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Ferrari's First EV Mocked as Ugly, Yet Chassis 0 Sells for $40 Million
Ferrari's first all-electric car, the Elettrica, has been mired in controversy since its debut. But on Saturday at RM Sotheby's Monterey auction, the first production unit, Chassis 0, still hammered for $40 million, far exceeding pre-sale estimates.

Gordon Murray S1 Debuts: 680-HP V12 Comes With Manual-Only Six-Speed, a Nod to the McLaren F1
Gordon Murray Special Vehicles unveiled the S1 at Monterey Car Week, packing a 680-hp naturally aspirated V12 with a single transmission option—a six-speed manual—and limited to just 64 units worldwide.

Freed from Racing Rules, Cadillac V-One Uses 830 Horsepower to Crash Europe's Track-Only Supercar Club
Cadillac unveiled the single-seat V-One concept at Monterey Car Week, built on the same Dallara carbon-fiber chassis as its V-Series.R race car. With racing regulations stripped away, output jumps to 830 horsepower, and the brand is evaluating a limited production run for private collectors.

Aston Martin Valen Ditches Rear Window, 838-HP V12 Front-Engine Setup Rewrites Brand Record
Aston Martin unveiled the limited-run, 150-unit Valen at Monterey Car Week, abandoning the traditional GT elegance formula in favor of a carbon fiber body, an 838-hp V12 engine, and cameras replacing the rear window—starting at $2 million.

Tearing Down a Track Car and Rebuilding It: Bugatti Destrier Debuts at The Quail
Bugatti has transformed the track-only Bolide into the one-off Destrier, standing just one meter tall. Built by Programme Solitaire, it made its debut at The Quail during Monterey Car Week.

RUF EHRA: 650 HP Paired With a Seven-Speed Manual, This Car Isn't Chasing Records
RUF unveiled the EHRA at Monterey Car Week 2026, packing a 650-horsepower twin-turbo flat-six with a seven-speed manual and all-wheel drive. The name pays tribute to Phil Hill's top-speed record, but the design brief has shifted toward long-distance comfort instead.

"Removing the Roof" Is an Understatement: Eccentrica Stripped This Diablo to Its Bones, Then Rebuilt It With 3,500 Parts
At Monterey Car Week, Eccentrica unveiled a V12 Roadster built on the original Lamborghini Diablo—underneath the open-top silhouette lies redesigned suspension, bodywork, and a 550-hp naturally aspirated V12. Only 19 will ever exist.

Aston Martin Valen: The Experimental Beast That Swapped Its Glass Rear Window for a Trunk
Aston Martin gave an early look at Valen at its Gaydon headquarters—a 150-unit limited front-engine supercar armed with color-shifting paint, 3D-printed titanium components, and an exhaust system that sounds like a pipe organ, answering the question of just how wild Special Vehicle Operations can get.

Gunther Werks GXR-Evo: They Ditched the 993's Rear Window for a Shark Fin
Gunther Werks unveiled the GXR-Evo at Monterey Car Week, limited to 15 units, with a full carbon fiber body that ditches the rear window for a shark fin, paired with a 9,000-rpm naturally aspirated engine and six-speed manual.

Only 22 Pounds Heavier With the Roof Off: Czinger 21C Spyder Goes Topless Without Losing Downforce
Czinger unveiled its first convertible supercar, the 21C Spyder, at Monterey Car Week — 1,250 horsepower, 0-60 mph in 1.9 seconds, only 30 units worldwide, starting at $2.75 million.

Lincoln 2027 Nautilus: Interior Design That Hides Its Details in the Light
The 2027 Nautilus made its debut at Monterey Car Week with modest exterior updates. What really deserves a closer look are the two new Black Label interiors—where perforations and tones only fully reveal themselves as the light shifts.