RM Sotheby's Abu Dhabi 2025 - McLaren Festival
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On the occasion of Collectors' Week in Abu Dhabi, RM Sotheby's auctioned 30 mostly younger cars with an average estimated value of USD 2.75 million on December 5, 2025. The target of USD 88 million was almost achieved with a sale result of USD 85 million; the McLaren F1 on offer in particular was able to fulfill the hopes placed in it with a sale price of over USD 25 million, while some younger Ferraris disappointed. This auction review analyzes the results and shows all the cars in the picture.
This article contains the following chapters
- Young cars
- Super sports cars in particular
- Record price for the McLaren F1
- The triple crown
- Bugatti without a new owner
- Solid to good results for super classics
Estimated reading time: 5min
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On the occasion of Collectors' Week in Abu Dhabi, which, as the name implies, is all about the appreciation of luxury and collector's items, RM Sotheby's also auctioned 30 automobiles with a total value of around USD 87.8 million at The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort hotel on December 5, 2025. There was great interest in the auction, not least because of some unusual lots and a McLaren F1.A total of 83% of the cars on offer were sold, with a turnover of USD 84.7 million or USD 3.39 million per car. On average, bidders came within 90% of the median estimate. On average, the vehicles on offer were just 13 years old. In fact, only six of the cars were classic cars, another three will reach the young-timer age next year, and all the rest were vehicles built after 2010 or even in the future!
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