Hypercars
Except otherwise stated, all results include the premium.
See also : Big Five McLaren Porsche Mercedes-Benz French cars
Chronology : 2010 2013 2014 2015 2022
See also : Big Five McLaren Porsche Mercedes-Benz French cars
Chronology : 2010 2013 2014 2015 2022
2006 Porsche 9R6 RS Spyder Evo
2022 SOLD for $ 5.6M by Gooding
Competition is expensive when it is an isolated strategy. Porsche suspended in 1999 their participation in prototype racing just after the 911 GT1 victory at Le Mans in 1998. The 9R3 project, started in 1998, came to nothing : the only prototype remained hidden for two decades.
The American Le Mans Series (ALMS) was created in 1999 to manage endurance races by taking model from Le Mans, in close collaboration with the ACO. Ingeniously the authorized cars for the ALMS were eligible for the 24 hours of Le Mans.
Porsche made its comeback in 2005 in the ALMS Le Mans Prototype LMP2 category, with a new RS Spyder. The lack of interest of the brand for the top class LMP1 surprised the observers. In fact the rules of the LMP1 were too favorable to the diesel technology with which Porsche had no plans.
The new car is referred as 9R6. This RS (RennSport) spyder designed with the help of Penske Racing is fitted with a lightweight carbon fiber monocoque chassis and a newly designed 3.4-liter four-cam V-8 engine. 17 cars are built from 2005 to 2008. The model fully dominates the LMP2 from 2006 to 2008 and influenced the 918 road car.
An evolution is released in 2007 with a power increased from 478 to 503 hp. A second evolution is made necessary in 2008 to comply with new racing rules. The best result is recorded at the 12 hours of Sebring 2008 with three RS Spyder Evo in the first four positions, the first LMP1 being third.
The second of the six Evo made for the 2007 season, completed and tested in October 2006 and titled 2007, is entrusted by the brand to DHL Porsche Penske Racing for the 2007 ALMS and as a spare car in 2008. Still keeping its as raced DHL livery, it was sold for $ 5.6M by Gooding on August 19, 2022, lot 24. The consignor described it as user friendly.
On August 24, 2018, Gooding sold for $ 4.5M as lot 44 a Porsche RS Spyder made in 2007. It was part of a group of two bought by a private team to compete in the ALMS competitions. The team gave up this project and this car had a very limited use.
The rules will change again and the success of the RS Spyder will encourage Porsche to create an LMP1, the 919. In the rearview the disdain of Porsche for the diesel looks like a good decision. The solutions of its V8 90° 4 liter engine will be reused in the development of the V8 4.6 liter engine of the 918 hybrid.
The American Le Mans Series (ALMS) was created in 1999 to manage endurance races by taking model from Le Mans, in close collaboration with the ACO. Ingeniously the authorized cars for the ALMS were eligible for the 24 hours of Le Mans.
Porsche made its comeback in 2005 in the ALMS Le Mans Prototype LMP2 category, with a new RS Spyder. The lack of interest of the brand for the top class LMP1 surprised the observers. In fact the rules of the LMP1 were too favorable to the diesel technology with which Porsche had no plans.
The new car is referred as 9R6. This RS (RennSport) spyder designed with the help of Penske Racing is fitted with a lightweight carbon fiber monocoque chassis and a newly designed 3.4-liter four-cam V-8 engine. 17 cars are built from 2005 to 2008. The model fully dominates the LMP2 from 2006 to 2008 and influenced the 918 road car.
An evolution is released in 2007 with a power increased from 478 to 503 hp. A second evolution is made necessary in 2008 to comply with new racing rules. The best result is recorded at the 12 hours of Sebring 2008 with three RS Spyder Evo in the first four positions, the first LMP1 being third.
The second of the six Evo made for the 2007 season, completed and tested in October 2006 and titled 2007, is entrusted by the brand to DHL Porsche Penske Racing for the 2007 ALMS and as a spare car in 2008. Still keeping its as raced DHL livery, it was sold for $ 5.6M by Gooding on August 19, 2022, lot 24. The consignor described it as user friendly.
On August 24, 2018, Gooding sold for $ 4.5M as lot 44 a Porsche RS Spyder made in 2007. It was part of a group of two bought by a private team to compete in the ALMS competitions. The team gave up this project and this car had a very limited use.
The rules will change again and the success of the RS Spyder will encourage Porsche to create an LMP1, the 919. In the rearview the disdain of Porsche for the diesel looks like a good decision. The solutions of its V8 90° 4 liter engine will be reused in the development of the V8 4.6 liter engine of the 918 hybrid.
2010 McLaren-Mercedes MP4-25
2021 SOLD for £ 4.8M by RM Sotheby's
The Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team of the 2010 Formula One season was made of the last two outgoing champions. In 2008 in the same team, Lewis Hamilton had been at 23 the youngest ever world champion. Jenson Button joined McLaren after his 2009 season with Ross Brawn who had succeeded to the Honda factory team.
The McLaren model used throughout the 2010 season was referenced MP4-25 and used a Mercedes-Benz engine. The chassis is made of carbon fiber molded into a honeycomb.
Both drivers raced all the 19 Grands Prix of the season. Escaping McLaren, the driver's title was won by Sebastian Vettel on Red Bull Renault. Red Bull won the constructor's championship.
The chassis MP4-25A-01 was raced with no crash or accident in eight 2010 Grands Prix, three with Hamilton and five with Button. Hamilton led it to a wheel to wheel battle with Schumacher in China and to a win in Turkey. As usual with that range of vehicles, the MP4-25 was retired after a single season.
This car was sold for £ 4.8M from a lower estimate of £ 3.6M in a single lot auction by RM Sotheby's at Silverstone on July 17, 2021, onsite between qualifying and race of the British Grand Prix. Please watch the video shared by Sotheby's.
The McLaren model used throughout the 2010 season was referenced MP4-25 and used a Mercedes-Benz engine. The chassis is made of carbon fiber molded into a honeycomb.
Both drivers raced all the 19 Grands Prix of the season. Escaping McLaren, the driver's title was won by Sebastian Vettel on Red Bull Renault. Red Bull won the constructor's championship.
The chassis MP4-25A-01 was raced with no crash or accident in eight 2010 Grands Prix, three with Hamilton and five with Button. Hamilton led it to a wheel to wheel battle with Schumacher in China and to a win in Turkey. As usual with that range of vehicles, the MP4-25 was retired after a single season.
This car was sold for £ 4.8M from a lower estimate of £ 3.6M in a single lot auction by RM Sotheby's at Silverstone on July 17, 2021, onsite between qualifying and race of the British Grand Prix. Please watch the video shared by Sotheby's.
2013 Mercedes AMG F1
2023 SOLD for $ 19M by RM Sotheby's
Mercedes-Benz had a successful participation in Formula One in 1954 and 1955. Their ambition restarted for the 2010 season with the sponsorship of the energy group Petronas. The drivers were Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher. Schumacher retired before the 2013 season and was replaced by Lewis Hamilton coming from McLaren with which he had won the 2008 drivers' championship at the age of 23.
The model for 2013 was the Mercedes AMG Petronas W04. This F1 season was the last one using naturally aspirated V-8 engines with the signature F1 soundtrack. The chassis 04 was driven by Hamilton in 14 out of the 19 events including the win in the Hungarian Grand Prix. This car was sold for $ 19M from a lower estimate of $ 10M by RM Sotheby's on November 17, 2023, lot 13.
Please watch the video shared by the auction house. The image of this car driven by Hamilton in the 2013 Malaysian Grand Prix to a third place finish is shared by Wikimedia with attribution Morio, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
The co-operation of Mercedes and Hamilton was fruitful. Hamilton won 6 drivers' championship from 2014 to 2020 and Mercedes-AMG 8 successive constructors' championships from 2014 to 2021.
The model for 2013 was the Mercedes AMG Petronas W04. This F1 season was the last one using naturally aspirated V-8 engines with the signature F1 soundtrack. The chassis 04 was driven by Hamilton in 14 out of the 19 events including the win in the Hungarian Grand Prix. This car was sold for $ 19M from a lower estimate of $ 10M by RM Sotheby's on November 17, 2023, lot 13.
Please watch the video shared by the auction house. The image of this car driven by Hamilton in the 2013 Malaysian Grand Prix to a third place finish is shared by Wikimedia with attribution Morio, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
The co-operation of Mercedes and Hamilton was fruitful. Hamilton won 6 drivers' championship from 2014 to 2020 and Mercedes-AMG 8 successive constructors' championships from 2014 to 2021.
Pagani
Intro
The mastery of engineering allows smaller car brands to reach the top level, provided that they apply a great care to all details in a limited production. Pagani and Koenigsegg are the best examples. The Pagani brand was created in 1992 by a former collaborator of Lamborghini who is a specialist in carbon fibers.
The Pagani Zonda was created in 1999 and the Huayra coupe replaced it in 2012. Each of these models has evolved over time through a practice of continuous improvement of the composite materials and of weight balancing. Packages were available for upgrading to more recent standard the previously delivered cars.
The Zonda R is a coupe for track only, made from 2009 to 2011 with a 6 litre 740 hp Mercedes-Benz V 12 racing engine.
A rival to the Ferrari FXX and to the Maserati MC12 Corsa, it targeted to be one of the fastest cars on the circuits. 4.70 m long with a 2.80 m wheelbase, it has a beautiful aerodynamical body. It claims the 100 km/h in 2.8 seconds and a top speed of 375 km/h.
Made in 2010, a Zonda R was upgraded in 2014 by the factory to the Revolucion specifications with an engine uprated to 780 hp. It was sold for $ 5.3M by RM Sotheby's on March 4, 2023, lot 171.
The Pagani Zonda was created in 1999 and the Huayra coupe replaced it in 2012. Each of these models has evolved over time through a practice of continuous improvement of the composite materials and of weight balancing. Packages were available for upgrading to more recent standard the previously delivered cars.
The Zonda R is a coupe for track only, made from 2009 to 2011 with a 6 litre 740 hp Mercedes-Benz V 12 racing engine.
A rival to the Ferrari FXX and to the Maserati MC12 Corsa, it targeted to be one of the fastest cars on the circuits. 4.70 m long with a 2.80 m wheelbase, it has a beautiful aerodynamical body. It claims the 100 km/h in 2.8 seconds and a top speed of 375 km/h.
Made in 2010, a Zonda R was upgraded in 2014 by the factory to the Revolucion specifications with an engine uprated to 780 hp. It was sold for $ 5.3M by RM Sotheby's on March 4, 2023, lot 171.
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2014 Zonda 760 LM Roadster
2024 SOLD for $ 11M by RM Sotheby's
Zonda is the historical model of the Pagani brand. To maintain an offering at the highest level of performance, the Huayra is unveiled in 2011 and the obsolescence of the Zonda is announced in 2013 with a final special edition, the Zonda Revolucion.
This is not the end of the Zondas because there are still chassis that can be used with customer specifications, each design for a single unit. These cars equipped with an AMG V-12 7.3 liter 749 hp engine constitute the Zonda 760 range. The most recent cars generally benefit from the technological innovations of the Huayra.
The Zonda LM roadster is a bespoke car built in 2014 with a body of lacquered bare carbon. It was sold for $ 11M by RM Sotheby's on December 1, 2024, lot 134. LM is the classical reference to Le Mans. This car has different headlights compared to the other Zondas, with a full cover similar to that of racing prototypes. At the rear its new spoiler is larger than the other 760s. Two rows of LEDs are added as additional brake lights at the rear.
This is not the end of the Zondas because there are still chassis that can be used with customer specifications, each design for a single unit. These cars equipped with an AMG V-12 7.3 liter 749 hp engine constitute the Zonda 760 range. The most recent cars generally benefit from the technological innovations of the Huayra.
The Zonda LM roadster is a bespoke car built in 2014 with a body of lacquered bare carbon. It was sold for $ 11M by RM Sotheby's on December 1, 2024, lot 134. LM is the classical reference to Le Mans. This car has different headlights compared to the other Zondas, with a full cover similar to that of racing prototypes. At the rear its new spoiler is larger than the other 760s. Two rows of LEDs are added as additional brake lights at the rear.
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2017 Zonda 760 Aether
2019 SOLD for $ 6.8M by RM Sotheby's
The Zonda Aether is a 760 roadster created in 2017 for a customer enthusiastic of classic driving and supercar power. Its main specificity is the manual gearbox, which had been abandoned by the brand from the Zonda Cinque variant in 2008. Another curiosity is the opening of the doors by a leather strap and not by handle. Aether is an allusion to its natural aspiration. It is undoubtedly the last Zonda with this feature.
This car has 1,400 km from new, which proves that it was reasonably used while so many other hypercars of the same generation remain confined to the garage. It was sold for US $ 6.8M from a lower estimate of $ 4.5M by RM Sotheby's in Abu Dhabi on November 30, 2019, lot 124.
Like the Koenigsegg, the Pagani are mostly road cars. The Huayra reaches 370 Km/h at top speed. It is road legal in the United States, which was not the case of the Zonda. 100 Huayra were built, limited in the deal with Mercedes-Benz which supplied Pagani in that quantity with the custom hand made engine.
The new feature of the Huayra is its active aerodynamics handled by computer to ensure an impeccable stability. On the same principle as an airplane wing, independent flaps at the four corners automatically change the shape of the car according to its speed, acceleration, rotation and to the throttle position.
A 2014 Pagani Huayra including desirable options was sold for $ 2.03M by RM Sotheby's on March 12, 2016.
A 2014 Huayra was sold for $ 2.4M by RM Sotheby's on August 19, 2017, lot 229. Announced as the first Huayra delivered to North America, it is equipped with the Tempesta upgrading package released by Pagani in 2016. Tempesta means storm and Huayra is the Quechua god of the wind. Please watch the short video shared by the auction house.
A series of 20 Huayra cars was made for the track with the reference BC honoring the first ever customer of the brand. It develops 800 hp with an AMG V-12 6 liter engine. It was originally planned for 40 units with a price tag of $ 3.5M.The first example was unveiled at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show.
A Huayra BC coupe made in 2017 and later Tempesta upgraded was sold for $ 4.3M by RM Sotheby's on December 1, 2024, lot 154.
This car has 1,400 km from new, which proves that it was reasonably used while so many other hypercars of the same generation remain confined to the garage. It was sold for US $ 6.8M from a lower estimate of $ 4.5M by RM Sotheby's in Abu Dhabi on November 30, 2019, lot 124.
Like the Koenigsegg, the Pagani are mostly road cars. The Huayra reaches 370 Km/h at top speed. It is road legal in the United States, which was not the case of the Zonda. 100 Huayra were built, limited in the deal with Mercedes-Benz which supplied Pagani in that quantity with the custom hand made engine.
The new feature of the Huayra is its active aerodynamics handled by computer to ensure an impeccable stability. On the same principle as an airplane wing, independent flaps at the four corners automatically change the shape of the car according to its speed, acceleration, rotation and to the throttle position.
A 2014 Pagani Huayra including desirable options was sold for $ 2.03M by RM Sotheby's on March 12, 2016.
A 2014 Huayra was sold for $ 2.4M by RM Sotheby's on August 19, 2017, lot 229. Announced as the first Huayra delivered to North America, it is equipped with the Tempesta upgrading package released by Pagani in 2016. Tempesta means storm and Huayra is the Quechua god of the wind. Please watch the short video shared by the auction house.
A series of 20 Huayra cars was made for the track with the reference BC honoring the first ever customer of the brand. It develops 800 hp with an AMG V-12 6 liter engine. It was originally planned for 40 units with a price tag of $ 3.5M.The first example was unveiled at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show.
A Huayra BC coupe made in 2017 and later Tempesta upgraded was sold for $ 4.3M by RM Sotheby's on December 1, 2024, lot 154.
2014 Lamborghini Veneno
2019 SOLD for CHF 8.3M by Bonhams
Since 1966 Lamborghini attribute emblematic names of bullfighting to their models : owners, breeds, equipment, exceptional animals, but excluding the toreros.
In 1879 Murcielago was spared after resisting 24 sword blows. Aventador was highlighted and even awarded for his courage in the arena in 1993.
Launched in 2011, the Lamborghini Aventador was a great success. This model managed to conciliate an extreme performance, with a top speed of 350 km/h, and mass production, 5,000 vehicles in the first five years.
On August 2, 1914 in Sanlucar de Barrameda, Veneno destroyed a young novillero by a powerful blow in the head.
Derived mainly from the Aventador and remaining homologated for the road, the Lamborghini Veneno marks nevertheless a breakthrough for the brand by integrating competition technologies for the first time. The priority given to airflow and downforce had a significant impact on the shape of the body, possibly at the expense of aesthetics.
The Lamborghini Veneno is one of the most exclusive models of the brand. The coupe was produced in 2013 in a prototype and three commercial units that had been sold before the announcement of the launch, a common practice for limited series of hypercars. Satisfied with this operation, Lamborghini manufacture a Veneno roadster in nine units in 2014.
Published after the sales, the ex factory price of the coupe was $ 4M. The roadster was worth € 3.3M excluding taxes. Customers who are frustrated at not being selected pay sometimes a higher price when one of these vehicles becomes available on second hand.
On September 29, 2019, Bonhams sold for CHF 8.3M from a lower estimate of CHF 5.2M a Veneno roadster with 325 km from new, lot 20.
A 2015 Veneno roadster with 1,780 km from new passed at SBX Cars on May 9, 2024, lot 19, and was privately sold afterward for $ 6M.
In 1879 Murcielago was spared after resisting 24 sword blows. Aventador was highlighted and even awarded for his courage in the arena in 1993.
Launched in 2011, the Lamborghini Aventador was a great success. This model managed to conciliate an extreme performance, with a top speed of 350 km/h, and mass production, 5,000 vehicles in the first five years.
On August 2, 1914 in Sanlucar de Barrameda, Veneno destroyed a young novillero by a powerful blow in the head.
Derived mainly from the Aventador and remaining homologated for the road, the Lamborghini Veneno marks nevertheless a breakthrough for the brand by integrating competition technologies for the first time. The priority given to airflow and downforce had a significant impact on the shape of the body, possibly at the expense of aesthetics.
The Lamborghini Veneno is one of the most exclusive models of the brand. The coupe was produced in 2013 in a prototype and three commercial units that had been sold before the announcement of the launch, a common practice for limited series of hypercars. Satisfied with this operation, Lamborghini manufacture a Veneno roadster in nine units in 2014.
Published after the sales, the ex factory price of the coupe was $ 4M. The roadster was worth € 3.3M excluding taxes. Customers who are frustrated at not being selected pay sometimes a higher price when one of these vehicles becomes available on second hand.
On September 29, 2019, Bonhams sold for CHF 8.3M from a lower estimate of CHF 5.2M a Veneno roadster with 325 km from new, lot 20.
A 2015 Veneno roadster with 1,780 km from new passed at SBX Cars on May 9, 2024, lot 19, and was privately sold afterward for $ 6M.
2015 Koenigsegg One:1
2019 SOLD for CHF 4.6M by Bonhams
The Swedish brand Koenigsegg, founded in 1994, is steadily pursuing and overcoming three records for which its only competitors are Bugatti and Hennessey : road speed, time 0-300-0 and engine power.
In 2014 a variant of the Koenigsegg Agera R is equipped with an engine of unprecedented power : 1360 hp, corresponding to 1 Megawatt. It weighs 1360 Kg and this conjunction of numbers provides the name for the model : One:1. This power has been exceeded on later models, the Regera and the Jesko.
0-300-0 is the time taken by the vehicle to reach 300 Km/h on the road and come back to a standstill. It assesses the progress of the technologies developed by Koenigsegg : 29.2 seconds in 2008 by a CCX, 21.19 seconds by an Agera R in 2011, 17.95 seconds in 2015 by a One:1.
The speed homologation in the Guinness Book of Records considers a two-way average for a production car that has been built to more than 30 units. It is held since 2017 by a Koenigsegg Agera RS at 447 Km/h.
This record will not last long. A Bugatti pre-prototype based on a long-tailed Chiron reached a top speed of 490.484 Km/h, achieving its goal of exceeding 300 mph. The feat, recorded by the TUV certification office, was revealed on 2 September 2019. Koenigsegg congratulated Bugatti and announced that a Jesko 300 was in preparation. The next threshold will be 500 Km/h.
The One:1 was built in 1 prototype and 6 commercial cars. One of them made in 2015 was sold for CHF 4.6M by Bonhams on September 29, 2019, lot 24. For this car in as new condition with less than 600 Km, the announced estimate had been CHF 1.8M to 2.3M. In a blog post released on June 28, Koenigsegg considered that such a value is below the market price.
In 2014 a variant of the Koenigsegg Agera R is equipped with an engine of unprecedented power : 1360 hp, corresponding to 1 Megawatt. It weighs 1360 Kg and this conjunction of numbers provides the name for the model : One:1. This power has been exceeded on later models, the Regera and the Jesko.
0-300-0 is the time taken by the vehicle to reach 300 Km/h on the road and come back to a standstill. It assesses the progress of the technologies developed by Koenigsegg : 29.2 seconds in 2008 by a CCX, 21.19 seconds by an Agera R in 2011, 17.95 seconds in 2015 by a One:1.
The speed homologation in the Guinness Book of Records considers a two-way average for a production car that has been built to more than 30 units. It is held since 2017 by a Koenigsegg Agera RS at 447 Km/h.
This record will not last long. A Bugatti pre-prototype based on a long-tailed Chiron reached a top speed of 490.484 Km/h, achieving its goal of exceeding 300 mph. The feat, recorded by the TUV certification office, was revealed on 2 September 2019. Koenigsegg congratulated Bugatti and announced that a Jesko 300 was in preparation. The next threshold will be 500 Km/h.
The One:1 was built in 1 prototype and 6 commercial cars. One of them made in 2015 was sold for CHF 4.6M by Bonhams on September 29, 2019, lot 24. For this car in as new condition with less than 600 Km, the announced estimate had been CHF 1.8M to 2.3M. In a blog post released on June 28, Koenigsegg considered that such a value is below the market price.
Ferrari LaFerrari
Intro
The planet turns green. The FIA cannot ignore this trend and announces for 2009 the authorization of the KERS in Formula 1. McLaren and Ferrari are getting some early success.
The KERS is a system transforming the braking energy into kinetic energy, avoiding a creation of overheating. The engines are designated as hybrids due to the addition of this electrical device to the conventional internal combustion engine, for the first time in the history of competition.
A total synergy still applies at Ferrari between the technologies from Formula One and those of the sports models. The experience of the F60 leads the brand to design the LaFerrari, a berlinetta which is irreversibly changing the high-end car market.
The performances in speed and acceleration of the LaFerrari are comparable to those of the Enzo. With a quarter-mile in less than 10 seconds, it overcomes the Porsche 918 and the Bugatti Veyron. All automakers will necessarily one day adopt the hybrid technologies. The race to the performance is started and no one can really predict how far it will go.
Unveiled in 2013 at the Auto Show in Geneva, the LaFerrari brings Ferrari's return to the top level of road legal berlinettas, a position that had been shaken in the previous years by the successive variants of the Bugatti Veyron.
The LaFerrari has a top speed of 350 Km/h comparable to the Ferrari Enzo and is less rare. 400 Enzo were produced from 2002 to 2004 and 499 LaFerrari from 2013 to 2015. It is indeed the pioneer of the hybrid propulsion for high-end vehicles beside the McLaren P1 and the Porsche 918 Spyder.
Its carefully chosen name indicates to the fans that LaFerrari is a culmination of the brand. It is however only a step. New bodies are being studied. The LaFerrari Aperta with a retractable roof will be officially unveiled this fall at the Paris Auto Show. The FXX-K variant for the track is existing since 2015.
The LaFerrari shared with most of its competitors its marketing strategy as a limited edition sold in advance of the realization, stirring in the secondary market the lust of the candidates who had arrived too late. The availability of such vehicles becomes a highly anticipated event and prices are now far exceeding the original commercial value.
The race to auction is also launched. The production of the LaFerrari was strictly limited to 499 cars, built from 2013 to January 2016. The frustration of the rejected candidates whose number is around 200 and of the latecomers is already blowing up the prices.
A LaFerrari made in 2014 was sold for $ 3.7M by Bonhams on August 19, 2016, lot 95. It was still under factory warranty. It was the first time a LaFerrari was offered at public auction. It was followed the next day by the example below.
On August 20, 2016 Mecum sold for $ 4.7M before fees a LaFerrari made in 2014, lot S110. Entirely black including its interior, it is one of only three LaFerrari painted in a very intense Nero Opaco. Its first owner named it Cavallo Infernale in a metal label at the base of the steering wheel. It is almost new : 340 Km on the odometer.
A LaFerrari unique in its spectacular blu elettrico finish over crema leather was sold for $ 4.1M by RM Sotheby's on January 26, 2023, lot 141. It is now 5,100 km from new. It had been delivered new in 2014 to an outstanding Ferrari collector who brought to auction a 250 GTO for $ 48M at RM Sotheby's in 2018.
The KERS is a system transforming the braking energy into kinetic energy, avoiding a creation of overheating. The engines are designated as hybrids due to the addition of this electrical device to the conventional internal combustion engine, for the first time in the history of competition.
A total synergy still applies at Ferrari between the technologies from Formula One and those of the sports models. The experience of the F60 leads the brand to design the LaFerrari, a berlinetta which is irreversibly changing the high-end car market.
The performances in speed and acceleration of the LaFerrari are comparable to those of the Enzo. With a quarter-mile in less than 10 seconds, it overcomes the Porsche 918 and the Bugatti Veyron. All automakers will necessarily one day adopt the hybrid technologies. The race to the performance is started and no one can really predict how far it will go.
Unveiled in 2013 at the Auto Show in Geneva, the LaFerrari brings Ferrari's return to the top level of road legal berlinettas, a position that had been shaken in the previous years by the successive variants of the Bugatti Veyron.
The LaFerrari has a top speed of 350 Km/h comparable to the Ferrari Enzo and is less rare. 400 Enzo were produced from 2002 to 2004 and 499 LaFerrari from 2013 to 2015. It is indeed the pioneer of the hybrid propulsion for high-end vehicles beside the McLaren P1 and the Porsche 918 Spyder.
Its carefully chosen name indicates to the fans that LaFerrari is a culmination of the brand. It is however only a step. New bodies are being studied. The LaFerrari Aperta with a retractable roof will be officially unveiled this fall at the Paris Auto Show. The FXX-K variant for the track is existing since 2015.
The LaFerrari shared with most of its competitors its marketing strategy as a limited edition sold in advance of the realization, stirring in the secondary market the lust of the candidates who had arrived too late. The availability of such vehicles becomes a highly anticipated event and prices are now far exceeding the original commercial value.
The race to auction is also launched. The production of the LaFerrari was strictly limited to 499 cars, built from 2013 to January 2016. The frustration of the rejected candidates whose number is around 200 and of the latecomers is already blowing up the prices.
A LaFerrari made in 2014 was sold for $ 3.7M by Bonhams on August 19, 2016, lot 95. It was still under factory warranty. It was the first time a LaFerrari was offered at public auction. It was followed the next day by the example below.
On August 20, 2016 Mecum sold for $ 4.7M before fees a LaFerrari made in 2014, lot S110. Entirely black including its interior, it is one of only three LaFerrari painted in a very intense Nero Opaco. Its first owner named it Cavallo Infernale in a metal label at the base of the steering wheel. It is almost new : 340 Km on the odometer.
A LaFerrari unique in its spectacular blu elettrico finish over crema leather was sold for $ 4.1M by RM Sotheby's on January 26, 2023, lot 141. It is now 5,100 km from new. It had been delivered new in 2014 to an outstanding Ferrari collector who brought to auction a 250 GTO for $ 48M at RM Sotheby's in 2018.
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2016 the final LaFerrari Coupé
2016 SOLD for $ 7M by RM Sotheby's
By setting the number of LaFerrari coupés at 499, Ferrari obviously anticipated a promotional action. The commercial production was performed from 2013 to 2015 and the 500th LaFerrari was announced in 2016.
2016 was a terrible year for Italy. The 500th coupé is the subject of a dedicated charity auction at Ferrari's initiative to help the Italian state to reconstruct the areas ravaged by the earthquakes. Its first owner will be the only one to enjoy a brand new LaFerrari without having been registered on the list of clients allowed by Ferrari before they launched the production.
The sale was managed by RM Sotheby's on December 3 in Daytona. Here is the link to the press release. The car was sold for $ 7M.
2016 was a terrible year for Italy. The 500th coupé is the subject of a dedicated charity auction at Ferrari's initiative to help the Italian state to reconstruct the areas ravaged by the earthquakes. Its first owner will be the only one to enjoy a brand new LaFerrari without having been registered on the list of clients allowed by Ferrari before they launched the production.
The sale was managed by RM Sotheby's on December 3 in Daytona. Here is the link to the press release. The car was sold for $ 7M.
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2017 the final LaFerrari Aperta
2017 SOLD for € 8.3M by RM Sotheby's
The LaFerrari Aperta was described as the culmination of the first 70 years of the Ferrari brand, combining in a road car the technological developments of the Formula 1 and of the hybrid propulsion not without a wink to the loyal customers of the Corse Clienti department.
This Aperta was the highly anticipated sequel to the LaFerrari coupe. Revealed in 2016 simultaneously with the end of production of the coupe, the Aperta with its open or convertible body was built in 2017 in 209 units, 9 for Ferrari's use in the celebrations of the year and 200 sold in advance by invitation according to the now usual process for the hypercars.
The first and last cars in a series are specifically observed by specialists. The first may be closest to the prototype. The last benefits from all the improvements developed during the production phase. The final car of the higher-end Ferrari models is now the subject of a specific charity operation.
The 400th Enzo was presented by Ferrari in January 2005 to Pope John Paul II who immediately entrusted its sale to RM Auctions to help the victims of the tsunami in Southeast Asia. It was sold by its next owner with 179 Km from new for $ 6M at RM Sotheby's on August 13, 2015.
The 500th and last LaFerrari coupe was the subject of a single lot sale jointly organized by RM Sotheby's and by Ferrari on December 3, 2016 to help the victims of earthquakes in Italy. It was sold for $ 7M.
Announced after the end of production of the first 209 cars, the 210th and final LaFerrari Aperta is the last lot of RM Sotheby's sale in the Ferrari plant in Maranello on September 9, 2017. This car still to be produced will not be exhibited at the sale. It was sold for € 8.3M from an estimate beyond € 3M, lot 154.
Just before the sale the catalogue provides the additional information as follows :
"RM Sotheby’s and Ferrari are pleased to announce that all of the proceeds of this lot will be donated to Save the Children. This lot will also be sold without buyer's premium.
"This LaFerrari Aperta will be finished in a one-of-a-kind livery in stunning metallic Rosso Fuoco with a metallic Bianco Italia double racing stripe on the bonnet and rear deck. The interior will be trimmed in black Alcantara with red leather inserts on the seats, red stitching, and glossy black carbon fiber trim."
This Aperta was the highly anticipated sequel to the LaFerrari coupe. Revealed in 2016 simultaneously with the end of production of the coupe, the Aperta with its open or convertible body was built in 2017 in 209 units, 9 for Ferrari's use in the celebrations of the year and 200 sold in advance by invitation according to the now usual process for the hypercars.
The first and last cars in a series are specifically observed by specialists. The first may be closest to the prototype. The last benefits from all the improvements developed during the production phase. The final car of the higher-end Ferrari models is now the subject of a specific charity operation.
The 400th Enzo was presented by Ferrari in January 2005 to Pope John Paul II who immediately entrusted its sale to RM Auctions to help the victims of the tsunami in Southeast Asia. It was sold by its next owner with 179 Km from new for $ 6M at RM Sotheby's on August 13, 2015.
The 500th and last LaFerrari coupe was the subject of a single lot sale jointly organized by RM Sotheby's and by Ferrari on December 3, 2016 to help the victims of earthquakes in Italy. It was sold for $ 7M.
Announced after the end of production of the first 209 cars, the 210th and final LaFerrari Aperta is the last lot of RM Sotheby's sale in the Ferrari plant in Maranello on September 9, 2017. This car still to be produced will not be exhibited at the sale. It was sold for € 8.3M from an estimate beyond € 3M, lot 154.
Just before the sale the catalogue provides the additional information as follows :
"RM Sotheby’s and Ferrari are pleased to announce that all of the proceeds of this lot will be donated to Save the Children. This lot will also be sold without buyer's premium.
"This LaFerrari Aperta will be finished in a one-of-a-kind livery in stunning metallic Rosso Fuoco with a metallic Bianco Italia double racing stripe on the bonnet and rear deck. The interior will be trimmed in black Alcantara with red leather inserts on the seats, red stitching, and glossy black carbon fiber trim."
2022 Bugatti Chiron Profilée
2023 SOLD for € 9.8M by RM Sotheby's
The performances of the supercars are more and more amazing. These road going models now arrive at auction in the months following the first deliveries. After the Bugatti Veyron, the LaFerrari and the LaFerrari Aperta came the Bugatti Chiron.
The Chiron has the same engine as the Veyron, 8 liters with 16 cylinders in W. For the rest it benefits from all the improvements imagined by the brand in its ten years of experience of the Veyron. It is taller and wider, for a better comfort and an impeccable handling up to the highest speed and in braking.
The top speed of the Chiron was early electronically limited to 420 km/h for remaining below the critical threshold of tire wear but the brand lets know that studies are ongoing to go faster. At maximum speed the fuel tank gets dry in 7 minutes. Driven on the road by Juan Pablo Montoya, a Chiron was timed in 41.96 seconds on the maneuver 0 - 400 km/h - 0, over a total distance of only 3,112 m. The story will not stop at that point. These Bugatti records were beaten or threatened by Koenigsegg.
The model had been unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2016 and a total production target of 500 vehicles was announced, to be spread over several years starting in 2017. For that first year it is estimated that 70 Chiron have been delivered.
The first Chiron exported to the USA was sold for $ 3.8M by RM Sotheby's on December 6, 2017, lot 137. Not yet registered, it had only run at that time the 400 km of its factory tests. It is titled 2018. A Chiron with less than 1,000 Km from new was sold for € 3,3M by RM Sotheby's on February 7, 2018, lot 151.
The variant Super Sport 300+ of the Bugatti Chiron is so named because it was in 2019 the first road going car to break the 300 mph speed threshold when a prototype driven by Andy Wallace reached 490 km/h (304.7 mph) at Volkswagen's test facility.
The basic Chiron body has been extended of 25 cm in the tail and streamlined for an improved balance between low drag and downforce. It is powered by a 8 liter quad-turbocharged W-16 Bugatti engine in the follow of the Veyron and previous Chirons.
A production run of 30 Super Sport 300+ was marketed in 2021 and made in 2022. The 9th is one of the eight destined for the USA. It was sold for $ 5.2M by Bonhams on January 25, 2024, lot 42. It had not been used since the factory testing. The 18th was sold for £ 4.2M by RM Sotheby's on November 5, 2022, lot 133. It has been finished in black and orange outside and inside and delivered to its first owner in January 2022. It is 2,280 km from new.
Made in 2022, the Pur Sport variant is the ultimate sub-series of the Chiron. It is limited to 60 units. The Pur Sport is 50 kg lighter than the basic Chiron. Its new features include larger air intakes and a huge fixed wing which extends over 1.90 m to generate even more aerodynamic downforce. The exhaust has been revised in titanium and produced using a 3D30 printer. New Michelin tires provide an increase in lateral grip.
The maximum speed is increased to 6,900 rpm and the gearbox ratios are shortened by 15%. Acceleration values are improved with 0 to 100 km/h in 2.3 seconds, 0 to 200 km/h in 5.5 seconds and 0 to 300 km/h in less than 12 seconds. The top speed is limited to 350 km/h, a little less than a basic Chiron. The original price tag was around € 3 million.
One of them reading less than 400 miles on the odometer was sold for $ 4.05M by Broad Arrow on March 1, 2024, lot 145.
The Bugatti Chiron met in 2022 its original target of 500 units using an 8 liter W-16 engine of the brand, modified from the Veyron. The company confirmed that it is terminated at 500.
In its six year history the Chiron had several variants made in small series for experiencing an improved speed, agility, aerodynamics, elegance. For example the Super Sport 300+ which reached an unprecedented speed for a road going car had a production run of 30 cars, in 2021 and 2022.
Built in 2022, the Bugatti Chiron Profilée is a one-off associating the driving agility of the 2020 Chiron Pur Sport with a touring elegance. This concept car has an improved airflow management and a newly developed exterior sky blue finish named Argent Atlantique, superbly associated with the bleu roi of the lower part of the body.
Consigned by Bugatti to RM Sotheby's as the last Chiron to be sold, the Profilée was sold for € 9.8M from a lower estimate of € 4.2M on February 1, 2023, lot 177, being at that time the most expensive new car model sold at auction.
It was available on a bill of sale only, in the class of European single type approval, with VAT applied to the full purchase price. Only driven for its testing, this car announced with an electronically limited top speed of 380 km/h has less than 400 km from new.
It is announced as the fastest accelerating of all Chiron models, capable of reaching 100 km/h in 2.3 seconds and 300 km/h in 12.4 seconds. Whether this performance is or not achieved, we cannot believe that the engineering of the Profilée will not be re-used.
The image of the Profilée is shared by Wikimedia with attribution Pelicanactor, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
The Chiron has the same engine as the Veyron, 8 liters with 16 cylinders in W. For the rest it benefits from all the improvements imagined by the brand in its ten years of experience of the Veyron. It is taller and wider, for a better comfort and an impeccable handling up to the highest speed and in braking.
The top speed of the Chiron was early electronically limited to 420 km/h for remaining below the critical threshold of tire wear but the brand lets know that studies are ongoing to go faster. At maximum speed the fuel tank gets dry in 7 minutes. Driven on the road by Juan Pablo Montoya, a Chiron was timed in 41.96 seconds on the maneuver 0 - 400 km/h - 0, over a total distance of only 3,112 m. The story will not stop at that point. These Bugatti records were beaten or threatened by Koenigsegg.
The model had been unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2016 and a total production target of 500 vehicles was announced, to be spread over several years starting in 2017. For that first year it is estimated that 70 Chiron have been delivered.
The first Chiron exported to the USA was sold for $ 3.8M by RM Sotheby's on December 6, 2017, lot 137. Not yet registered, it had only run at that time the 400 km of its factory tests. It is titled 2018. A Chiron with less than 1,000 Km from new was sold for € 3,3M by RM Sotheby's on February 7, 2018, lot 151.
The variant Super Sport 300+ of the Bugatti Chiron is so named because it was in 2019 the first road going car to break the 300 mph speed threshold when a prototype driven by Andy Wallace reached 490 km/h (304.7 mph) at Volkswagen's test facility.
The basic Chiron body has been extended of 25 cm in the tail and streamlined for an improved balance between low drag and downforce. It is powered by a 8 liter quad-turbocharged W-16 Bugatti engine in the follow of the Veyron and previous Chirons.
A production run of 30 Super Sport 300+ was marketed in 2021 and made in 2022. The 9th is one of the eight destined for the USA. It was sold for $ 5.2M by Bonhams on January 25, 2024, lot 42. It had not been used since the factory testing. The 18th was sold for £ 4.2M by RM Sotheby's on November 5, 2022, lot 133. It has been finished in black and orange outside and inside and delivered to its first owner in January 2022. It is 2,280 km from new.
Made in 2022, the Pur Sport variant is the ultimate sub-series of the Chiron. It is limited to 60 units. The Pur Sport is 50 kg lighter than the basic Chiron. Its new features include larger air intakes and a huge fixed wing which extends over 1.90 m to generate even more aerodynamic downforce. The exhaust has been revised in titanium and produced using a 3D30 printer. New Michelin tires provide an increase in lateral grip.
The maximum speed is increased to 6,900 rpm and the gearbox ratios are shortened by 15%. Acceleration values are improved with 0 to 100 km/h in 2.3 seconds, 0 to 200 km/h in 5.5 seconds and 0 to 300 km/h in less than 12 seconds. The top speed is limited to 350 km/h, a little less than a basic Chiron. The original price tag was around € 3 million.
One of them reading less than 400 miles on the odometer was sold for $ 4.05M by Broad Arrow on March 1, 2024, lot 145.
The Bugatti Chiron met in 2022 its original target of 500 units using an 8 liter W-16 engine of the brand, modified from the Veyron. The company confirmed that it is terminated at 500.
In its six year history the Chiron had several variants made in small series for experiencing an improved speed, agility, aerodynamics, elegance. For example the Super Sport 300+ which reached an unprecedented speed for a road going car had a production run of 30 cars, in 2021 and 2022.
Built in 2022, the Bugatti Chiron Profilée is a one-off associating the driving agility of the 2020 Chiron Pur Sport with a touring elegance. This concept car has an improved airflow management and a newly developed exterior sky blue finish named Argent Atlantique, superbly associated with the bleu roi of the lower part of the body.
Consigned by Bugatti to RM Sotheby's as the last Chiron to be sold, the Profilée was sold for € 9.8M from a lower estimate of € 4.2M on February 1, 2023, lot 177, being at that time the most expensive new car model sold at auction.
It was available on a bill of sale only, in the class of European single type approval, with VAT applied to the full purchase price. Only driven for its testing, this car announced with an electronically limited top speed of 380 km/h has less than 400 km from new.
It is announced as the fastest accelerating of all Chiron models, capable of reaching 100 km/h in 2.3 seconds and 300 km/h in 12.4 seconds. Whether this performance is or not achieved, we cannot believe that the engineering of the Profilée will not be re-used.
The image of the Profilée is shared by Wikimedia with attribution Pelicanactor, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
