PH Photo Gallery: Monaco Top Marques
Monaco - a place where money talks and a bog-standard supercar simply isn't sufficient to stand out
However, the real stars of the show are not what you can see inside but rather the cars that are to be found on the streets of the principality while the event is on. The density of exotica in the streets during TMM is almost unparalleled anywhere else in the world, even by Monaco standards. This is for three reasons, the first being the tax haven status and the disposable income of the many wealthy residents. Second, the event attracts those from further afield, often in supercars of their own to join the party. And, finally, many of the exhibitors permit their customers a chance to be driven in - or drive - the cars on display around the route of the legendary F1 street circuit.
What does this mean for car nuts like ourselves? You can't turn a single corner in Monaco during TMM without coming across something incredible. Highlights from this year's event include a Gumpert Apollo S which spent all day, every day lapping the town, the full carbon Lamborghini Aventador Hamann Nervudo Roadster and the ridiculous line up of cars that graced the forecourt of the Fairmont Hotel just off what's probably the most famous hairpin in the world.
Next year's show is April 20-23 and promises more of the same!
ts running up and down Ave. Princess Grace at full chat until the wee hours of the morning, making it impossible to get any sleep (folks live just opposite the convention center). Oh, and the 100s of young cretins with cameras hanging outside McDonalds, throwing themselves into the road every time something even vaguely interesting drove past.
With the wheels at such daft angles, trying to put 500+ BHP through them, on real roads, surely is a recipe for a spectacular accident long before the bad taste police show up
The two most interesting were the very appealing Roding Roadster, a very well designed and constructed car, which does not photograph well but looks good in reality : https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=roding+roadster+...
And the most bizarre was the Soleil Motors rebodied Corvette : http://gtspirit.com/2012/04/19/monaco-2012-soleil-...
With the wheels at such daft angles, trying to put 500+ BHP through them, on real roads, surely is a recipe for a spectacular accident long before the bad taste police show up
Instead what you'll actually find is it doesn't matter if the suspension is ruined because it'll just be driven around places like Monaco at 5mph revving occasionally so that people look.
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