There has been a lot of expensive supercars that have been crashed, damaged and destroyed in movies. We are going to be looking at the Lykan Hypersport Supercar as it is the most expensive car that has been destroyed in a movie. This car is worth millions of dollars!
The Lykan was a car that was featured in The Fast & Furious franchise. It is the most expensive car to ever feature in the franchise to date. There are only seven units known to be in existence and the movie franchise destroyed one of them… Or did they?
Turns out, that W Motors, did in fact manufacture a car just like the Lykan for the movie but they just took out some of the more expensive bits so that the franchise did not destroy one of the seven original cars.
Let’s take a look at the Iconic Lykan Hypersport that featured in the Fast & Furious 7 movie.
Everything you need to know about the most expensive car destroyed in a movie… The Lykan Hypersport Supercar.
About Fast & Furious 7
Furious 7, which is known as Fast &Furious 7, is a 2015 American action-thriller film, directed by James Wan and written by Chris Morgan. It is the sequel to Fast & Furious 6 (2013) and the seventh installment in the Fast & Furious franchise.
The film stars Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Jordana Brewster, Djimon Hounsou, Kurt Russell, and Jason Statham.
If you like watching movies that have a lot of action, great cars, romance on the side and a lot of destruction along the way, the Fast & Furious movies are perfect for you. The nice thing about these movies is that yes they have a great cast but the cars in the movie are the real stars in the show. The movie features cars such as:
- 1970 DODGE CHARGER R/T
- 1970 PLYMOUTH BARRACUDA
- 1967 CHEVROLET CAMARO Z28
- 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER SRT8
- 2010 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STi
- 2014 BUGATTI VEYRON
- 2010 DODGE VIPER
- 2015 DODGE CHARGER
What you need to know about the Lykan Hypersport
The name is derived from an advanced species of Wolves called ‘Lycan’ in mythical legends. It has a total of 440 diamonds embedded in the LED headlights, this car is the first car to ever have diamonds in the headlights. This feature is one of the many reasons why the car costs so much.
The Lykan features the world’s first holographic mid-air display with interactive motion control. It is an awesome feature that the car has that would be great to see in other supercars as well one day.
In terms of power and performance, this car is a demon! It is on par with most supercars on the market today. It comes with a twin-turbocharged 3.7 liter, flat 6 engine. It is paired with a 6-speed sequential manual transmission or you can also get a 7-speed dual-clutch. The transmission is paired with a limited-slip differential and is mounted transversely at the rear of the car. This car produces 780 horsepower with a torque reading of 708 lb-ft.
The body is made of hand-crafted carbon fiber. It has angular lines that give this car a futuristic look and feel which car enthusiasts live for. It is an amazing car to drive and the car sounds are like music to our ears.
What else was destroyed during the movie?
Even though Vin Diesel and his crew are astonishing wrecking machines for the good guys, they caused way more financial damage than the bad guys. I mean think back to one of the earlier movies where a car was driven off the road and into a boat... They have destroyed a lot more than just cars in The Fast & Furious 7 movie.
53 buildings were damaged, 31 buildings were destroyed and an additional 432 items were damaged. During the opening sequence in ‘Furious 7’, Dechard Shaw who was played by Jason Statham, blasted through a hospital and he has blasted through a few other expensive buildings to date. He is responsible for $ 187 million in damages to date!
All in all, throughout the entire Fast & Furious story, they have around $ 500 million in damages and there is still another movie on its way. That is a lot of money spent on destroying things but it did look like the crew had a blast doing so.
How much is the Lykan Hypersport worth?
Before we have a look at the price tag on this car, let's remind ourselves what the car was used for in the movie. The Lykan was used to jump buildings in Abu Dhabi in the Fast & Furious 7 movie.
The Lykan Hypersport by W Motors is worth around $ 3.5 million! That is why it is known as the most expensive car to be destroyed in a movie to date.