Bonhams Gstaad Auction report, sportier Quattroporte and Innotech Corvette

[Wouter Melissen]

Dear Ultimatecarpage.com visitor,

This Saturday British auctioneer Bonhams held their annual Gstaad sale. Hosted by the luxurious, five star Palace hotel, the auction as always featured predominantly Ferraris. Among them were some highly interesting examples like the straight six engined 121 LM and a freshly restored, rarely seen 250 GT 'Tour de France.' Joining the Ferraris were several other fine Italian machines, headlined by a superb Maserati 3500 GT Spyder. Unfortunately the auction results revealed that the classic car market is not immune for the global financial crisis. None of the seven figure machines managed to change hands. Bonhams did manage to sell most of the more affordable cars. As has become a Christmas tradition, we were once again present in the Swiss Alpine town to capture the prestigious auction. All of our work has been compiled in a full report and a 90-shot gallery.
Today Maserati revealed the first images of the new Quattroporte Sport GT S, which will be officially revealed during next month's NAIAS. Compared to the 'standard' Sport, the S GT S packs a more powerful engine and a faster gearbox.
Since the introduction of the 'Mysterro' supercar, we heard little from the Czech manufacturer Innotech. That was until this weekend when we received an e-mail from the company's current owner packed with images of their latest creation; the Innotech Corvette. As the name suggests, the car is based on the current Corvette. The designers and engineers have added their own touch by creating an Italian inspired body-kit and various performance enhancing modifications for the V8 engine. The most powerful version is a twin-turbo producing in excess of 1000 bhp. The Innotech Corvette will be built in the United States.

Enjoy the links:

Bonhams Gstaad Auction report and slideshow

2009 Innotech Corvette C6 Coupe - Images, Specifications and Information

2009 Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT S - Images, Specifications and Information

Regards,
Wouter Melissen

[Bleeding Heart]

That Innotech C6 looks much nicer than the stock c6

[Rockefella]

That Innotech C6 looks much nicer than the stock c6

I think it looks like shiatsu.

[092326001]

that innotech is god awful looking

[clutch-monkey]

still love the quattroporte the back end looks a bit better now

[Ferrer]

still love the quattroporte the back end looks a bit better now

The tailights look too much like those of the old Daewoo Nubira.

Even so, it's fantastic.

[Turbo.Jenkens]

That Innotech C6 looks much nicer than the stock c6

The Lamborghini doors seal the deal. Their timeless good looks are an improvement to any car.

[Bleeding Heart]

still love the quattroporte the back end looks a bit better now

No doubt about that maserati though, that thing looks beautiful... specially when you look at that front end...

[henk4]

Although the auction itself provided a very disappointing result, wheeling and dealing continued after the public procedures and reportedly several more cars have been sold, including the 121 LM, albeit at a price below the estimate. This makes the x-mas for Bonhams a bit better, but still far from perfect.

[teatako]

Although the auction itself provided a very disappointing result, wheeling and dealing continued after the public procedures and reportedly several more cars have been sold, including the 121 LM, albeit at a price below the estimate. This makes the x-mas for Bonhams a bit better, but still far from perfect.

I´m no expert, but I guess it was to be expected .With this economic climate, it´s harder to see a 250 and just say "I´ll take it" and keep bidding higher and higher. I was wondering if there was any more information on that Ferrari motorcycle?

[henk4]

I´m no expert, but I guess it was to be expected .With this economic climate, it´s harder to see a 250 and just say "I´ll take it" and keep bidding higher and higher. I was wondering if there was any more information on that Ferrari motorcycle?

It is actually an MV Agusta...

[Wouter Melissen]

It is actually an MV Agusta...

No, it is a bespoke Motorcycle that uses a MV Agusta engine. It was built with Ferrari's consent.

[teatako]

I found some info and a sauce.


Ferrari doesn't make motorcycles. At least, not officially... but that fact hasn't stopped a number of custom cycle makers from taking matters into their own hands. Perhaps the most famous Maranello-inspired two-wheeler was made by Arlen Ness, but that one's not all that practical in conception. We would imagine a Ferrari motorcycle to be a truly sporting machine, equally as comfortable on the race track as the street, or, more realistically, being shown off in one's garage. Ferrari seems to agree, as the only cycle ever created that bears an official Ferrari chassis number -- SF-01M -- has true sporting pretensions.

Built by David Kay Engineering and completed in 1995, this one-and-only Ferrari motorcycle sports a DOHC engine displacing 900cc and putting out 105 horsepower at 8,800rpm. The only styling choice we take exception with are the Testarossa-style strakes on either side, but nothing's perfect, right? So, what's the only officially official Ferrari bike worth? We'll find out for sure when the auction ends on the 20th, but the expected price is between 325,000-375,000 Swiss francs, or around $300K in U.S. dollars.

[digitalcraft]

The Lamborghini doors seal the deal. Their timeless good looks are an improvement to any car.

I hope that was sarcasm.




I think the modifications are pretty bad. Especially the round grilles on the front. Horrible. The back isn't that bad, but only because the normal corvette back isn't great. Looks kind of like the side of a wedge of cheese, so it would be hard to make it *worse*.

[LTSmash]

By "Italian" inspiration they mean Ferrari.