The 10 most expensive cars sold in 2022

When it comes to expensive cars, as much as some new releases involve significant outlays, it is the classic auctions that really take the cake. The list with the 10 most expensive cars sold in 2022 is a sample of how motor collecting is reaching heights that no one could expect.

In fact, the clearest example of this is simple: this year the record that existed for the most expensive car auctioned in history has been broken, and we are not talking about slightly surpassing it, we are talking about a very special car that has practically tripled the previous figure.

Maserati 450S by Fantuzzi from 1958

The good condition and exclusivity (10 models manufactured, this is the ninth) have made this Maserati manage to enter the top 10. It has not been specified how much the winning bid reached, but it is known that it exceeded 7, 6 million pounds, which in exchange represented more than 8.6 million euros.

Ferrari 250 GT SWB Coupe from 1960

It is normal to see Ferrari models on the list (in fact, it seems to few that there are this year). This copy was auctioned, via Gooding & Co, on September 3 in London and they paid for it 7.76 million pounds, that is, 8.83 million euros.

Hispano Suiza H6C Torpedo Roadster of 1924

Hispano Suiza has been revived, but it is a brand that is a century old and its cars from that time are really sought after. This was sold on August 18 at the RM Sotheby’s auction in Monterrey (California) for no less than 8.89 million euros.

1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster

In the same event, this Mercedes was also auctioned, more than a decade younger, but which dazzled collectors a little more, enough to reach an amount of 9.53 million euros.

Bugatti Type 57 Atalante Coupe from 1937

Modern Bugatti are very expensive and exclusive, which only replicates the exclusivity and price that the classics had in their day and that have increased in value even more today. Take this Type 57 Atalante Coupe from 1937 as an example, for which 9.92 million euros were paid last August.

Talbot-Lago T150-C-SS Teardrop Coupe from 1937

Talbot has been long gone, but some of his cars are still highly prized today. At the Amelia Island event that Gooding & Co held last March, a copy was auctioned and someone paid 11.55 million euros to get it.

Ferrari F2003-GA from 2003

The world of auctions also has room for competition models, even more so if it is a car as special as Michael Schumacher’s most successful single-seater from the season in which he won his sixth championship. They paid 14.79 million euros for him.

Ferrari 410 Superamerica Sport Spider from 1955

If a Ferrari is given the title of “the best Ferrari ever made”, it is more than clear that it is going to be quite expensive. However, although the 21.72 million euros that it reached are an impressive figure, it is not even half of what has historically been the maximum paid for a model of the brand at auction.

1998 McLaren F1

It is the most modern car on the list and by far. The McLaren is a mythical car, but this unit is even more so: it is the only one that left the factory with a special headlight design to solve the problem caused by the model’s conventional headlights. This exclusivity has made 24 million euros paid for him.

1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe

Everything we have seen so far pales in this case, so we will say the figure directly: 130.89 million euros have been paid for the German model. It is the most expensive auctioned car in history and by far: the previous record, from 2018, was for a Ferrari 250 GTO that “only” cost $48.4 million.