6 outrageous supercars at the 2025 Bonhams|Cars Zoute sale
The Zoute Grand Prix Car Week means one thing for car collectors: the Bonhams|Cars sale which always attracts more than its share of high-end lots looking for new homes. We barely knew where to look first when scrolling through the online catalogue but decided to hone in on the supercars. From heroes of the 1980s and ’90s to contemporary offerings, here are the highlights. Which one would get you waving your arm to bid?
1991 Ferrari F40
Estimate: £2,300,000-£2,500,000
OK this example of the Ferrari F40 was built in 1991 but it is the ’80s car we alluded to in the introduction as it entered production during the decade of excess. And excess is the word for its unrelenting twin-turbocharged V8 engine. It’s not subtle in its delivery or sound. Nor the way it looks, the wedge shape and big wing signalling that it’s a thinly veiled race car for the road.
You get that impression inside: there’s no trim, and instead you’re greeted by exposed welds and glue. That competition car spirit extends to its structure. A one-piece composite body moulding is bonded to the spaceframe tubular steel chassis, with all the removable panels made from carbon fibre. Kevlar is also used in the bodywork. By contrast, the double wishbones suspension was conventional for the time.
Having initially planned a production run of 400 cars, Ferrari ended up building 1,315 F40s to meet demand. The example being offered by Bonhams|Cars was supplied new to the Milan concessionaire before moving to the Channel Islands and then to Japan for two decades. It is a rarer variant that has catalytic converters and adjustable suspension. It is also undergoing Ferrari Classiche certification, contributing to a valuation north of £2,000,000.
2014 Ferrari LaFerrari
Estimate: £2,900,000-£3,100,000
While many may consider the F40 to be the king of Ferrari’s halo models, the market has bestowed the rarer LaFerrari with a higher value. It’s one of 499 built, and you could argue it’s a much more ‘polished’ offering than its forebear. For one thing, there is actual interior trim and some attempt at making the car more habitable for road tripping. It also has hybrid assistance to accompany its 6.3-litre V12. All round, quite a different proposition to the F40.
Other indications that this is several decades the F40’s junior include KERS for the battery pack and a host of electronic driver aids together with an electronic differential a magnetorheological dampers controlled by no fewer than 21 on-board computers. Even more than a decade after its introduction, it remains a technical tour de force, and one that contains 936PS (688kW) in a 1,255kg package. It is likely to be the final special series Ferrari to feature a naturally aspirated V12.
The first owner of this example was Parisian and took delivery in March 2014, but it moved on to its second owner in Luxembourg the following year and retains its registration for that country now.
1993 Jaguar XJ220
Estimate: £370,000-£390,000
The Jaguar XJ220 arrived at a difficult time. While the 1988 concept promised V12 power to go with the swoopy styling, the production car arrived with a turbocharged V6. But that wasn’t the difficulty. The problem was a tanking global economy, and that shortage of cylinders coupled with the deletion of the concept’s four-wheel-drive system was enough for deposit-holders to withdraw their orders. Things got into such a muddle that Jaguar ended up suing its customers.
Still, for the 285 owners (or so, since figures vary depending on source) the XJ220 lived up to the promise of its supercar looks and the car was praised for its performance and prowess. Production ended in 1994, just before a new British supercar took its crown in the form of the McLaren F1.
The car being offered at the Zoute Sale is right from the end of the production run and is believed to be number 283. It has had only two owners, the most recent being a collector in Germany. It still has the original service books, first aid kit and spare bulbs. It’s perhaps not surprising that they have survived given the meagre 1,800km the car has covered. Given the provenance, this could be a bit of a supercar bargain for the winning bidder.
1999 Lamborghini Diablo SV
Estimate: £350,000-£390,000
The XJ220’s contemporary rival from Sant’ Agata was the Lamborghini Diablo, and this one has a similar pre-auction valuation. On-paper differences are its age (the Italian is six years newer) and the odometer reading (35,750km). The Super Veloce version of the Diablo was a lighter, simpler version with two-wheel-drive. It also had a more powerful engine than the more expensive four-wheel-drive VT, its V12 producing 517PS (380kW).
It was produced in limited numbers, accounting for just 346 of just over 2,900 Diablos in total. For context, that’s around a quarter of the number of successive Aventadors built. Scarcity simply emphasises the effect of that arresting cab-forward Marcello Gandini shape.
This car’s first owner was in France where the car lived for just two years before it moved to Belgium, where it has been ever since. In 2015 changed hands to form part of an extensive collection of Lamborghinis where it remained until 2022. It’s now available once more, and according to the vendor, is still in excellent condition. So... this or the XJ220 for sub-£400,000 supercar thrills. Whose side are you on?
2021 Ford GT ’66 Heritage Edition
Estimate: £440,000-£520,000
A Ford badged supercar has that sense of a blue collar hero among more celebrated marques, but it’s not as if the GT is lacking in heritage as the contemporary reincarnation of the Le Mans-winning GT40. In fact, the second generation GT is a racer in its own right and was designed with an integral rollcage to make it track-ready. Fifty years after that famous 1966 24-hour victory, a Ford GT won its class at Le Mans.
This ’66 Heritage Edition marks the original GT40’s win at the 1966 Daytona 24-Hour. Frozen White paint contrasts with a bare carbon fibre bonnet while the asymmetrical red accents are lifted straight from the car that inspired it. Race roundels contribute to the overall effect, too. The colour scheme is carried through to the interior with its red Alcantara trim and carbon fibre detailing.
The twin-turbocharged V6 powered machine is equipped for road tripping with cruise control, air conditioning and infotainment, which makes its delivery mileage a bit of a shame. Will its next owner stretch its legs in the way it deserves?
2018 Italdesign Zerouno
Estimate: £700,000-£1,000,000
If Lamborghinis and Ferraris are a bit too obvious for you, how about one of five Italdesign Zerounos? It was the first supercar to be launched by the Italian styling house under its own name after decades of penning cars for mass production and supercar makers alike.
The Zerouno was shaped by Filippo Perini and it was intended to have styling that didn’t overlap with anybody else’s. The aggressive looking bodywork is formed from carbon fibre and clothes a modular carbon fibre and aluminium chassis. Mounted amidships is an Audi Sport V10 more commonly found in the Lamborghini Huracan and Audi R8 Plus. It produces 610PS (448kW), which is good for 205mph and a 0-62mph time of 3.2 seconds.
Five Zerouno coupés were built in addition to the same number of roadsters, so the chance to buy one is vanishingly rare. This one is said to be presented in ‘as new’ condition, which is reflected in the 1,238km it has covered.
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