Which Supercars Hold Their Value Best in Australia

Depreciation is usually the biggest single cost of owning a supercar, so it is fair to ask which ones hold their value. Published figures can show what individual cars have sold for. They do not add up to a league table, so this page does not offer one.

What follows sticks to what can be shown. Production numbers and gearbox details come from the maker. Sale prices come from RM Sotheby’s own result pages, with the sale date, lot number and currency as published. Prices are not converted to Australian dollars and they are not Australian market prices. They show how each model has traded at auction overseas. All pages were read on 24 October 2026.

Porsche 911 R

Porsche says it would build only 991 units of the 911 R. It has a 368 kW (500 hp) four-litre flat-six, and a six-speed manual is the only gearbox.

RM Sotheby’s lists the original price of the Miami car as US$213,935 and the Amelia Island car as US$214,170, so those two sold for about 2.6 and 2.2 times their original price. It lists the White Collection car at US$296,480 when new, including options, so that one sold for about 3.7 times. Across four sales the same model made anywhere from US$467,000 to US$1,105,000, so a single result is not a price guide.

Lamborghini Murciélago LP 670-4 SuperVeloce

Lamborghini describes the LP 670-4 SV as a 6.5 litre V12 with 30 CV more power than before, 100 kg less weight and 0 to 100 km/h in 3.2 seconds. This is the car that matters for the manual-gearbox story. In its listing for one example (chassis ZHWBE81G0ALA04015), RM Sotheby’s says only five LP 670-4 SVs were fitted with a six-speed gated manual, and that this one is believed to be the last manual LP 670-4 SV built, which it says makes it the last manual V12 Lamborghini. We have more on the car in our Murciélago LP670-4 SV guide.

Lamborghini Aventador SVJ

The Aventador that followed was not a manual. Lamborghini describes the SVJ’s ISR gearbox as a robotised transmission. The V12 makes 566 kW (770 CV) at 8,500 rpm. Lamborghini says a special SVJ 63 edition was limited to 63 cars, and RM Sotheby’s lot descriptions give the SVJ run as 900. More on the car is in our Aventador SVJ guide.

RM Sotheby’s lists the original price of the 2020 car as US$600,643, so the US$467,500 result was about 78 per cent of that. The 2026 car, with far fewer kilometres, did not sell against its estimate.

McLaren Senna

McLaren describes the Senna as a hand-built, limited production car that sold out as soon as it was unveiled in late 2017, with 800 PS. RM Sotheby’s lot descriptions give the run as 500 cars.

Three results spread over almost five years sit between US$905,000 and US$1,077,500. They are different cars at different venues.

Ferrari LaFerrari

Ferrari says 499 LaFerrari coupes were built, with 210 Aperta open-roof cars to follow.

The Miami car showed 554 miles and was offered by its original owner. RM Sotheby’s says its window sticker shows an original price of US$1,491,181, so the result was about 4.6 times that.

What the numbers do and do not show

• A low production number is not a guide on its own. The SVJ run (900) and the 911 R run (991) are similar in size. The SVJ result above was about 78 per cent of its original price. The three 911 R results with a listed original price were all more than double it.
• The two manual-gearbox cars here, the 911 R and the Murciélago SV, are also both rare, so these figures cannot separate the gearbox from the scarcity.
• One result is one car. Odometer reading, options, history and the sale itself all change the number.
• These are sold prices at overseas auctions in US dollars and euros. They are a reference point for an Australian buyer, not a quote.

Checking a value before you buy

Ask for the sold price, not the asking price, with the date, the odometer reading and the currency. Compare the same model with a similar odometer reading. For Australian sold prices, see what Australians actually paid for a used Porsche in 2026. For the cost side of ownership, see the true cost of owning a supercar in Australia and how to buy a used supercar.