June 2014
Tomorrow will be one of the most exciting days of the year for supercar enthusiasts in Vancouver, as up to 100 exotic cars will drive all the way from downtown Vancouver to the beautiful resort town of Whistler as part of the Luxury & Supercar Weekend‘s 2014 Diamond Rally. Drivers will start arriving at Brian Jessel BMW (2311 Boundary Rd) from 9-10AM where they will enjoy a continental breakfast, sort out their paperwork for the drive, and watch the new all-electric BMW i8’s first ever rally drive. This will be a great opportunity to lay eyes on some of the city’s most rare and powerful supercars, and – best of all – it’s a charitable event, with each driver able to raise funds for their favourite charity.
At 11:15AM, the rally will receive a police escort on to Highway 99, and an about an hour later it will arrive at its first pit stop in Squamish’s Chances Gateway Casino (9000 Valley Drive), where all 100 cars will be on display in the parking lot for approximately 30 minutes. The rally will then continue on to Whistler Village, where it will stop at Whistler Olympic Plaza (4144 Village Stroll) for an hour-long display that locals can stop by and enjoy.
To find out more about this fantastic annual event, visit the official 2014 Diamond Rally website or Luxury & Supercar Weekend’s official Twitter profile and Facebook page.
Talk about something you don’t see every day! This video from the folks at Vancouver Exoticx shows the first McLaren P1 to arrive in Canada being unloaded on the streets of Vancouver, started up, and taken for a quick spin around the block. Only 375 of these hybrid supercars were made in total, and with a selling price of about $1.15 million USD each, calling them “rare” is a bit of an understatement. Still, we now know that at least 1 of these exceptional vehicles is on the streets here in Canada, and it’s entirely possible that more will be delivered to other buyers across the country over the coming weeks. Check out our Vancouver supercar rentals page to see some of the exotic cars we currently have for rent in Vancouver, or to inquire about new and rare models that you’re interested in.
