In case you missed it, here is Lamborghini's latest invention. It is called the Murcielago (mercy-AY-lah-go) and is named after the famed Spanish bull that defied matadors 122 years ago. Obviously, being a hand-built exotic, production will be very limited, at approximately 400 cars per year. The power plant is a 6.2L V12 engine that yields 580bhp* and 479lb-ft of torque. The Murcielago will scoot along at 210 mph, and reach 60 from a dead stop in a mere 3.7 seconds. The car features 'active aerodynamics', which means that spoilers deploy only at high speed, when needed. The price should be somewhere north of $200,000. (alt src=Cigar Aficionado - Apr 2003)

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If you'd prefer a domestic model, you could try Steve Saleen's hand built S7. The S7 features a massive 7.0L V8 that makes 550hp* and 525lb-ft of torque. The S7 debuted in 2000, and won 4 GT championships in 2001. It is built from the S7R model that makes 600hp and has a pretty proven track record, as Saleen notes on their website:

With four Saleen customer teams entered in four series around the world, the Saleen S7R customer teams have set 29 poles and 27 fastest laps and won 19 out of 32 races this season -- quite possibly the finest inaugural race season for any marque in history.

If you want to purchase one, however, you'll have to put down $100,000 deposit and wait for it to be built. The full MSRP is $395,000, and the production is super exclusive with an estimated 400 models built over a 4 year production run.

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* bhp and hp are not necessarily equivalent.