Some events announce themselves. Others, like The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering, simply exist, and the world leans in. Under the classic Californian sun, 2025’s gathering was less an auto show and more a theatre of excellence: a stage where Lamborghini continued tradition, Bugatti whispered rarity, Corvette electrified, Czinger rewrote the rules, and Rolex crowned it all with timeless grace.

Lamborghini’s Fenomeno World Premier

Sant’Agata Bolognese delivered excitement in its purest form. The Fenomeno, Lamborghini’s limited-edition V12 masterpiece, numbered just 29 units, and was hailed as the most powerful twelve-cylinder the brand has ever produced. Every intake, every line, spoke a language of excess only Lamborghini can write a farewell aria to the V12, delivered in full throttle.

Bugatti Programme Solitaire

Bugatti introduced Programme Solitaire, its ultra-exclusive coachbuilding service, with the Brouillard as its inaugural one-of-one masterpiece. Making its first public appearance at The Quail, the Brouillard exemplified the pinnacle of bespoke artistry – rare, refined, and utterly untouchable. In Molsheim’s hands, scarcity is not a limitation, it is luxury.

Corvette CX & CX.R: America’s GAMBIT

Chevrolet chose The Quail to showcase the future. The fully electric CX Concept, with a canopy-style roof and up to 2,000 horsepower from a quad-motor setup, arrived alongside the hybrid CX.R Vision Gran Turismo, a track-oriented tour de force. Together, they were a statement: Corvette does not chase Europe, it challenges it, head-on.

Czinger 21C, The Founder Speaks

Unlike other brands, Lukas Czinger himself took the stage to unveil the 21C, a hybrid hypercar forged through additive manufacturing. Its 1,350-horsepower machine has already rewritten California track records and logged over 1,000 miles of real-world testing. Here, presence is as important as performance and Czinger’s hand in every detail proved that vision and execution are inseparable.

The Rolex Best of Show

To close the day, Art Zafiropoulo’s 1996 Ferrari F50 GT1 was awarded the Rolex Best of Show Trophy. The first of just three GT1s built, employing Formula 1 technology of the era, it was a car worthy of legend. Art received the trophy alongside a specially engraved Rolex Oyster Perpetual Datejust 36, a reminder that true craftsmanship is honored with time itself.

Words by Ricky Franklin