UK supercar availability 1 year after lockdown

[R8Reece]

As we've recently passed the 1 year anniversary of lockdown, thought I'd post a market update comparing availability back then vs now on various supercars I've been watching on Autotrader.

I appreciate these figures don't represent the complete market (I see the odd car I see on PH but not AT) but AT still seems the most commonly used platform to advertise supercars. First figure is from March 2020, the second from March 2021.

Anyway, hope it's of interest to some.

AUDI v8 GEN 1 COUPE
- All = 75 vs 42 (-44%)
- Auto = 41 vs 23 (-44%)
- Manuals - 34 vs 17 (-50%)

AUDI V10 GEN 1 COUPE
- All = 38 vs 29 (-23%)
- Auto = 32 vs 28 (-12%)
- Manuals - 6 vs 1 (-83%)

FERRARI 458 COUPE
- All = 80 vs 60 (-25%)

FERRARI 488 COUPE
- All = 71 vs 59 (-17%)

LAMBOURGHINI HURACAN COUPE
- All = 98 vs 71 (-28%)

LAMBOURGHINI HURACAN PERFORMANTE COUPE
- All = 20 vs 19 (-5%)

MCLAREN 540C - COUPE
- All = 16 vs 10 (-38%)

MCLAREN 570S - COUPE
- All = 45 vs 18 (-60%)

MCLAREN 570C - SPYDER
- All = 26 vs 15 (-42%)

MCLAREN 720S - COUPE
- All = 58 vs 28 (-48%)

Edited by R8Reece on Monday 5th April 10:04

[R8Reece]

davek_964 said:

McLaren 650?

Sorry Dave, I've only been keeping an eye on the marques above.

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CallThatMusic said:

Interesting, thanks.
Are people holding on to them as they (ICE) are phased out in favour of Hybrids and Electrics...?

Personally I think the hybrid/electric idea is a little premature. Personally I think the decline is more related to people having spare cash (from not travelling, Government loans etc.) to spend and a hint of boredom/coming out off lockdown/spring approaching/weather improving.

The decline hasn't really been in the last month, it happened gradually over the Summer 2020.

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OldAndTired said:

Premature but it does make you think.

Kia (yes Kia) have just released an SUV E6 GT - at roughly 58k that will do 0-60 in 3.5secs!

I do think in 5 years time us supercar drivers are going to look quite foolish in our 150k plus penis extenders when every family saloon/hatchback/SUV can match us or mostly beat us off the line. I understand that a proper supercar will beat them on a track but the reality is most owners never track their cars.


It’s going to be a very interesting psychological test of human beings. When I bought my first Lambo it was genuinely faster than almost everything on the road. It had a reason to exist. Now I’m not so sure.

I hate myself. But that Kia SUV looks better than the URUS and is at least 1/3 of the price, and outperforms it!

My son has absolutely no interest in supercars. He only wants an EV, but one that will outperform a Ferrari/Lambo.

Are we all going to be looking like the dicks we have been accused of? Maybe they will be right.

I've thought about this and racing off traffic lights has never been of interest to me and nothing I get involved with. It takes two to tango and I've had bikes/cars come along side me giving it the come on and I just ignore them. It's all about how you arrive, not how fast you arrive.

It will surely make supercar manufacturers think though about how they differentiate their product as speed becomes freely available to anyone.

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Cheib said:

Some interesting numbers OP...in the case of McLaren there’s been a publicly stated policy of refusing inventory at dealers but overall there’s a clear trend. I suppose some of it is explained by less cars being made but without a doubt people are buying cars because they are something you can enjoy in these strange times we’re in. I also think there are hints of people buying cars as investments again....I know of one occasion recently where the same buyer bought two examples of the same model. One to use and one to keep...or maybe both to keep. Don’t think that’s the case with say a 488 Spider but older are I can see it...zero rates and people are worried about inflation

Talking of interesting numbers, unless I'm missing something there are zero F430's for sale on Autotrader unless you're after a Scud.

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RichardAP said:

R8Reece said:

Talking of interesting numbers, unless I'm missing something there are zero F430's for sale on Autotrader unless you're after a Scud.

Might want to reset your search, I got 56 come up a moment ago

Whoops. Autotrader classifies F430s under "F430" and "430" and guess which one I chose.

Thanks for the correction.

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MDL111 said:

Geeky hat on - Which is correct btw - one is the F430 the other is the 430 Scuderia

Indeed - it would be very helpful if AT named the 430 Scuderia category “430 Scuderia” to avoid any confusion

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oo7ml said:

Thanks Reece.

Surprised to hear AT is more popular than PH for Supercars listings.

I always thought PH was more for the more niche markets.

It’s a little bit of swings and roundabouts, some appear on PH, some on AT, most on both. However generally speaking I see more listings on AT.