Supercar in your lounge? How luxury homes in Bangkok, London and Florida are purpose built for petrolheads
Peta Tomlinson
Walk straight out your supercar and into your living room at Bangkok’s new Circle Sukhumvit 11 condo complex. Photo: Richmont’s, affiliate of Christie’s International Real Estate
Until rare Scotch whisky was added to Knight Frank's annual Luxury Investment Index in 2019, classic cars held pole position as a consistent performer. Based on data provided by the Historic Automobile Group International (HAGI), classic car assets appreciated by 12 per cent annually between 2004 and 2009, and again in the years from 2011 and 2016. But according to Knight Frank's Andrew Shirley, the author of the report, capital gain is not the main motivation for collectors.