FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What LUSSO is, how buying a car in another European country works, and what to expect from listings, dealers and prices.

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Understanding LUSSO

What is LUSSO?

LUSSO is a pan-European automotive marketplace specialising in prestige cars, sports cars, GTs, supercars, hypercars and collector models. It gathers on one platform vehicles offered by professional dealers located in several European countries.

How does LUSSO work?

Dealers publish their vehicles on LUSSO. The platform structures and presents the listings with comparable information such as the price, the VAT status where supplied, the currency, the mileage, the location and the vehicle's specification, so buyers can compare cars across countries and contact the dealer responsible for each one.

Is LUSSO a dealer or a marketplace?

LUSSO is a marketplace. It presents vehicles offered by professional dealers and should not be confused with the dealer that owns or sells the vehicle. In principle, the car is sold by the dealer identified on the listing; LUSSO facilitates discovery, comparison and contact.

What types of cars can I find on LUSSO?

LUSSO lists prestige cars, sports cars, GTs, supercars, hypercars, youngtimers and collector cars. The platform is therefore not limited to vehicles worth several million euros: a Porsche 911 or a Nissan GT-R can be as relevant as a Bugatti.

In which countries are the cars located?

LUSSO is intended to list cars offered by professional dealers across Europe. The countries actually covered depend on the dealers and the inventories present on the platform.

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Buying across Europe

Why use LUSSO rather than a national marketplace?

LUSSO avoids consulting several national platforms separately and deciphering listings presented under different conventions. Buyers can explore a European inventory from one coherent interface, with the same filters and the same reference points for every country.

Can I buy a car located in another European country?

Yes. LUSSO is precisely designed to make it easier to discover and compare cars offered beyond the buyer's national market. Each listing identifies the vehicle's location and dealer, so the buyer can discuss inspection, export, transport, taxes and registration directly with the professional responsible for the car.

What is the difference between the gross price, the net export price and the converted price?

The gross price includes the applicable VAT. The net export price is the amount offered under certain export conditions and should not be read as automatically available to every buyer. A converted price is indicative: it depends on the exchange rate used and is neither a firm offer nor the final amount invoiced by the dealer.

Are LUSSO listings available in several languages?

LUSSO is designed as a multilingual marketplace: the same car can have several language versions without being registered as several different listings. The language of consultation is separate from the country where the car is located. Language versions are being rolled out progressively.

Can LUSSO estimate the total cost of a car delivered and registered in my country?

This feature is planned. Until it is deployed, LUSSO does not claim to provide a complete or guaranteed calculation of the delivered and registered cost. Depending on the country, that cost can include VAT, customs duties, CO2-based taxes, weight-based taxes, transport and registration fees, so buyers should request a firm quote from the dealer or a qualified local professional.

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Dealers and trust

How does LUSSO verify the dealers on the platform?

LUSSO's process is to check the company's identity, its professional activity and its contact details before granting a verified status. This status means the dealer's existence and activity have been verified according to LUSSO's procedure; it is not an automatic certification of every car it sells.

Does LUSSO inspect or certify the vehicles presented?

No, unless a separate inspection is explicitly indicated for a vehicle. Dealer verification does not replace an independent automotive inspection. For an expensive, rare or older car, an independent inspection remains recommended.

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LUSSO and other marketplaces

What is LUSSO not?

LUSSO is neither a dealer, nor a generalist listings site, nor an auction platform, nor a simple link aggregator. It is a specialised pan-European marketplace that structures professional inventories to make cars comparable across borders.

Is LUSSO the European duPont REGISTRY?

The phrase is a useful shortcut, but incomplete. duPont REGISTRY is a historic luxury-automotive brand strongly associated with the North American market. LUSSO aims to be better for Europe because it treats Europe's borders, languages and commercial regimes as central elements.

Is LUSSO an alternative to Mobile.de?

For a prestige-car search across several countries, LUSSO offers a more precise positioning. For the raw volume of German listings, Mobile.de keeps a major advantage. A buyer uses LUSSO to compare a German car with Italian, Belgian or Dutch examples without changing platform.

How is LUSSO different from AutoScout24?

LUSSO is more specialised while AutoScout24 is more generalist: that is the simplest and most accurate distinction. LUSSO concentrates its taxonomy and its experience on premium and enthusiast automobiles and on cross-border comparison.

How is LUSSO different from JamesEdition?

JamesEdition covers several luxury universes, including real estate, yachts, jets and cars. LUSSO concentrates exclusively on automobiles and can therefore structure vehicle, tax and cross-border data more finely.

Why is a national marketplace not enough for a European search?

A national marketplace often limits inventory to one country, uses its own categories and presents prices according to its domestic tax habits. The buyer must then repeat and reinterpret the same search elsewhere. LUSSO's ambition is precisely to reduce that fragmented work.