The Eighth Annual Miami Concours Showcases Luxury And Fast Cars
Miami is quite unlike anywhere else. It’s a vibrant tropical paradise, a kingmaker’s town where “the world is yours.” Unapologetic luxury, fashion and wealth are all part of the Miami way of life. The Eighth annual Miami Concours, a yearly exotic car show, happily yielded to the Miami way. Held this past weekend, the show featured more than 250 high-end, post-war automobiles in an eye-popping red carpet display that wove through Miami’s Design District, placing just as much emphasis on luxury lifestyle and fine arts as the rides themselves.
The Miami Design District is located just opposite of Miami Beach, on the other side of Biscayne Bay. The area is an upscale oasis with sleek modern architecture, high-end art galleries and public art installations, design stores, fashion boutiques and restaurants to match. Its place in Miami seems well-suited, though it maybe wouldn’t be the first spot you’d expect to see a car show. But that’s following a traditional line of thinking. In Miami, a car show is a luxurious production, a cultural experience that merges fashion, design, architecture and automotive excellence all into one.
The Miami Concours quite literally rolled out the red carpet to fulfill such an experience. This past Sunday, more than 250 post-war cars, including some of the fastest in the world, were showcased on a red carpet that lined through the streets of Miami’s Design District. Some of the highlights included the Bugatti Chiron SS (with a top speed of 304.8 mph), Koenigsegg CCX (245 mph), McLaren F1 (240.1 mph), Jaguar XJ220 (217 mph), Lamborghini Countach LP5000 QV (183 mph) and Ferrari Daytona (174 mph), just to name a few. Also in this sportscar heaven were two 2025 Pagani Utopia Coupes, of which only 99 have been produced worldwide.
The weekend festivities were brought by HXECUTE, an events company based in Miami, in partnership with duPont REGISTRY Group, the Concours Club and the Miami Design District. The event was free and open to the public, but there were also specialized VIP packages available. The latter package included access to The Moore Miami, with an exclusive lounge that offered product showcases and members-only amenities. The package also included various perks, such as access to panel discussions, sponsored meals, book signings and a VIP red carpet experience, among other things.
Beyond the red carpet, all visitors had access to the Design District’s Jungle Plaza, a 33,000 square foot open-air space that was transformed into a kind of hub for the event with pop-ups, food vendors, live music and various car installations.
To wrap things up on Monday, the Miami Concours delivered an outdoor concert produced by Emilio Estefan that featured the Miami Symphony Orchestra, among other performers.
