Koenigsegg Agera the world's most expensive cars

The $1.5-million Swedish Koenigsegg Agera goes from zero to 100 in under 3.1 seconds. Agera means "to act" in Swedish, and is also short for the Greek word Ageratos, which in ancient Greek means "ageless." The body of the car is made from carbon fiber and aluminum, with the shape and concept of the Koenigsegg CC created 15 years ago. It has a 910-horsepower 4.7-liter V8 engine that goes 0-100 in under 3.1 seconds, and its wheels generate a vortex to suck hot air away from the brakes. Fewer than 20 will be made each year.

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Top 15 most expensive cars sold in 2007

This year we’ve had some very impressive and expensive cars available, like the $1.3 million Bugatti Veyron or the $1.5 million Lamborghini Reventon. However, none of these show up in the Top 15 Most Expensive Cars sold this year. All cars in this top are old and rare beauties, the newest one being the 1970 Ferrari 512S and the oldest and most weird one being the 1884 DeDion, Bouton et Trepardoux. Click on each car to see photos of it. So, what do you think, are these cars really worth the money, or some people just have too much money?

2007 Top 15 Most Expensive Cars

$9.3 million - 1962 Ferrari 330 TRI/LM
$5.7 million - 1953 Ferrari 340/375 MM
$5.5 million - 1966 Shelby Cobra
$4,950,000 - 1959 Ferrari 250 GT
$4,510,000 - 1931 Bentley 4_-Liter
$4,455,000 - 1959 Ferrari 250 GT
$4,400,000 - 1935 Duesenberg SJ
$3,740,000 - 1933 Delage D8S
$3,564,000 - 1970 Ferrari 512S
$3,520,000 - 1884 DeDion, Bouton et Trepardoux
$3,267,000 - 1966 Ferrari 206 SP Dino
$3,118,500 - 1953 Ferrari 340 MM
$2,970,000 - 1912 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Double Pullman
$2,821,500 - 1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Competizione
$2,819,000 - 1932 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Corto

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Ford, Honda lead safest cars list

The number of new cars considered the safest by the insurance industry nearly tripled in the past year, helped by automakers' push to make certain safety equipment more widely available.

Ford Motor Co and Honda Motor Co had the most vehicles on the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's annual list of the safest cars for the 2008 model year.

Thirty-four vehicles received the top safety pick designation for 2008, compared with 13 vehicles from the 2007 model year.

The institute requires new cars and trucks to have electronic stability control, or ESC, to qualify for the award. Many auto companies are putting the anti-rollover technology into their fleets ahead of a government requirement for the systems by the 2012 model year.

Ford was represented on the list by the Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable passenger cars with optional ESC, and the Ford Edge, Ford Taurus X and Lincoln MKX midsize sport utility vehicles. The Volvo S80, C70 midsize convertible and XC90 SUV, part of Ford's Volvo unit, made the list.

Honda and its Acura unit had seven vehicles on the list: the Honda Accord, Odyssey, Pilot, CR-V and Element, and the Acura MDX and RDX SUVs. Honda has had stability control on all SUVs, pickups and minivans since the 2007 model year and the technology is now standard on the Accord.

Subaru and Hyundai Motor Co both had four vehicles on the list: the Subaru Legacy and Impreza with optional ESC, Subaru Tribeca and Forester with ESC; the Hyundai Entourage, and the Hyundai Santa Fe and Veracruz built after August 2007. Kia, a subsidiary of Hyundai, had the Sedona minivan on the list.

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