Cars you
won’t see on Nigerian roads.
Even with
the current recession, Nigerians are known to buy some of the most exclusive
automobile brands in the world, From the Bentleys to the Rolls- Royce’s,
Lamborghini to the Veyron…they are all on our roads especially in cities like
Lagos and Abuja…Nigerians indulge, due to this current recession though, cars
imported into the country has dropped sharply but even when all was rosy, there
are just some brand of luxury vehicles you won’t find on Nigerian roads, some
because of how exclusive they are, others because the technology that powers
them is not readily available or simply some really have outrageous prices
attached to them.
Here are
some of the automobiles you won’t find on our roads
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Koenigsegg : The Swedish super sport car
company has three models in its line-up, very unlikely you would find any of them on Lekki-Epe expressway. It has
the CCXR Trevita, the 1 & Regera…exquisite pieces of automobile engineering
.Tesla
Models : Model S and their rrecent SUV Model X…chance is Naija still has a long
way to go before the ride on our roads, for Tesla makes full plug in electric
vehicle, no internal combustion engine in these ones, we don’t even have enough
power to charge our phones yet talk less of a vehicle…long thing indeed.
W Motors Lykan Hypersport : You may recall the Lykan Hypersport from
its starring role in the blockbuster Furious 7, where the Lebanese supercar
crashed through not one, not two, but three skyscrapers in Dubai.
Hennesy
Venom GT : There is a raging argument about which is the fastest production car
in the world…many believe it’s the Bugatti Veyron Supersport but no, The
Hennesy Venom holds the Guinness book of world records as the fastest
production vehicle in the world.
Pagani : Pagani
has basically two models under the company, the Pagani Huayra BC and the Zonda, the Zonda has
variants, there is the original Zonda, the Zonda R, Zonda R Evolution and even
Zonda Revolucion…Not gonna find any on these streets, zondas are so limited
some eventual owners had to wait three years to buy one of these bad boys
Mercedes-
Benz G63 AMG 6x6 : Imagine The G Wagon on steroids with 6 wheels instead of
four, with tires you can inflate and deflate according to the surface you are
driving on. It was launched in early 2013 and by early 2015, the company
declared the model completely sold out, so the only way to get one now is to
buy it from an owner….probably an Arabian Prince somewhere in the middle east.
Lamborghini
: Yes there are some models of Lambos here, but even some Lamoghini are hard to
come by anywhere in the world, three of their must exclusive models includes
the Centenario LP, Sesto Elemento (sixth Element) and the Veneno
Ferrari –
Yemi Alade would have to do with the more common Ferrari, not that any type of
Ferrari is common to begin with but even among the Ferrari Models, The Ferrari
Le Ferrari (so good, they had to name it twice) it’s Le Ferrari FXX K, F^)
America and the tongue twisting Pininfarina Sergio are not to be seen by just
any pair of eyes
Aston Martin
One 77 -The British automaker wanted to
make a vehicle so exclusive they made just 77 models of this vehicle, hence the
name…And the 77 Lucky individuals paid for them even before they rolled out of
the factory. Arguably the most classically handsome car on the list, this car
is built around a carbon fibre monocoque chassis , with a handcrafted aluminium
body giving it its sophisticated , aggressive look.
Zenvo ST1 –
assembled in Zealand, Denmark, the Zenvo ST1 is less of a car and more of a
caged animal, it creates and obscene amount of power so much the engine caught
fire on the Top gear track, the company however claims Top gear’s crew hours of
extreme driving of the vehicle led to the fire. Nevertheless…Maybe this one
should just stay away from our roads.
Mclaren P1 –
The Mclaren brand has roots in racing, so they decided to come up with a car
that feels like a formula 1 car but street legal so they came up with a P1 aka
the widow maker…it’s fast, it look menacing…A rocket on wheels really
Rolls Royce Phantom
Serenity : The Phantoms are here though but the serenity is like a VVIP section
in a VIP club that one has to wait a life time to even get into…looks every other phantom except this is specially
made and it’s the based on the Phantom Series two..(Neither Sultan nor Oni has
one, theirs are series one) and the taken into some special after production
customization with military grade security features
Bugatti
Chiron – Bugatti Veyron is now old news, although there are also versions of
the Veyron that would be hard to come by…like the Veyron Vitese or the limited
Mansory Vivere edition cooked by German witch doctors. it’s latest sibling is
not at car dealerships yet, those that have them in their garages are those
that have paid for them even before the company started mass production…Maybe
we’ll see this one sometime in the future because the name Bugatti somehow
seems to excite the money bags in Naija
Honourable
Mention – Mercedez Benz Maybach Exelero
By far the
most expensive car our list, the Exelero makes its appearance under honourable
mentions due to its one –off status, The Maybach was also built in 2004, but
that makes its sticker price more impressive, Adjusted for Inflation, it would
cost around $10.1 Million dollars in the US today…(Don’t bother converting that
to Naira) close to the GDP of a small Island Nation. To see one on our roads
would be sinful in fact!
