The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering, has earned a fame as one of the vital unique and prestigious automotive occasions on this planet. Held throughout Automotive Week every August in Carmel, California, the present blends uncommon vehicles, luxurious life-style, and extra right into a single grand occasion. Friends are handled to a curated show of legendary classics, groundbreaking idea autos, and all of the stuff in between. With its restricted attendance and emphasis on hospitality, The Quail gives fans an opportunity to have interaction immediately with producers, designers, and collectors. Throughout our go to, we made certain to get photos of a few of the most fascinating vehicles on show.
Tour of Italy
Seeing a Ferrari throughout Automotive Week is hardly a headline. However, when it occurs to be a number of examples of one of many rarest and most iconic Ferrari fashions ever, properly…you discover. We noticed a pleasant collection of totally different Ferrari fashions on show, however unquestionably probably the most particular was the silver-painted F50. Not that the crimson one(s) weren’t additionally particular, however solely 4 of the 349 F50s received this glossy Grigio Argento/Argento Nürburgring paint. This particular instance was stolen from Italy in 2001 earlier than resurfacing in Japan two years later. Quick ahead a pair a long time and thru what have to be miles of crimson tape and due diligence, and the automotive is 100% clear and authorized. With practically $665,000 in restoration efforts, it’s now concourse high quality.
Talking of Italy, one of many extra fascinating debuts of the 12 months occurred over on the Lamborghini camp. The Lamborghini Fenomeno debuted as a “few-off,” with all thirty vehicles already spoken for. Although based mostly on the Revuelto, there are some variations. Bodywork apart, the Fenomeno is fractionally wider and makes a bit extra energy. Now, the trio of electrical motors and 6.5-liter V12 make a ridiculous 1,065 horsepower, 64 greater than the Revuelto. It’ll fly from zero to 124 mph in 6.7 seconds onwards to a 217-mph high pace.
Corvette CX Ideas
The Corvette has been on a tear recently, eviscerating Nürburgring lap time data, shattering Mustang GTD prospects’ hopes and desires, and greater than possible destroying a couple of units of tires alongside the best way. Right here, GM introduced two fascinating idea vehicles. Each are variants dubbed the Corvette CX, and also you’ll discover no burbling V8 engines right here. The electrical idea Vettes depend on 4 electrical motors producing a colossal 2,000 horsepower or extra to all 4 wheels by way of all-wheel drive. Whereas removed from manufacturing prepared, the “design research” CX’s appears to be like will inform future Vette variations.
Bovensiepen Zagato
The Bovensiepen brothers ensured they received the Bovensiepen Zagato in entrance of eyes that might realistically afford their ultra-cool collaboration with Italian design home Zagato. Right here, the automotive’s elegant inside and flowing exterior design slot in nice. Or, at any price, a lot better than a brash BMW G83 M4 Convertible — the automotive underpinning its carbon fiber bodywork. It additionally borrows the automotive’s fierce S58 engine, though right here it has been massaged to supply 611 horsepower.
Bugatti, Koenigsegg, Singer, and Extra
You see earlier than you pictures of the Bugatti Brouillard, a 1578-horsepower monster named after a horse. Ettore Bugatti was fairly the horse man, and his favourite was named Brouillard. So, you’ll spy every kind of fascinating horse badging on the newest hypercar from the model. Most of it, fortunately, inside the automotive. The door panels, seats, and equipment selector all function horse motifs in a technique or one other. Below the hood nonetheless beats a W-16 engine displacing 8.0 liters.
Different highlights embody The Koenigsegg Gemera, the model’s first four-seater, and one other particular Singer reimagination. This 12 months’s Quail marked a special day, with the corporate celebrating 500 complete vehicles “produced.” You’ll be able to browse the gallery beneath to see extra of our favorites from Quail 2025.
