2025 (Full Year): The ten most expensive cars sold at auction thus far in 2025 include a mix of modern hypercars and classics from the mid-century, as well as the most expensive Formula 1 Grand Prix car ever, the most expensive Le Mans race winner, and the most expensive new car sold for charity. The … Read more
Only 86 cars have ever sold for more than $10 million at public auction with the world record for the most expensive car ever $143 million paid for a 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé. Only 86 cars have ever sold for more than $10 million (nominal) at public auction. Although the most expensive car … Read more
Only 23 cars have ever sold for more than $20 million at public auction: 13 Ferraris, three Mercedes-Benz cars, two McLaren F1 hypercars, two Aston Martins, a Duesenberg SSJ, a Le Mans-winning Jaguar, and a new Gordon Murray are the most expensive cars ever. The highest price ever paid at a public auction for a … Read more
Two 1939 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900s, 14 Ferraris, two McLarens, and a Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 racing car are the only cars ever to have sold for between $15 and $20 million at public auctions. A 1939 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Lungo Spider was the most expensive pre-war car when it sold for nearly $20 million … Read more
Alfa Romeo, Aston Martin, Bugatti, Ford, Jaguar, McLaren, Porsche, Shelby, Talbot-Lago, and Mercedes mix with Ferraris as marques that have sold classic or collector cars for between $12 and $15 million at public auction. The Shelby 260 Cobra, chassis CSX2000, was the first car ever built by Shelby and at the time of its sale … Read more
Several marques including Mercedes Benz, Bugatti, Alfa Romero, Duesenberg, Ferrari, Ford, McLaren, Pagani, and Porsche had cars sold at public auction for between $10 and $12 million. The first car ever to have sold for more than $10 million at public auction was a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider back in 2008. The … Read more
The most expensive Formula 1 racing cars ever sold at public auction are two 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196R cars raced by Fangio and Hamilton’s 2013 Mercedes-AMG Petronas W04 followed by several championship-winning Ferraris. Race-winning Formula 1 single-seater racing cars are surprisingly rarely offered for sale at public auction but a few exceptional racers are among the … Read more
RM Sotheby’s achieved marque record results on McLaren F1 and racing cars at the Abu Dhabi 2025 classic car auction. New McLaren marque and model records were set at the RM Sotheby’s Abu Dhabi 2025 sale. A 1994 McLaren F1 became the most expensive McLaren car ever sold at auction when it achieved over $25 … Read more
The most expensive McLaren car ever sold at public auction is a white 1994 McLaren F1 that achieved $25 million at the RM Sotheby’s Abu Dhabi 2025 sale. It is also the most expensive British car. In a remarkable auction held in Abu Dhabi in December 2025, RM Sotheby’s increased the marque and model record … Read more
RM Sotheby’s sold a Gordon Murray Special Vehicles S1 LM for over $20 million at the Las Vegas 2025 sale making it the most expensive new car ever sold in a regular public auction. RM Sotheby’s sold a still-to-be-built Gordon Murray Special Vehicles S1 LM for $20,630,000 in a special auction during the Las Vegas … Read more
Two British cars produced 70 years apart, a 1956 Jaguar D-Type and a 2024 Aston Martin Valkyrie Spider, were the most expensive cars and top results at the Broad Arrow Zurich 2025 sale.
The top sale results at the Broad Arrow Las Vegas 2025 classic car auction were for a 2010 Bugatti Veyron and a 1962 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster.