May 262012
Edmunds calculated the America’s 2012 top 10 most expensive cars. According to this Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG takes top credit as the most expensive of them all with a “true cost of ownership” of $245,469 in addition to the gullwing supercars of $210,875 MSRP. In the top 10 cars Mercedes-Benz occupies four cars on the list. The most 10 expensive cars are,
1. SLS AMG
- Make: Mercedes-Benz
- Style: 2dr Coupe (6.2L 8cyl 7AM)
- True cost of ownership: $245,469
- Purchase price: $210,875
- Combined (city and highway) MPG: 16
2. R8
- Make: Audi
- Style: 5.2 quattro 2dr Coupe AWD (5.2L 10cyl 6M)
- True cost of ownership: $193,429
- Purchase price: $170,175
- Combined (city and highway) MPG: 15
- Make: BMW
- Style: SWB 4dr Sedan (4.4L 8cyl Turbo 6A)
- True cost of ownership: $153,150
- Purchase price: $133,445
- Combined (city and highway) MPG: 17
- Make: Mercedes-Benz
- Style: CL550 4MATIC 2dr Coupe AWD (4.7L 8cyl Turbo 7A)
- True cost of ownership: $142,558
- Purchase price: $121,671
- Combined (city and highway) MPG: 18
- Make: Mercedes-Benz
- Style: SL550 2dr Convertible (5.5L 8cyl 7A)
- True cost of ownership: $129,588
- Purchase price: $106,718
- Combined (city and highway) MPG: 17
- Make: Lexus
- Style: 4dr Sedan AWD (5.0L 8cyl gas/electric hybrid CVT)
- True cost of ownership: $129,542
- Purchase price: $119,019
- Combined (city and highway) MPG: 20
7. G-Class
- Make: Mercedes-Benz
- Style: G550 4dr SUV 4WD (5.5L 8cyl 7A)
- True cost of ownership: $126,714
- Purchase price: $108,900
- Combined (city and highway) MPG: 13
- Make: BMW
- Style: 750i 4dr Sedan (4.4L 8cyl Turbo gas/electric hybrid 8A)
- True cost of ownership: $122,076
- Purchase price: $101,545
- Combined (city and highway) MPG: 20
- Make: Land Rover
- Style: HSE 4dr SUV 4WD (5.0L 8cyl 6A)
- True cost of ownership: $118,158
- Purchase price: $88,862
- Combined (city and highway) MPG: 14
- Make: Nissan
- Style: Premium 2dr Coupe AWD (3.8L 6cyl Turbo 6AM)
- True cost of ownership: $117,892
- Purchase price: $91,830
- Combined (city and highway) MPG: 19