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The Five Most Expensive Cars Sold on Cars & Bids

Youtuber, automotive journalist, and all-around good guy Doug DeMuro made news this week of buying a Porsche Carrera GT. Just a few days ago, the prominent automotive personality accepted a $37 million investment in his auto auction site, carsandbids.com. All this talk about buying dream cars and auction sites has us thinking, What are the most expensive cars ever sold since their inception? Well, here they are, and as you might expect, there are some real gems on this list.

5. 2006 Ford GT – $395,000

Ford GT | Auto auctions

The start of this list is one of the most attention-grabbing cars of the past 20 years. The 2006 may be an average race car, but as a roadster it never fails to turn heads. This particular example only had 10,000 miles on the clock at the time of the auction. Sold in late August of 2022, the manual-transmission GT is powered by a supercharged 5.4-liter V8 and includes both factory additions and aftermarket modifications.

Porsche 911 GT2 RS Weissach | Auto auctions

Fans of the Forza Motorsport video game franchise will instantly recognize the fourth most expensive car ever sold at auction. This particular Weissach only had 400 miles on the clock when it was listed in October of 2022. A turbocharged 3.8-liter flat-6 engine provided power for those meager miles, while a seven-speed PDK transmission funnels that power to the rear wheels.

Optional extras include the Weissach package along with a nose lift, extended-range fuel tank, Alcantara upholstery, and Bose premium sound. Why add all these features to only drive 400 miles? We don’t know either, but this first example in 1,000 is definitely a future classic.

3. 2002 Lamborghini Murcielago Coupe – $417,000

Lamborghini Murcielago | Auto auctions

Three of the most expensive Lamborghini auto auctions and auctions list, starting with the early 2000 legend. Sold in October of 2022, this car had 15,400 miles when sold at auction. The blue-silver paint isn’t the most exciting of the options, but does that really matter when a car looks this good?

Interestingly, this particular Lamborghini is a Canadian car that was imported to the US earlier in 2022 before it was put up for auction.

2. 1998 Lamborghini Diablo SV Coupe, priced at $435,000

Lamborghini Diablo SV | Auto auctions

Sold in August of 2022, it is the second most expensive car at auction and is probably the strangest model on this list. Well, it’s not weird to see a Lamborghini go for the big bucks, but even among Lamborghinis it’s weird.

This particular model had 17,300 miles when sold at auction, and features a 5.7-liter V12 engine and five-speed manual transmission. Despite the gaps in the vehicle’s history report and service records, this Diablo got a lot of attention while it was at auction.

1.2022 Lamborghini Huracan STO – $451,000

Lamborghini Huracan STO | Auto auctions
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Finally, the number one most expensive car ever sold on auction site Doug DeMuro is the latest addition to the top five. SOLD FEBRUARY 1st, 2023 This Lambo has turned heads for more than just its looks.

The 5.2-liter V10 has only seen 352 miles with its first owner, and as expected, CarFax is mint history. It’s one of the few modern Lambos to send its power to the rear wheels only, while other performance touches include a carbon fiber body and GT3-spec aerodynamics. It throws out 631 horsepower and 417 pound-feet of torque for anyone who can wrangle its rear end mannerisms.

Cars and Auctions are growing to outpace Doug DeMuro, and The Most Expensive Cars at Auctions prove it

While Doug DeMuro started the Auto Auctions site in 2020, the site didn’t really start to gain steam until last year. As evidenced by the newness of the most expensive cars, this auto auction site has become a true competitor to the ever popular Bring-a-Trailer. The recent investment by the Chernin Group should help the site grow in the future. And what about doug? He’s just happy to “refocus on making YouTube videos and have the help of a group of people who already know what they’re doing.”

Given how far cars and auctions have come in just three years, we can say that Doug has done a pretty good job on his own. Only time will tell where things go from here.

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