Test date Tuesday, August 10, 2010  Price as tested  TBA

What is it?

Like all great hypercars, the Zonda features extrovert styling and wonderful details. Mental and outrageously expensive. The Cinque Roadster is the run-out version of Zonda supercar, because after more than 10 years of production, Pagani will replace the Zonda next year with an all-new model.

Before the Veyron's record-setting run, the Shelby Super Car Ultimate Aero sports coupe, which used a 1287-horsepower, twin-turbocharged 6.4-liter V-8, blitzed its way to 256.23 mph in 2007. The American firm hopes to reclaim the title with a new model, which is currently wrapped in a veil of secrecy.

Not to be outdone by the likes of the Mercedes-Benz CLS, Porsche Panamera, Aston Martin Rapide or Audi A7, BMW will reportedly be building a production version of the Gran Coupe concept that debuted at this year's Beijing Motor Show. It may be a late arrival to the growing segment of swoopy luxury sedans, but BMW will indeed poise the Gran Coupe to offer just as much in the way of technology and refinement as the lot of its competitors.