These 3 Cars Individual Cost Can Buy Two Private Jets

Catherine Maborukoje
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Despite the whooping cost of private jets, these three cars cost far more so that their individual cost can buy two private jets.

A private jet is a long-range business jet that can fly up to 7,700 nautical miles and is personalized. Private jets cost a fortune while renting them is a whole lot of luxury. Private jet prices range from $20 million to $80 million. But surprisingly, despite the whooping price tag on it, a private jet represents the epitome of luxury and often serves as the euphoric proof of wealth for celebrities. Celebrities who desire to prove a point love owning private jets. Like Davido, Nigerian afrobeat singer who just acquired his third private jet at the rate of $75 million. But are private jets the only source of luxury for celebrities? There are many more luxurious cars that surpass those of the private jet. Here are the top three expensive cars that cost more than the price of private jet:

1). Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut coupe:

The Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe is a rare and valuable car that was sold for a record-breaking price of €135 million ($142.9 million) in May 2022. This makes it the most expensive car ever sold. The Uhlenhaut Coupe is one of only two prototypes ever built, and it is named after its creator and chief engineer, Rudolf Uhlenhaut.

The car was originally built for the 1955 racing season, but it was never raced due to Mercedes-Benz’s withdrawal from motorsports at the end of the year. The Uhlenhaut Coupe is a road-legal race car that is capable of reaching maximum speeds of 180 mph, making it one of the fastest road-legal cars of its time. It is powered by a 3.0-liter inline-six engine that produces 302 horsepower, and it features a manual five-speed transmission.

The Uhlenhaut Coupe that was sold is one of two prototypes that were built by the Mercedes-Benz racing department. The second prototype remains in the ownership of Mercedes-Benz and is on display at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart. The car that was sold was part of the non-public collection of cars maintained by the automaker, and it was sold to a private collector who agreed to make it available for public display on special occasions.

2). Ferrari 125 S (sport)

The Ferrari 125 S is a legendary sports car that marked the beginning of Ferrari’s journey as a car manufacturer. Produced in 1947, this car was the first to bear the Ferrari name and was designed by Gioacchino Colombo. The $100 million fast car was powered by a 1.5 L (1496.77 cc) Colombo V12 engine that produced 118 bhp (87 kW) at 6,800 rpm with a compression ratio of 9.5:1.

The car featured a steel tube-frame chassis and a double wishbone suspension with transverse leaf springs in the front and a live axle with semi-elliptic springs, dampers, and an anti-roll bar in the rear. The 125 S had a five-speed manual transmission and hydraulic power drum brakes on all four wheels.

Only two Ferrari 125 S were produced, and both were used for racing. The car made its racing debut at the Circuito di Piacenza, but it was unable to finish the race due to a problem with the fuel pump. However, the 125 S claimed Ferrari’s first victory at the Grand Prix of Rome on the Terme di Caracalla Circuit, where it was driven by Franco Cortese.

The 125 S won six of its fourteen races in 1947, but it was eventually replaced by the 159 S later in the same year. Despite its short production run, the Ferrari 125 S remains an iconic car in Ferrari’s history, as it was the first car to bear the Ferrari name and set the stage for the company’s future success in racing and sports car production.

3). The Ferrari 250 GTO

This is a grand tourer produced by Ferrari from 1962 to 1964 for homologation into the FIA’s Group 3 Grand Touring Car category. It was powered by Ferrari’s Tipo 168/62 Colombo V12 engine, with the “250” in its name denoting the displacement in cubic centimeters of each of its cylinders, and “GTO” stands for Gran Turismo Omologato, Italian for “Grand Touring Homologated”.

Only 36 of the 250 GTOs were manufactured between 1962 and 1964, with 33 cars having 1962-63 bodywork (Series I) and three with 1964 bodywork similar to the Ferrari 250 LM. Four of the older 1962-1963 (Series I) cars were updated in 1964 with Series II bodies.

The 250 GTO was a successful racing car, taking Ferrari to the top spot in the over 2.0-litre class of the World Sportscar Championship for 1962, ’63, and ’64. It was powered by a 3.0-liter Colombo dry sump-lubricated V12 engine, with the “250” in its name denoting the displacement in cubic centimeters of each of its cylinders, and “GTO” stands for Gran Turismo Omologato, Italian for “Grand Touring Homologated”.

When new, the 250 GTO cost $18,000 in the United States, with buyers personally approved by Enzo Ferrari and his dealer for North America, Luigi Chinetti. This model has since become highly desired by automobile collectors and sales have repeatedly set price records. In 2018, a 1963 250 GTO (chassis 4153GT) was sold in a private sale for $70 million, making it the most expensive car ever sold at the time.