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The past 12 months have been the year of Kate Upton. She' go -- oh, sorry, wrong channel. 2012 has been a fantastic year in the auto industry. Further electric and hybrid innovation is promising amazing things in the future, the mid-sized sedan market is more competitive than it's ever been, mini crossovers are popping out of every manufacturer's ears, and sales have been providing some ease of mind for the first time since the economic dip.
Cars have also been getting more luxurious, more innovative, and more powerful than ever before. The best part? You don't have to go to aftermarket garages to get them. Smaller companies (and some big ones) are constantly competing for the longest-lasting headline with enormous amounts of horsepower or the biggest electric range. We sifted through the curvaceous lines and kilowatts to find the craziest cars of the past 365 days. Here are The 25 Most Outrageous Cars of 2012.
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25. Mazzanti Evantra
In the ancient Etruscan languace, "Evantra" was the goddess of immortality. In the auto language, Evantra means a car with a 603hp twin-turbo flat-six. Oh, and only five of these were built.
24. Italdesign Giugiaro Brivido Concept
The 360 horsepower on this car is not the reason the Giugiaro Brivido made the list. The unique design of the hybrid is enough to earn it a spot.
23. Exagon Furtive eGT
The Exagon Furtive, which runs on two Siemens electric motors, jumps to 62 mph in just 3.5 seconds and has a top speed of 155 mph.
22. Dimitri Bez's Hexa Concept
We're all for innovation, but at some point, you gotta say, "I don't want my car looking like an oversided golf ball. Dimples on the car reduce drag for the solar car, but they also heavily reduce the visual appeal.
21. Mercedes-Benz Energ-G Force
There were actually a large amount of crazy SUV concepts that popped up at shows this year, but the Ener-G Force off-roader is easily at the top of the list. The result of a future police vehicle competition, the Ener-G runs on recycled water, with a range of about 500 miles. Peace out gas guzzling SUVs.
20. Renault Alpine Concept
As a celebration of Alpine Berlinette's 50th anniversary, the company released this beautiful concept, which draws from the original A110 and is built on the Megane Trophy platform. It runs on a Renault V4Y 3.5-liter, 400hp V6.
19. DoniRosser AmoritGt Concept Car
It's the first Brazilian supercar. It's got a 1,007hp Dodge Viper V10. It costs $2,000,000.
18. Arrinera Hussarya
When you find another car that has 600 horsepower and has thermal nightvision for less than $165,000, you let us know. We doubt it'll beat out the jet fighter-inspired Arrinera.
17. Lamborghini Perdigon Concept
By the computer-generated images you see above, you might think that this Lamborghini concept came from the actual design minds in Italy. That would be false. These constructions are from Ondrej Jirec, a senior design student at the Art Center College of Design in Cali. Sticking to usual Lambo form, the Perdigón concept is modelled after the F117 Nighthawk, the Lockheed stealth ground-attack aircraft, and the F22 Raptor. We almost gave that front intake a spot on the list entirely to itself.
16. Toyota Dragquoia
Hearing the absurd Sequoia-based Dragquoia rev up at SEMA nearly blew out our ears, confirming that this animal was worth every penny for Toyota to build it. With a quarter time under 10 seconds, your kids would never be late to band practice ever again.
15. smart forstars concept
The forstars concept literally has a projector built into the front fascia. So, now you can spit game, while you're watching an intimate movie on the side of a barn, on the wall of a parking garage, or in the back of a grocery store. Wherever fits your style, really.
14. Lazarrini Design 550 Italia
We're still applauding the lunatic that decided to put a full Ferrari V8 engine from a 458 Italia into a Fiat 500. It pushes all the right buttons with its obnoxious wing, hood scoop, and 550 horsepower.
13. Ugur Sahin Design Alfa Romeo 12C GTS Concept
Even people who aren't too fond of Alfa Romeo's distinct styling can't deny that Ugur Sahin Design's 2012 Alfa Romeo 12C GTS Concept is simply stunning. In efforts to "reinterpret Alfa Romeo's historic lines, surfaces, and styling cues with fresh perspective," Ugur Sahin gave the car a "forward-movement" look. For now, the car is just a concept, but we're positive some investors will be willing to make this striker a reality.
12. Mercedes-Benz SF1 Concept
The "S" stands for "sport," the "F" stands for "scharfsinn," and the "1" represents the car being the first of its kind. Steel Drake, who is not officially affiliated with Mercedes-Benz created this furuturistic concept as an idea of how the brand's sharper designs could continue to evolve.
11. Lexus LF-LC
One of the sharpest concepts of the year (especially in this stunning blue), the LF-LC hybrid boasts 498 horsepower. We're liking the direction that Lexus is going with this.
10. NIssan DeltaWing
Nissan's DeltaWing might be the most ground-breaking design of the year (shut it, Tesla Model S). The pointy design has provided an entirely new avenue in Le Mans and could take the spot of the Oreca FLM09 as the LMP Challenge spec car.
9. Eterniti Motors Artemis
Claimed as "world's first super SUV," the Artemis pushes 600 horsepower under that fugly exterior. We're not really sure who wants an ultra-powerful SUV, but the market has officially been opened.
8. Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Coupé Electric Drive
The color of the electric SLS AMG is enough to find a spot here, but the fact that this has 177 horsepower and 259 ft-lbs more than the 6.2-liter gasoline engine is astounding.
7. Lamborghini Urus
As more and more luxury and foreign manufacturers look to enter different markets, the Lamborghini Urus wowwed the world this year with its lines that could poke your eye out. Few things are more outrageous than an SUV big brother to the Aventador.
6. Hennessey Venom GT2
The updated GT is going to have 1,500 horsepower. ONE THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED.
5. McLaren X-1
The X-1 was possibly the most head-shaking, eye-bulging, and intriguing releases of 2012. Designed by 34-year-old Hong Yeo, who came right out of of school at the World College of Art in London, the X-1 was a commissioned one-of-one supercar that shows a 100 percent unique use of the MP4-12C chassis.
4. Nissan Juke-R
Millionaires forced Nissan to produced a 25 examples of this 545hp crossover that's got a transplanted GT-R engine in it. It'll also cost you a whopping $600,000, which might be worth the enjoyment of shredding Ferraris and Mercedes-Benzes.
3. BMW i8 Spyder Concept
The i8 hybrid is an example of design innovation at its best. The gorgeous BMW maintains stylish appeal, while breaking into a mainstream hybrid supercar market, with a TwinPower turbo engine that will still deliver a combined 87 mpg.
2. Rimac Concept_One
With an exterior designed by Pininfarina, an interior shaped by Vilner, and four individual-wheel 92kW motors running the power, the Rimac Concept_One is about as luxurious as its $980,000 sticker suggests. The Croation company announced after the Top Marques show in Monaco this year that 88 of these 1,088-horsepower beasts will be created. The Concept_One, which really isn't a "concept" anymore, can get up to 372 miles on a single charge, and hits 62 mph in a neck-jerking 2.8 seconds.
1. McLaren P1
The McLaren P1 is set to be the biggest debut of the year in 2013. Ready to succeed, but certainly not follow or replace, the F1, the P1 has extremely flowing, radical design, featuring a giant wing, bulging honeycomb taillights, and those signature McLaren tick eyes. Though the final design has yet to be released, the above picture is about as close to the real deal as a concept can get. Initial numbers were $1.56 million and 960 horsepower.