Modern Exotics At Barrett Jackson
Veyron, mid-engined Beast with a 1001-strong, four-turbocharged W16 engine, is one of the two time-machine multi-room functions of sales back to back in the afternoon on the third day of the Las Barrett-Jackson auction in Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay.
Immediately after the Bugatti is a magnificent example of advanced technology and design, 2009 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Roadster, is essentially new with only 600 miles on its odometer.
This pair of Primo exotic represents the pinnacle of the recent initiative of Barrett-Jackson that the company calls “modern vintage cars, mostly late-model supercars of the most exclusive car manufacturers in the world. These instant collectible is a natural step, says the auction, with a typical register of vintage and classic car collector.
“We were the first to demonstrate the importance of modern collectible cars that our customers benefit from the acquisition of as much as they have their vintage cars,” said Craig Jackson, Chairman / CEO of Barrett-Jackson.
Bugatti and McLaren have been cordoned off to show the rest of the more than 500 collector cars that sell for three days of auction Las Vegas. Speed broadcast 21.5 hours of live trading.
Two rare sports cars are the centers of attention, and subjects hundreds of pictures from the auction visitors who look with astonishment at the exotic forms. Bugatti seems that something from outer space, while McLaren blends beautifully modern and classical forms.“It’s certainly something you will not see on the street every day,” said Jerry Peak Las Vegas, as he looked at McLaren. “I used to see old cars here from all over the world, but yes, it’s a new twist.”
Veyron is number 80 of only 300 that have been produced around the world. List price was about 1,8 million dollars for the coupe and a $ 2 million recently introduced convertible Targa.
Veyron was presented to the world at Tokyo Motor Show in 2005 to immediate recognition. Six of them were sold to the Dubai Motor Show, which followed in December.
Performance numbers staggering. Zero to 60 comes in more than 2,5 seconds and top speed was recorded at 253 miles per hour. In this case, the speed, the car sinks its fuel tank in 12 minutes.
In November last year, Veyron achieved some measure the glory when he was driven off the road and directly into the lagoon, Texas, salt water, a feat recorded for posterity on a couple of guys passing by with a video camera. Video went viral on the Internet.
This Veyron, however, traveled only 11,800 pampered miles care and feeding performance of Bugatti in Beverly Hills.
SLR McLaren Roadster was created the famous British Racing team, in collaboration with his partner of Formula 1, Mercedes-Benz, which has produced high performance and strikingly beautiful tribute to the famous Mercedes 300SL sports car of 1950.
Priced new at about $ 500,000, the roadster is equipped with a 5.5-liter V8, which cranks out more than a supercharged 600 horsepower with 0-to-62 time of 3.8 seconds and a top speed of 206 miles per hour
Convertible versions of McLaren came after thrilling gullwing-door version, as well as emulate the old 300SL gullwing.
McLaren sells for its original owner who drove it only 600 miles.
During the three-day auction Vegas, Barrett-Jackson also invited the group to the latest Ferrari model in the modern collectible push that puts another piece in the auction of the company is constantly evolving to take on collector cars.
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