200 mph supercars featured at the 2nd Annual Caruso Concours
2nd Annual Caruso Concours - Click above for our high-res image gallery courtesy Greg Grudt
The 2nd Annual Caruso Concours was held this past weekend at The Americana at Brand shopping center in Glendale, California. Put off a bit by threatening skies, we didn't make it out there ourselves, but luckily, Autoblog friend and shutterbug Greg Grudt was there to capture all of the excitement for us. This sophomore outing was once again put on by The Petersen Automotive Museum, and as was the case last year, a brace of incredible vehicles showed up to this fitting but unorthodox locale. Showgoers could peruse the cars for a bit and then pick up a Tiffany necklace on their way out.
This year's gathering focused on supercars – in particular, supercars capable of 200 mph. Not meant to be an exhaustive showing of double-century barrier breakers, it nonetheless attracted an impressive array of cars capable of close to, if not over, the magic mark. The fun part was just seeing them all together in one place. Judging by Grudt's images, it looks like the Americana also happens to be hosting a few of those Toyota solar sunflowers, which made for an interesting juxtaposition.
Supercars right off the showroom floor mingled with old-timers from as far back as the Eighties. For instance, the display included not just the Bugatti Veyron, but also its forebearer, the EB110. The list of cars in attendance read like a roster of World's Fastest Cars contenders. Ferrari was represented by an Enzo, F50, F40, 288GTO, 16M, and a SuperAmerica. The Lamborghini cluster was comprised of an LP670-SV, LP640-4, LP560-4 and even a Countach. There was also a Mercedes-McLaren SLR, CLK DTM, Ford GT, Dodge Viper, Cizeta V16t, Maserati MC12, Nissan GT-R, Audi R8, and even a Jaguar XJ220, which complemented the long flowing bodywork of the adjacent Maser quite nicely. They even dragged out the AREX Concept which was supposed to be good for 214 mph.
All-in, it appears to have been a great way to bring exotics to the people. Be sure to check out Greg's pics in the gallery, and check out a larger gallery by clicking here.
Gallery: 2nd Annual Caruso Concours
Photos copyright ©2009 Greg Grudt/Weblogs, Inc.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Bondtastic 4:15PM (10/15/2009)
No Mclaren F1.. this Councours is dead to me!!
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JayP 4:21PM (10/15/2009)
Or 959.
But... you get what you get.
cdwrx 4:41PM (10/15/2009)
Bah, no Vector.
Captaincheerios2 7:52PM (10/15/2009)
*Thumbs Up* My first thought "Wheres the King?"
nick 4:17PM (10/15/2009)
Too bad there wasn't an M5 in attendance. It will eat an R8's lunch (yes, yes, you have to remove the limiter, but the engine and car are capable of 205 when otherwise stock)
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Kevin Jonson 4:21PM (10/15/2009)
Anyone else notice the Prius flowers in the background? Oh, the irony.
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Vtecgreen 4:21PM (10/15/2009)
Did the owner of the MC12 take the protection off the headlights? Google a pic and it looks like they all have plastic covering them - I would think this would have an effect on aerodynamic performance as well as make it look better. Maybe he cracked one and it was too $$$ to replace?
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Cameron 4:21PM (10/15/2009)
Can someone tell me what car is in picture 10?
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Dude 4:43PM (10/15/2009)
It's a Maserati MC12
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maserati_MC12
montoym 5:02PM (10/15/2009)
Correction: Aaron in the comment below is correct, it's a Cizeta. I never knew any of those actually made it to production. Apparently, there are 10 in existence.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cizeta-Moroder_V16T
Dude 5:33PM (10/15/2009)
Yes. My bad
Picture #10 is not the 10th picture.
http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/2nd-annual-caruso-concours/#10
it is a Moroder in the 10th picture and a MC12 in picture #10. Whew.
Frank Filipponio 9:17PM (10/15/2009)
It's a Cizeta V16t. The name "Moroder" was only used on one of the concepts until composer Giorgio Moroder backed out of funding the project. That V16 engine sounds like nothing you've ever heard. Amazing.
http://www.ugo.com/lifestyle/Cizeta-V16t/
Aaron 4:40PM (10/15/2009)
Picture 10 is a Cizeta Moroder 16v -- and yes, it has a V-16 ahead of the rear wheels.
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Nellydesign 4:54PM (10/15/2009)
Missing
Current era supercars
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Audi R8
Koenigsegg (sp?)
Pagani Zonda
Porsche Carrera GT
Classic Supercars
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Porsche 959
Mclaren F1
BMW M1
Ferrari Testarossa
Lamborghini Diablo.
Probably no fault of organizers, just couldn't get the cars.
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Serge 5:34PM (10/15/2009)
While the Testarossa is my favorite car of all time... the sound that flat-12 makes is just astounding!!! I doubt it can go past 180mph... although I could be wrong.
The Cizeta Moroder V16T is really cool, with better wheels it would look much nicer though.
And where's the ZR1?
nick 5:42PM (10/15/2009)
The Porsche 997 Turbo, 997 GT3, and 997 GT2 are more supercar than the V8 R8 will ever be. It's embarrassing that Audi brought out the V8 before the V10. And I used to sell Audis.
Dude 5:42PM (10/15/2009)
I agree with your list except for a couple of items:
The Testarossa is not a 200MPH vehicle
Without removing the speed limiter, the R8 is not a 200MPH vehicle.
It's missing the 997 GT2 which has a top speed of 206.
Dude 5:47PM (10/15/2009)
@Serge
You're right. Where is the ZR1? Seems like an easy find...
nick 5:48PM (10/15/2009)
Oh and fail on reading comprehension. There was an R8 there. Saw a black one in one of the pics.
nick 5:50PM (10/15/2009)
any 997 turbo or GT2 outranks the R8 V8, not to mention they are much more car than all of your second list except the F1