In the early 1900s, the renowned Henry Ford introduced the assembly line approach to building vehicles and changed the auto industry forever. Mass-production allowed manufacturers to produce a large number of cars in a short amount of time using automated procedures, which reduced production costs and made cars more affordable.
There’s no denying that mass production has played a key role in the auto industry, but it has also robbed us of the uniqueness of hand-built cars. Don’t worry, though. There are still many automakers who’ve shut down mass production and have stuck to their handcrafting ways. These companies believe that by offering their customers hand-built cars, they can maintain the quality and attention to detail they’re known for. Let’s delve into ten of the best hand-built supercars money can buy.
10 McLaren F1
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McLaren has built some of the best supercars of the last decade, which is quite impressive since the company only started making road cars three decades ago. The first and arguably the greatest road car McLaren ever built is the F1, which debuted in the early ’90s.
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The F1 was a huge hit thanks to its stylish handcrafted body, powerful V12 engine, and advanced F1-racing-inspired technologies. The F1 was so advanced that it absolutely destroyed the production car speed record with its 231 mph top speed.
9 Ferrari Enzo
This car was named after the founder of Ferrari, which is the first sign that it was pretty special. The Enzo debuted in the early 2000s as the fourth car in Ferrari’s ‘Halo series’, which aims to bring some of Ferrari’s best racing technologies to road cars.
The Enzo was equipped with a 6.0-liter V12 producing 651 hp, making it one of the most powerful naturally aspirated cars ever made. This was paired with various F1-inspired technologies, allowing the Enzo to achieve a 217-mph top speed.
8th Zenvo ST1
Zenvo Automotive is a small Danish automaker established in 2004 with one goal — to build some of the fastest and most luxurious European supercars. The company’s most famous model, the ST1, is a high-performance sports car built between 2009 and 2016 in extremely limited numbers by the hands of a small group of workers.
The ST1 has a proper modern supercar design and comes with a unique 7.0-liter twin-charged LS7 V8 engine producing a crazy 1,074 hp, giving it an impressive 233-mph top speed.
7 Lamborghini Reventon
The Reventon is a superb special edition Lamborghini built in the late 2000s. The Reventon was built on the bones of the Murcielago LP640 but had a new carbon-fiber body featuring styling elements inspired by airplanes.
The Reventon used the same 6.5-liter V12 as the Murcielago, but was upgraded to produce 641 horses and 487 lb-ft of torque. Only 35 Reventons were ever made, 20 coupes in 2007 and 15 roadsters in 2009.
6 Aston Martin One-77
Every now and then, Aston Martin unveils a model that reminds gearheads that they’re still the kings of design. The One-77 is one such model. Unveiled in 2009, the One-77 was a special limited edition model developed to show what to expect from future Astons in terms of design and technology.
The One-77 wasn’t just about looks, it had a monstrous 7.3-liter naturally aspirated Cosworth V12 engine cranking out 750 ponies. The One-77 is one of the rarest British cars you can buy, with only 77 examples built.
5 Pagani Zonda Cinque
When Horacio Pagani founded Pagani in the ’90s, his main goal was to produce world-class hand-built supercars that would make the company one of the top European automakers. The company’s first model, the Zonda, showed that they meant business.
Pagani built multiple versions of the Zonda, with the 2009 Cinque being one of the best. The Cinque was a road-legal version of the track-oriented Zonda R and had a 678-hp Mercedes-Benz V12 engine under the hood. Only six were built and sold to handpicked customers.
4 Bugatti Chiron Super Sport
Over the last two decades, Bugatti has absolutely dominated the multi-million dollar hypercar market. It did it first with the Veyron in the 2000s, then followed it up with the Chiron in the 2010s. Both cars are loved for their design, luxurious interior, and, of course, record-breaking speeds.
The Super Sport is the latest variant of the Chiron to hit the streets, with deliveries starting in 2022. The Super Sport has the same engine as the record-setting Super Sport 300+ but has a more luxurious interior and a limited top speed of 273 mph
3 Lamborghini Veneno
Lamborghini has built multiple special editions of the Aventador over the years, with one of the best being the Veneno. The Veneno is still the most expensive car Lamborghini has ever built and was the automaker’s way of showing it could compete with the likes of Bugatti, Pagani, and Koenigsegg in the multi-million dollar supercar market.
Although the Veneno was based on the Aventador, it had a more powerful 6.5-liter V12 producing 740 ponies, giving it superb performance. Only 14 examples were made and sold for $4 million each.
2 Ferrari P4/5 by Pininfarina
If you’re a Ferrari customer with deep enough pockets, Ferrari will build a car just for you through its Special Projects program. That’s exactly what happened to James Glickenhaus – an American film producer and avid Ferrari collector.
Glickenhaus has commissioned several special Ferrari models over the years, but none of them are as special as the P4/5, which was built by Pininfarina. This car was based on the iconic Ferrari Enzo and had a design inspired by the famous P330 racer of the ’60s. It doesn’t get better than that.
1 Rolls Royce Phantom
As other top European manufacturers shifted to mass production for at least a few of their models, Rolls-Royce has stuck to its handcrafting ways for all its models. This move paid off for the British marque, as the Rolls-Royce Phantom is considered to be one of, if not the greatest full-size luxury sedan ever made.
The Phantom has an instantly recognizable elegant design and comes with luxury features that would have you feeling like you were in a billionaire’s private jet. These include the finest leather, handcrafted wood veneers, a starlight headliner, multiple refrigerators, an auto-leveling suspension system, among others.
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