The Michelin Supercar Run at the Festival of Speed presented by Mastercard is an unmissable staple of the event, showcasing the very latest and greatest road-faring machinery from the world’s leading performance and luxury manufacturers. This is where the younger generations come to pick their next bedroom wall poster, so we take the task of picking our five favourites very seriously indeed.
JUN 28th 2017
Five supercars not to miss at FOS!
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Ford GT
We are all by now familiar with the incredible new-generation Ford GT. Its triumphs at the enduros are highly commended and celebrated, and the road car is proving to be every bit the uncompromising homologation special that we so miss in this segment. Performance with purpose, and it’s having its UK dynamic debut at FOS!
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Pagani Zonda 760 RS
The Pagani Zonda is perhaps the ultimate creation of the new boutique cut-above-the-rest supercar manufacturers that proliferated in the early-2000s. These are cars that are built in such a tiny number, and to such a unique specification, that public exposure and critical review are rarely required or relevant. Certainly with the latter generations like the run-out extreme 760 RS, – each of which, once commissioned, is created by upgrading an existing Zonda chassis to the specification. Don’t miss this rare public appearance of one of the finest top-level supercars ever manufactured as it goes up the Hill at FOS!
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Lamborghini Centenario
This is Lamborghini at its Lamborghiniest. The Centenario is the antithesis to the fact that the Huracan has sold more units than there are Lamborghinis built before 1999. This one-of-20 multi-million-dollar hypercar utilises a fettled 760bhp+ version of the seminal V12 found in the Aventador. Centenario celebrates 100 years since the Birth of Ferruccio Lamborghini: A fitting present to the company’s late founder, we feel. Don’t miss it in action on the FOS Hill!
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Koenigsegg CC8S
The boutique hypercar revolution of the early 2000s was, by and large, an assault on two fronts: From Italy, Pagani (see above), and from Sweden (of all places), Koenigsegg. Wielding space-age material expertise and the finest engineer’s ingenuity, Koenigsegg was able to craft, prove and sell some of the most incredible cars the world had ever seen within just a few short years. As technically capable as they were beautiful to look at and seriously exclusive, there are to date under 200 Koenigseggs in existence as of the start of manufacturing in 2001. The CC8S that will feature on the Cartier lawn at this year’s FOS is believed to be one of the last in original unmodified condition.
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Rimac Concept S
Rimac. There’s a name that’s not shy of a headline or two. Never mind Mr Hammond’s unfortunate escapades, Rimac is catching headlines the world over for their stunning all-electric 1,000bhp+ hypercars that employ fully independent torque-vectoring and some of the most advanced battery tech to date. Some are saying they’re forging the future of the supercar. Be that the case or not, we’ve got the bewinged sticky-tyred track-prepped version of one of the most talked-about supercars on the planet taking on the Goodwood Hill. We await its run with bated breath…
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