Pagani chose the 2025 Concours at Wynn Las Vegas to make the world debut of a new Huayra dubbed the “Codalunga Speedster.” The newest Pagani stretches nearly every sculptural form on the hypercar’s already dramatically elongated body, enhancing the aerodynamic silhouette in homage to historical racecars of the 1950s and 60s. Finished in a semi-matte ocean spray green and of course, featuring a twin-turbocharged V12 engine beneath the eternal rear decklid and interior artistry highlighted by quintessential exposed shifter linkages, the car drew a swarming crowd of concours attendees as founder and designer Horacio Pagani himself presented his eponymous company’s latest and greatest.
The fact that Pagani even chose the Wynn Concours’ fourth annual show as the time to debut the Codalunga Speedster hints at the marked shift for the event this year, which expanded in breadth and scope to appeal to a wider swath of automotive enthusiasts. And not just with more cars, more debuts from more brands, and elevated amenities—but also with driving opportunities that go beyond the typical park-and-show Concours experiences.
“When you think about the Pebble Beach Concours, when you think about Ville d’Este, or you think about Goodwood, we're not here to compete with anyone,” Brian Gullbrants, Wynn’s COO told duPont Registry. “We want to complement the existing automotive industry and automotive culture.”
“This year we have over 600 vehicles, so we have over 1.1 billion dollars of quality automotive out on the field,” Gullbrants boasted. “This is the largest collection ever of Paganis at 44, the largest collection of Veyrons, in fact the largest gathering of Bugattis at almost 70 cars. And we have over 230 different Lamborghinis on display. This is in addition to the 130 judged Concours cars in 10 different classes. But mostly, it's a place to just come enjoy the cars and hospitality and have a great time.”
Along with the new Huayra on Pagani’s stand, the enormous group of Pagani owners parked in long arcs on the Wynn golf course. Bugatti, meanwhile, arrived en masse too in celebration of two decades since the iconic Veyron arguably inaugurated the hypercar era back in 2005. Bugatti President Christophe Piochon flew to Las Vegas for the Concours, and explained why the company sees opportunities such as this as essential to the ownership experience.
“When we heard about this event here in Las Vegas, we started to also invite all the customers which we have in our world database,” Piochon admitted. “I have to say it was a bit of a surprise for us. It shows how important the community of Bugatti owners is because they like to come together, they like to show their cars to the people, and it's really awesome that we have all the generation of modern Bugatti present today, from the first Veyrons to the Tourbillon, the Mistral, everything.”
“This is 20 years of Veyron,” Piochon added, “And in a large way, you could look at many of the hypercars and supercars here and say, the Veyron influenced all of these…”
Taking in the hundreds of Lamborghinis almost felt like an entirely separate event, stretching from multiple Miuras to modern Venenos, Revueltos, Sterratos—even a Cummins-swapped LM002 “Rambo Lambo” on display. But all the classics in the Concours judging class still took center stage, highlighted by pre-war Mercedes-Benzes, one of which is a former Pebble Beach Concours Best in Show Winner, all the way to Rolls-Royces, Packards, and Duesenbergs. The Golden Era of Hollywood made a strong showing, too, including a Jaguar XKSS and Porsche Speedster formerly owned by Steve McQueen and brought to the Wynn by the Petersen Automotive Museum. The Pebble-winning Mercedes-Benz 680 S Barker Tourer took home the Wynn’s Pre-War Best in Show while a 1951 Ferrari 212 Export won Best in Show Post-War amid the strong field.
Of course, motorsport fit into the mix, including a 1988 Porsche 962C owned by Dempsey Motorsport and multiple Red Bull Formula 1 cars from the current era. McLaren showed off the firm’s new Project Endurance prototype, a factory-supported customer racing program that will offer 12 days per year driving in the LDMh class. And a wide range of restomod firms in attendance included Singer, Gunther Werks, Rezvani, and HWA—the latter of which brought the fifth prototype of its 190E 2.5-16 Evo II project, the first to arrive in the United States as proof of concept from AMG cofounder Hans Werner Aufrecht, who himself flew in from Germany to join the festivities. Rolls-Royce also debuted a Phantom Centenary to honor 100 years of the world’s most iconic luxury sedan, which features a gold “Spirit of Ecstasy” along with laser-etched front seat upholstery, a unique Starlight Headliner motif, and the most intricate woodwork ever used for a Rolls-Royce’s door paneling.
But almost more importantly than the spectacular breadth of the cars on display at the Wynn Concours, the weekend also included multiple opportunities for entrants to drive—and for the public to witness these pieces of rolling artwork actually in motion. The usual Wynn Concours parade down the Las Vegas strip boomed out Sunday morning, along part of the F1 Grand Prix track already in preparation for later in November. Horacio Pagani chose a route for Pagani owners out to the Valley of Fire State Park in the desert north of town. And a group of intrepid drivers also tried out supercars on the racetrack at Speed Vegas, always an eye-catching venue on the side of the 15 freeway when driving in from Los Angeles.
Though certain elements of the Wynn Concours reflect commonalities with Pebble Beach, Villa d’Este, as well as other events including Moda Miami, The Bridge, and Amelia Island, the convenience factor of Las Vegas truly helps to make this show something special on the automotive calendar. And the Wynn purposefully hopes to cater to every generation of automotive enthusiast, from the pre-war collector to millennials who love modified “Rad” era cars. Hagerty’s Broad Arrow Auction featured a Veyron, a 300 SL Roadster, and an Aston Martin DB5 among others. And for those attendees who might want to enjoy a few days of revelry in Vegas, plenty of nightlife options can certainly match, or even exceed, the flashy, ornate, and performative nature of the concours cars equally as well.
Images: Michael Van Runkle
