LUSSO Journal
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Koenigsegg CCGT1: 1,600 hp and only 70 cars
Koenigsegg has revealed the CCGT1, a road-legal tribute to the one-off CCGT that was built for GT1 racing and never raced. 1,280 hp on pump fuel, 1,600 hp on E85, 800 kg of downforce and an edition of 70.
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The 1967 AAR Eagle Mk I Gurney-Weslake, estimated at $9 million RM Sotheby’s estimates this 1967 AAR Eagle Mk I at $7 million to $9 million: chassis 103, the Gurney-Weslake V12 grand prix car whose value has very little to do with its own race results. - 03
Bugatti’s Destrier one-off will cost more than €10 million Bugatti has published no price for the Destrier. The previous Solitaire car passed €10 million on the record, which places this 1,600 hp one-off far above the Bolide it is built on. - 04
A one-off Bugatti Chiron Super Sport, estimated at $4.8 million Bonhams brings a 2024 Chiron Super Sport in Glacier over Rouge Étoilé to Laguna Seca on 13 August 2026. One of roughly 80 built, under 1,325 miles, estimated at $4.3 to $4.8 million. - 05
Bugatti’s last W16 Mistral could bring $9.5 million One of 99 Mistrals, the last road Bugatti powered by the quad-turbo W16, comes to RM Sotheby’s Monterey sale on 14 August 2026 with 321 miles, a $7.5 to $9.5 million estimate and a verified 282 mph run behind it. - 06
This $3 million McLaren Solus GT began as a video game car Chassis 20 of 25, a single-seat track car with a Judd-derived V10 revving to 10,000 rpm, comes to RM Sotheby’s Monterey sale on 14 August 2026 estimated at $2.5 to $3 million. - 07
A 227-mile Ferrari Daytona SP3 could bring $12 million Chassis 297567 left Maranello in July 2023 in Giallo Triplo Strato with a bespoke Atelier specification. Three years and 227 miles later, RM Sotheby’s estimates it at $10–12 million in Monterey. - 08
Nick Mason’s McLaren F1 GTR is estimated above $35 million Chassis 10R, the first 1996-specification F1 GTR and a McLaren works prototype owned by the Pink Floyd drummer for 25 years, carries a value in excess of $35 million at RM Sotheby’s Monterey sale on 15 August 2026. - 09
Ferrari HC25: the one-off F8 Spider revealed in Texas The Ferrari HC25 pairs the non-hybrid twin-turbo V8 of the F8 Spider with unique bodywork inspired by Maranello’s latest design language, a Special Projects one-off unveiled at the Circuit of the Americas. - 10
The 10 most expensive cars sold at Monterey Car Week 2025 A $26 million Ferrari Daytona SP3 led a record-heavy top 10 that also included an F40 LM, an F50 and a 1935 Mercedes-Benz 500 K. RM Sotheby’s Monterey sale passed $165 million with 87 percent of lots sold. - 11
A 284-mile Lamborghini Sián could bring $3 million at The Quail One of 63 Sián FKP 37 coupes is heading to Broad Arrow’s 2026 Quail Auction with a $2.5 million to $3 million estimate: a one-owner car showing 284 miles, with the 808-horsepower hybrid V12. - 12
A black Ferrari F50 enters RM Sotheby’s Sealed July sale The Classiche-certified F50 was delivered in Rosso Corsa, later repainted Nero by Carrozzeria Zanasi and offered through a confidential sealed auction. Chassis 106715, number 244 of 349, shows 26,200 kilometres. - 13
What four RM Sotheby’s July sales reveal about collector cars From a £3.6 million Ferrari F40 in Britain to a €2.5 million 599XX Evo in Germany, July’s sales rewarded rarity, condition and clear provenance. Every published result, from Lake Tegernsee to Abu Dhabi. - 14
Apollo Intensa Emozione for sale: what 1/10 costs, and where they surface Ten cars were built, all sold before the first was delivered. A 6.3-litre Ferrari-derived V12 revving to 9,000 rpm, 1,250 kg, and 1,350 kg of downforce. What it cost new, and what happens when one comes up. - 15
The Apollo IE “Carbon Dragon”, N°5/10, is for sale in Greenwich Chassis 005 of the ten Intensa Emoziones, in exposed carbon over red leather, is with Miller Motorcars at $3,500,000. The model set its only public price in August 2025, and that car was missing its interior.