Thursday, August 8, 2024

Car spotting in Monaco, for real!

In my first Euro-Trip car spotting post, I mentioned that we spent a few hours in Monaco but that I was not in a position to stop and take pictures. Well, on our way back through the area we agreed to stop again and take a stroll around the principality. This time, I managed to photograph almost everything I saw... it was very satisfying. It's not common for me to see rare and exotic cars that I can't even identify, but it happened more than once. Here are some examples:

Lagonda Taraf: only 120 made in 2015-2016, 1M$ US, based on the Aston Marin Rapide

Lamborghini Revuelto, the hybrid replacement for the Aventador

Mansory F8XX, based on the Ferrari F8 Tributo

There were so many cool cars, many with plates from Dubai or other Gulf states. There are also many very small cars, like Smarts and Abarth 500's. I also came across a Lotus dealership on our walk, and was kind of disappointed. There was the Emira, and an SUV and a boring-looking sedan. If this is the future of Lotus, it's sad. We also came across the service area of the Ferrari dealership. This was cool, as they seemed to have cars from every era from the 60's until today. I was glad we made the small detour on the way to Antibes!

Maybach in the parking garage

RS3

SF90 at the Ferrari dealer

Nice varaiety at the dealership

On a lift in the corner: convertible Testarossa!

One of two Dino 246's

Nice plate on this Norwegian 355

Honda E, not that common

Cool paint on this E46

A less modern Rolls Royce

Not all the Ferraris were new, nice 328 with a cool plate

This is the sporty car I kept seeing throughout the trip

There are a couple of these pre-war heroes statues around Monaco

Modern Clio RS

Swiss M2 CS

... exposed carbon fiber roof

Smarts in a parking garage

You can rent these replica 50's style roadsters

Rolls and Bentleys everywhere

Funny plate on this Revuelto

Look-at-me spec Abarth

Lambo and much larger Rolls

A plain old Ferrari 296

Mansory Urus

Mansory F8XX

Beautiful Porsche 964 Turbo (or 965)

... from Kuweit

Chiron from Dubai

New Rolls Spectre from Dubai

Another Spectre and SF90

Another view of the Taraf

SF90 stands out

Same hotel: 992 GT3

... and 918 Spyder

New Ferrari Purosangue

... but some people drive Honda Jazz's as well!

Another F8

Ferrari convertible and Bentley SUV, both common here

Aventador SV

... it's an aggressive-looking car

We came across this Mclaren Senna jammed into a small dealership (RM Motorsport)

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