American auto manufacturing may not be what it once was, but there are still quite a few luxury vehicles, both domestic and foreign, that call this country their physical birthplace. We thought it’d be interesting to hunt down and rank the priciest ones.
The list ranges from a halo General Motors product built to embarrass Europe’s best, to a California super EV that can hit 60 miles per hour in under two seconds. There are even a few special variants of German SUVs that just so happen to be assembled here (in fact, there are quite a few of those).
No matter the automaker, every single one of these machines is built somewhere in the US—and all of them command a price well into the six-figure mark. Who needs tariffs to balloon new car prices when there’s simply very expensive motorcars built right here at home?
Ordered by 2026 model year starting price, including destination, here are the 10 most expensive vehicles made in America.
10. BMW X6 M Competition: $135,775
- Built In: Spartanburg, South Carolina
Starting at $135,775, the 2026 BMW X6 M Competition is the 10th most expensive car built in America. The X6 is the slopey-roofed, "coupe" version of the traditional X5 SUV, and the M Competition model is the high-performance version. It packs a twin-turbocharged 4.4-liter V-8 making 617 horsepower and 553 pound-feet of torque. Zero to 60 mph happens in 3.7 seconds, and it’ll top out at 177 with the M Drivers Package.
That said, you do pay a style tax with the X6, because a mechanically identical X5 M Comp can be had for $130,875 with destination, despite it making the same power and being built in the same SUV factory in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
9. Mercedes-AMG GLS 63: $152,300
- Built In: Vance, Alabama
Like BMW, Mercedes-Benz also builds a bunch of its SUVs stateside, and its largest AMG offering, the $152,300 Mercedes-AMG GLS 63, is the ninth most expensive American-made car. It combines Benz’s three-row SUV with a handcrafted twin-turbo 4.0-liter V-8 making 603 horsepower (a mild hybrid motor adds another 21) and 627 pound-feet of torque (plus 184 via electricity).
Sixty miles per hour happens in 4.1 seconds, and the top speed stands at 174. This SUV may be built in Vance, Alabama, but it perpetually looks like it’s on its way to a paddock in Abu Dhabi, surely ferrying VIP members of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 team.
8. BMW Alpina XB7: $157,175
- Built In: Spartanburg, South Carolina
Keeping with the gussied-up luxury SUV theme, the 2026 BMW Alpina XB7 starts at $157,175 and is the eighth most expensive car made on American soil. It is, in short, the fanciest X7 you can get from a BMW factory. Yes, despite it being an Alpina, the XB7 comes out of the same Spartanburg facility that produces pretty much every other BMW SUV; the automaker officially made a move to acquire the tuner back in 2022.
The XB7 hasn’t lost any of the old Alpina magic, though. A twin-turbo 4.4-liter V-8 makes 630 horsepower, sounds magnificent doing so, and it pulls around a car that’s equal parts plush, pragmatic, and premium. It’s one of the coolest things BMW makes right now, regardless of manufacturing location.
7. BMW XM Label: $160,775
- Built In: Spartanburg, South Carolina
As for a flagship Spartanburg product that’s a little more extroverted, the 2026 BMW XM Label starts at $160,775, coming in seventh. If the XB7 is all about three-piece suits, cigars, and hedge funds, the XM is its AI startup founder sibling who’s spent most of its seed money on vape pens and eyeliner. Much has been said about the XM’s styling, but the bottom line is that this car was the worst-selling BMW of them all in 2024, and as of the 2026 model year, the base variants have been dropped, leaving the top Label version as the only XM available.
The XM Label's 4.4-liter V-8 is helped out by a plug-in hybrid system that makes 738 horsepower total, and it hits 60 miles per hour in 3.6 seconds. Billed as a sort of once-in-a-generation X-meets-M halo vehicle akin to the M1 supercar, the XM will likely either be remembered as a case study in misguided corporate hubris or an ironic, misunderstood-when-new future classic. No in-between.
6. Cadillac Escalade-V: $170,595
- Built In: Arlington, Texas
At last, an American-made car from an actual American brand: The 2026 Cadillac Escalade-V is made in Arlington, Texas. It starts at $170,595 and happens to be the sixth most expensive vehicle assembled in the US of A. The Escalade itself needs little introduction, but this V-Series version is the sportiest, most powerful gas version yet.
Under that tall hood sits a hand-built 6.2-liter supercharged LT4 V-8 pumping out 682 horsepower—it’s the same engine found in CT5-V Blackwing, Chevy Camaro ZL1, and the previous-gen Corvette Z06. This three-row, leather-lined behemoth hits 60 mph in 4.4 seconds and comes to a stop using 16.1-inch Brembo front brakes, bigger than some economy car wheels. You can even get a longer ESV version for $173,595 to start.
5. Mercedes-Maybach GLS 600: $181,250
- Built In: Vance, Alabama
As for "ultimate versions of German SUVs that happen to be built in America," the 2026 Mercedes-Maybach GLS 600 is the final boss. Starting at $181,250, it’s the fifth most expensive US-made vehicle. A twin-turbo 4.0-liter V-8 makes 550 horsepower, but the real draw of this car is arguably the comfort, aura, and badge.
The badge has been monogrammed all over the GLS 600’s front lower inserts, and there’s a $10,000 Night Series package that adds 23-inch black wheels with the Maybach M’s plastered all over them, Louis Vuitton-style. Even if it’s not really your thing, if it supports American manufacturing and maintains American jobs, then Maybach can tackily stick its logo wherever its buyers want.
4. Chevrolet Corvette ZR1: $185,395
- Built In: Bowling Green, Kentucky
As for something exponentially cooler than any SUV and more spiritually American than any Mercedes, the 2026 Chevy Corvette ZR1 is the fourth most expensive American-built car, being assembled in Bowling Green, Kentucky—the same place ‘Vettes have been coming out of since 1981.
Starting at $185,395, the C8 ZR1 uses a twin-turbo 5.5-liter, flat-plane crank LT7 V-8 that revs to 8,000 rpm and produces 1,064 horsepower and 828 pound-feet of torque, making this engine the most powerful V-8 ever made in America from a major OEM. It’ll go from zero to 60 miles per hour in just 2.3 seconds, and hit a top speed of 233. It even lapped the Nürburgring in 6:50.763. Forget the idea of a Corvette being a supercar slayer; the ZR1 is firmly in the arena of the hypercar...
3. Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X: $207,395
- Built In: Bowling Green, Kentucky
…And yet, the Corvette team still had it in ‘em for more. Slotted just above the ZR1 as the third most expensive car built in America is the 2026 Chevy Corvette ZR1X, a $207,395, 1,250-horsepower statement vehicle that pairs the flat-plane V-8 lunacy of the ZR1 with the all-wheel-drive hybrid electric motors of the E-Ray.
Zero to 60 miles per hour happens in "under two seconds," while the quarter-mile is reportedly accomplished in "under nine." When Chevy took it to the Nürburgring, it went around a full second-and-a-half quicker than the ZR1. It may be the third priciest car this country makes, but given its rocking technology and performance normally reserved for seven-figure unobtanium, 207 grand looks like a straight-up steal.
2. Lucid Air Sapphire: $250,500
- Built In: Casa Grande, Arizona
If you’re after similarly nutty performance in a more practical, more future-facing package, there’s the 2026 Lucid Air Sapphire. Built in Casa Grande, Arizona, this is the highest-performance version of Lucid’s luxury electric Air sedan.
"Fully equipped" at $250,500 after destination, the Sapphire doles out 1,234 horsepower from three electric motors (one front, two rear), a zero-to-60 time of 1.89 seconds, and a top speed of 205. Drive it normally, and it’s good for an EPA-estimated range of 427 miles. More than just a drag strip queen, stiffer track-tuned suspension, huge carbon ceramic brakes, and a dedicated Track drive mode aim to keep the Sapphire pointed in the right direction.
1. Cadillac Celestiq: $400,000 (est.)
- Built In: Warren, Michigan
The single most expensive vehicle built in America, meanwhile, doesn’t actually have a precise published list price as Cadillac lists the Celestiq’s opening ask using verbiage often reserved for real estate: "starting at low-$400K." As an ultra-luxury, "by inquiry only, extremely limited," electric sedan made to take on Rolls-Royce and Bentley, the Celestiq is essentially the Caddy to end all Caddys. Two electric motors deliver 655 horsepower, a 60-mph sprint lasting 3.7 seconds, and the EPA quotes 303 miles of range.
But the hand-built-in-Warren Celestiq is firmly the sort of car with which technical details are very much secondary. In fact, most people will likely never even see a Celestiq outside of auto shows or collection halls—Cadillac once quoted an annual production cap of 250, but apparently built just 25 for the 2025 model year. With that kind of exclusivity, a starting price on par with that of a decent, normal house in the Midwest starts to almost make sense.
10 Most Expensive Vehicles Made In America
- Cadillac Celestiq: $400,000 (est.)
- Lucid Air Sapphire: $250,500
- Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X: $207,395
- Chevrolet Corvette ZR1: $185,395
- Mercedes-Maybach GLS 600: $181,250
- Cadillac Escalade-V: $170,595
- BMW XM Label: $160,775
- BMW Alpina XB7: $157,175
- Mercedes-AMG GLS 63: $152,300
- BMW X6 M Competition: $135,775
