The 5 Most Exciting Supercars at This Year’s Miami Concours
Richard Alvarez, courtesy of the Miami Concours
Miami’s vibrant Design District is once again transforming into an exotic-car show extraordinaire with the eighth edition of the Miami Concours, being held Sunday, February 16, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. This iteration will be a 150-car exhibition with “Record Breakers” as the theme. As that’s the focus, some of the fastest, most iconic supercars on the planet are set to be prominent on the Design District’s red-carpet-covered 40th Street.
“The most exciting part of this year’s Miami Concourse is the World’s Fastest Feature—a first-of-its-kind gathering of the most important top-speed postwar cars,” says John Temerian, founder of Miami supercar dealership Curated. “This unparalleled moment will showcase legends like the original Ruf CTR Yellowbird, a 211 mph car in 1987, the McLaren F1, known for its 240 mph top speed, the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport, one of the fastest production cars in the world at 267.8 mph, and a few other surprises.”
The free-to enter event also celebrates fashion, music, art, and culinary delights with the Design District’s funky Jungle Plaza event space becoming an automotive entertainment park called the Enclave. In addition, VIP exclusives will revolve around the Moore Miami, a newly restored private club. Yet it’s the cars that are the real stars, and here are five of our favorites.
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1983 Lamborghini Countach LP5000S
Image Credit: Miami Concours While a top speed of 183 mph wouldn’t make the headlines today, back in the 1980s it was astonishing. The 1983 Lamborghini Countach LP5000S being shown at the concours is one of just four finished in this stunning Bleu Tahiti color scheme, and was among the 302 examples produced between 1982 and 1985.
The big news that came with the LP5000S was the switch to an updated 348 hp, 4.8-liter V-12 engine, replacing the previous 4.0-liter mill. When the team at Car and Driver magazine tested the model in 1983, the so-called “Italian Wedge” shrieked from a standstill to 60 mph in 5.4 seconds, and covered zero to 100 mph in 12.1 seconds.
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1994 Jaguar XJ220
Image Credit: Miami Concours Jaguar’s iconic, mid-engined XJ220 supercar entered the Guinness Book of World Records in 1992 by reaching 217.1 mph, the fastest speed ever attained by a standard production car, at least up to that period.
The Le Mans Blue example being displayed on the red carpet in Miami is one of 281 built between 1992 and 1994, and has just 1,988 miles on its odometer. While developed around Jaguar’s legendary V-12, the production XJ220 was ultimately given a 3.5-liter twin-turbo V-6 producing around 542 hp. That’s enough to allow the all-wheel-drive cat to pounce from zero to 60 mph in 3.6 seconds.
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McLaren F1
Image Credit: Miami Concours To see a McLaren F1, any F1, up close makes for a special occasion. And one of the best will be taking pride of place at the Miami Concours. Finished in a striking shade of moss green with a rich brown interior, it is one of the 106 examples made between 1992 and 1998.
Powered by a thundering 6.0-liter BMW V-12 delivering 618 hp, the McLaren F1 set a record for a production car’s top speed in 1998, reaching 240.1 mph, ousting Jaguar’s XJ220 from the throne. With the F1 selling for up to $20 million these days, it’s fine to look, just don’t touch.
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2008 Koenigsegg CCX
Image Credit: Miami Concours This stealthy, gloss-black rocket ship, being displayed by Curated Vintage Supercars, is one of the lowest-mileage examples of the Koenigsegg CCX in existence, with just 360 miles on the clock. One of only 29 built between 2006 and 2010, this two-seater—bodied in carbon fiber and Kevlar—is fit with an 806 hp, 4.7-liter supercharged V-8 engine.
The power-train configuration enables the CCX to hit a top speed of 245 mph. The car set to be showcased is chassis No. 046 dressed in Storm Black with a unique varnish finish. Through those forward-flipping dihedral doors is a cockpit defined by a sea of carbon fiber, black leather, and Alcantara.
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2012 Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport
Image Credit: Miami Concours In 2010, Bugatti’s Veyron 16.4 Super Sport shattered the world production-car speed record when it accelerated to 267 mph. But that’s what happens when a 1,200 hp, 8.0-liter quad-turbo W16 is a car’s beating heart.
The Veyron that will be featured at the Miami Concours is another from the Curated Vintage Supercars collection and is number 37 of 48 produced. It’s also one of only eight that came to North America and the only U.S.-spec example of the model painted deep Metallic Black with an all-black interior. With just 4,134 miles on the odometer, it’s ready to be driven.
