LP640

• Engine: 6.5L V12
• Class: Supercar
• Price (USD): $318,000
• Doors: 2-door coupe and 2-door roadster
• HP (hp at rpm): 640 at 8000

At 211 mph one might think that this car takes after the bat, or Murcielago as it is known in Spanish.  But that's not where Lamborghini got the name for this speedster; instead, the car is named after a legendary bull that sired the most famous line of bulls in Spanish bullfighting history.

Carrera GT

• Engine: 5.7 liter V10
• Class: Supercar
• Price (USD): $440,000
• Doors: 2-door targa
• HP (hp at rpm): 612 at 8000

To date, only 1270 of these speedy replacements for the popular Porshe 911 have been manufactured.  But you will have to look fast to see one: it's capable of tearing up the road at over 212.5mph!

R8

• Engine: 4.2 L FSI V8, 2xDOHC
• Class: Sports car
• Price (USD): $250,000
• Doors: 2-door coupe and 2-door convertible
• HP (hp at rpm): 420 at 7800

Powered by its all-wheel drive, the legendary Quattro system, the R8 as close to a race car as you will see on the streets.  At the GmbH factory, where the car is manufactured, over 5,000 parts are hand-assembled and then checked with 95 lasers to ensure that over 220 measurements are all within 0.1 millimeters of the car's specs.  Talk about precision.

Konigsegg CCX

• Engine: 4.7 L twin-supercharged V8 (mid engine)
• Class: Sports car
• Price (USD): $600,000
• Doors: 2-door roadster
• HP (hp at rpm): 806 at 6900

This Swedish sports car can rip up any track, going 0-60mph in just a staggering 3.2 seconds.  It tops out at just under 260mph, beating the performance of many more expensive cars in its class.  The CCX model is the first to feature an engine wholly designed and built by Koenigsegg.

SLR

• Engine: 5.4L supercharged V8
• Class: Supercar/ Grand Tourer
• Price (USD): $495,000
• Doors: 2-door coupe and 2-door roadster.
• HP (hp at rpm): 650 at 6500

With the ability to go 0 to 60 in 3.6 seconds and a top speed of 209mph, this blur of silver commemorates Stirling Moss's victory in the Mille Miglia in 1955.  This is the fastest car ever manufactured by Mercedes and the ultimate combination of luxury and performance.

ZR1

• Engine: 6.2L small block LS9
• Class: Supercar
• Price (USD): 106,620
• Doors: 2-door
• HP: (hp at rpm): 638 at 6500

The fastest and most powerful Corvette ever produced, this hand built American classic has set a one of the fastest Nurburgring lap times for a production car at 7:26.4. With its intercooled 4-lobe supercharger, this latest and greatest Corvette is a match for rivals more then double its price tag.

Zonda

• Engine: 7.3 Mercedes-Benz V12
• Class: Supercar/Hypercar
• Price (USD): $320,000
• Doors: 2-door, 2-seat mid-engined roadster
• HP (hp at rpm): 739 at 8000

Only 12 of these cars have been made each year since 1999.  The most famous of these has to be the one driven by Danica Patrick in Jay-Z's video "Show Me What You Got."  While that might have been most people's first look at the car, it's been a beloved machine in the racing world for years, partially because it was designed by former Formula One Champ Juan Manuel Fangio.