De Bonhams | Cars Quail auction this year during the Monterey Car Week in 2025 set the tone for the weekend with a really incredible line-up of some of the world’s most sought after cars that are offered for sale. As one of the best auctions to view this year, more than 700 enthusiastic bidders were present in the Quail Lodge & Golf Club in Carmel, California, where 109 cars crossed the block and achieved $ 44.7 million in total turnover. With a 96% sales rate, this was one of the strongest Monterey-Doningen in Bonhams in years.
The head came from a 2020 Bugatti divo that we were shown last week with an estimate of the pre-auction between $ 7.0 and $ 9.0 million. De Havel finally fell on this 1-440 divo to $ 8.6 million, a new record in the world. That figure overshadows more comfortably earlier Divo results, which shows how the demand for modern Bugattis has risen. With less than 800 miles on the kilometer counter and origin that also contained a display at the Petersen Museum “Hypercars: the allure of the extreme,” This specific example has checked each box for collectors.
Other modern Bugattis followed closely. A Chiron Pur Sport from 2021 reached $ 3.96 million, while a Chiron Super Sport from 2023 yielded $ 3.4 million. These results raise an interesting question for potential buyers: is it time now to come from the pïch era in modern W16-Bugattis, because the French brand brings its century-long gas-driven origin, with the upcoming hybridized V16 Tourbillon?
Beyond the Molsheim Greats, the ‘Future Classics Collection’ of 24 Hypercars, fully offered without reserve, turned out to be a magnet for bidders in the room. The Apollo Intensa Emozione “Ocean Dragon” from 2022 brought $ 3.5 million with a world auction record for the model. A Pagani Huayra Roadster from 2017, still with only 800 miles, went for $ 3.3 million.
But not every top result came from hypercars. An Audi Sport Quattro S1 E2 from 1985, which we could also be seen in our 10 must-see cars at the Bonhams | Cars Quail auction. Considered for a long time as one of the ultimate expressions of group B -Rally, it achieved $ 1.76 million. In the meantime, a Ferrari 250 Europe GT from 1956 was sold for $ 1.51 million, and an Alfa Romeo 6c 2300 B Mille Miglia Berlinetta from 1938 picked up $ 687,000.
The auction also contained cars from the Vic Edelbrock Jr. collection. And a spread of pre -war classics. Although they did well, it was clear that the appetite leaned heavily this year to low mileage, powerful modern machines. So, where does this leave you as a collector or enthusiastic? If you are on the market, auctions such as Quail set the benchmark. Note which hypercars consistently exceed estimates and consider whether you want to chase the same route.
On the other hand, if you already have something like a Huayra or Chiron, these results must give you confidence in where values go. They also confirm something that you may already suspect: limited run hypercars with minimal use remain one of the safest bets in the current collector-car market. Equally important, Bonhams emphasized that most competitive action took place in the room, not online. At a time when digital platforms dominate the sale of collector car, Monterey proved that there is still no replacement to be there person, paddle in hand. Catch the entire auction here.
10. 1938 Alfa Romeo 6c 2300 B Mille Miglia Berlinetta
$ 687,000
9. 1956 Ferrari 250 Europe GT
$ 1,512,000
8. 1985 Audi Sport Quattro S1 E2
$ 1,765,000
7. 2021 Koenigsegg Regera
$ 2,700,000
6. 2022 I paid the huayra r
$ 3,030,000
5. 2017 Pagani Huayra Roadster
$ 3,305,000
4. 2022 Apollo Intense Emotion “Ocean Dragon”
$ 3,442,500
3. 2021 Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport
$ 3,965,000
2. 2023 Bugatti Chiron Super Sport
$ 4,460,000
1. 2020 Bugatti Divo
$ 8,557,500
Source: Bonhams | Auto
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