The Audi ABT RS6-R 740 hp Avant: The world’s most practical supercar

The €110,000 (US$120,000) Audi RS6 Avant has been the highest performance variant in the Audi A6 range since 2002, and is now only available in estate car guise: an eccentric combination of 600 hp supercar performance blended with a civilized eight-spe… Continue reading The Audi ABT RS6-R 740 hp Avant: The world’s most practical supercar

Original Flash Gordon comic strip sells for $512,000

As we forecast in our recent extensive feature covering the 2019 science and technology auction year, science fiction memorabilia is hot and getting hotter, regardless of COVID-19. This was validated with the US$512,000 sale last week of the original S… Continue reading Original Flash Gordon comic strip sells for $512,000

Pictorial: 25th annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance

Cars that can win a major international concours event always have a story to tell, though it is indeed rare that the two “best in show” cars have stories that are as extraordinary as the winners of the 25th Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance.Continue R… Continue reading Pictorial: 25th annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance

Ducati four-cylinder Grand Prix “unicorn” heads Bonham’s museum sale

Unicorns are fabled beasts, and in the collectible motorcycle world, some of the impossibly rare machinery of legend falls into the same category. These are the bikes that almost never reach auction because a deal is done well before a public offering … Continue reading Ducati four-cylinder Grand Prix “unicorn” heads Bonham’s museum sale

The million dollar cars: 2020 Amelia Island collectible car auctions

Now firmly entrenched behind only Pebble Beach as the largest single collectible car celebration in America, Amelia Island is a concours event of the highest order, and in the monied environs of America’s retiree Capital of Florida, one of the three la… Continue reading The million dollar cars: 2020 Amelia Island collectible car auctions

Brass-era Renault Vanderbilt Grand Prix Racer for sale

This is the story of a car so lavish and extravagant that it was one of the most exclusive, fastest, most capable automobiles in the world when 11 were unleashed on American roads in 1907. In a deal brokered by William K Vanderbilt, a batch of 11 35/45… Continue reading Brass-era Renault Vanderbilt Grand Prix Racer for sale

Top 25 most expensive motorcycles sold in Monterey 2019

While the collector car auctions suffered a significant downturn during Monterey Car Week this year, the motorcycles that went to auction had some very strong results, with two Crockers selling into the five most valuable motorcycles of all t… Continue reading Top 25 most expensive motorcycles sold in Monterey 2019

Pictorial: The Quail Motorsport Gathering 2019 hosts a raft of new car debuts

“The Quail – a Motorsport Gathering” continues to grow in stature. Already a world class automotive lifestyle event and concours of significant gravitas, this year “The Quail” played host to 11 major vehicle debuts from Acura, Aston Martin, B… Continue reading Pictorial: The Quail Motorsport Gathering 2019 hosts a raft of new car debuts

Bugatti's new 1600hp, $8.8 million Centodieci

Stephan Winkelmann, President of Bugatti, announces the new Centodieci

Bugatti chose today’s Quail Motorsports Gathering at Monterey Car Week to take the wraps off its latest hypercar, the Centodieci. The Centodieci pays homage to the Bugatti EB110 built in the 1990s, with all ten cars in the limited production run already sold at EUR€8,000,000 (plus VAT) apiece. The familiar 8.0-litre Bugatti W16 engine has been tweaked to produce 1,600 hp at 7,000 rpm, providing an electronically capped 380 km/h top speed.

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