be yourself

To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting.  ~e.e. cummings, 1955


He who trims himself to suit everyone will soon whittle himself away.  ~Raymond Hull


God has given you one face, and you make yourself another.  ~William Shakespeare


All my life I had been looking for something, and everywhere I turned someone tried to tell me what it was.  I accepted their answers too, though they were often in contradiction and even self-contradictory.  I was naïve.  I was looking for myself and asking everyone except myself questions which I, and only I, could answer.  It took me a long time and much painful boomeranging of my expectations to achieve a realization everyone else appears to have been born with:  that I am nobody but myself.  ~Ralph Ellison, "Battle Royal"


The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another.  ~James Matthew Barrie


Most people are other people.  Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.  ~Oscar Wilde, De Profundis, 1905


Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.  ~Judy Garland


We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others that in the end we become disguised to ourselves.  ~François Duc de La Rochefoucauld


If you cannot be a poet, be the poem.  ~David Carradine


A man who is "of sound mind" is one who keeps the inner madman under lock and key.  ~Paul Valéry, Mauvaises pensées et autres, 1942


I am told to just be myself, but as much as I have practiced the impression, I am still no good at it.  ~Robert Brault, www.robertbrault.com


The great majority of us are required to live a life of constant duplicity.  Your health is bound to be affected if, day after day, you say the opposite of what you feel, if you grovel before what you dislike, and rejoice at what brings you nothing but misfortune.  ~Boris Pasternak


It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.  ~e.e. cummings


Almost every man wastes part of his life in attempts to display qualities which he does not possess, and to gain applause which he cannot keep.  ~Samuel Johnson, The Rambler, 1750


Hateful to me as the gates of Hades is that man who hides one thing in his heart and speaks another.  ~Homer


How many cares one loses when one decides not to be something but to be someone.  ~Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel


"Be yourself" is about the worst advice you can give some people.  ~Tom Masson


I think of life itself now as a wonderful play that I've written for myself, and so my purpose is to have the utmost fun playing my part.  ~Shirley MacLaine


Never be bullied into silence.  Never allow yourself to be made a victim.  Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself.  ~Harvey Fierstein


Learn to... be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not.  ~Henri Frederic Amiel


I am much better employed from every point of view, when I live solely for my own satisfaction, than when I begin to worry about the world.  The world frightens me, and a frightened man is no good for anything.  ~George Gissing


No man can climb out beyond the limitations of his own character.  ~John Morley


There is just one life for each of us:  our own.  ~Euripides


Never apologize for showing feeling.  When you do so, you apologize for the truth.  ~Benjamin Disraeli


If God had wanted me otherwise, He would have created me otherwise.  ~Johann von Goethe


Wherever you go, go with all your heart.  ~Confucius


Let the world know you as you are, not as you think you should be, because sooner or later, if you are posing, you will forget the pose, and then where are you?  ~Fanny Brice


Every time you don't follow your inner guidance, you feel a loss of energy, loss of power, a sense of spiritual deadness.  ~Shakti Gawain


At bottom every man knows well enough that he is a unique being, only once on this earth; and by no extraordinary chance will such a marvelously picturesque piece of diversity in unity as he is, ever be put together a second time.  ~Friedrich Nietzsche


The most exhausting thing in life is being insincere.  ~Anne Morrow Lindbergh


Originality is... a by-product of sincerity.  ~Marianne Moore


Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those whom we cannot resemble.  ~Samuel Johnson


If you are ashamed to stand by your colors, you had better seek another flag.  ~Author Unknown


To be natural is such a very difficult pose to keep up.  ~Oscar Wilde


All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own.  ~Johann von Goethe, The Sorrows of Young Werther, 1774


It is not only possible to be the person you pretend to be, but there is less effort involved.  ~Robert Brault, www.robertbrault.com


We are betrayed by what is false within.  ~George Meredith


No man for any considerable period can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be the true.  ~Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter


Man is least himself when he talks in his own person.  Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.  ~Oscar Wilde


Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.  ~Dr. Seuss


No creature is fully itself till it is, like the dandelion, opened in the bloom of pure relationship to the sun, the entire living cosmos.  ~D.H. Lawrence


Men weary as much of not doing the things they want to do as of doing the things they do not want to do.  ~Eric Hoffer


It is the chiefest point of happiness that a man is willing to be what he is.  ~Desiderius Erasmus


All the mistakes I make arise from forsaking my own station and trying to see the object from another person's point of view.  ~Ralph Waldo Emerson


Be what you are.  This is the first step toward becoming better than you are.  ~Julius Charles Hare


We all wear masks, and the time comes when we cannot remove them without removing some of our own skin.  ~André Berthiaume, Contretemps


An unfulfilled vocation drains the color from a man's entire existence.  ~Honoré de Balzac, "Scnes de la vie Parisienne," La Maison Nucingen, 1838


He who travels in search of something which he has not got, travels away from himself and grows old even in youth among old things.  ~Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Self-Reliance"


There lurks, perhaps, in every human heart a desire of distinction, which inclines every man first to hope, and then to believe, that Nature has given him something peculiar to himself.  ~Samuel Johnson


You must have control of the authorship of your own destiny.  The pen that writes your life story must be held in your own hand.  ~Irene C. Kassorla


Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves.  ~Friedrich Nietzsche


You were born an original.  Don't die a copy.  ~John Mason


It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for something you are not.  ~Andre Gide


There is in a man an upwelling spring of life, energy, love, whatever you like to call it.  If a course is not cut for it, it turns the ground round it into a swamp.  ~Mark Rutherford (William Hale White), More Pages from a Journal, 1910


Once conform, once do what others do because they do it, and a kind of lethargy steals over all the finer senses of the soul.  ~Michel Eyquem de Montaigne


Most of our faults are more pardonable than the means we use to conceal them.  ~François, Duc de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims, 1665


Man would be "otherwise."  That's the essence of the specifically human.  ~Antonio Machado


Individualism is rather like innocence:  There must be something unconscious about it.  ~Louis Kronenberger, Company Manners, 1954


Why try to be someone you're not?  Life is hard enough without adding impersonation to the skills required.  ~Robert Brault, www.robertbrault.com


We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.  ~Kurt Vonnegut


One's real life is often the life that one does not lead.  ~Oscar Wilde, L'Envoi to Rose-leaf and Apple-leaf, 1882


The white light streams down to be broken up by those human prisms into all the colors of the rainbow.  ~Charles R. Brown


Rabbi Zusya said that on the Day of Judgment, God would ask him, not why he had not been Moses, but why he had not been Zusya.  ~Walter Kaufmann 

so,.... do you know why you should be yourself?