McLaren Automotive’s authorised New Zealand dealer in Auckland, the Giltrap Group, hosted the debut of the Speedtail Hypercar at its inaugural Starship Supercar Show fundraiser last weekend.
The Auckland-based luxury and supercar dealership raised more than $200,000 for the Starship Foundation which is the charitable arm of the Starship National Childrens Hospital which is also located in central Auckland.
More than $100 million worth of vehicles from luxury and supercar brands were on display across the dealerships four showroom floors, and all six 90 minute viewing sessions were sold out.
Giltrap Group joint-managing director Michael Giltrap thanked the visiting car fans, the vehicle owners and The Heart of Racing for supporting the event.
“I am overwhelmed by the passion, not just from car fans, but the owners of these incredible cars, and to The Heart of Racing, who have contributed $100,000 to this fundraising effort; along with creating a stunning motorsport display for the Supercar show,” Giltrap says.
Visitors had travelled from as far away as Christchurch to see the finest collection of Supercars yet seen in the Southern Hemisphere. Among the crowd favourites were three of the most spectacularly fast and technologically advanced road-going cars ever produced.
The McLaren P1, Porsche 918 and Ferrari La Ferrari were dubbed the ‘Holy Trinity of Hypercars’ when introduced in 2013. All three boasted revolutionary hybrid power-trains and earth-shattering performance. Both the La Ferrari and P1 have a top speed of 350km/h, while the 918 will dispatch 0-100km/h in just 2.6 seconds, going on to a top speed of 345km/h.
However, none of this track-bred trio can lay claim to being the fastest cars at the Starship Supercar Show, with three other vehicles boasting top speeds of over 400km/h. Along with the McLaren Speedtail (403 km/h) and the Bugatti Veyron (408km/h), the one-of-a-kind Koenigsegg Agera S Hundra (400km/h) was on display.
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