Favorite Hypercars, Restomods, and Concepts at the 2025 Quail, a Motorsports Gathering
Ah, The Quail — or The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering, as it’s officially titled. The Carmel, Calif., event is easily the most exclusive and excessive annual automotive event in the states, with exorbitantly priced tickets that always sell out and a show field that’s one-third cars, one-third flamboyantly dressed attendees and one-third spilled champagne. What started out as a low-key Friday amuse-bouche to Sunday’s big Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance has evolved into the world’s most expensive auto show.
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And by auto show, I don’t mean “car show.” I mean “auto show,” like the “Chicago Auto Show.” Since the closure of the Geneva auto show, The Quail has become the favored debut venue for new supercars, hypercars, restomods and ultraluxury cars, with marques like Bugatti, Pagani and Koenigsegg pulling silken sheets off their latest weaponry for the show’s megamoney attendees.
We were in attendance this year, and while some of these cars can hardly be considered “production,” it’s worth taking a look at how the upper-upper-upper echelons of automotive society plan to fill their garages over the next year. And for those who haven’t won the Mega Millions, there are a few entries here that even your average enthusiast can potentially look forward to.
- Chevrolet Corvette CX, CX.R Vision Gran Turismo concepts
- Lexus Sport Concept
- Lamborghini Fenomeno
- Acura NSX Roadster
- Acura RSX Prototype
- 2025 Porsche 911 GT3
- Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe Reimagined by Singer
- Gunther Werks Project F-26
- Infiniti concepts
- 2026 Maserati MCPura Cielo
- Gordon Murray Automotive S1 LM
Chevrolet Corvette CX, CX.R Vision Gran Turismo Concepts
We’ll start with both the yellow car above and stunning silver shard featured at the top of this roundup. Welcome to the Chevrolet Corvette CX (silver) and CX.R Vision Gran Turismo concepts, a pair of hypercar design studies previewing tech and design elements we might see in future generations of the brand’s icon.
These are direct follow-ups to two recent and distinct Corvette concepts from GM design studios in California and the U.K., with the CX duo penned closer to home in the automaker’s Performance Studio in Warren, Mich. The CXs easily match the other concepts in outlandishness, packing a fighter-jet-style canopy that tilts forward for entry and, in the case of the silver CX, quad electric motors for a combined 2,000 horsepower.
It also (hypothetically) makes use of an active ground-effects fan system, sucking the coupe to the road like the McMurtry Speirling. Not into electric vehicles? Opt for the track-only (and very yellow) CX.R and its hybridized 2.0-liter twin-turbo V-8 engine that doesn’t stop spinnin’ until 15,000 rpm.
Look for these to go into production never, with an on-sale date sometime in fuhgeddaboudit. Still, expect some stylistic elements to bleed over to future products, and if you happen to have access to Gran Turismo 7, you can drive the virtual versions of these hypercars to your heart’s content.
Lexus Sport Concept
Surprise! Lexus rolled a new concept out onto The Quail green with a two-sentence press release, a “speak softly” power move rarely seen in this era of drawn-out debuts.
Not much is known about this Sport Concept, though everyone seems to have their pet theories. Rumor has it this is not our first glimpse at the forthcoming Lexus LFR supercar that’s rumored to have a twin-turbo V-8. This new Sport Concept appears to be a tidied up iteration of the older Electrified Sport Concept, an electric supercar said to be in parallel development with the so-called LFR.
Lamborghini Fenomeno
Finally, a car for the common man. The new Lamborghini Fenomeno is the latest limited-run car from the Italian brand’s Centro Stile studio that spawned the Reventon, Veneno, Centenario and Sian. And limited it is, with Lambo earmarking just 29 units for its most powerful “production” car in history with a total of 1,065 hp from its 6.5-liter V-12 and three electric motors.
Obviously, the Fenomeno shares a platform and powertrain with the standard production Revuelto, only amping up total output by 64 hp and total stylistic drama by a million. We’d say it could be yours for its $3.5 million list price, but who are we kidding? It’s probably already sold out.
Acura NSX Roadster
How about something even rarer and still up for grabs? Check out the one-of-one Acura NSX Roadster, the very same car seen in the 2012 film “The Avengers” where it starred as Tony Stark’s super-sled.
As this was a few years before the production version of the second-gen supercar even debuted, Acura built this roadster on the bones of a “well-used” 252,000-mile 1991 NSX. And until you peer into the cabin and see the interior from the O.G. NSX, you’d never know.
In person, the metallic black droptop was suspiciously clean and polished. Acura brand reps confirmed a heap of restoration work went into the former movie car not just for The Quail, but in preparation for the roadster’s time on the auction block sometime in 2026, with all proceeds going to charity.
Acura RSX Prototype
Let’s keep this Acura train rolling. The Quail was Acura’s venue of choice for the (partly) public debut of the RSX Prototype. Having previously seen this near-production prototype under harsh studio lights, it was nice to get a sip of the Propulsion Yellow Pearl paint in the California sun.
2025 Porsche 911 GT3
There’s nothing particularly shocking here other than the conspicuous lack of the 963 RSP at Porsche’s stand. That one-off road-legal racecar was a few miles away at Werks Reunion, so Porsche filled its space on The Quail field with a pair of GT3s, the most interesting being the latest 992.2 generation.
As is usually the case with Porsche’s mid-cycle updates, you’ll have to be a real P-car obsessive to note the visual differences, but we’re just happy to see the purest iteration of the 911 continuing into our increasingly electrified future with its 502-hp, naturally aspirated 4.0-liter flat-six intact.
Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe Reimagined by Singer
Hey, another blue Porsche. Though the bones of its newest restomod still come from a classic 911, due to legal reasons, the wizards at Singer Vehicle Design would really rather we not refer to it as a “Porsche.” Ship of Theseus and all that.
If you’re not familiar with Singer’s work, the low-volume, California-based automaker has built an empire on remastered 911s going back to its genre-defining Classic series. The latest is this Carrera Coupe Reimagined by Singer, its new “entry-level” model that slots beneath the ongoing Turbo Study and DLS Turbo — if you can call a starting price rumored to be around $500,000 entry level.
All of the hallmarks we’ve come to expect of Singer Vehicle Design are here, including its Cosworth-sourced 4.0-liter flat-six, wicked attention to detail and a design language best described as the style parameters of the 1980s interpolated into the crisp, CNC-honed resolution of 2025.
Gunther Werks Project F-26
If Singer Vehicle Design is the modern reinterpretation of a classic Porsche 911, Gunther Werks asks the question, “What if Porsche never stopped development of the air-cooled 911?” That difference might seem subtle at best, but Gunther Werks’ muscular design and engineering language has captured the attention and imagination of young enthusiasts to a degree not seen much elsewhere in the industry.
Each GW car is a wonderland of carbon fiber, dramatically modern surfaces and exotic materials that put it far closer in vibe to a Koenigsegg than its Porsche 993 source material. This year, GW previewed the Project F-26, its version of the classic flachtbau (“flatnose”) style. Inspired by fighter jets and the legendary 935 alike, the F-26 is essentially a stylistic upgrade to the existing GW Turbo line, offering a sleeker, sharper front-end treatment to the standard Turbo’s traditional wide-eyed Porsche appearance.
Infiniti Concepts
In sharp relief to a field of hypercars, Infiniti rolled out a trio of SUV concepts. The matte-maroonish QX65 Monograph concept is a fastback evolution of the existing three-row QX60, a natural and expected sibling “coupe” to the in-production QX55. Production timing? Powertrain? Pricing? You ask a lot of questions, none of which Infiniti is willing to answer. Stay tuned.
The pair of blacked-out QX80 concepts hint more at future trims and packages than they do new, separate model lines. The QX80 Terrain Spec and Track Spec are fairly self-explanatory in both name and appearance, with a sizable delta in ride height and purpose. The Terrain Spec concept is Infiniti’s take on the ever-expanding factory off-road SUV segment, fixing the QX80 with massive all-terrain tires, fender flares, limb risers, a light bar and a pop-up roof tent.
The Track Spec, meanwhile, drops the QX80 to the tarmac and adds a ton of power. The twin-turbo 3.5-liter V-6 snorts out at least 650 hp and 750 pounds-feet of torque, and it’s managed by upgraded Brembo brakes, unique wheels, performance tires and a revised suspension.
In order of production worthiness, we rank ‘em QX65 Monograph, QX80 Terrain Spec, QX80 Track Spec.
2026 Maserati MCPura Cielo
No, no — you’re not seeing things. Maserati’s new MCPura is indeed an evolution of the MC20. Changes are subtle and entirely aesthetic, with the Modenese brand unlocking three new colors for its mid-engine supercar, some revised badging, new interior trim material and a set of special-order design effects that include a ghosted Maserati trident on the rear decklid.
In person, The Quail display car’s Ai Aqua Rainbow color is fabulous. We’re big fans of the MC20 and hotter GT2 Stradale, so we’re very much looking forward to driving its latest sometime in ‘26.
Gordon Murray Automotive S1 LM
We saved the best for last, naturally. Standard superlatives are insufficient to describe the influence and importance of the McLaren F1 on the modern collecting landscape. If the 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO is the “king” of the collector car world, the McLaren F1 is the prince, with values and ascribed media soaring with every passing year.
While F1 designer and chief architect Gordon Murray’s incredible T.50 is a clear descendent of the old F1, the jaw-dropping S1 LM is the most direct F1 translation we’ve seen up to this point. Consider it an off-shoot of the T.50, utilizing the same platform and chassis, 12,100 rpm naturally aspirated V-12 (now 4.3 liters), three seats, central driving position and six-speed manual transmission.
All of that’s in a wrapper that’s spot on for a modern F1 GTR. I suspect that going forward, the S1 LM will be an endgame for the richest of the rich car collectors. They’re gonna have to pony up, too, considering one person commissioned and bought all five at a rumored $15 million per car.
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