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From £75k to £2.8m, here are our favourite cars to hit the market this week.
2024(24) | 34 Miles | £2,800,000
Ok, this one is out of budget for all but a very slim few, but I couldn't ignore an AMG One on the market. Just 275 examples were produced worldwide with an F1-derived turbocharged V6 which revs to 11,000rpm and teams up with four electric motors (including the F1-sounding MGU-H and MGU-K) to produce 1,049hp. That along with an serious dynamic aero, F1-inspired (would you have guessed?) DRS system and highly advanced suspension mean it's unsurprising the AMG One set the Nürburgring production lap record with a time of 6:35.
This car's original owner only managed 34 miles (not even three laps of the 'ring!), so it's box fresh. It comes with the Motorsport Styling Package giving it the Lewis Hamilton, George Russell vibe along with some Petronas Green accents on the wheels to further the F1 look.
2015 | 16,150 Miles | £79,990
Finished in historic Verde Zeltwieg (a very un-Italian-sounding £7,792.80 option), this car has been with its original owner from new, nearly 10 years ago. The interior carries on the theme with special Verde stitching to contrast the Nero leather.
Our attention typically goes to the more sporting Ferraris, but if you want a very potent drop-top prancing horse for a fraction of the cost of say a 488 Spider, this is a beautiful example, and whether the Cali is your bag or not, a special-ordered, 553hp convertible Ferrari for less than £80k? Sounds like an absolute steal.
2021 (71) | 10,250 Miles | £76,995
Remember not so long ago, when the GT4 PDK was launched, and they were fetching over £100k? Ouch if you bought one, but if you want one, with just 10k miles on the clock, they've shed about £30k and look like a great buy.
This car looks gorgeous in Gentian Blue and is a comfort spec car with the adaptive 18-way sports seats plus and full leather interior with contrasting red stitching to match the calipers, so it's a road-biased spec which would make this GT4 a dream to use on a regular basis or tour in. The buckets look stunning, but these seats still hug you in and they're so comfortable! Personally, I'd take my GT4 with a manual as I think it suits the kind of car it is, but we all know how good PDK is, and these are looking like a very exciting car for the money.
2012 (12) | 16,580 Miles | £139,950
In the midst of all these finessed supercars, this brute comes smashing in like a wrecking ball, and boy these things have got expensive! The Black Series takes the oh-so-charming W204 C63 with its legendary 6.2-litre V8 and turns everything up to 11. It looks so special with its angular wide bodywork, and it really does handle too.
Believed to be one of 800 cars worldwide, this is a right-hand-drive car in comfort spec without the aerokit, in silver too, so you might call it the gentleman's Black Series, if there's such a thing! It has full body PPF, so I hope the new owner goes out and enjoys it as intended, in a cloud of tyre smoke. Just make sure you've got your Shell points card handy!
2015 | 6,409 Miles | £139,500
Here's a pickle, you could have the super-rare Black Series for a smidge under £140k, or you could have this. Whilst not strictly limited, the 991 GT3 RS is one of our all-time favourite cars, and I love it in Ultraviolet with the silver wheels and wing uprights. It has all the good stuff like ceramic composite breakes, carbon interior trim, PDLS+ (fancy lights) and so on, but strangely, this is a very seldom-seen RS with comfort seats.
It's had just one owner from new and hasn't even done a thousand miles in their ownership. Whoever buys this car, get your backside in those comfy seats and get some miles under your belt!
2015 (15) | 10,881 Miles | £134,995
With Halloween just behind us, a bright orange Lamborghini just felt right, plus it's a third contender in the roundabout-£140k group we've seemed to amass at the end of this list. Here, we have a proper, unapologetic supercar with all the drama you could ever want, whether you're having your ears bashed by the 5.2-litre V10 or just looking at the thing!
This car is finished in Arancio Borealis with matching calipers on the ceramic brakes, and with just over 10k miles on the clock, this is a whole lot of proper supercar for the money.
