From a $1 Rust Bucket to a $100 Million Ferrari: What Each Price Tier Buys
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MrBeast opens the video in front of what he calls the most expensive cars in the world, more than $250 million worth of vehicles, one of them valued at $100 million. The premise is to move up a price ladder, starting from a single dollar, and to show what each jump in price gets you. The crew does this by driving, sailing, flying and blowing up the cars along the way.
The $1 Car
The first car is a heavily rusted wreck. When asked why it costs only a dollar, the seller says it is essentially worthless and that they can't put any time or money into it. Once the dollar changes hands, the deal is final. Jimmy calls the car "a piece of garbage" but says that after $20,000 in repairs it actually runs.
Nobody expects it to start. It does, and it drives, although the cabin smells of smoke. The crew chants "one dollar car" as it rolls along, and Jimmy says he is glad he wasn't inside it.
The $100,000 Self-Driving Tesla
The next tier is a $100,000 Tesla, presented as a car that drives itself. The demonstration begins with the car moving while nobody is inside. The crew also notes how much interior space it has, and one member jokes that it is one of the few cars that can fit "all my kids."
On the road, the driver takes their hands off the wheel and their foot off the pedals while the car changes lanes on its own. Someone asks whether this means you can nap while driving, and the answer is a quick no. A test of the car's acceleration follows. The occupants describe being jerked backwards and call it terrifying.
The $200,000 Lamborghini
The Lamborghini costs twice as much as the Tesla, and the crew points out that it has half the space. One member isn't sure they would pay $200,000 for it because they don't fit inside. They also seem unsure how to drive it and wonder aloud how to get into fourth gear before deciding you probably just click the shifter.
Once it is on the road, the engine sound wins them over. They say the car "sounds angry" and that barely touching the gas sends them flying, and one of them calls it possibly the fastest car they have ever driven. Another adds a jab: "If you need to compensate for something, this is definitely the car."
The $300,000 Armored Car
The $300,000 car is billed as "supposedly the safest car on the planet." The crew describes it as tank-like and military-grade and notes how high off the ground it sits, which feels especially obvious right after the low Lamborghini.
The listed safety features include very thick bulletproof windows and explosion-proof armor around the car. Karl gets to press a smokescreen button, which fills the area with a smoke cloud that the crew says smells. The video argues that the most important safety feature is the explosive-proof frame around the car, and the crew claims they will be the first people to test it.
For comparison, they first blow up an ordinary car with mannequins inside. The ordinary car catches fire, the mannequins are thrown out, and the blast tears a hole through the roof. The crew concludes it "doesn't handle it well at all."
Before the armored car's test, Jimmy puts Feastables chocolate bars inside. The video points out that the explosion-proof claim has never actually been tested. When the charge goes off, the car jumps off the ground but comes through with only minor scrapes and a dent in one window. The chocolate survives too. Jimmy says he "officially" recommends this car if you need one that can take a bomb.
The $500,000 Amphibious Car
Because most buyers aren't going to war, the video suggests spending an extra $200,000 on a $500,000 "boat car." On land it is hard to tell apart from a normal car. Once you drive it into the water, it becomes a boat.
Karl goes first, and Jimmy openly admits this is so he can check that it works. The entry into the water feels wrong to the occupants, and someone briefly worries they are sinking before realizing they are floating. The switch to water mode works by holding a control until it beeps, after which the vehicle drives on water much like a car does on land.
Jimmy stays on shore and explains that he gets both carsick and seasick. The others do donuts on the water, which the narration says creates a whirlpool, and then race. One driver has just met their competitor and expects to lose to a faster opponent, but ends up winning when the other boat-car slows down. The drivers call the whole experience insane, with three people driving "cars on the ocean."
The $600,000 Flying Car
Next up is a car that flies. Jimmy says he is afraid of heights, so Karl and Nolan handle this one. According to the video, the car is fully street legal and has wings that can take it up to 8,000 feet. The crew is struck by the propeller mounted on the car.
One crew member stays on the ground to watch the takeoff, and another follows the flying car in a separate plane. Several people say they don't believe it will actually fly. Then the wheels lift off the runway, and the observer describes seeing a car a mile above their head. At $600,000, one of them calls it "a steal."
Ten $1 Million Cars on a Private Track
For the $1 million tier, Jimmy says there are too many cars at that price to choose just one, so the team brought ten of them. Friends pick their favorites and drive them on a racetrack the crew has to itself.
The segment is mostly the group having fun. They compare it to NASCAR and Fast & Furious, joke about texting while driving (which they note is technically legal on private property), and do donuts in a million-dollar car. One passenger says, "We're never going to die," and another tells them not to jinx it.
The $2 Million Hydrogen Prototype
While the others are on the track, Jimmy presents a $2 million limited-edition hydrogen car. The video says it runs entirely on hydrogen and that its exhaust is drinkable water. The video also stresses that the car is still in development and is only a prototype built as a proof of concept, which makes driving it on public roads "questionable."
The crew says the car has never been driven on a road before, and the driver jokes that someone should have mentioned that sooner. The prototype doesn't have seat belts yet, since according to the video development "haven't gone that far yet." Getting in is a struggle, and the door is slow to close. The video lists a range of over 1,000 miles and a top speed of 221 mph. On the road, passersby film the car, and the driver complains about the surrounding traffic getting close to it.
The $10 Million Koenigsegg
Back at the racetrack, the next car is a $10 million Koenigsegg. The video calls it the only one of its kind and the world's fastest production car. The narration says the paint contains crushed diamonds and that insurance companies allow only the owner to drive it, so the owner drives while crew members ride along. They react to its doors first, calling them the coolest they have ever seen.
The owner jokes about once making a grown man cry. The passenger leans their head back to avoid whiplash. The video credits the car's speed to its twin-turbocharged V8 engine and a frame made entirely of what it calls "Aircore carbon fiber," which the video says makes it almost 500 pounds lighter than a Lamborghini. The passenger compares the ride to a roller coaster and says their heart is pounding.
Jay Leno's $20 Million McLaren F1
The crew then visits Jay Leno, whom the video describes as the host of The Tonight Show for more than 20 years and the owner of one of the world's most impressive car collections. The car they came to see is a McLaren F1 valued at $20 million.
When the crew asks what makes the car so valuable, Leno points to its V12 engine and carbon-fiber construction, which make it extremely light. He says it reached 241 mph, which he calls still the fastest speed for a car that is neither turbocharged nor supercharged. The car weighs about 2,300 pounds, and Leno compares that to roughly 4,000 pounds for most modern cars. The crew turns that into a running joke about Nolan's mom.
The F1 has three seats, with the driver in the middle. Getting into the center seat looks awkward, but the passengers find the layout oddly comfortable. Leno jokes that the central steering position works whether you are in England or America.
Leno also explains how he bought the car. He got it in 1998, the same year one crew member was born. He paid $800,000, and people told him he would never get his money back. Instead the value went "up and up and up" to $20 million. The crew notes that this works out to roughly a million dollars of appreciation per year, and Leno agrees that's fair to say. Asked whether he has ever crashed, he says he has had a lot of wrecks.
The $30 Million Ferrari and the $50 Million Jaguar
The next two cars are normally kept locked in a museum, and together they are worth $80 million. The crew says it somehow persuaded the museum to let them drive the cars. After starting both engines, Jimmy says he prefers the sound of the $50 million one.
Jimmy rides in the $50 million car with Donut Media, while Chandler rides in the $30 million car with car collector Beau Boeckmann. According to the video, the $30 million car is a Ferrari built as a gift from the founder of Ferrari to the founder of Ford, and it is the only one of its kind ever made. The $50 million car is described as the most expensive Jaguar in existence. The video says it was actor Steve McQueen's daily driver and that he got so many speeding tickets in it that his license was suspended.
A police escort keeps other traffic away from the cars. Riding in something this valuable makes Jimmy notice every pothole, and he says you don't realize how bad the streets are until you drive a $50 million car. The drive doesn't go perfectly. Boeckmann pushes the $30 million Ferrari hard, and it stalls, with someone saying they "hit it too hard." The crew decides to get out of both cars before they break them.
The $100 Million First Ferrari
The final car is presented as a $100 million car and "the world's first Ferrari." Jimmy notes that most people would picture something flashier and that the actual car might surprise them. According to the video, it is so historic and valuable that only one museum representative on earth is allowed to drive it, and only on one particular bridge.
To prepare, police closed the roads, and street cleaners filled every pothole and cleaned the street so nothing could damage the car. The crew watches it "barreling down the street" across the bridge. Jimmy loses his hat for the second time, and someone jokes that the most expensive car comes with a free hat. The museum driver is told to floor it, and the crew calls the drive awesome.
The video does not explain the price gap in technical terms. The cheaper tiers are defined by what the cars can do: drive themselves, survive a bomb, float, or fly. The top tiers are defined by rarity, history and the restrictions on who may drive them. The description itself admits, "I have no idea why the last car was so expensive." The video ends on a joke about dropping a nuke on the bridge and one last jab at Nolan's mom.
Behind me are the most expensive cars in the world. No joke. We got our hands on over $250 million worth of cars, one of them even costing $100 million. And we're going to be exploding, sailing, driving and even flying all of these cars to show you why they're so expensive.
Starting with this $1 car, literally a rust bucket. Why are you selling this car for a dollar? It's pretty much worthless, and I can't put any time or money in this thing. If you grab this dollar, the deal is final.
Now, obviously, this is a piece of garbage, but when you spend $20K on repairs, it actually runs. All right, let's get this bad boy started.
I did not think it would start. How is this thing driving? It smells like smoke! This is crazy. One dollar car! One dollar car! One dollar car! One dollar car! One dollar car!
All right, that was the $1 car. Glad I wasn't in that. Bring in the $100,000 car, which drives itself. No joke. No one is currently in this car, and it is moving.
Let's see what 100 grand gets you. There's a lot of room in this car. This is one of the few cars that can actually fit all my kids. Do you have kids? Yeah, all of them. Let's take it for a little spin.
The real reason you're buying a Tesla is because it can drive itself. All right. I'm no longer driving the car. Oh, it's switching lanes. Oh, it is literally driving itself. I'm not touching the gas, and I'm not touching the steering wheel. Jimmy, are you telling me now you can take a nap while driving? No, don't do that. Oh, okay.
Now, let's see how fast the car goes. It jerks you backwards. That's terrifying. This is just the beginning. Later, we have a car that literally transforms into an airplane and flies.
But now. Oh, look at that Lambo. Oh, I almost hit it. Bro just left the keys in here. How'd nobody steal it? Even though this costs twice as much, it has half as much space. I don't know if I'd take $200K for this car because I don't fit in it.
Do they even know how to drive a Lamborghini? How would you do fourth? I think you just click the shifter. All right. And now we're on the road.
Oh, that sound. Oh my gosh. She sounds angry. Hey, she's got some power. Oh my gosh. This car is insane. I'm barely touching the gas, and we're flying. This might be the fastest car I've ever driven. If you need to compensate for something, this is definitely the car.
And now we're at the $300,000 car, and this is supposedly the safest car on the planet. It's like a tank. Is this a military-grade car? Yeah. This is so high up. You were also just in the Lamborghini. True, true. Perspective.
Let's go over what makes this car so safe. First things first is the bulletproof windows that are this thick. The car is also encased in explosion-proof armor that we're going to put to the test later on.
Karl, do you want to press the button? So bad. You want to hit the smokescreen button? Please? That is crazy. We have a literal smokescreen. Oh my gosh, it smells.
But the best part is none of these features are what makes the car really safe. It's the little explosion-proof frame around the car. And we're going to be the first people to test it. And for reference, before we blow up the $300,000 car, we're going to blow up a normal car to see if the passengers survive. Three, two, one.
Not only is it on fire, but the mannequins literally flew out of the car. We blew a sunroof into that thing. It doesn't handle it well at all.
And before we blow up this car, I'm going to put Feastables inside. Better protect my freaking chocolate. So supposedly this car is explosion-proof, but that's never been tested. Let's see if the mannequins and, even more importantly, the Feastables survive. Three, two, one.
It just jumped. The car survived the blast with only a few minor scrapes. It put a dent in the window. Wait. Hold on, hold on. Where are the Feastables? Chandler, get out of the way. The Feastables survived. If you're looking for a car that can take a bomb, I officially recommend this one.
But since you're not going to war anytime soon, for only an extra $200,000, you could get this $500,000 boat car. On land, this is a normal car. You can't really tell the difference. But here's the fun part. Just drive it in the water, and it turns into a boat.
We'll let Karl go first. Here we go. Oh, this doesn't feel right. This doesn't feel right. I'm having them go first just so I can make sure it works. Are we sinking? No, we are floating! Oh, it looks like it worked. Let's see what happens.
Oh my God. We're driving in the water. Oh, so you press this until you hear a beep. That's a beep. Now, I should be able to drive this like a normal car, but on the water. Thea, hold on. This is incredible. This was literally a car five seconds ago. Yeah!
I would be out there with them, but I get carsick and boat sick. Oh, hey there. Oh my God. All right, Karl! Karl! They should not have let me drive this. We got it, baby.
Rule number one, stay really far away from Kris. We're driving in circles. Oh, they're doing donuts in the water. They're making a whirlpool.
I just met this guy five seconds ago. We're going to race. Three, two, one. Go! He is so much faster. He's not even trying. Come on. Faster. Oh, we're destroying him. He's slowing down. I can't believe we just beat him. This thing goes way too fast.
The fact that all three of us are driving cars on the ocean is insane. Jimmy, I love this thing so much. The craziest part is this is just the beginning of this video.
The next car on our list can literally fly. And since I'm afraid of heights, I'll let Karl and Nolan take this one. Dude, what is happening? This car is not only completely street legal, but it also has wings that can take it to literally 8,000 feet in the sky. There's literally a propeller on that car.
Stay here and watch it take off. I'm going to go in that plane and follow it. I just don't believe this is actually going to fly.
It's taking off! The wheels aren't on the ground anymore. It's literally a car that's flying. These cars are getting crazier and crazier. I can't even believe my eyes. There is a car a mile above my head right now. Oh, this is so cool. I feel like for $600,000, this is a steal. Prepare for landing.
Up next is the $1 million car. But I didn't only bring one out. As you can imagine, there's a lot of $1 million cars out there. So to make sure I brought your favorite, we got the ten coolest $1 million cars. And as per usual, we have the entire racetrack to ourselves. So I let my friends choose whatever car they wanted.
I'm going to ride with you. You pick. Look at this baby. Am I going to fit in this? All right. I'll try not to text and drive. It's private property. It's technically legal here. Oh, here we go.
We're never going to die. Don't jinx it. I feel like I'm in NASCAR. I'm having so much fun. This feels like Fast & Furious. There's just something so masculine about driving overpriced loud cars. On a private racetrack. On a private racetrack.
Hold on. I got to send a text. No, I'm kidding. I'm crashing this. Please, no. Karl! Oh my God. We're doing donuts in a million-dollar car.
While the gang is whizzing around the track, I want to show you the next car. This $2 million limited-edition hydrogen car. No joke. This car is completely powered by hydrogen and actually exhales drinkable water as exhaust, but the car is still being developed. So this is just a prototype.
I don't think I've ever struggled this much to get in a car. All right. Let's see how she closes. First impressions, door kind of slow.
We're about to turn on the road. This is a really big deal because this car has never been driven on a road before. Oh, you should have told me before I got here. They built this car as a proof of concept. So driving on the road is questionable.
Look at that lady over there. That person over there is literally filming our car. Also, I'd wear a seat belt, but it doesn't have... They haven't gone that far yet. Oh, snap. Bro, this boy gets up there. Yeah.
Even though this car uses hydrogen instead of gas, it still has a range of over a thousand miles, top speed of 221 miles per hour. Listen to that engine. What? That's such a cool sound. There's a lot of cars around me and everywhere. Get away from my $2 million car. I'll see you at the next car.
Back at the racetrack, we have the most exotic and powerful car yet. Costing $10 million, this Koenigsegg Vader is the only one in existence. So this is the world's fastest production car. Oh my gosh. And with literal crushed diamonds in the paint, the insurance companies only let the owner drive.
That's probably the coolest door I've ever seen in my life. You're crazy. All right, let's do this. Let's do it. Fun fact, I made a grown man cry. Really? Yeah. I scared the crap out of him. I'm going to put my head back so I don't get whiplash.
How is it so fast? I've never... Watch out for that. The reason this car is one of the fastest on the planet is because of its twin-turbocharged V8 engine and the fact that its entire frame is made out of Aircore carbon fiber, making it weigh almost 500 pounds less than a Lamborghini. I've never witnessed anything like this before.
It's like riding in a roller coaster. My heart is pounding. That was awesome. Thank you, sir. Thank you. Let's go hang out with Jay Leno and see what a $20 million car looks like.
All right. Jay Leno was the king of The Tonight Show for over 20 years. Today, he's the proud owner of one of the most impressive car collections in the world, including this $20 million McLaren F1.
Did it just start doing that because of you? It's high tech. Robbers, don't try that. And what makes it so valuable? It's a V12, carbon fiber. It's extremely light. And it was 241 miles an hour, which is still the fastest for a non-turbocharged, non-supercharged car.
I'll show you something kind of cool. It's got three seats, as you can see. The car is about 2,300 pounds. Your most modern cars are 4,000. It's more comparable to Nolan's mom than another car. That's right. Exactly. In fact, Nolan's mom was really the one they used as the benchmark.
You guys want to go for a ride? Of course. There's no way to get in that middle seat. It's actually uncomfortable. Oh, it's not bad. Yeah, it's not bad. Did not look bad at all. It's comfortable.
It's oddly comfortable to have three seats like this. Yeah, it is pretty interesting. Normally, this is where the wheel would be. Or if you were in England, this is where the steering wheel would be. You can be in England, you can be in America.
How long have you had this car? What year were you born? 1998. Actually, I got this in '98. I popped out of my mom, and he's like, "Let's celebrate by buying this car." Here's the second part. I'm your dad. Interesting.
How much did you buy this for? I paid $800,000 when I bought it. And people thought you'll never get your money back. But then it just went up and up and up and up. And now it's $20 million. So it's crazy. This car basically made you a million dollars a year every year. I guess that's fair to say.
Karl, what do you think of the car? I like it. What's stopping you from buying one? $19.9 million? Have you ever had a wreck? Oh, yeah. I've had a lot of wrecks. Thank you so much for taking us out. No problem, guys. That was perfect.
These next two cars are so expensive that they are literally locked away in a museum at all times. Combined, they cost $80 million. And somehow we convinced the museum to give us the cars. Looking good. And this is where the video gets literally mind-blowing.
Crank this bad boy up. That's 30 mil. Let's hear that 50 mil. Not going to lie, I like the $50 million one a little better. So I jumped in the $50 million car with Donut Media, and Chandler got in the $30 million car with Beau Boeckmann, the car legend. You ready? Are you ready? I'm ready. Let's do this.
The reason the car that Chandler's in is so expensive is because it was specifically constructed as a gift from the founder of Ferrari to the founder of Ford. This is the only version of this Ferrari ever made in human history.
Watch out for this bump. No scraping. You don't really notice how crappy the street is until you drive something that's $50 million. The car we're in is the most expensive Jaguar in existence. It was the legendary actor Steve McQueen's daily driver, and he got so many speeding tickets driving it, his license was actually suspended. I'm noticing every single pothole now.
And because these cars are so expensive, we have an entire police escort dedicated to making sure nobody comes close to the cars. This is insane. Hey, get some speed. How's it drive? Beautifully. Oh, my hat! Oh well.
While we were all having fun, Beau Boeckmann pushed this $30 million car to its absolute limit. Wait, wait, wait. Hold on. Hold on. The car is stuck. Hold on one second. We hit it too... too hard. The $30 million car stalled. We're going to hop out of these things before we break them. Let's go drive the $100 million world's first Ferrari.
Most people would imagine a $100 million car would look something more like this. But you'd be surprised to find out that this is the $100 million car. This car is so historic and valuable that this museum representative is the only person on earth allowed to drive it. It's only allowed to be driven on this bridge.
We had cops completely close the roads. We even had street cleaners fill in every pothole and clean the entire street to ensure that nothing damages this $100 million car. This is going to be crazy.
All right. And now we're on the bridge. Oh my God. Look at that. $100 million barreling down the street. Oh, I keep losing my hat. He lost his hat. That's the second time. Most expensive car comes with a free hat.
Come on. Come on! This is awesome. Name one thing more fun than this. All right. Floor it. Let's go. Oh my God. It's awesome.
I hope you guys enjoyed the video. Let's drop a nuke on the bridge. Subscribe to get Nolan's mom a treadmill. Just kidding, we love you, Nolan's mom.
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