Within the coronary heart of the Miami Design District, the place creativity fuels luxurious, one annual occasion stands out as the head of automotive magnificence—the Miami Concours. This unique gathering, which celebrated its eighth version in 2025 led by Design District visionary Craig Robins, reworked the district’s streets right into a gallery of uncommon hypercars and timeless classics, whereas mixing seamlessly with excessive style and modern artwork, attracting tens of 1000’s of automotive fanatics. This 12 months was the biggest-ever out of doors supercar occasion to be held in Miami, with autos value lots of of thousands and thousands of {dollars} on show.
Since its inception in 2014, the Miami Concours has grown into one of many nation’s premier automotive celebrations, combining post-war vehicles, fashionable engineering, and cultural vibrancy throughout the Miami Design District. It has grown into one of the lauded neighborhoods in the US, combining luxurious retail, artwork galleries, museums, design shops, and eating places, all inside an architecturally wealthy context. It’s dwelling to greater than 200 luxurious manufacturers’ flagship shops, together with Bulgari, Dior, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Balenciaga, and extra. The Miami Design District was based by Craig Robins and is owned by Robins’ firm, Dacra in partnership with L Catterton and Brookfield Properties.
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Greater than only a automotive present, the Concours has turn into an annual cultural occasion that bridges the worlds of automotive excellence, luxurious style, and excessive design. Admission to the Concours was free, although paying VIP ticket holders loved entry to unique entry to the unique Moore Constructing members membership’s amenities, together with an elevated culinary expertise and signature bars. Inside, “Concours Talks: Design Pushed” panel discussions had been hosted by duPont REGISTRY’s Editor in Chief Charles Bradley, and starred Brett David (CEO, Status Imports – Lamborghini Miami), Paolo Trevisan (Head of Design, Pininfarina), feminine racing stars Tatiana Calderón and Carmen Jordá, John Temerian (Curated), and former Lamborghini engineering legend, Maurizio Reggiani.
Gracing the red-carpeted streets had been ground-breaking automotive icons, together with the McLaren F1, Bugatti Veyron Tremendous Sport, Koenigsegg CCX, Pagani Huayra, Jaguar XJ200, Bugatti EB110, and Lamborghini Countach. There was a hive of Paganis, a phalanx of Ferraris—that includes a number of SP3s–and a set of unbelievable McLarens—together with the mighty Speedtail. The theme of this 12 months’s exhibition was ‘Document Breakers’ with 150 traditionally important automobiles on show, together with the quickest and most iconic supercars on the planet. An undoubted star of the present was a shocking Ferrari 250 MM ’53, which was on show courtesy of duPont REGISTRY Tower Design by Pininfarina.
The automotive stunners included a 1983 Lamborghini Countach LP5000S, simply one among 4 completed within the exceptional Bleu Tahiti shade scheme, one of many 302 examples produced between 1982 and 1985. Le Mans Blue was the livery for Jaguar’s iconic XJ220 supercar, constructed between 1992 and 1994, and this one had simply 1,988 miles on its odometer.
The wonderous McLaren F1 was completed in a traditional shade of moss inexperienced with a superb brown inside, one of many 106 examples made. Curated Classic Supercars introduced one of many lowest-mileage examples of the Koenigsegg CCX in existence, with simply 360 miles on the clock, and one among solely 29 constructed. It additionally introduced a shocking Veyron, with 4,134 miles on the odometer, which was quantity 37 of 48 produced. It’s additionally one among solely eight that got here to North America, and the one U.S.-spec instance of the mannequin painted deep Metallic Black with an all-black inside.
What units the Miami Concours aside is its seamless integration of artwork and style into the automotive celebration. From street-style images capturing attendees in couture style to collaborations with luxurious manufacturers, just like the Ralph Lauren cocktail reception to permit VIPs to discover vintage, classic watch and jewellery picks, the occasion turned Miami’s most interesting district right into a runway the place excessive design meets excessive efficiency. The synergy between automotive craftsmanship and high fashion is simple—each rejoice precision, heritage, and daring innovation.
In the meantime, famend artists and native galleries curate particular installations, drawing connections between the sculptural fantastic thing about a Pagani Huayra and the fluid traces of up to date masterpieces. Whether or not you had been a collector, a style connoisseur, or an artwork aficionado, the Miami Concours provided one thing for everybody, encompassing a uncommon second the place these worlds collide in spectacular style.
