If your oligarch-ing, drug-dealing, hostile-takeover-ing year has been particularly profitable and you’re eager to make the point for your fellow filthy-rich pals by piloting something low, pointy, crazy-fast, seven-figure “exclusive,” point your Gulfstream G650, Boeing biz-jet, or Cessna Citation toward Geneva for the annual motor show. Few places gather as many rare and fast cars in one convenient place like this—in this post, we’ll give you just the essential 411 on each 2019 Geneva Motor Show hypercar.
Arcfox GT
What: China’s first hypercar from Beijing’s BAIC, displayed in street and track variants.
Powertrain: four- (street) or six-motor (track—two on each rear wheel), one-speed automatic (est), AWD
Power: 1,005 hp (street), 1,609 hp (track)
Torque: 590 lb-ft (street), 973 lb-ft (track)
0–62 mph: 2.59 (probably both, traction limited)
Top speed: 160-plus mph
Price: €1 million ($1.1M)
Sum-up: The premium division of BAIC BJEV is developing these cars at its R&D center in Spain working closely with partners like Daimler, Magna, Huawei, and others. The brand name alludes to the “arctic design” elements. The Arcfox GT isn’t for the impatient—these are prototypes, and there’s no on-sale date for the U.S.
Aston Martin AM-RB 003
What: The “baby Valkyrie,” Aston’s limited-production (500 units) hypercar, with the RB in the name signifying Aston’s collaboration with Red Bull Racing in its development.
Powertrain: Mid-mounted V-6 twin-turbo hybrid with electric front axle, seven-speed twin-clutch automatic, AWD.
Power: 1,000 hp (MT est)
Torque: 650 lb-ft (MT est)
0–60: 2.9 sec
Top speed: 220-plus mph
Price: £1 million ($1.3M)
Sum-up: Dials what will be the Vanquish (as presaged by the Vanquish Vision concept) up to 11. It’ll share the same basic powertrain but in a more extreme state of tune, likely e-AWD versus the Vanquish’s expected RWD, and there will be a full carbon tub instead of aluminum. It’ll also be way more EXCLU$IVE than the forthcoming Vanquish.
Aston Martin Valkyrie
What: Aston’s full-on all-carbon-fiber mega-hypercar boasting a 1:1 weight-to-power ratio (if you divide kilograms by metric horsepower).
Powertrain: Mid-mounted 6.5L Cosworth V-12 with F1-style kinetic-energy recovery system (hybrid), seven-speed dual-clutch auto, RWD
Power: 1,160 hp
Torque: 664 lb-ft
0–60: 2.5 sec
Top speed: 250 mph
Price: $3.2 million
Sum-up: Aston and Red Bull Racing collaborated on this car, which is said to corner and brake like a Red Bull RB6 race car. Aston is also gunning for fastest-street-legal-car honors with this one (um, see Koenigsegg Jesko). A 25-unit run of the track edition is sold out, as is the street edition, but if money’s no object, you might catch an owner flipping a car or a position in line for one.
Brabham BT62
What: A purpose-built race car that can be homologated for road use leveraging the legendary racing history of Jack Brabham. Built in Winchester, England, you’ll find this one displayed on the MotorWorld Group stand—an automotive retailing and events company.
Powertrain: 5.4L V-8, six-speed sequential manual, RWD
Power: 700 hp
Torque: 492 lb-ft
0–62: 2.7 sec
Top speed: 225 mph
Price: £1.2 million, plus £150,000 for road-legal package ($1.8M)
Sum-up: Just 70 to be made, we’re promised the BT62 will contend at LeMans in 2021 or 2022. Perfect for Anglophilic autophiles who regard Astons and McLarens as too mainstream.
Bugatti La Voiture Noire
What: The Most Expensive New Car Ever and a celebration of the brand’s 110th anniversary, inspired by the Type 57SC Atlantic.
Powertrain: 8.0L quad-turbo W-16, seven-speed twin-clutch automatic, AWD
Power: 1,479 hp
Torque: 1,180 lb-ft
0–60: 2.4 sec (est)
Top speed: 261 mph (est)
Price: €11M ($12.4M)—$18,905,235 after taxes (!)
Sum-up: Don’t get your heart set on this one, as rumor has it Ferdinand Piëch might be the owner. If so, he sure didn’t buy it to flip it to you … unless you’ve got an offer he canna’ refuse up your sleeve.
Bugatti Divo
What: Last year’s special Bugatti, shown cowering on the Bugatti stand in the long shadow of the Voiture Noire (both are based on the “more common” Chiron).
Powertrain: 8.0L quad-turbo W-16, seven-speed twin-clutch automatic, AWD
Power: 1,479 hp
Torque: 1,180 lb-ft
0–60: 2.4 sec (est)
Top speed: 261 mph (est)
Price: $5.8M
Sum-up: This one’s run of 40 cars reportedly sold out in a single day last year, but among these 40 megalomaniacs, surely one could be coaxed into selling for a price slightly over original asking …
Engler F.F
What: The world’s first super-quad—kind of an ultra-Lambo you saddle onto like a motorcycle and steer with handlebars.
Powertrain: 5.2L (probably twin-turbocharged or supercharged) V-10, seven-speed twin-clutch auto, RWD (est)
Power: 800 hp
Torque: 600 lb-ft (est)
0–62: 2.5 sec
Top speed: 217 mph
Price: $500,000 (wild guess)
Sum-up: Designed and engineered in Slovakia, this might be just the thing for those who were stymied in their efforts to get a Tomahawk—the Viper-powered four-wheeled motorcycle. This one looks safer to drive, if only just. Definitely wear your carbon-fortified leathers. And don’t hold your breath for series production (or safety homologation) of this one.
Ferrari F8 Tributo
What: Ferrari’s most powerful V-8 production car, it replaces the 488 series.
Powertrain: 3.9L twin-turbo V-8, seven-speed twin-clutch automatic, RWD
Power: 710 hp
Torque: 568 lb-ft
0–62: 2.9 sec
Top speed: 211 mph
Price: $300,000 (est)
Sum-up: This “mass-production” vehicle is destined to become the Camry/Corolla of supercars being shown on the Geneva show floor. The most serious ballers and baddies among you who are smitten by the looks of this one should sit on your hands at least until the rarer special editions begin arriving in a year or two.
Gumpert Nathalie
What: A methanol-powered fuel-cell electric supercar.
Powertrain: Two electric motors, battery, 5-kW methanol-reforming fuel cell, one-speed auto, AWD (est)
Power: 800 hp
Torque: 700 lb-ft (est)
0–62: 2.5
Top speed: 186 mph
Price: €500,000 ($561,300)
Sum-up: Germany’s Roland Gumpert has teamed with China’s Aiways to develop and sell 500 copies of this EV that can go 745 miles on a fill-up (at 50 mph), refueling with methanol only. It produces CO2, but the methanol can be made from CO2-consuming plants to make it carbon neutral—do big-spending oligarchs cares about such things?
Hispano-Suiza Carmen
What: Fully electric super-tourer, wearing retro outerwear reminiscent of pre-war Hispano-Suizas.
Powertrain: two rear-mounted electric motors, one-speed auto, RWD (est)
Power: 1,006 hp
Torque: 850 lb-ft (est)
0–60: 2.9 sec (est)
Top speed: 155 mph (est)
Price: €1.5 million ($1.7 million)
Sum-up: Just 19 electric Carmens will be built between 2019 and 2021 by the Spanish Hispano-Suiza firm. A German/Swiss firm plans to build a run of unrelated Lambo V-10-powered supercars flying the Hispano-Suiza name, as well, but they don’t do auto shows. Anymore (see Geneva 2010).
Koenigsegg Jesko
What: Koenigsegg’s silver-anniversary present to itself, which aims to be the first street-legal 300-mph car.
Powertrain: 5.0L twin-turbo (with compressed-air-assist) flat-plane V-8, nine-speed seven-clutch automatic, RWD
Power: 1,280 hp (gas); 1,600 hp (E85)
Torque: 1,106 lb-ft
0–60: 2.5 sec (est)
Top speed: 300 mph
Price: $2.8M
Sum-up: Without a doubt the most extreme car on the show floor. Just don’t expect anyone you know to understand how the transmission works—let alone how to fix it (heaven forbid).
Koenigsegg Regera
What: Last year’s Geneva show plug-in hyper-hybrid showstopper, back on the stand this year wearing bare-naked carbon-fiber bodywork.
Powertrain: 5.0L twin-turbo flat-plane V-8 plus three electric motors, one-speed automatic, RWD
Power: 1,100 hp (gas) + 700 hp (elec), 1,500 hp (comb)
Torque: 944 lb-ft (gas) + 664 lb-ft (elec), 1,475 lb-ft (comb)
0–62: 2.8 sec
Top speed: 249 mph
Price: $2M
Sum-up: The green way to go 249 mph—presuming you’re willing to suffer the insults hurled by your Jesko-driving pals (I got seven transmission clutches—how many YOU got?!?—answer, none).
Lamborghini Aventador SVJ Roadster
What: Flip-top version of the Nürburgring production-car lap-record-setting coupe (6 min, 44.97 sec).
Powertrain: 6.5L V-12, seven-speed auto-clutch manual, AWD
Power: 759 hp
Torque: 531 lb-ft
0–62: 2.9 sec
Top speed: 218 mph
Price: $573,966
Sum-up: The Aventador launched at the 2011 Geneva show. Can this car’s SVJ (for “Superveloce Jota,”) trim, suntanning ability, and slight increase in performance freshen this familiar shape sufficiently to make a stir at the Dark Web conference valet station?
Lamborghini Huracan Evo Spyder
What: Track-focused and refreshed open-air model boasting five times the downforce of the original Huracan Spyder.
Powertrain: 5.2L V-10, seven-speed twin-clutch auto, AWD
Power: 630 hp
Torque: 433 lb-ft
0–60: 3.1 sec
Top speed: 201 mph
Price: $287,400
Sum-up: If you’re seriously shopping the other cars on this list, consider the Huracan Evo Spyder as an ideal bauble for the Bambi or Thumper who entertains you in your remote lair (and give the other one a similarly priced McLaren 600LT Spider).
McLaren 600LT Spider by MSO
What: A McLaren Special Operations edition Spider fitted with Senna seats, aero improvements, shorty top-exit exhaust, thinner glass, and deleted A/C and glove box. These alterations lighten it by 220 pounds relative to the 570S Spider it’s based on.
Powertrain: 5.8L twin-turbo flat-plane-crank V-8, seven-speed twin-clutch auto, RWD
Power: 592 hp
Torque: 457 lb-ft
0–60: 2.8 sec
Top speed: 201 mph
Price: $274,000
Sum-up: A GT-based car that borrows bits and pieces from McLaren’s super- and ultimate-series cars to form something that’s greater than the sum of its parts.
McLaren Speedtail
What: A three-seat—central driver—hybrid homage to the original McLaren F1, the production run of 106 of which have already reportedly sold out.
Powertrain: As yet unspecified gas/electric hybrid, possibly AWD
Power:1,036 hp
Torque: 700 lb-ft (est)
0–60: 2.0 sec (est)
Top speed: 250 mph
Price: $2.3M
Sum-up: If your drag racing venue includes enough real estate to run to 186 mph, this one will beat the Chiron by 0.8 second. Sadly, you won’t be able to put a license plate on it in the U.S., thanks to that center driver’s seat.
Mole Almas
What: Design study from Italian coachbuilders Mole Automobiles, whose first project was a rebodied Alfa 4C shown last year.
Powertrain: Mid-mounted “hybrid hydrogen/gas engine” (most likely vaporware—expect a normal powertrain if this hits production).
Power: TBD
Torque: TBD
0–60: TBD
Top speed: TBD
Price: TBD
Sum-up: These folks are all about design, and this one is pretty appealing—especially the Alfa Romeo Montreal–inspired horizontal slats on the door’s B-pillar. Pay someone to make one drivable, and you’ll have a one-off that makes a splash wherever you go.
Piech Mark Zero
What: Long-hood/short-deck design study for a GT that could accept full-electric, hybrid, or fuel-cell powertrains from a Swiss company founded by Ferdinand Piech’s son Anton (Toni). As shown, it packs enough batteries (in the center tunnel) for 300-plus miles of range that can allegedly be charged to 80 percent in under five minutes.
Powertrain: three electric motors, one-speed automatic, AWD
Power: 603 hp
Torque: 500 lb-ft (est)
0–62: 3.2 sec
Top speed: 155 mph
Price: $400,000 (wild guess)
Sum-up: It’s tough to beat this one for old-school voluptuous, sensuous design. Pray they make it (or pay them to make you one).
Pininfarina Battista
What: Limited-production electric hypercar named for Battista Pinin Farina, founder of the Italian design powerhouse, whose Automobili Pininfarina spinoff will build it on Rimac Automobili underpinnings.
Powertrain: four electric motors, front one-speed auto, rear two-speed twin-clutch auto, AWD
Power: 1,874 hp
Torque: 1,696 lb-ft
0–60: 1.9 sec
Top speed: 218 mph
Price: $2.2M
Sum-up: Queue up now to call dibs on one of the 50 Battistas bound for the U.S. (of a total of 150 that will be produced), arriving in 2020 to celebrate Pininfarina’s 90th birthday.
Rimac C_Two
What: The latest carbon-tub hyper-EV offering from the Croatian supercar company that recently attracted a 10 percent investment stake from Porsche.
Powertrain: four electric motors, front one-speed auto, rear two-speed twin-clutch auto, AWD
Power: 1,888 hp
Torque: 1,696 lb-ft
0–60: 1.9 sec
Top speed: 258 mph
Price: $2,090,000
Sum-up: Not counting the Tesla roadster on its way to Mars, this could be the coolest EV coming out of Europe. Now just decide whether you like it better in its original Croatian or new Italian couture (see Pininfarina Battista).
Ruf CTR
What: Production version of Ruf’s carbon-tub Yellowbird recreation, first shown at the 2017 Geneva show.
Powertrain: 3.6L twin-turbo flat-6, six-speed manual, RWD
Power: 700 hp
Torque: 649 lb-ft
0–60: 3.5 sec
Top speed: 225 mph
Price: €795,000 ($893,650)
Sum-up: Fantastic retro looks, old-school row-your-own tranny, and a sub-4-pound/hp weight ratio promise big driving satisfaction. Oh, and if you can find a better rear-engine carbon-tub supercar (don’t look, there aren’t any), buy it!
Zenvo TSR-S
What: Danish hypercar offering positioned between its TS1 GT car and its track-only TSR shown last year but returning now with climate control, a multimedia screen, and hydraulic ride height adjustment.
Powertrain: 5.8L twin-supercharged, flat-plane V-8, seven-speed sequential manual, RWD
Power: 1,177 hp
Torque: 811 lb-ft
0–62: 2.8
Top speed: 202 mph
Price: $1.5M (est)
Sum-up: Buy this one to impress your pals at track days, as they watch that crazy pivoting wing lean into turns to improve downforce. And with production of five cars per year, you certainly won’t see yourself coming and going.
| Car | price | hp | torque | 0-60/62 | Top speed |
| Arcfox GT Street | $1,100,000 | 1005 | 590 | 2.59 | 160 |
| Arcfox GT track | $1,200,000 | 1609 | 973 | 2.59 | 160 |
| Aston Martin AM-RB 003 | $1,300,000 | 1000 | 650 | 2.9 | 220 |
| Aston Martin Valkyrie | $3,200,000 | 1160 | 664 | 2.5 | 250 |
| Brabham BT62 | $1,767,285 | 700 | 492 | 2.7 | 225 |
| Bugatti Divo | $5,800,000 | 1479 | 1180 | 2.4 | 261 |
| Bugatti Voiture Noire | $18,905,235 | 1479 | 1180 | 2.4 | 261 |
| Engler F.F. | $500,000 | 800 | 600 | 2.5 | 217 |
| Ferrari F8 Tributo | $300,000 | 710 | 568 | 2.9 | 211 |
| Gumpert Nathalie | $561,300 | 800 | 700 | 2.5 | 190 |
| Hispano-Suiza Carmen | $1,600,000 | 1006 | 850 | 2.5 | 155 |
| Koenigsegg Jesko | $2,800,000 | 1600 | 1106 | 2.5 | 300 |
| Koenigsegg Regera | $2,000,000 | 1500 | 1475 | 2.8 | 249 |
| Lamborghini Aventador SVJ Roadster | $573,966 | 759 | 531 | 2.9 | 218 |
| Lamborghini Huracan EVO Spyder | $287,400 | 630 | 433 | 3.1 | 201 |
| McLaren 600LT Spider by MSO | $274,000 | 592 | 457 | 2.8 | 201 |
| McLaren Speedtail | $2,250,000 | 1036 | 700 | 2 | 250 |
| Piech Mark Zero | $400,000 | 603 | 500 | 3.2 | 155 |
| Pininfarina Battista | $2,200,000 | 1874 | 1696 | 1.9 | 218 |
| Rimac C_Two | $2,090,000 | 1888 | 1696 | 1.9 | 258 |
| Ruf CTR | $893,650 | 700 | 649 | 3.5 | 225 |
| Zenvo TSR S | $1,400,000 | 1177 | 811 | 2.8 | 202 |
| Total: | $51,402,836 | 24,107 | 18,501 | ||
| Averages: | $2,336,493 | 1,096 | 841 | 2.6 | 218 |
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