Each year, dozens of elite car manufacturers descend on the coastal city of Monterey, California for the event that serves as the crown jewel on the automotive calendar, Monterey Car Week.
Events such as The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering play host to many of these illustrious unveilings – and in 2026, the array of cars making their first public appearances here didn’t disappoint.
In no particular order, here are nine of the new supercars and hypercars that made their debut at Monterey Car Week 2026.
1. Lamborghini Revuelto SV
The latest V12 Lambo was always due to get an SV (‘Super Veloce’) variant at some point. After all, the SV lineage began 55 years ago with the Miura SV.
When it comes to the new Revuelto SV, a total of 1963 examples are set to be produced in honour of the year Automobili Lamborghini was established, with those build slots reserved for the brand’s most loyal customers and collectors.
Serving up 1065PS (783kW) and a class-leading 1425Nm from its V12 hybrid powertrain, it’s good for 0-100km/h in 2.4 seconds, 0- 200km/h in a mere 6.7 seconds, and a top speed in excess of 345km/h.
Quite simply, the Revuelto SV is the most powerful and fastest production Lamborghini ever built in Sant’Agata Bolognese.
2. Aston Martin Valen
The latest V12 special from the brand’s bespoke service, Q by Aston Martin, the Valen is billed as a true front-engined supercar – and the most powerful of its kind at that.
Limited to just 150 units, it packs Aston Martin’s 5.2-litre twin-turbo V12 engine with outputs of 850PS (625kW) and 1000Nm.
Factor in extensive weight savings, including full carbon fibre bodywork, and it’s good for 0-60mph (0-97km/h) in 3.0 seconds and a top speed of 344km/h.
3. Gordon Murray Special Vehicles S1
Created by famed McLaren F1 designer Gordon Murray, the GMSV S1 is a touring-focused version of the S1 LM revealed last year, and it looks even more like the original F1 as a result.
That’s in large part due to it featuring completely revised bodywork. It might share the same design language and DNA as the S1 LM, but every body panel on the S1 has been redesigned and is unique. It also packs all-new active aero and revised suspension.
Featuring a 4.2-litre naturally aspirated Cosworth V12 that produces 690PS (508kW), that glorious atmo engine is backed by a proper six-speed manual gearbox.
Want one as much as we do? It’s limited to just 64 examples in total.
4. McLaren McL 6GT
Speaking of famous McLaren designs, the British marque revealed its latest creation in Monterey as well, the McL 6GT.
Inspired by Kiwi company founder Bruce McLaren’s original supercar dream, the M6GT, the headline feature of this show car is that it’s the first McLaren to feature an authentic manual gearbox since the F1 back in 1992.
The McL 6GT is only a concept for now, but it does preview a full production model due in 2028.
5. Bugatti Destrier
Bugatti debuted its latest bespoke creation from Programme Solitaire at The Quail, dubbed the Destrier, although admittedly, it did reveal some details of the car a week earlier.
Based on the carbon fibre monocoque of the Bugatti Bolide, the Destrier is built on the philosophy of “a race car and an objet d’art sharing a single foundation”, similar to the iconic Type 57 and its many derivatives.
Unlike the previous Solitaire commissions, Brouillard and F.K.P. Hommage, which were crafted from emotive stories and steeped in history, this was instead intended as instinctive, emotional design-first sculptural masterpiece which Frank Heyl, Bugatti’s director of design, believes “will be gracing Concours lawns 50 years from now”.
6. Ferrari CZ26
Ferrari also used this opportunity to showcase its latest ‘One-Off’ creation from its Special Projects program, the CZ26.
Based on the SF90 Stradale, its design is defined by a distinctly horizontal design, with a highly distinctive two-box silhouette.
In part, it draws on Italian industrial design from the 1970s, reinterpreting those principles through a contemporary lens.
7. Koenigsegg CCGT1
In 2007, Swedish hypercar maker Koenigsegg revealed the audacious CCGT. A racing version of the CCX, it was set to compete in the GT1 class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and FIA GT Championship.
That is, until the rules changed, banning is carbon fibre monocoque design and raising the number of homologation units required to an unfeasible number.
Now, the company’s latest hypercar, the CCGT1, pays clear tribute to that ill-fated Le Mans attempt.
Packing a twin-turbo V8 capable of producing up to 1600hp (1193kW) when fuelled with E85, only 70 are set to be built, all of which are accounted for.
8. Cadillac V-ONE
On the topic of road-going Le Mans racers, Cadillac has presented a unique concept study combining the brand’s race-winning authenticity and bespoke Cadillac refinement.
Based on the V-Series.R prototype racer that competed at Le Mans, the V-ONE explores how competition hardware can be translated into a driver-focused experience.
Featuring an 830hp (619kW) V8 hybrid powertrain and single-seat cockpit, it remains to be seen whether this one comes to fruition as a customer-offered prospect.
9. Defender Dakar
Okay, so it’s not really a supercar – but it might as well be the off-road equivalent of it.
Designed as a road-legal evolution of the Defender D7X-R, which won the 2026 Dakar Rally on its debut, the Defender Dakar is set to be the most radical Defender ever offered.
It retains the body architecture, transmission, driveline, and 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8 engine from the rally car it emulates – which as a sign of its real-world usability is based on the Defender OCTA.
The order books are set to open for this road-going rally beast in early 2027.
