Before you start drooling over your computer keyboard, we have to explain why we went to Marbella.
About two weeks ago we posted an image of a BMW 6 Series Coupé (Pack M) in the Algarve on our facebook page and the buzz surrounding this image was huge. There were even some suggestions, such as, for example, going to Marbella to see what “real machines” are – as if a sports car worth around €100,000 wasn't more than enough machine for our hands.
But actually, we had no reason to be modest, so we stopped being a bitch and followed the reasoning of some of our followers: We went after more power, more extravagance and everything that is synonymous with “money to give away. stick"…
Luckily (or not), I was given the arduous task of traveling about 500 km to the most famous municipality in the province of Malaga. Obviously, I didn't act as a beggar and in a hurry I packed my bundle to take to the road…
Before continuing, I must confess that this is not the first time I have been to Marbella. Four years ago I was there, in the middle of August, and the abundance of super machines was perhaps triple what I saw now. So you already know, if you like to see large cylinders and if you happen to have the opportunity to go to Marbella, August is definitely the best time of year for that.
Unfortunately, I wasn't able to photograph all the bolides I saw – truth be told, my appetite for paparazzo is also not great – and many photographs were blurred or with cars out of the lens. But the best photo, without a doubt, is the one you will see below:
As you can see, barely but you can, this is a white Ferrari 458 Italia with the roof in black, and I don't understand why this photo has been in this state, the only possible explanation that occurs to me is: a V8 engine with 4,499 displacement to debit 570 hp + a super roar = Camera choked. That's the only way I can explain this blurry photo. And even more ridiculous was the fact that the young driver of this Ferrari was pulling all the horses in his 458 Italia and didn't even give me time to take a photo of the rear. Cum…
Meanwhile, I come across one of the best stands I've seen in my life. Not in terms of magnitude but in terms of content. Stand Cohen & Cunild (as you can see in the image below) had two super sports for sale that left me with my jaw dropped. One was the much desired Lamborghini Aventador which cost “only” €359,000 and the other was a Bugatti Veyron which, as you know, is nothing but cheap. This one cost 1 million and 200 thousand euros (a small thing). There were also other more “common” vehicles, a Lamborghini Gallardo, two Ferrari California, a Rolls Royce Phantom Gold Edition, a BMW Z8 Roadster and two or three more that I couldn't identify.
As you can imagine, I just didn't photograph the cars inside the stand because at the entrance it said: Stand open only for clients or future clients. This was the line that separated me from the machines I so loved to see up close. But that's it, patience...
Further on I found the workshop of this “super stand”, and there were even more cars to behold. Just to give you a small idea of the luxury of this brand, the lights that illuminated this workshop were on lamps filled with crystals. It's ridiculous, isn't it? It's the power of money… Check out some of the machines that were there:
Yea! It doesn't look like it, but this is a workshop, I just didn't have permission to photograph the area where everything happens.
But enough advertising for these gentlemen… Let's now see some of the best machines that were in the Puerto Banus marina. For those unfamiliar, this is a marina identical to the marina in Vilamoura, but smaller and not so pretty. But what is certain is that the stores that are there are not for anyone's wallet and the machines that parade there are not the same ones that parade in Vilamoura. Crisis is something that doesn't exist in those parts...
There were a lot more bombs loose, but as I said at the beginning of this article, my appetite for paparazzo is far from the best… For example, I also saw a Ferrari FF, a Lamborghini Murciélago, a Lamborghini Countach, a Nissan GT-R and many other breathtaking boys.
I'll end this article with a few more photos and highlighting two of them. The first is a photo of the pink Audi TT (WTF is that?) and the other is a photo of the Maserati GranTurismo, which doesn't show even 1/5 of the beauty of this super sports car. And the snoring? Our Lady! I was completely in love with this vehicle. I don't even want to imagine if it was the GranTurismo Sport or the MC Stradale. Very good!
I hope you enjoyed this “mega” article, feel free to comment and share the article. Nice curves!
Text: Tiago Luís