Every era produces its own crop of supercars. The previous decade, for example, will likely be remembered among aficionados of exotic automobiles for producing some of the last great analog supercars before turbochargers and hybrid propulsion took over. And if you want to get a piece of that action before it’s too late, Scottsdale will be the place to be come January.
The Arizona collector car spectacular will undoubtedly feature a staggering array of every type of automobile you can imagine from an array of auction houses. But the examples that caught our attention today are these three supercars from the 2000s consigned to RM Sotheby’s – each of them built around carbon-fiber monocoques, with carbon-ceramic brakes and rear-wheel drive, but each taking a very different approach.
There’s a 2003 Ferrari Enzo, mid-engined with a fixed roof and a 6.0-liter atmospheric V12 mated to a six-speed sequential gearbox. Then there’s the 2005 Porsche Carrera GT with its removable roof panel ahead of a 5.7-liter naturally aspirated V10 with its six-speed manual. And there’s a Mercedes SLR McLaren, with its 5.4-liter supercharged V8 mounted up front and paired with a five-speed automatic transmission.
This isn’t just any SLR, though, but the 722 S Roadster, which not only features a folding fabric roof mechanism but a more powerful engine as well – rated at 640 horsepower to beat the Carrera’s 612 and nearly match the Enzo’s 651.
Like the LaFerrari, 918 Spyder, and McLaren P1 that followed, each arrives at a similar place in its own way. So the question is: which would you pick?
Photo Gallery
