Goodwood Festival of Speed 2018: car park treasures

Any fast car owners heading to Goodwood can make use of the Performance Car parking area; it makes for great viewing before you even get in to the Festival

Tom Morgan - Autocar deputy digital editor

by Tom Morgan-Freelander

15 July 2018

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The Goodwood Festival of Speed isn't just about the action on the hill.

For a lot of motoring fans, the excitement starts as early as the public car park, with a whole host of rare and exciting metal turning up for the occasion.

Goodwood's organisers have helped make car spotters' jobs easier in recent years, opening a dedicated performance car park for drivers of powerful or exotic machines to congregate in one place, close to one of the Festival's main entrances.

In case you weren't able to make it to Goodwood this year, we've sent out our snappers to capture the best cars out there, so be sure to click through to the end of the gallery. We've listed our opinion on the cars, and prices. Prices are base prices for a new model from manufacturers as listed today, for UK and US markets. Used prices are lowest-price samples taken from today, again for UK and US.

First off, McLaren’s latest hypercar. Named after Ayrton Senna, isn’t hard to spot in the carpark thanks to that ginormous wing.
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Porsche GT3 Touring

Produced: 2017-present

Price: £111,802, US$143,600

Autocar rating (out of 5): 5 (for GT3)

The GT3 Touring retains the track-worthy chassis setup of the 911 GT3 but adds a more road-focused finish, with a wingless rear end and plusher cabin.
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Porsche GT3 Touring rear end

With this its less ostentatious design, the Touring has been hailed by enthusiasts as the GT3’s classiest variant. No harm has be done to the car’s performance, so it still retains a 4.0-litre flat six that revs to 9000rpm.
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Lamborghini Huracan Performante

Produced: 2017-present

Price: £215,000, US$274,390

Autocar rating (out of 5): 4.5

The fastest and sharpest Lamborghini currently on sale is this, the Performante version of the Huracan. A former Nurburgring lap recorder holder, it has a 631bhp V10 engine and weighs just 1382kg (3040lb).
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Ford Mustang Bullitt

No matter what car makers come up with today, you can’t beat the chrome badging from decades past, can you?
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Ford Mustang Bullitt details

There were actually three Mustang Bullitts at Goodwood this year. The new one, the original film car, and this visitor’s glorious imported example.
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Ford Mustang Bullitt

In total, there have been three Bullitt editions of the Mustang, including the new one.
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Ford Mustang Bullitt

This owner nestled their Mustang Bullitt comfortably between an Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio and a 993 Porsche 911. What a trio.
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Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio

Produced: 2015-present

Price: £61,625, US$73,700

Autocar rating (out of 5): 4.5

Alfa’s return to form in epic style. By any reckoning, the Giulia Quadrifoglio is a magnificent piece of engineering.
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Porsche Boxter Spyder

Produced: 2015-2016

Price: Used prices from £75,000 and US$90,000

Autocar rating (out of 5): 5

The engine is a 3.8 litre flat-6, making this the largest and most powerful engine used in a Boxster with 385 bhp. It’s shared with the Cayman GT4. If you yearn for the glory days of six-cylinder Boxsters, this is your car.
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Ford Mustang V8

Produced: 2014-present

Price: £38,165, US$35,355 (base)

Autocar rating (out of 5): 4

The Ford Mustang is usually a head-turner. But the Goodwood Festival of Speed car park isn’t any usual car park.
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Toyota GT86

Produced: 2012-present

Price: £26,885 and US$26,255

Autocar rating (out of 5): 5

What the GT86 (called the Toyota 86 in the US) may lack in power (197bhp) compared to most of the supercars featured here, it more than compensates with a pure, poised, naturally-aspirated sports car experience.
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Ferrari 812 Superfast

Produced: 2017-present

Price: £253,000 and US$470,000

Autocar rating (out of 5): 5

The latest front-engined V12 masterpiece to come from Maranello, sporting the most powerful engine Ferrari has used in a road car. You should make the most of it, because naturally-aspirated V12s won’t be around for much longer…
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Lotus Exige LF1

Produced: 2014

Price: used from £47,000, never officially sold in US

Autocar rating (out of 5): 4

Just 81 of these were made, to mark Lotus’s 81 Grand Prix victories to date. Sold in most markets apart from the USA, the 1176kg (2593lb) LF1's supercharged 3.5-litre V6 engine produces 345bhp and 295lb ft, allowing for a claimed 0-62mph time of 4.0sec and a top speed of 170mph.
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Lotus Exige LF1

The LF1 is all about the details, with custom Union flag decals hiding in plain sight on the ends of the sizeable spoiler.
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Mercedes 280 SE 3.5 Cabriolet

Produced: 1969-71

Price: When advertised, they usually come with the dreaded 'POA' - they fetch enormous prices; think more than £150,000 and US$200,000

Autocar rating (out of 5): 3.5

What a handsome beast! This 3.5 derivative was the final version of the Mercedes W111 series, built between 1969 and 1971.
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Mercedes 280 SE

The Austin-Healey parked next to it makes the 280 SE seem larger than it is - but make no mistake, it's a bit of a land barge.
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McLaren Senna

Produced: 2018-present

Price: £750,000 (official), US$960,000 (estimate)

Autocar rating (out of 5): 5

McLaren’s latest hypercar, named after Ayrton Senna, has only just gone on sale so great to see it in the wild. We haven't formally tested it yet - but we suspect we might quite like it...
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Austin-Healey 3000

Produced: 1959-67

Price: currently from around £30,000 and US$30,000

Autocar rating (out of 5): 4

Probably the best known of the 'big Healey' models, this 3000 used bodywork made by Jensen and was assembled at BMC's MG motorworks in Abingdon, side-by-side with MG's own cars.
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Austin Healey 3000

A 3-litre version of the 3000 proved successful at several European rally events, where it won its class.
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Ferrari 488 GTB

Produced: 2016-present

Price: £197,488, US$245,400

Autocar rating (out of 5): 5

The turbocharged successor to the 458 raised the bar again for Ferrari, delivering handling we called 'spine-tingling' when we put it through a full Autocar road test last year.
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Ferrari 488 GTB

Underneath the sculpted exterior, a 3.9-litre twin-turbocharged V8 engine produces 661bhp at 8000rpm, which Ferrari conservatively says is good for 0-62mph in 3 seconds.
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Jaguar XJ13 replica

Produced: 1966 (one prototype)

Price: The original car is essentially priceless, but the owner of this replica is open to offers

Autocar rating (out of 5): 4.5

Developed for Le Mans but never actually raced, the XJ13 is the Jaguar that never was. Had it made it to La Sarthe, its rear-mounted 5.0-litre V12 would have put it in good stead against the competition of the day.
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Jaguar XJ13 replica

How much would it cost to get the only XJ13 in existence into your garage? Despite never being officially valued, a £7 million (around US$10 million at the time) bid was declined by its owners in 1996.
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Blues brothers

Nissan GT-R Produced: 2008-present

Price: £81,995, US$99,990

Autocar rating (out of 5): 4

Godzilla's latest incarnation isn't quite as paradigm-shiftingly fast as its precedessors, and the rest of the motoring world has caught up through a mix of engineering and aerodynamics, but it's still monstrousy quick and surprisingly comfortable at autobahn-blitzing speeds.

Ford Focus RS Produced: 2015-2018

Price: £32,795, US$36,120

Autocar rating (out of 5): 5

The Ford Focus RS, meanwhile, got four wheel drive for the first time with its third generation - including a clever torque vectoring system and 'drift mode' that would allow for tyre-shredding at the push of a button. And this RS went to America too.
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Porsche 911 (993) Turbo

Produced: 1995-1998

Price: Used prices from £105,000 and US$150,000

Autocar rating (out of 5): 4.5

The Turbo featured a 408bhp engine, and was the first 911 Turbo to feature four-wheel-drive.
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Aston Martin Vantage AMR

Produced: 2017-2018

Price: £97,995, never sold in US

Autocar rating (out of 5): 4.5

The run-out version of the previous-gen Vantage was more a paint-and-styling upgrade over the base car than a hardcore performance version, but with only 300 made, it's still a rarity on the roads.
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Lancia Delta Integrale Evoluzione II

Produced: 1993-99

Price: used from £40,000, never officially sold in US

Autocar rating (out of 5): 4.5

Taking inspiration from one of the most successful rally cars ever, the road-going Integrale has always been a desirable car - and none more so than this Evoluzione II edition.
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Lancia Delta Integrale

Unfortunately Lancias of all kinds are extremely prone to rust, making pristine models harder and harder to come by.
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Mercedes-AMG GT

Produced: 2014-present

Price: £100,000, US$111,200

Autocar rating (out of 5): 4

Only the second car fully developed in-house by AMG, the GT has seen action as a coupe, convertible, trackday-friendly R version and as full-on GT3 and GT4 race cars. Formula One currently uses a GT as its safety car.
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BMW E30 M3 convertible

Produced: 1986-92

Price: currently from around £50,000 – never officially sold in the US so very rare there

Autocar rating (out of 5): 4

Available in coupe and convertible bodystyles, the first M3 had a 192 horsepower in-line four and went on to sell over 16,000 cars over the course of its lifetime.
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Ferrari 250 GTE 2+2, S1 front

Produced: 1960-63

Price: Don’t cry, but records suggest someone bought this car for $39,000 in 1991. Today they sell for around US$500,000.

Autocar rating (out of 5): 4.5

The most succesful car of Ferrari's early years as a manufacturer, the 250 went through multiple iterations through its lifetime - and just about every single one of them is worth a fortune today.
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Ferrari 250 GTE 2+2, S1 front

Tractor magnate Ferruccio Lamborghini bought several 250s - but he got so fed up about complaining to Enzo Ferrari about clutch issues that he decided to form his own car company instead. Whatever happened to that?
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Lotus Elise S1

Produced: 1996-2001

Price: used from £10,000, never officially sold in US

Autocar rating (out of 5): 5

The original Elise was something of a sensation, combining ultra-low weight with impressive performance, despite a relatively low power output. And dare we say it, they still look fresh today.
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Chevrolet Corvette Z06

Produced: 2014-present

Price: US$79,495

Autocar rating (out of 5): 4

The Z06 features a 6.2-litre supercharged and intercooled V8 engine, generating 650bhp and 650 lb⋅ft of torque. Top speed? 185 mph.
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Honda NSX

Produced: 1990-2005

Price: used from £25,000, US$40,000 (as Acura NSX)

Autocar rating (out of 5): 4

The NSX started out as a project to build a sportscar as fast as anything from Italy and Germany, with the Ferrari 328 being used as a benchmark. It has since become an iconic part of Honda's motoring history.
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Honda NSX

The name NSX stands for "New", "Sportscar" "eXperimental".
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Goodwood Car Park

It didn't really matter where you parked at this year's Festival of Speed - if you made it into the performance car park, you were guaranteed to rock up next to some very precious metal.

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