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2025 Concours at Wynn Las Vegas: The New Supercar Mecca The term \”concours d’elegance\” historically signifies an exhibition or competition centered on the aesthetic and presentation of vehicles and accessories, judged primarily on excellence of appearance and turnout. Within the automotive sphere, particularly the segment involving high-end machinery, the question of superiority between various events inevitably arises. When discussing this, the conversation often circles around the legendary Pebble Beach Concours. By extension, this typically encompasses the entire annual Monterey Car Week, an elaborate convergence of premium automotive happenings culminating on the final Sunday with the definitive concours d’elegance. Yet, the queries persist: Is the Goodwood Festival of Speed superior? What about the Goodwood Revival? The Amelia Island Concours? Moda Miami? Retromobile? The Audrain? Indeed, at every gathering of the affluent and well-dressed for the purpose of admiring blue-chip automobiles, someone invariably asks whether Pebble Beach retains its top-tier status. To be direct, Pebble Beach remains the undisputed sovereign of the concours. However, its heir apparent—The Quail—may be facing a fresh challenger to its throne. Why The Quail? For years, The Quail (formally known as The Quail: A Motorsports Gathering) has served as a spectacular prelude to the main event of Sunday’s Pebble Concours. In fact, for a specific and expanding demographic within the car community, The Quail surpassed Pebble Beach’s Sunday event long ago. These individuals typically favor contemporary, brand-new supercars and hypercars. I have lost count of the number of automotive friends who journey to Car Week but depart Sunday morning, having no interest in \”a bunch of old cars.\” Furthermore, the demise of the Geneva International Auto Show created a significant void in the supercar calendar, a gap that The Quail has successfully filled. Consider these examples: The Lamborghini Aventador made its debut in Geneva in 2011, and the highly exclusive Veneno was introduced in 2013. The Aventador’s successor—the Revuelto—was unveiled officially via an online presentation, but the Temerario (the Huracán’s replacement) made its global debut at The Quail in 2024. Similarly, the seven-figure Fenomeno debuted at the 2025 Quail. While Bugatti unveiled the Chiron in Geneva in 2016, the Bugatti Divo (2018) and Mistral (2022) were both first shown to the world at The Quail. These examples extend to dozens of other vehicles as well. In essence, The Quail has evolved into the premier venue for showcasing these types of machines. Until last Halloween, I believed The Quail’s position in the global automotive hierarchy was unassailable. Then I attended the 2025 Las Vegas Concours (officially known as the Concours at Wynn Las Vegas), and now I’m not so certain. I should mention that I also attended the 2024 Vegas Concours and, while I enjoyed it, it struck me as more regional than world-class. There were some remarkable cars, but mostly the usual suspects. In fact, were it not for a project I was working on with Czinger (which invited me as its guest), I likely would not have bothered attending this year. But I am profoundly glad that I did. What Is It? The Wynn hosted 48 Bugatti Veyrons on the lawn this year. That’s correct. Out of the 450 Veyrons produced in total and the 100 sold in North America, 48 were present in Las Vegas. In fact, there were 49, as Bugatti also displayed a stunning white Vitesse Super Sport to commemorate the Veyron’s 20th anniversary—alongside a Bolide, Centodieci, Chiron Super Sport, Divo, Mistral, and a prototype of the upcoming Tourbillon, the 18-cylinder hybrid set to succeed the Chiron. Presenting more than 10 percent of all Bugatti Veyrons ever built in one location continues to astound me. The younger generation appreciates Paganis as well, don’t they? Because there were more than 40 of them. I didn’t get the exact number (I was too busy admiring the Veyrons), but there were several Zondas including a Zonda Revolution (one of five), dozens of Huayras, a number of Utopias, and—concerningly for The Quail—the premiere of the Huayra Codalunga Speedster that Pagani plans to produce in a limited run of 10, priced at $7,000,000 each before taxes and tariffs, should you be interested. (The immaculate green one displayed in Vegas under wraps belongs to Apple’s Tim Cook.) Even if these carbon-titanium extroverts don’t appeal to you, the fact that the 2025 Las Vegas Concours was not only the largest gathering of Paganis ever in North America but also that Horatio Pagani (who was honored onstage by emcee Justin Bell for his contributions to automotive design) and his team chose to debut a new model there speaks volumes. I’ll discuss this further in a moment. Returning to the topic of more than 40 Paganis: That represents a larger production volume than the factory manufactures in a single year. The Lamborghini section was equally astonishing, at least if you are a fan of such vehicles. Firstly, the 2025 Wynn Vegas Concours was the largest gathering of Lamborghinis ever assembled. Yes, ever. Again, I didn’t count, but the number being discussed was around 230. That’s 230 of the 600 cars displayed that Saturday. Simply mind-blowing. Among those 230, there was a Veneno Coupe (one of only three ever sold to the public; the factory retained a fourth), a Sesto Elemento (one of 10), a Centenario Coupe (one of 20) and Convertible (one of 20), and a Reventón (one of 21). The last time I saw all these \”few-offs\” (as Lamborghini now calls them) together in the same location was at the factory’s museum. It was a staggering display of precious, high-performance Italian metal and composites. To keep this concise, I am omitting the Koenigseggs, the Gumpert Apollo, the Czingers, the Nilu, the McLaren Project Endurance race car debut, all the cars that were actually judged (including a previous and astounding Pebble Beach Concours-winning 1929 Mercedes-Benz 680 S Barker Tourer 26/120/180 which also won best of show in the pre-war class here), the HWA EVO, a Mercedes-AMG One, two Oldsmobile Aerotechs, and a McLaren F1. Yes, that is one hell of a car show. What Could Possibly Be Next? Two conversations dominated my interactions with fellow Wynn Vegas Concours attendees. The primary question: “How on earth are they going to top this next year?” No one knows, but best wishes to the Wynn. The other and frankly more intriguing query came from the OEM car manufacturers: “Should we even bother with The Quail next year?” A valid question. Perhaps I should also wish The Quail the best of luck. Some facts you may not know about The Quail: A single ticket cost $1,300 last year. That’s $1,300 as a courtesy for those who have attended in the past (\”legacy ticket holders,\” I believe they are called). It was $1,600 for first-time attendees. Yes, it’s expensive, but it costs OEMs around $400,000 to display a car on a show stand there. For six hours. The Vegas Concours charges approximately 1/20th of that cost. And if you want to attend, tickets are $100 each. That’s about $2 per Veyron. I spoke with three different car manufacturers who openly questioned the necessity of ever attending The Quail again. Perhaps, they speculated, Las Vegas and Moda Miami are sufficient? Furthermore, for attendees, you won’t face heart-attack-inducing hotel prices (a friend stayed at a motel near Pebble that was $1,100 per night, with a five-night minimum), nor will you spend your time navigating soul-crushing traffic from one event to another. Additionally, securing dinner reservations is effortless because Las Vegas is fundamentally designed to accommodate large gatherings. While the above might seem exaggerated, consider that just a few years ago, Geneva was the epicenter of the supercar world. I cannot predict the future, but I can assure you that the Concours at Wynn Las Vegas is now at the top of my must-attend list. You should add it to yours as well.