Future Classics At the Cincinnati Concours

 Usually when people think of a concours d'elegance the images that come to mind are old, rarely seen, classic automobiles. But most concours events these days have a class for what they call Future Classics. These more modern cars tend to fall into the supercar category and are on display because they will be admired well into the future. At the 45th Annual Cincinnati Concours d'Elegance the rain may have scared away some car owner and a lot of spectators but a number of great future classics were on hand. For example here is a 2005 Morgan Aero 8. This car is number 366 of the slightly more than 1000 Series 2 Aeros built. Its power plant is a 4.4 L dual overhead cam BMW V8 that turns out 329 horse power.

Here is a 2017 Jaguar F-Type SVR. This all wheel drive car features an eight speed transmission and a a 5.0 L supercharged V8 that rockets the vehicle down the road with 575 horse power. That's enough to send it to a top speed of 201 miles per hour and to go from zero to 60 in 3.4 seconds.

Another eight speed transmission can be found in this Dodge Challenger Scat Pack/Shaker 392. The color it wears is fittingly called Redline Red. It runs on a 6.4 L Hemi V8 that churns out 485 horse power.

A 141 horse power electric motor teams with a 1.5 L turbo inline 3 cylinder engine that produces an additional 228 horse power to move along this hybrid 2019 BMW i8 Roadster. The Roadster version of the i8 was only produced for two years.

This 2012 Aston Martin V12 Vantage Coupe was hand built in England. This is a Best in Class winner at the Dayton Concours d'Elegance. It can jet from zero to 62 in 4.2 seconds and has a top speed of 190 miles per hour thanks to a 6.0 L V12 engine that produces 510 horse power.

With a mid mounted engine and rear wheel drive this 2019 McLaren 720 Performance is one of fewer than 50 built in this trim. Being able to go from zero to 60 in 2.7 seconds may not be something you look for when going to the grocery store but it makes this a true supercar. It features a 4.0 L twin turbocharged V8 engine that is capable of 710 horse power.