Number 181 of 500: This 2019 McLaren Senna Heads to Broad Arrow's Zürich Auction With Just 131 KilometersA 2019 McLaren Senna finished in a shade of Volcano Orange loud enough to match its résumé is crossing the block this winter, as Broad Arrow Auctions prepares to offer chassis SBM15ACB7KW800181 at The Zürich Auction 2026. Number 181 of just 500 examples built, this Senna carries a pre-sale estimate of CHF 1,100,000 to CHF 1,400,000 and, remarkably, only 131 kilometers on the odometer since it left McLaren's production line in Woking.The Senna occupies a curious spot in McLaren's Ultimate Series lineage. Where the F1 set the template in the 1990s and the P1 layered hybrid power onto the formula, the Senna went the other direction entirely, stripping out weight and complexity in pursuit of raw circuit ability. It borrows its name from Ayrton Senna, the three-time World Champion who drove for the team through its most dominant stretch, and the car was engineered with a similarly single-minded focus on extracting performance from every component.At 1,198 kilograms dry, it remains the lightest road car McLaren has built since the original F1, aided by a carbon-fiber Monocage chassis, carbon body panels, and even seats that tip the scales at barely three kilograms apiece. There is no hybrid assistance here; instead, a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 rated at 800 horsepower and 800 Nm sends power through a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission. The result is a 2.8-second sprint to 100 km/h, 6.8 seconds to 200 km/h, and a 340 km/h top speed, with active aerodynamics capable of generating up to 800 kg of downforce at 250 km/h.AdvertisementAdvertisementThis particular example was ordered in August 2017, before the Senna had even been shown publicly, and delivered new through McLaren Lugano to its first Swiss owner. It wears Volcano Orange over a carbon-fiber cabin with Azura Blue accents on the fender inners, aero blades, and brake calipers, and its options list runs to nearly CHF 40,000, covering McLaren Track Telemetry, a Bowers & Wilkins audio system, air conditioning, a tracking system, and parking sensors, among other additions. Ownership changed hands in 2024 with the car showing just 130 km, and its most recent service was carried out by McLaren Milano in November 2023. The consignment includes copies of the original purchase order, invoice, and books.Values for the Senna have held up unusually well for a modern hypercar, according to Hagerty Valuation Tools. Hagerty's price guide currently pegs a #3 (Good) condition 2019 Senna at roughly $1.2 million, and the underlying data shows real strength beneath that headline number: over the past twelve months, twelve examples have sold at public auction for a combined $16.5 million, averaging roughly $1.4 million each, with the number of cars changing hands up 71 percent year over year. The most recent sale on record, $2,050,000 in mid-August, was itself a Broad Arrow Auctions result, underscoring the auction house's growing footprint in the market for McLaren's rarest modern cars.That kind of consistency separates the Senna from other limited-run modern exotics, many of which have cooled considerably since their pandemic-era peaks. It also puts the car in the same conversation as other Broad Arrow consignments generating attention this year, including a spoiler-free 1976 Lancia Stratos HF Stradale headed to Broad Arrow's Zoute Concours sale and a rare first-delivery Ferrari F40 with an unusually complete paper trail. For buyers chasing McLaren's Ultimate Series halo cars specifically, Motorious also recently covered a one-off Napier Green McLaren Elva crossing the block at Mecum's Monterey sale, another data point in just how thin this market really is at the top.With mileage barely changed since delivery and a documented history that ties directly back to McLaren Lugano, chassis 181 represents one of the more straightforward ways left to buy into the Senna story without chasing an original allocation. The Zürich sale should be a solid test of just how much collectors are willing to pay for that certainty.⚡️ Read the full article on MotoriousSign up for the Motorious Newsletter. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
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