Once a year, automotive royalty descends upon the quiet town of Monterey, California – population 30,000 – for Monterey Car Week. This coastal community transforms into a haven for automotive enthusiasts with events like the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion and the Porsche Werks Reunion. Naturally, the automotive media fraternity flocks to Monterey along with droves of enthusiasts, including the who’s-who of the car collecting community, making this the perfect place for manufacturers both big and small to showcase their hottest new machines. With so much to choose from, it wasn’t easy compiling this list, but we’ve narrowed it down to six of the most incredible cars that made their debut at Monterey Car Week 2025.
Lamborghini Fenomeno
Every Lamborghini is special, but some more so than others. Lamborghini calls them “Few Offs” and the Fenomeno is the latest to join the ranks. It’s no secret that this is based on the Revuelto, but there are several key differences that add up to make this the quickest and most powerful Lambo ever. For starters, the 6.5-litre naturally aspirated V12 and the three electric motors now produce a combined 1,080hp – 65hp up on the Revuelto – courtesy of a redesigned valvetrain and a bigger 7kWh lithium-ion battery with a higher discharge rate. A sprint to 100kph is said to take 2.4sec – 0.1sec quicker than you-know-who – and top speed is in excess of 350kph.
Obviously, with that much performance the powertrain demands even more cooling, and a little extra downforce would only help keep things the right side up. Lamborghini has shaped the all-carbon bodywork to deliver just that. Up front, there’s an S-Duct pushing the nose down at speed, the side NACA ducts deliver air to the massive radiators improving cooling by 30 percent, and the “long tail” rear has a massive diffuser and an active spoiler to further improve downforce. Other stunning details like the turbine-style centre-lock wheels and the gigantic hexagonal exhaust come together to make it even more jaw-dropping than the car it’s based on. Just 29 will be built and despite a price tag of over £3 million (over ₹35.59 crore), they’ve all been sold.
Gordon Murray Special Vehicles: S1 LM, GMSV Le Mans GTR
There are few people as revered in the automotive realm as Gordon Murray. The former lead designer of the Brabham and McLaren Formula 1 teams created the legendary McLaren F1 and more recently formed Gordon Murray Automotive to give us its spiritual successor, the GMA T.50. As if everything he comes up with isn’t special already, he has now formed GMSV (Gordon Murray Special Vehicles) to create bespoke or low-volume cars for his most ardent customers.
The S1 LM, or Special Vehicle 1 Le Mans, is a modern reinterpretation of the 1995 Le Mans-winning McLaren F1 GTR. It uses the underpinnings and three-seater layout of the T.50 and T.50s but clothes them in lightweight body panels designed to emulate the F1. The shape of the front arches, the creases and sharp angles on the doors, the five-spoke wheels, and that big rear fixed wing all reference the original but are modernised and streamlined to create a unique aesthetic. The Cosworth-sourced naturally aspirated V12 now has lighter internals and a larger bore, displacing 4.3 litres. It produces over 700hp, revs to 12,000rpm, and will almost certainly sound glorious screaming through an Inconel exhaust system wrapped in 18-karat gold-foiled heat shielding. Just five are being built for one very lucky owner.
In comparison, the 24 GMSV Le Mans GTRs being built will be more common, but certainly no less special. Built to celebrate longtail racecars like the F1 GTR and Porsche 917, the Le Mans GTR’s bodywork prioritises low drag and high downforce. To that end, the sculpted longtail bodywork gets an aero-balanced front splitter, deep side skirts, and a massive rear diffuser for maximum downforce. Even the fan from the T.50 has given way to a massive fixed wing. The 4.0-litre Cosworth V12 carries over from the T.50 but gains larger air vents in the front and side for better cooling on the racetrack. Just like the S1 LM, prices are undisclosed and all 24 have already been spoken for.
Tuthill x Meyers Manx LFG
If you didn’t already know, the Meyers Manx is the official name for the vehicle we commonly call the beach buggy. Bruce Meyers pioneered the segment in 1964 using a Volkswagen Beetle chassis and running gear with a lightweight fibreglass body thrown on top for predictably hilarious results. His original company was recently revived and, under its new stewardship, has collaborated with Tuthill – Porsche restoration, racing and rallying specialists from the UK.
The result is the LFG, short for *Let’s Effing Go!* – a modern reinterpretation of the original but with the same sense of humour. The carbonfibre body mimics the original but adds the safety of a rollover protection structure, creating a closed cabin with niceties like air conditioning and GPS. The hard-top can be removed to engage in some open-air antics on the sand courtesy of twin five-way adjustable dampers with hydraulic bump stops, and all-terrain tyres. Providing motivation is Tuthill’s flat-six engine mated to a sequential gearbox and 4WD. Only 100 LFGs will be built starting in 2026 and owners will also have access to six years’ worth of curated driving adventures across the world, starting with a retracing of the Baja 1000 that Bruce Meyers conquered in the original Meyers Manx.
Bugatti Brouillard
The era of Bugatti’s W16 is coming to an end, but it’s going out with a bang. Meet the Bugatti Brouillard – the first creation of the brand’s ultra-exclusive one-off programme, Solitaire, and the last to use the W16 engine. Brouillard is French for fog or mist and was also the name of Ettore Bugatti’s favourite horse, and as such, it features a number of equestrian-themed details. The door cards and seats have horse patterns embroidered on them, and even the shift lever has a glass insert with Brouillard’s image sculpted within. Custom tartan from Paris, green leather and green-tinted carbon trim elements make for a very distinct theme that continues on the outside.
The bodywork is totally unique, sharing no panels with the Mistral and Chiron that provide the underpinnings. Finished in satin green with exposed carbonfibre making up the lower third, the shape is said to define a softer, more elegant silhouette. Aero efficiency hasn’t taken a back seat, although designers have tried to more seamlessly integrate it into the body – for instance, the venturi-style fixed rear wing. There are subtle nods to the Veyron as well, such as the twin roof scoops feeding the 1,600hp quad-turbo W16. There will only ever be one Brouillard and, as such, it is possibly the most expensive Bugatti yet.
Ringbrothers Octavia
What happens when two of America’s most talented custom car builders turn their attention to a British icon? The Octavia is born. The work of Mike and Jim Ring – brothers and founders of the aptly named Ringbrothers – the Octavia isn’t based on that famous Czech sedan we all know. Rather, a 1971 Aston Martin DBS is the donor, but not much of the original car remains. The stance was completely reimagined by bringing the front wheels forward by three inches and pushing them out by eight inches in the front and 10 inches at the rear. The bodywork was then completely redone in carbonfibre, stretched and reworked until the Octavia was born – still recognisably an Aston, but with a whole lot of American flair.
Under the skin is a custom chassis with an independent rear suspension, fixed-valve coilovers, and bespoke centre-lock HRE wheels with Brembo brakes all around. The standard car’s 320hp 5.3-litre V8 has been ditched in favour of a Ford Performance-sourced 5.0-litre V8 augmented by a 2.65-litre supercharger producing 805hp, channelled to the rear wheels via a six-speed manual gearbox. The interior has been thoroughly reimagined too, in saddle-tan leather, stainless steel and carbonfibre, with an integrated roll cage. It also has a few cheeky James Bond references thrown in for good measure.
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