RM Sotheby's Dubai Sets Record Prices
RM Sotheby’s held their most recent auction earlier this month in partnership with the Mille Miglia Experience UAE at the Emirates Golf Club in Dubai. A strong sale lead to $27,914,235 changing hands with a sell-through rate of 71%.
New world record prices were set during RM Sotheby’s Dubai auction, the most notable of which is the 2014 Pagani Zonda LM Roadster that headlined the auction and sold for a remarkable $11,086,250. This one-off model was built to the exact specifications of the consignor, inspired by the Le Mans sport prototypes and features bare carbon-fiber bodywork along with a Tricolore exhaust and rear wing inspired by the Zonda Revolución.
The other Pagani that made its mark on the auction – and how often does anyone get to say “the other Pagani” – was the 2017 Pagani Huayra BC Coupé, one of 20 examples of the track-oriented Huayra BC that were built. More recently it was upgraded to the Pacchetto Tempesta specification and surprised very few with its own world record of $4,336,250.
RM Sotheby’s sold a 2022 Aston Martin Valkyrie Coupé, the second Valkyrie sold by the auction house in Dubai this year, for a very strong price of $2,648,750 – easy to understand considering Adrian Newey’s involvement in the design of this model and its mind-blowing 1,160 horsepower that sends it from 0 to 100 km/h in only 2.6 seconds.
RM Sotheby's Dubai - More Strong Sales
A one-owner 2017 Lamborghini Centenario LP770-4 Roadster that covered just 109 kilometers since it was new rounded out the top four lots at $2,030,000, while the Papaya Orange 2019 McLaren Senna LM – one of just 20 – brought a similarly strong price at $1,467,500. The last car sold for more than $1 million was the 2014 McLaren P1 that exceeded the high estimate with a final price of $1,186,250.
The 2013 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series Coupé that RM Sotheby’s offered in Dubai went well above its high estimate selling for $820,625 and a 2002 Mercedes-Benz G 63 AMG V12 that was owned by the Dubai royal family until 2023 set another world record selling for $398,750.
The full list of the Top Ten lots sold is:
- 2014 Pagani Zonda LM Roadster – $11,086,250
- 2017 Pagani Huayra BC Coupé – $4,336,250
- 2022 Aston Martin Valkyrie Coupé – $2,648,750
- 2017 Lamborghini Centenario LP770-4 Roadster – $2,030,000
- 2019 McLaren Senna LM – $1,467,500
- 2014 McLaren P1 – $1,186,250
- 2013 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series Coupé – $820,625
- 1993 Jaguar XJ220 – $466,250
- 2003 BMW Alpina Roadster V8 – $410,000
- 1970 Ferrari Dino 246 GT by Scaglietti – $398,750