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What costs more than $570,000 per kilo? The Bugatti Veyron Diamond Limited Edition.

However don’t be fooled into thinking this is the latest in the long line of special editions from the Volkswagen-owned supercar brand Bugatti, instead this is the world’s most expensive model car.

It’s a 1:18 scale sculpture of the famed Veyron, rendered in 24-carate gold and platinum – and set off by a flawless 7.2 carat solitaire diamond in the grille.

Fashioned by luxury British designer Stuart Hughes and Munich craftsman Ropbert Gulpen, only three of the Diamond Limited Edition models will be made. And the price, a solid two million pounds about $4 million!

That makes the miniature car twice as much as the real thing. So maybe one for the garage and one for trophy cabinet?

On a separate but related note, you still would not want to crash your real Veyron though would you?

An American millionaire has blamed a low-flying pelican for crashing his million-dollar Bugatti Veyron into a lagoon. Texan Andy House had only just taken delivery of the supercar and was on a test drive when he skidded off a road.

He told cops that he had dropped his mobile phone and after picking it up had been startled by a low-flying pelican sending him careering into the water. The car, which is named after a Grand Prix racing driver of the mid-20th century, is claimed to be the world’s fastest production car and is one of only 15 in the US.

Andy escaped unhurt in the crash, which is more than can be said for his beloved car which is a write-off!