Adam’s Deadly Quest: Unmasking the True Puppet Master
Genoa City’s atmosphere thickens with suspicion as shadows from the past surge back, threatening to tear apart the fragile alliances between its most powerful families. Adam Newman, always sharp and eager to prove himself to his father, Victor, recognized a series of strange signs in the dealings of Aristotle Dumas, the mysterious billionaire unsettling the balance between the Newman and Abbott dynasties.
Adam’s unexpected cooperation with Chelsea Lawson stems not only from their complicated relationship but also from the unresolved mysteries surrounding Dumas. Chelsea, with her sharp intuition, quickly realized that something was wrong: Dumas was not real, merely a name concocted to hide a far more dangerous target.
Their investigation revealed shady, untraceable documents about Dumas. All transactions, contracts, and even contact histories were elaborately constructed shells. This solidified Adam’s suspicion – only someone with two faces, capable of hiding their identity for a long time, could create such a perfect deception. And that person was none other than Cain Ashby.
Monitoring international currency transactions, Chelsea discovered a series of suspicious transfers from Dumas’s accounts, leading to small investment funds once associated with Cain’s name in Genoa City. When Chelsea informed Adam, both immediately understood this was no longer a game of ambiguity. They were dealing with a dangerous force, and the possibility that Victor and other family members were in grave danger was very high.
Adam swiftly booked a flight to France, where Dumas was hosting grand events to blind his opponents. He knew every moment of delay could endanger Victor or drag the Abbott family deeper into the deadly trap that Cain was setting. Before leaving, Adam left Chelsea with clear instructions on contacting trusted associates and asked her to continue monitoring all transactions.
Upon arriving in France, Adam was overwhelmed by the luxury and splendor of Dumas’s parties. But hidden beneath the glamour were intrigues, calculations, and imminent danger. Adam carefully observed every gesture and word of the attendees, especially Dumas’s international partners, whom he was sure had secret connections to Cain. In a moment of distraction, Adam saw a man walking quickly through the corridor behind the stage. That figure, that demeanor—Adam could not mistake it was Cain. But what Adam did not expect was that all of his actions were being monitored in advance.
Tucker McCall’s Vengeance: The Master Plan Revealed
Simultaneously in Genoa City, Chelsea discovered an even more terrifying secret. Through transaction data, she realized that all the money laundering, fund transfers, and stock price manipulation activities related to Dumas were directed by a person behind the scenes, a person who seemed to have disappeared from the map of power: Tucker McCall. Chelsea was shocked to realize that the remaining traces on the electronic documents all bore the mark of Tucker, the man who had repeatedly intended to take revenge on Victor and Jack and had disregarded everything to infiltrate deep into the Newman and Abbott corporations.
Tucker, with his formidable strategy and patience, chose Cain as the main pawn for his revenge plot. It was Tucker who guided, provided finance, and created the perfect cover called Dumas so that Cain could manipulate both the Newman and Abbot empires without anyone suspecting. He was also the one who planned to turn those who had looked down on him into pawns on the giant chessboard that he had prepared for many years.
Returning to France, Adam, while trying to approach Cain, was suddenly ambushed by Dumas’s secret bodyguards. However, with his experience in many power struggles, Adam quickly escaped the siege and at the same time obtained a secret USB in Dumas’s office. Inside the USB, Adam found a trove of transaction data, recordings of secret meetings between Dumas, aka Cain, and another familiar voice, Tucker McCall. The realization chilled Adam as he understood that not only Newman but also Abbott were being targeted by a criminal alliance that was meticulously planned to the point of chilling detail.
Adam immediately sent the data back to Chelsea, asking her to compare it with the documents she was holding, and warned Victor about the danger level of the enemy. At the same time, Tucker was in a secret place, controlling the entire plan through the big screen, smiling coldly when he saw Adam starting to sink deeper into the maze he had built.
Victor Newman, upon receiving the warning from Adam, decided not to confront him directly, but secretly ordered his trusted associates to reinvestigate the entire past and connections of Dumas, Cain, as well as the people who had appeared in Tucker’s life. However, Victor also understood that with just one wrong move, everything he had built for so long could be swept away in the blink of an eye.
The tension reached its peak when the Abbott family members also discovered unusual signs in Dumas’s activities, starting to question his true identity as well as his intended purpose. Jack Abbott, who is always vigilant, decides to temporarily join forces with Victor to expose Tucker and Cain’s plot, although the relationship between the two families is still very rocky.
Meanwhile, Cain in his perfect Dumas role calmly manipulates major deals while planning a real explosion that can destroy the reputations and financial stability of both Newman and Abbott. Behind it all, Tucker continues to control everything with cold and uncompromising moves like a giant puppet pulling the strings of fate of the two most powerful families in Genoa City. The story does not end there because Adam, Chelsea, Victor, Jack, and those involved all understand that they are facing not just one enemy, but a whole system of conspiracy that extends from the past to the present, where anyone can be a pawn or a merciless sacrifice on the fierce chessboard of power in Genoa City.
Sharon & Phyllis’s Chilling Discovery: The Maze Reborn
In the thick of intrigue and guilt that is swirling around Genoa City, two women who thought they were safe after years of turmoil are suddenly pulled back into the vortex of the past. A past that has never truly been quiet in Sharon and Phyllis’s minds.
It all begins on a seemingly peaceful day when they investigate a series of unusual activities related to the city’s underground activities. With Cain at the center of their suspicions, who is becoming increasingly mysterious, estranged, and dangerous, Phyllis is the first to notice something is wrong with one of her security devices.
Being a paranoid person, she always checks all the surveillance systems in her home as well as at the Grand Phoenix Hotel she manages. But this time when she reviews old recordings, she notices some videos are strangely edited and there are periods of complete blackout. Instinctively telling her that this was not a normal incident, Phyllis quietly contacted Sharon to ask if she had encountered the same thing.
Sharon, who was used to insecurity and secrecy, also admitted that in recent days, she had always had the feeling of being followed by someone, shadows passing by the window, strange noises in the middle of the night, and even anonymous calls that were disconnected as soon as she picked up the phone. The vague feeling of fear gradually turned into a specific obsession when Phyllis decided to track down the interference signals herself.
She asked a cyber security expert to investigate further and quickly discovered that her camera system had been hacked. The data was transmitted elsewhere through an extremely sophisticated encrypted intermediary server. The most shocking thing was that in the data warehouse that the expert extracted, there were videos recording the personal activities of Phyllis and Sharon in the house, in the office, even private moments that only they themselves knew. Every moment was recorded coldly and cruelly, as if their lives were just an experiment for the person behind it to observe, dissect, and manipulate.
Phyllis’s memory was torn apart by the terrifying familiarity of this situation. It took her back many years when she and Sharon were kidnapped by Martin Lauron, turned into lab rats living under ruthless surveillance, invisible eyes, always watching their every breath. Sharon was no better. The nightmares she had tried to forget for so long appeared clearly in every stolen frame. Every private video exposed to some stranger whose identity they had yet to identify.
However, things did not stop there. While trying to track the data transmission, Phyllis and Sharon decided to sneak into one of the underground facilities that Cain had recently visited, which was suspected to be a data dissemination center and a surveillance center for many important figures in Genoa City. In the dark room covered in dust and scattered papers, the two women felt suffocated by the chemical laden air and the strange coldness. Every drawer, every hard drive, every file was a gruesome piece of a dangerous game that they had no idea they had fallen prey to. It was here, while exploring a secluded area at the end of the room that Sharon suddenly stopped in front of a horrifying sight, a decomposing body discarded as an inanimate object.
Phyllis was stunned because in just a moment all the memories of the old incidents that had haunted them both suddenly arose stronger than ever. They had made mistakes, had let themselves fall into situations where they had been forced to hide bodies, destroy evidence, had lost sleep for fear of being discovered. And now the corpse before them was not only a cruel reminder of the past, but also a warning. Someone knew exactly what they had done and was retracing their steps to lure them into a new trap. Phyllis, though distraught, retained the lucidity of someone who had been through too much darkness. She noticed that the corpse was wearing a medical bracelet, the one Martin Lauron had forced them to wear when they were captured. It was a reminder that the old game was not over, and that the manipulator behind it was most likely someone who knew their every fear, every weakness.
Sharon nearly collapsed, but her survival instinct urged her to quickly find a way to escape the scene before they were discovered. After leaving, the two decided not to call the police immediately. Too many things could count against them. From fingerprints to connections to past deaths to the suspicion that they themselves could be the next killers in the eyes of the law. They knew that with just a small mistake, their entire past would be exposed to public opinion, and the secrets they had buried for so long would become incriminating evidence. At the same time, Cain silently watched the two women’s every move. He knew exactly what they had done, every panic, every fabrication to cover up their crimes. With the state-of-the-art surveillance system he had installed over the past several months, Cain was confident that he had all the evidence, every video, every whisper in the dark from Sharon and Phyllis. But hidden beneath that cold calculation was an even greater danger because he was not the only one manipulating this chessboard. Besides him, there are people like Tucker who are willing to turn every individual in Genoa City into a tool for even darker purposes.
The discovery of the corpse makes Sharon and Phyllis increasingly suspicious of each other. Old memories revive. The line between the villain and the victim becomes increasingly blurred. Phyllis begins to wonder if Sharon is hiding something from her. Did Sharon herself commit the murder and intentionally lead her to the scene to set a trap? Sharon is also afraid. Will Phyllis return to her old habits, taking advantage of this secret to force her into the next plot to save herself? At the same time, anonymous messages begin to be sent to their phones, the content of which implies that the person behind it knows every little detail of their past. Sharon and Phyllis are forced to work together, though they never fully trusted each other. Now only cooperation can help them survive the maze of intrigue and deadly traps.
The more Sharon and Phyllis investigate, the more they discover that Cain’s surveillance system is not only targeting them, but also those involved in mysterious cases from the past. Old photos, videos, audio recordings, and even biometric data are ruthlessly exploited, even edited to create fake scenarios that incriminate them. The past and the present merge, drawing them into a vortex where the lines between villain, victim, and witness are no longer clear. And what’s more terrifying, everything is under the cold control of Cain and the people hiding behind him. In their journey to confront the past and the truth, Sharon and Phyllis are forced to question their conscience. Can they overcome their obsessions and unite to expose the entire conspiracy? Or will the secrets they have tried so hard to hide become ropes that tighten around them, pushing them both into a bottomless abyss of guilt, suspicion, and betrayal from those they once called allies?
Billy & Sally’s Daring Exposure and Nick’s Suspicions
In the ancient and splendid space of Nice, France, where the Mediterranean waves crash against the silver gray walls of ancient mansions, a lavish party is held in the name of Aristotle Dumas, a mysterious wealthy figure who is upsetting the inherent order of the international business world. But behind the sparkling lights and melodious music, the undercurrent of conspiracies, doubts, and insecurities surge in the hearts of each guest. At the center of it all, none other than Billy Abbott and Sally Spectra, two people who are secretly joining forces in a daring plan to expose Dumas’s true face, which they are sure is none other than Cain Ashby.
Since arriving in Nice, Billy has always felt an instability pervading the atmosphere of the festival. From the careful organization, the strict schedule of the host to the cold glances that passed between the most powerful figures in Genoa City, everything seemed to signal that this was not just a normal social event. Billy was the first to suspect Dumas’s unusual absence from many of the pre-party activities, as well as the strange details surrounding this character’s perfectly concealed background. He recalled Cain’s unstable past, his disguises, the elaborate scams that had cost him many of his acquaintances, and could not shake the feeling that Aristotle Dumas was actually just a cover for Cain Ashby’s deeper plans.
However, turning this hunch into concrete action was not simple because their every move was under the watchful eyes of professional security personnel and a dense surveillance system set up by the host. Billy understood that he needed an ally who was smart, sharp, and daring enough to carry out this mission with him. The person he thought of was none other than Sally Spectra, a woman who was not only talented in the field of communications, but also possessed a sharp intuition and the ability to stand firm in the face of any adversity.
At first, Sally hesitated before Billy’s proposal to cooperate. She knew the risks of touching an underground force like Dumas/Cain, especially in the context that all evidence of his true identity was covered up extremely sophisticatedly. Any mistake could put her and Billy in danger. But with Billy’s convincing arguments along with his desire to uncover the truth and protect the honor of Abbott communications from the storm, Sally finally agreed to participate in this risky plan.
The duo quickly devised a strategy, starting with using Abbott’s communication system to secretly collect data, monitor any suspicious activity at the party, and approach each guest to dig up information about Dumas. The days of the festival passed in extreme tension. Billy, as one of Abbott Communications’ top journalists, skillfully took advantage of every moment to approach important leads. He quietly recorded Dumas’s hidden words, small mistakes in the way he answered about his past, personal relationships, and questionable investments. Sally secretly used her technology skills to hack into part of the building’s security system in order to extract secret video recordings or collect electronic transaction data related to the party host.
At the same time they also faced increasing pressure when the powerful guests began to appear in Nice: Abby Chant Chancellor, Michael Baldwin, and Lauren Fenmore all boarded a plane to France carrying with them expectations of a historic party and curiosity about Aristotle Dumas who was holding billion-dollar cooperation contracts with a series of large corporations both in and outside the United States. The atmosphere at the coastal villa became thick with suspicion as rumors about Dumas/Cain’s mysterious past and true motives gradually spread in small conversations.
In particular, Nick Newman also quickly sensed that something was wrong with the way Dumas handled matters related to Newman Enterprises. Nick’s instincts and extensive business experience made him ask a series of questions about Dumas’s ultimate goal. Did he just want to monopolize the market or was he hiding a larger plot aimed directly at the most powerful families of Genoa City? Nick did not hesitate to approach the host, frankly confronting him about recent shady deals, especially the continuous share repurchases, investments of unknown origin, and the difficult to talk about relationships between Dumas and foreign partners who were involved in financial scandals.
Under pressure from many sides, Cain in the guise of Aristotle Dumas remained extremely calm. He used all the skills he had learned from his days of traveling across continents to transform into the role of a polite, intelligent billionaire who always knew how to please each guest with warm greetings, humorous stories, or irresistible cooperation offers. However, behind that calm smile was a cold gaze that always observed and analyzed every action and gesture of the guests. He did not miss the opportunity to meet each person privately, both to reinforce the image of a thoughtful host and to take the opportunity to probe for information and probe reactions to sensitive questions.
The secret interrogations began to take place throughout the party. Billy and Sally skillfully arranged their time to approach each guest, discussing with Abby about concerns related to the Chancellor family’s financial security, discussing with Chance about ways to protect personal information from the increasing wave of cyber attacks, discussing with Michael Baldwin about the possibility of suing or investigating illegal transactions. Billy also took the opportunity to consult Lauren Fenmore about shady cases that had occurred in the fashion industry where Dumas/Cain had appeared as investors or collaborators but had never really been exposed to the media.
Under increasing pressure, Sally discovered an important piece of evidence: an encrypted email in the Abbott communication system, revealing that Dumas had secretly exchanged with a person who was close to Cain in Australia, the content of which revolved around money transfers to virtual accounts, along with a plan to move some valuable assets out of Europe before the festival ended. Billy immediately realized that this was Dumas’s Achilles heel and if they took advantage of it, they could completely expose his cover on the last night of the party.
However, it was not easy for the two to act openly. Dumas/Cain had prepared for every situation, arranging a strict security system around the villa, installing multiple layers of passwords and encryption for all electronic devices, and assigning trusted assistants to always follow Billy, Sally, and important guests. Every time Billy or Sally showed signs of approaching sensitive areas or asking questions about personal transactions, an assistant immediately appeared, trying to change the subject or invite them out of the private area.
The drama reached its climax when Nick Newman officially confronted Dumas at a dinner party. The sharp, urgent questions about background, goals, relationships, and money flow made the party atmosphere as tense as a string. Some guests began to gossip, doubting the transparency of the host and the safety of the deals being offered. Under pressure from Nick, Dumas maintained his composure, answering each question in a roundabout, evasive manner, sometimes turning doubts into humorous topics to ease the atmosphere.
Meanwhile, Billy and Sally took advantage of the loophole in the security system, broke into Dumas’s private office, searching for important documents to verify his true identity. After many tense hours, they finally discovered a personal file and an old video recording images of Cain Ashby in a secret meeting in Australia. This was undeniable evidence that Aristotle Dumas was Cain. The two immediately contacted Michael Baldwin to discuss legal options and at the same time prepared to announce this information to all guests at the final party.
The truth breaks out when Billy, Sally, Nick, and Michael join forces to expose the entire Cain/Dumas drama in front of hundreds of international guests, completely destroying the cover he has built for years. The event not only shocks the media, but also forever changes the balance of power between the Newman, Abbott, and Chancellor families, opening a new era of uncertainty for Genoa City’s business community. But in the darkness on the outskirts of the glamorous city of Nice, Cain still silently observes, a cold smile appearing on the corner of his lips because he knows even though this game has ended, the real battle has only just begun.
10 Of The Greatest One-Off Supercars Ever Created
The world of supercars is filled with limited-production hypercars and special editions but when the select few won’t do, there are one-offs. These singular creations exist for plenty of reasons. Sometimes they’re a showcase of an automaker’s technology, other times they’re a commission from an obscenely wealthy client, and occasionally they’re even happy accidents. Whatever the reason they’re made, these cars sit alone as the most coveted cars of all time.
However, over time, this ultra-exclusive class of cars has welcomed its fair share of entrants. While they’re all incredible, some rise above yet again thanks to their unique blend of design and performance. These one-offs leave an imprint on the mind, even the soul, if you’re ever lucky enough to see them in person. These are the truly great one-off supercars, and we’ve compiled a list of 10 of the very greatest you need to know about.
The world of supercars is filled with limited-production hypercars and special editions but when the select few won’t do, there are one-offs. These singular creations exist for plenty of reasons. Sometimes they’re a showcase of an automaker’s technology, other times they’re a commission from an obscenely wealthy client, and occasionally they’re even happy accidents. Whatever the reason they’re made, these cars sit alone as the most coveted cars of all time.
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However, over time, this ultra-exclusive class of cars has welcomed its fair share of entrants. While they’re all incredible, some rise above yet again thanks to their unique blend of design and performance. These one-offs leave an imprint on the mind, even the soul, if you’re ever lucky enough to see them in person. These are the truly great one-off supercars, and we’ve compiled a list of 10 of the very greatest you need to know about.
This list highlights one-off supercars in order from oldest to newest, chosen for their uniqueness, engineering innovation and incredible design. To be included on this list the models had to have been sold to a private individual at some point and they must be road-legal.
1Maserati Boomerang
(1971)
| Engine | 4.7-liter V8 |
| Power | 310 hp |
| Transmission | 5-speed manual |
| 0-60 mph | 6.2 seconds |
| Top Speed | 186 mph (claimed) |
The Maserati Boomerang was a vision of the future. Created by Giorgetto Giugiaro and Italdesign, the Boomerang was based on the Maserati Bora and introduced a radical wedge shape with a gorgeous glass greenhouse that was a testament to minimalism and geometric design. Even better, the interior was completely modern for the time and featured a driver-focused cockpit with an unbelievable floating steering wheel that housed all the important instrumentation.
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Despite its futuristic appearance, the Boomerang was fully functional. With a 4.7-liter V8 producing 310 horsepower, it was supposedly capable of 186 mph, though we doubt it’s ever been driven that fast. An incredibly important piece of Maserati’s history, it changed hands a few times in its life, before being sold for €3,335,000 ($3,489,910) in 2015.
2Aston Martin Bulldog
(1979)
| Engine | 5.3-liter twin-turbo V8 |
| Power | 600 hp |
| Transmission | 5-speed manual |
| 0-60 mph | 4.9 seconds |
| Top Speed | 205.4 mph |
Designed as a 200-mph speed record attempt, the Aston Martin Bulldog was another incredible icon to come out of the 1970s. Like the Boomerang, it had a low, wedge-shaped profile, gullwing doors, and awesome hidden headlights in the middle of the hood. Its twin-turbo V8 produced 600 horsepower, making it one of the most powerful supercars of its era, and a top speed goal of 237 was theorized. However, the Bulldog also fell just short of its 200-mph goal during initial testing, but in 2023, following a complete restoration, it finally hit 205.4 mph, fulfilling its original ambition four decades later.
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3Isdera Commendatore 112i
(1993)
| Engine | 6.0-liter Mercedes-Benz V12 |
| Power | 408 hp |
| Transmission | 6-speed manual |
| 0-60 mph | 4.7 seconds |
| Top Speed | 211 mph (claimed) |
The Isdera Commendatore 112i was the second model to come from the nascent sports car maker Isdera in the early 90s, but unfortunately, it was never meant to be. The company was founded by Eberhard Schulz, a former Porsche engineer, and partnerships with Mercedes and others saw the creation of the Imperator 108i sports car in the mid to late 80s.
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The Commendatore, however, was much more impressive, featuring a Mercedes V12, a six-speed manual, and parts taken from various Porsches. Its attractive, sleek styling was created with the hope the model would race at Le Mans but financial troubles doomed the company to failure. The car changed hands over the years, and eventually headed for auction in 2021, selling for €1,113,125 ($1,171,881).
4Lotec C1000
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| Engine | 5.6-liter twin-turbo Mercedes-Benz V8 |
| Power | 1,000 hp |
| Transmission | 5-speed manual |
| 0-60 mph | 3.2 seconds |
| Top Speed | 268 mph (claimed) |
The Lotec C1000 was an engineering marvel built for a businessman from the United Arab Emirates, who requested the ultimate road-going hypercar with money as no limit. It was a joint partnership between Mercedes and a small German race car manufacturer, Lotec, featuring a lightweight carbon-fiber and aluminum monocoque chassis, with a wild, futuristic design that’s unlike anything else we’ve seen. Powered by a twin-turbocharged Mercedes-Benz 5.6-liter V8, the C1000 delivered a reported 1,000 horsepower, an astonishing amount even today, and altogether it’s lightning in a bottle, that easily goes down as one of the greatest sports cars of all time.
5Ferrari P4/5 by Pininfarina
(2006)
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| Engine | 6.0-liter V12 |
| Power | 660 hp |
| Transmission | 6-speed automated manual |
| 0-60 mph | 3.0 seconds |
| Top Speed | 233 mph (estimated) |
What do you do when you buy a Ferrari Enzo but aren’t thrilled with the styling? Well, you employ the help of the world-famous design house Pininfarina to redesign the car at a dizzying expense. The owner was the director James Glickenhaus, and he had a dream of turning the car into one of the famous Ferrari P cars of the 1960s.
For a reported $4 million, Pininfarina completely redesigned the car with a new hand-built carbon-fiber body, creating a stunning homage to 1960s Ferrari endurance racers. The performance of the car was left alone, however, so it retained the Enzo’s 660-horsepower naturally aspirated V12, capable of 225 mph. While another version based on the car was created for the track in 2011, given this is the only road-going example, we feel it has a place on this list.
6GM EcoJet
(2006)
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| Engine | Honeywell LTS101 turbine engine |
| Power | 650 hp |
| Torque | 4-speed automatic |
| 0-60 mph | 3.5 seconds |
| Top Speed | 165 mph (estimated) |
Some people have enough pull and money in this world, they’re granted special privileges. Jay Leno is one of those people, and thanks to his prodigious car collection and connections in the car community, he was able to work directly with GM on a project in 2006 that resulted in one of the coolest one-offs an American automaker has ever made.
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Dubbed the EcoJet, the vehicle was given a gas turbine engine that could run off biodiesel fuel, as well as a radical design that seemed to incorporate the Art and Science design of Cadillacs in the early 2000s, as well as a rear design informed by Buicks of the 1960s. The car was fully functional, with a modern interior, as it was meant to be driven, but the loudness of its engine limits where it can be used. It might also be missing a window.
7Rolls-Royce Sweptail
(2017)
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| Engine | 6.75-liter V12 |
| Power | 453 hp |
| Transmission | 8-speed automatic |
| 0-60 mph | 5.6 seconds |
| Top Speed | 150 mph (estimated) |
The Rolls-Royce Sweptail is a one-off luxury grand tourer, commissioned by a wealthy client who wanted a car inspired by classic Rolls-Royce models and luxury yachts. As such, it’s an enormous work of art that reportedly took four years to build, with a look unlike any other modern Rolls. Built on the Phantom VII platform, the Sweptail features an elongated, flowing design with a sweeping rear end, a massive panoramic glass roof and handcrafted materials.
A project like this is enormously expensive, and the buyer reportedly spent $13 million on it, making the Sweptail at one point in time the most expensive new car in the world. Every detail – from the wood and leather interior to the hidden champagne chiller – was custom-designed to the owner’s exact specifications. We hope it was worth the absurd price tag.
8Kode 0
(2017)
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| Specification | Details |
| Engine | 6.5-liter V12 |
| Power | 700 hp |
| Transmission | 7-speed automatic |
| 0-60 mph | 2.9 seconds |
| Top Speed | 217 mph (estimated) |
Some one-offs are lightning in a bottle, and the Kode 0 is a perfect example of this. Designed by Ken Okuyama, the same man behind the Ferrari Enzo, the Kode 0 is a modern tribute to the wedge-shaped supercars of the 1970s with some wonderfully futuristic vibes to it. While the shapes scream Huracan or Gallardo to us, there’s actually an Aventador under all of this new bodywork that pays homage to classics like the Lancia Stratos Zero and Lamborghini Countach. Performance was left alone but it’s still mighty impressive thanks to the 700-horsepower naturally aspirated V12 in the middle. However, we doubt it’s going to see much use, given how much it’s worth.
9Bugatti La Voiture Noire
(2019)
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| Specification | Details |
| Engine | 8.0-liter quad-turbo W16 |
| Power | 1,479 hp |
| Transmission | 7-speed dual-clutch |
| 0-60 mph | 2.5 seconds |
| Top Speed | 261 mph (limited) |
Another vehicle that once claimed the title of the most expensive new car ever built, the Bugatti La Voiture Noire is a tribute to the lost Bugatti Type 57 SC Atlantic, a legendary pre-war masterpiece that was owned by Jean Bugatti himself. The car was unveiled in 2019 and only one example was produced for an ultra-exclusive client (rumored to be Cristiano Ronaldo), but it’s likely just some boring ultra-rich billionaire.
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Underneath its sculpted carbon-fiber bodywork lies the same powertrain as the Bugatti Chiron, featuring a 1,479-horsepower quad-turbo W16 engine. While its performance figures match those of a standard Chiron, what truly sets La Voiture Noire apart is its design which looks as dramatic as it does aggressive. While we don’t often think the rich have good taste, this is truly one of the exceptions.
10Lamborghini SC20
(2020)
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| Engine | 6.5-liter V12 |
| Power | 770 hp |
| Transmission | 7-speed automatic |
| 0-60 mph | 2.9 seconds |
| Top Speed | 217 mph (estimated) |
The final and most recent model on this list is a roofless wonder that is the ultimate expression of the Aventador. This one-off model combines elements from the Essenza SCV12, the Diablo VT Roadster and even classic speedsters, and it’s based on the Aventador SVJ, so it packs some unbelievable performance.
The SC20’s body is entirely made of carbon fiber, sculpted for optimal aerodynamics and cooling. Under the hood, the car retains the 6.5-liter naturally aspirated V12, delivering 770 horsepower and a top speed of 217 mph, though we can’t imagine going that fast without having a windshield in front to deflect air. It’s easily one of the most extreme Lamborghinis ever made and makes us miss the Aventador just that much more.
Sources: Maserati, Lamborghini, Bugatti, GM, Ferrari, Aston Martin, Rolls-Royce
