World's Most Expensive

The extreme performance car business is a brutal one, and records that take companies years to set can fall within months to a determined competitor. Here's eight new and astonishing benchmarks the car world established in 2019.

The Husqvarna 400 Cross that Steve McQueen rode in the movie "On Any Sunday" has sold at auction for $230,500, becoming the most expensive Husqvarna ever sold, the most expensive motocross bike ever sold, the most expensive dirt bike ever sold and the second most expensive two-stroke ever sold.

Swiss watch retailer Bucherer has decided to demonstrate just how much money it makes by commissioning the world's most expensive motorcycle. The Harley-Davidson Blue Edition is a US$1.9 million cruiser that comes with two free watches, so some might consider it a bargain.​

Only in a world of extreme inequality is it possible to build things of enormous beauty and magnificence. And only in a world of extreme inequality is it possible to build things as offensive and grotesque as the Karlmann King, the world's most expensive SUV.

London's Graff Diamonds has unveiled The Hallucination ladies wristwatch at Baselworld 2014. The $55 million timepiece features over 110 carats of colored diamonds.

The world record for a car at auction was smashed this month when a 1954 Mercedes W196 F1 Silver Arrow sold for nearly US$30 million, doubling the previous record. This car won the 1954 German GP at Nürburgring driven by Fangio on debut, and is the only post-war Silver Arrow in private hands.

Viennese WestLicht Photographica Auction House has broken its own world record for the fifth consecutive time by selling an original Leica 0-series camera for €2,160,000 (US$2.77 million)

One of the world's most valuable motorcycles is to go under the hammer. Built by the man who arguably invented the motorcycle, the Roper Steam Cycle is of massive historical importance, and is expected to establish a new world record on January 14

Comparing the Economist Intelligence Unit's expat coat-of-living rankings with Mercer's guide shows how much cost-of-living varies depending on what you take into account.

Only 50 Lexus LFA Nürburgrings will be produced with refinements designed to enable the coupe to lap the Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit under 7:20. At US$465,000, it's the most expensive Japanese road car ever.

Korea's Daewoo is to build the world's largest ship for Mærsk line. The US$190 million, 400 metre 'Triple-E' class behemoths will carry 18,000 TEU containers, 2500 more than the current largest, Emma Mærsk.

The AcuTouch 9500 massage chair from Human Touch works in conjunction with the HT-Connect app for iOS devices to deliver a completely personalized massage via instructions sent over Bluetooth.