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It might look like a Ferrari and carry a similarly expensive price tag, but this vehicle actually runs on pedals, not an engine.

The “Fahrradi Farfall FFX” is the world’s most expensive bicycle with a price tag of £1.2 million, according to The Sun.

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The gold-plated armoured SUV featured in the soon-to-be-released comedy film The Dictator can be yours for a cool USD500,000.

Ten of the Dartz Prombron Aladeen Edition SUVs, named after Sacha Baron Cohen’s character in the film, Admiral General Aladeen, have been put up for sale to the public, according to Daily Mail.

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A Chinese farmer has taken time out of tending to cattle and crops to create a special kind of vehicle – a car powered entirely by wind, which he claims can reach speeds of around 140mph.

Tang Zhengping, from Beijing, spent three months creating the unique vehicle, at 1 metre tall and 3 metres in length, the Metro reported.

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If you’re going to go, you’ve got to do it in style! And you certainly can now thanks to custom hearse builder Biemme Special Cars, who have announced the world’s most expensive and luxurious funeral car, the Rolls-Royce Phantom Hearse B12.

Set to be officially unveiled at the Tan Expo International Funeral and Cemetery Exhibition in Bologna, Italy later this week, the car stretches a total of 276-inches (23-feet) in length, three feet longer than even the extended wheelbase version of the Phantom, AutoGuide reported.

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Fifty teams rolled out their box carts ranging from giant eyeballs and Japanese WWII fighter jets to the batmobile in Tokyo’s annual Red Bull box cart race, in the hope of winning 1 million yen.

Amid the pouring rain, the contestants pushed, pulled and pedalled their box carts around a 250-metre-long course riddled with obstacles and jumps that they had to navigate within three minutes, The Telegraph reported.

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A 1973 race car has become the world’s most expensive Porsche after it fetched a record $4.4 million at auction over the weekend, the Daily Mail reported.

The Porsche 917/30 Can-Am was so fast that the series it was designed to be raced in was disbanded because rivals couldn’t compete with it.

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The Geneva Motor Show is famous for showing off an array of new and exciting car models, and the Geneva Motor Show 2012 was no exception.

Among the most expensive cars on show, Rolls Royce revealed an updated Phantom and Ferrari unveiled the new F12 Berlinetta, which was undoubtedly the star of the show.

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A £100,000 Range Rover has had a makeover in the style of a Louis Vuitton handbag.

The Overfinch Range Rover’s entire body is covered with the French fashion house’s famous LV pattern in brown and gold, the Daily Record reported.

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A classic Ferrari has become the most expensive car ever sold in Britain after it sold for £20.2 million.

The Ferrari 250 GTO is one of the world’s most sought-after cars, with just 39 built between 1962 and 1964.

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A stretched Audi R8 is set to become the world’s fastest limousine.

Limo Broker in the U.K. recently announced plans to build the world’s first Audi R8 V10 stretch limousine.

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