Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2017 invites you to an Era of Records

BMW Group Classic and Grand Hotel Villa d’Este present a journey through time and different eras of mobility on the shores of Lake Come from 26th to 28th May 2017. The motto: Around the World in 80 Days – Voyage through an Era of Records creates the arc between the initial years of the event to the present day. 51 rare automobiles and 40 historic motorcycles will line up at the start of the Motorcycle and automobile auction by RM Sotheby’s.

In keeping with the motto, the field of rare treasures is in itself impressive, with global reach and a rich heritage of supreme achievements. Indeed the sheer range of vehicles is likely to be record breaking. There surely cannot be another automobile beauty contest where the candidates are powered by one to twelve-cylinder engines and generate between 1.5 and 450 hp. The engine with the biggest capacity is mounted in a Rolls-Royce Phantom I: 7668 cc. Apart from the 50 cc motorcycles, the heart of the smallest power unit beats in an Intermeccanica (493 cc).

The concept of the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este and the exhibited vehicles encompass an impressive combination of tradition and vision. This aura is augmented by the award class Concept Cars and Prototypes, which is unique and not replicated in any of the world’s other classic events. The vehicles presented express the creative passion of leading designers in our time, along with their perspective on the future. The focus is on the visions for automobile design in tomorrow’s world, as a counterpoint for the retrospective show of important historic vehicles and their eras. The decision on allocation of the Concorso d’Eleganza Design Awards is taken by a public referendum.

The owners of the 51 automobiles come from 16 countries –most of them (12) from the USA. 30 different marques are on show which were produced in seven countries. Italy has twelve marques and therefore has the most manufacturers represented, and it includes Ferrari as the brand with the largest number of candidates (7).