Corvette ZR1 Blue Devil

The 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 is the fastest, most powerful 638 horsepower, and, at nearly $105,000 base, most expensive production automobile GM has ever built. It's also the first showroom Vette capable of exceeding 200 mph. The ZR1's mission: Stomp on blueblooded sports cars like so many internal-combustion roaches. And the first ZR1 comparison test (February 2009), stomp it did, obliterating a Nissan GT-R, a 530-horsepower Porsche GT2, and a $350,000 Ferrari 599 GTB. During an impromptu four-way drag race, the ZR1 roared off to such a devastating win, it actually made the white Ferrari turn "beat" red.

U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet Blue Angel

Blue Angel 7, an immaculate, blue-and-gold U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet strike fighter jet; a $25 million ice pick with razor-blade airfoils and 32,000 pounds of afterburner-fed thrust. The F/A-18S used by the Blue Angels have their nose cannons removed, inverted fuel pumps and a smoke-oil tank installed, and a special high-effort spring in the flight-control stick (for more precise control). If necessary, each aircraft can be readied for combat duty in just 72 hours.