2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed

Aston Martin's DB4 GT Zagato Continuation will make its public debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans 2019 this week. The limited edition (19 only) will become the most expensive Aston Martin in company history when deliveries begin later this year, with a price tag of £6,000,000 ($7,633,000).

There are many elite automobile auctions in Europe each year, but few compare with Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed sale​. This year saw some exceptional cars and some remarkable bargains. We've picked out the very best on offer at Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed sale.

After releasing some poorly-lit preview pictures with GT-R50 announcements, Nissan revealed the car at the weekend's Goodwood Festival of Speed. As expected, the striking anniversary-edition GT-R developed in collaboration with Italdesign makes quite an impression in the full light of day.

Autonomous technology and electric engines brought cutting-edge vehicle tech to the front of the conversation at the 2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed, but there was still plenty of eye candy about for lovers of traditional automotive engineering.

BMW has introduced an M Performance Parts conceptual at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The car showcases how the BMW M2 could be modified with knowledge derived from motor racing to radically reduce weight. The concept weighs over 60 kg (132 lb) less than the production model.

The McLaren 600LT has debuted at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, with a full suite of technical details.​ The automaker says it's the lightest, most powerful, and quickest road-legal car in the company's Sports Series. Starting at just below a quarter of a million dollars, it's a relative bargain.

​This weekend, the Goodwood Festival of Speed is hosting its annual hill climb, where sporty cars old and new zip around the Duke of Richmond's estate. This year, an autonomous race car is driving itself around the 1.16 mile track. Now you can see exactly what that's like in a 360° video.​

Volkswagen is turning its electric vehicle ambitions to another iconic event on the motoring calendar. The automaker has announced it will be taking its I.D. R Pikes Peak race car to the 2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed, with another record sitting firmly in the crosshairs.​​

Nissan and Italdesign have confirmed that the special-edition GT-R50 will make its official world debut at this month's Goodwood Festival of Speed. Working together for the first time, the two automotive staples are also considering building up to 50 examples of the partially gilded GT-R custom.