Seized Exotic Cars Face Severe Liquidity Friction at Government Auctions

It doesn’t sound unusual at first: the Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized a fleet of nearly a dozen exotic and luxury cars, including a McLaren Senna and Ferrari SF90 Stradale , and now it wants to sell the collection at auction. There's just one problem: Nobody seems particularly interested in buying any of them. According to a report by Philippine news outlet Bilyonaryo , this is the fifth attempt by the government to auction the vehicles. And this time, officials have slashed the minimum bid prices in hopes of finally attracting buyers. The BOC originally seized the 11 luxury cars in question back in February 2025. An investigation into a Pasay City car dealer and another business in Parañaque found that vehicles worth a combined ₱1.4 billion, or roughly $22 million, were illegally imported. The BOC decided to auction the collection, but selling the cars has proven considerably more difficult than seizing them. The previous auction, held on March 27, was a complete bust. Not a single bidder registered, and none of the cars sold. Hoping to avoid a similar result, the BOC is slashing prices. The minimum bid for the Senna was previously ₱102.04 million, or roughly $1.6 million; now it’s ₱86.74 million, which is approximately $1.35 million. That's still a considerable amount of money, but it's also about a $250,000 discount. (Your local McLaren dealership is unlikely to g

Wednesday 21st October 2026 Words:Elliott Hughes | Photography: Tom Hartley Jnr Five McLarenFormula 1 cars spanning more than 30 years of the sport’s history have been put up for sale by UK-based specialist dealer Tom Hartley Jnr. Offered directly from McLaren Racing, the McLaren F1 cars for sale were driven by the likes ofAyrton Senna, Lando Norris and Jenson Button. The McLaren collection comprise a pair of 1991 MP4/6As, a 2012 MP4/27A, a 2021 MCL35M and a 2023 MCL60. Each of the cars has remained in McLaren’s possession since completing their final competitive outings. All five cars are being offered individually – with prices available upon application – and will be prepared by McLaren Racing technicians prior to handover. Powered by Honda’s naturally aspirated 3.5-litre V12, the MP4/6 helped McLaren secure the 1991 Constructors’ Championship and Ayrton Senna his third and final drivers’ title. Both examples offered by Tom Hartley Jnr were raced in period by Gerhard Berger, with chassis 04 finishing second behind Senna at the San Marino Grand Prix, where both McLaren drivers lapped the entire field. Chassis 07, meanwhile, claimed second place at the British Grand Prix. Senna also tested both cars. Bringing the collection into the 21st century is the MP4/27A raced by Jenson Button during the closing stages of the 2012 season. Powered by a naturally aspirated 2.4-litre Merced

McLaren has now confirmed that its next supercar will be called the McL 820. While we have very few details about the successor to the 750S , McLaren says “820” represents its metric horsepower, which converts to 809 mechanical hp. The new supercar will be revealed and go on sale sometime next year, and it’ll debut a new naming convention that starts with “McL.” Earlier this month, McLaren told the world that the 750S supercar will end production sometime next year. Naturally, we wondered what will come next. While there’s still a lot we have to learn, McLaren today confirmed the name of the successor to the 750S as well as its horsepower rating. The McL 820 will be McLaren’s next supercar. The name was initially teased on a giant kiwi statue (pictured below) that the automaker unveiled in central London, with its body wearing a camouflage wrap featuring the “McL 820” name. For anyone who is confused about why McLaren chose a flightless bird endemic to New Zealand as its mascot, the company’s founder, Bruce McLaren, is from that country and originally used the kiwi as a visual centerpiece for his racing team’s branding. See all results for used McLaren for sale near 43230 Like with McLaren’s previous model names, the numeric designation represents their output in metric horsepower (a.k.a. PS). That continues with the McL 820, with 820 PS converting to 809 mechanical horsepower.

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