HOT wheels! £25m fleet of supercars roll into village to park outside car dealership for start of summer season
- Supercar season hots up as over £25million worth of Koenigseggs have been delivered to wealthy customers
- Luxury cars spotted in Sunningdale, Berkshire, yesterday, with nine of the Swedish models outside dealership
- Supercar season sees wealthy Arabs flee the hot temperatures of the Middle East and cruise around London
London’s supercar season is hotting up as over £25million worth of Koenigseggs were delivered to wealthy customers in Sunningdale, Berkshire, yesterday.
The most expensive of the nine Swedish models was a black and gold ‘Naraya’, which is covered in 24 carat gold and worth around £6million.
Supercar season sees wealthy Arabs flee the scorching hot temperatures of the Middle East and cruise around London.
The arrival of the supercars has become a regular event in recent years, with rich Kuwaitis, Saudis and Emiratis seeking to out-do each other over who can own the most fancy sportscar.
The cars’ Arabs owners tend to ship their machines over in the months leading up to the summer, so they are here when they arrive in July and August.
The Koenigseggs – worth upwards of £1.5million each – were yesterday parked outside the SuperVettura car dealership on London Road, which specialises in the luxury car brand.
The most expensive of the nine Swedish models seen yesterday was a black and gold Naraya (pictured), which was covered in 24 carat gold strips along the bonnet, roof and wings
The car was parked in Sunningdale, Berkshire, next to eight other models of Koenigseggs and is alone worth around £6million due to being limited edition
The Naraya features a blue-tinted clear-carbon finish to its bodywork, with extensive highlights striped in gold leaf on both the exterior and interior of the car
The gold leaf was applied by hand at the Koenigsegg factory in Angelholm, Sweden, by Ettore ‘Blaster’ Callegaro, a renowned craftsman from Italy
Mr Callegaro is noted for his work with customised cars and the process for these ones took two weeks, working 12 hour days, six days per week
Supercar season sees wealthy Arabs flee the scorching hot temperatures of the Middle East and cruise around London. Pictured: An Agera R yesterday
The arrival of the supercars has become a regular event in recent years, with rich Kuwaitis, Saudis and Emiratis seeking to out-do each other over who can own the most fancy sportscar. Pictured: A silver and black One:1 with orange detail on the wings
A lime green Koenigsegg CCX with customised rims sits outside the SuperVettura car dealership on London Road, which specialises in the luxury car brand
The performance car has a private number plate ‘Kn05egg’ which was made by the dealership in Berkshire. The third generation of car was made with a wider chassis to suit the American market
A chrome blue supercar with a sticker on its side was among the £25million collection parked in Berkshire yesterday
The cars’ Arabs owners traditionally ship their machines over in the months leading up to the summer, so that they are here when they arrive in July and August
Koenigsegg has produced some of the fastest production cars in history, with the Agera (pictured) RS average top speed at 277.9mph. These speeds were recorded over two runs down a public highway in Nevada in 2017
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Koenigsegg, which is backed by US and Norwegian investors, sought to buy Saab after its 2011 collapse but the deal never materialised. The make was founded in 1994 specifically to create world class sports cars. Pictured: One:1
In the ultra-luxury sports car category where Koenigsegg operates, however, Ferrari has said it may introduce an electric version after 2022, while Volkswagen’s Lamborghini has expressed willingness to explore the area. Pictured: The Super Vettura garage in Sunningdale yesterday
The Agera RS ‘Naraya’ looks the part on the inside too, with blue alcantara with gold piping and stitching, as well as more gold leaf highlights and an 18-carat gold ‘Naraya’ nameplate with 155 diamonds. these were made in California
The brand’s badge is a shield of the Koenigsegg coat of arms, which dates back to the 12th century when one family member was knighted by the Holy Roman Empire. The badge is seen on the CCX, Agera, Agera R, One:1, and Regera
The One:1 model (a black One:1 pictured yesterday) was the world’s first ‘megacar’ in 2015, with more than 1,300 horsepower
The One:1 (left with the lime green CCX) saw all six of its production models sold out before the car was officially released. They sold for around £1.9million
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