10 of the Most Ridiculously Expensive Car Options
Some of the most obnoxiously pricey boxes to tick on the options list.
10. Bentley Mulsanne - iPad Picnic Tables
A Mulsanne was traditionally built to be driven in, and in this day and age senior executives want little more than to be shipped around in supreme comfort while they reply to emails, video-call associates and play Angry Birds. For £9,915 you can do all that and more with the folding iPad picnic tables in the rear of the Mulsanne... Bliss.
9. Rolls Royce Wraith - Starlight Headlining
An extremely popular option on new Rolls-Royces has been the Starlight headlining feature. This is basically a random sequence of fibre optic strands scattered over the headlining to emulate a clear night sky. According to Rolls Royce: “The tangible result is a totally different take on heavenly creationism that’s still almost impossible to comprehend.” All for the suitably 'out of this world' price of just £10,080 please.
8. Range Rover SVAutobiography - Duotone Paint
Only available on the limited edition SV Autobiography, is the ‘duo-tone’ paintwork which, as you may have guessed, is a two tone colour. Santorini Black and Valori white - the latter is more of a dark grey. This classy outfit is a further £12,000 on top of the £140k asking price for this new SV edition. Yes, you read that correctly, the price of a Ford Fiesta you can have special paintwork on your Range Rover. Tremendous value in the current economic climate.
7. Audi S8 - Valcona Leather Package 4
In prestigious executive cars such as the Audi S8 it is common knowledge that more leather is better. All buyers should consider shelling out a further £14,274 for the Audi Leather Package 4. As well as your seats all being leather, with this package your steering wheel, steering column, instrument panel, doors, front seat backrest cover, front seat bottom trim, dashboard wraparound and your headrests are all leather too. Leather everywhere!
6. Maserati Gran Turismo - 'Special Matt Paint'
For just an extra £15,000 on top of the list price for a Granturismo V8 you can land yourself a special ‘Matt’ paintwork in popular colours such as Grigio Granito (grey), Bianco Fuji (pearl) and of course, Blu Mediterraneo (blue). What a bargain.
5. Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe - Fridge & Glasses in Boot
How often have you been out on the open road and stumbled upon an impromptu reason to celebrate? For just £19,032 you can have your Phantom Drophead-Coupe equipped with a hidden fridge, Rolls-Royce branded champagne flutes and glasses - treading the line between versatility and the implied option of drink-driving home.
4. Bentley Mulsanne - Entertainment Package
Remember the iPad picnic table we mentioned earlier for just £9,915? Well there’s another option in the ‘Entertainment pack’ which includes the picnic tables, but also a Naim Bentley Audio System, Rear Seat Entertainment (Twin eight-inch LCD screens a 20 GB hard drive, DVD player, Bluetooth headphones and a remote control) and a WiFi hotspot too! All this technology comes to a total of just £21,564.99 - but the iPads are not included… seriously.
3. Rolls Royce Phantom - Individual Rear Seats
A £26,424 option to remove the middle seat from the rear row and replace it with a multi-functional divider which offers storage and convenience solutions. The 2 seats are electrically adjustable, but you’re essentially paying over £26,000 for an arm rest.
2. Rolls Royce Phantom Extended Wheelbase - Partition Wall Pack
And by far the most expensive optional extra on this list is the ‘Partition wall pack’ on the Rolls Royce Phantom Extended Wheelbase. This adds the true ‘limousine’ experience to the Phantom and can only be selected alongside the Theater package. What the Partition wall involves is a true margin between the seniors being driven in the rear and the subordinate behind the wheel all for just £50,040… Yes you read that correctly.
1. Bentley Bentayga - Breitling Dashboard Timepiece
If you are fortunate enough to afford a Bentley Bentayga then you probably own a fancy watch or two... or ten. You probably have a modern smartphone too, and a laptop, and a tablet - all of these will tell you the time, but with the Bentayga, why not splash out a measly £117,000 extra to get a Breitling timepiece lodged in your dash with loads of diamonds surrounding it? It could help the resale value? That small clock in the dash is 73% of the value of the entire entry level car, which starts at £160,200.