Christian Moe

The supercar owners of the world are an odd bunch. Despite having outrageously fast and expensive cars, they are constantly trying to outdo each other with special edition models, modifications and wild exterior changes. Last year I found myself standing in a showroom full of these types of cars at the Lamborghini Miami dealership.

What happens when you get the fastest convertible 911 you can buy, and you race it against the fastest convertible that Aston Martin currently offers?

McLaren, Porsche, and Ferrari all made limited-run million-dollar supercars that demonstrated the maximum potential of today’s technology. But it’s BMW that sits atop the thrown as the true king of hybrid supercars.

The rules of the supercar world have once again been rewritten. The arrival of the hybrid Porsche 918, McLaren P1 and Ferrari LaFerrari have had an impact on the very nature of how owners perceive speed and performance that will likely not be matched or eclipsed for a decade or more.

Of all the cars I have ever driven in my career, the number of machines I would own is desperately short.

As I rushed to the balcony, I find that directly below my room is a matte-black Aventador, and the owner is letting guests rev it until the valves are bouncing on the decklid. It was glorious.