Motive's Top 10 Bring a Trailer Sales of 2025
We look back at our top ten sales ƒrom 2025.
December 31, 2025 · Motive Archive
We’re closing out 2025 with a straightforward recap: our top ten completed sales that defined our year, from vintage character cars to modern GT hardware. Each one reflects the standard we hold ourselves to—accurate, transparent documentation, exciting promotion, and timely auction support—supported by owners who care about doing it properly.
#10 — Roush 427SR–Powered Superformance MKIII Cobra — $92,000
Powered by a Roush Performance 427SR V8 rated at 510 hp, paired with a Tremec TKO600 5-speed, this Cobra closed as the 10th-highest sale price we handled in 2025. It’s the kind of spec that never needs defending—big-cam attitude, simple controls, and instant presence.
#9 — 1990 Nissan Skyline GT-R — $99,999
The listing outlined a 2.8L RB26 stroker inline-six with a single Xona Rotor turbocharger, backed by a five-speed manual and ATTESA all-wheel drive, and it noted 27k kilometers shown on a NISMO cluster alongside a referenced 106k-kilometer export-certificate reading (November 2015). On paper it’s a build sheet; in real life it’s that unmistakable GT-R recipe—boost, grip, and a little bit of menace.
#8 — 2005 Ferrari F430 Spider — $140,000
Finished in Rosso Corsa over Beige Tradizione leather with a black soft top, this example was equipped with Brembo carbon-ceramic brakes and 19" Challenge wheels, and included items were listed to include the window sticker and a Ferrari Vehicle Identification Passport. Top down, gated-era proportions, and just enough spec to feel intentional without being fussy.
#7 — 1989 Porsche 911 Carrera Targa M491 “Turbo Look” (G50 5-Speed)
Finished in Guards Red over Cashmere Beige leather and powered by a 3.2-liter flat-six factory rated at 214 hp and 195 lb-ft, this M491 Targa paired the engine with a G50 five-speed manual and was offered with a Porsche Certificate of Authenticity, literature, service records, an accident-free Carfax, and a clean Wisconsin title in the owner’s name (per the listing). With Turbo Look bodywork and Turbo-spec brakes underneath, it lands right between classic Carrera tactility and the wider-stance Turbo visual language.
#6 — Twin-Turbocharged 2006 Dodge Viper SRT-10 Hennessey “Fly Navy” Venom 1000 Coupe — $180,000
The listing identified the car as #67 of 200 First Edition coupes, and it described the Hennessey Venom 1000 twin-turbo conversion along with later updates including a MoTeC system (per the listing), with period magazine-feature use also included as part of the car’s presented history. A Viper is never subtle, and this one leans into the era when outrageous power was the whole point.
#5 — 2008 Porsche 911 GT3 RS (997.1) — $395,997
Finished in Green (J5) over black upholstery, this 7k-mile, one-owner GT3 RS was powered by a 3.6-liter Mezger flat-six rated at 415 hp and 300 lb-ft, paired with a six-speed manual and limited-slip differential, and equipped with Sport Chrono Package Plus, PCCB, 19″ wheels, PCM/navigation, and added items including Euro 996 GT3-spec seats, Schroth harnesses, a roll bar, and GMG exhaust components (per the listing). It’s the 997 RS formula in full—manual, Mezger, and purpose-first, with just enough edge to feel special every time it’s started.
#4 — 2025 Porsche 911 GT3 RS Weissach — $422,000
Finished in Arctic Grey over Black leather and Race-Tex, it was optioned with the Weissach Package, Porsche Ceramic Composite Brakes, and front-axle lift, among other listed equipment, and the odometer showed 87 miles at close. Near-new mileage on a modern RS always hits the same way: equal parts engineering showcase and time capsule.
#3 — 868-Mile 2007 Porsche 911 GT3 RS — $498,000
Finished in Green (J5) with black RS graphics and showing 868 miles, options and equipment listed included PCCB and Sport Chrono Package Plus, and the listing also noted the presence of the window sticker. Sub-1,000 miles on a 997 RS is a rarity, and it puts the car’s whole mission—focus, feel, and immediacy—front and center.
#2 — 2024 Porsche 911 S/T — $656,000
Finished in Gentian Blue and showing 1,297 miles, this example was listed with a 4.0-liter flat-six rated at 518 hp, and it closed as the second-highest sale price on this year’s recap. The S/T is modern Porsche distilled, and the market treated it like what it is: a driver’s car with instant landmark status.
#1 — 2001 Lamborghini Diablo VT 6.0 — $890,000
Documented in Verde Hydra over Avorio Lilium, it showed 18,796 miles and was presented with a 5-speed manual and the VT all-wheel-drive layout, finishing as the highest completed sale price we handled in 2025. Even among Diablos, a one-of-one Verde Hydra over Avorio Lilium VT 6.0 reads like the closing chapter of a wilder Lamborghini era.
Closing
That’s 2025 in ten moments from the year—cars that span decades, driving styles, and collector priorities, but share one common thread: each one required care in how it was presented, documented, and handed off. We’re grateful to everyone who trusted us with the work, answered the extra questions, hunted down the last details, and kept the process moving when timelines got tight. We’ll carry that same standard into 2026.
