London. RM Sotheby's sold 56 of 64 lots at The Peninsula on Saturday. The Daytona SP3 led at £8,161,250, inside its £7.5m–£9.5m estimate. The no-reserve 458 Speciale Aperta made £1,861,250, 24% over top estimate. A Carrera GT, Diablo SE30 and 360 Challenge Stradale didn't find buyers on the night and are still looking for new homes.
Las Vegas, same day. At Broad Arrow's sale with the Concours at Wynn, an 81-mile, one-off spec Daytona SP3 was reported at $18.5m. A 458 Speciale A made $1,545,000, below its $1.65m low estimate, while London's beat its top estimate. The 106-mile 1997 F50 was reported at $18,705,000, under its "in excess of $20m" estimate. An Enzo sold at $6.55m, at the bottom of its range. Las Vegas figures are early reports; Broad Arrow's full results aren't out yet.
UK dealers. P.O.A. reports the live Auto Trader market every week: what's new, what's up, what's down. This week one London dealer raised a 458 Speciale by £50,000 to £825,000 the day after RM's sold for £792,500. A 2026 Temerario was cut 6.5% to £289,995.
New metal. McLaren named its next series supercar, the McL 820, with 820 PS, due in 2027. It also showed the McL 6GT in public for the first time in Las Vegas: a V8 with a manual gearbox, production from 2028.
This week: Ferrari reports Q3 on Tuesday. Broad Arrow sells around 60 cars in Zurich on Saturday.
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McLaren's kiwi. McLaren didn't send a press release for its next supercar's name. It put a giant kiwi statue in Covent Garden, wrapped in orange and black camouflage, with "McL 820" on its side. The kiwi is McLaren's "Speedy Kiwi" mascot, a nod to founder Bruce McLaren, born in Auckland, New Zealand, in 1937. The car behind it: 820 PS, about 809 hp, due in 2027, and reported as the 750S's successor.
The results Every hammer price in London and Las Vegas, this week's Auto Trader report and what it all means for values are in this week's P.O.A.
