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# Exotic Vehicle Scout — August 5, 2026 Run
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## Baseline
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- Database: `/root/portal-mockup/vehicles.json` — 47 makes, 373 models. **Still unchanged (mtime Jul 7).** `/root/docker/docuseal/data/vehicles.json` (35 makes/162) + `/var/www/static/vehicles.json` also untouched. Backlog ~92 → ~93 with this run.
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- Prior blocklist: `references/session-august-03-2026-scout-run.md` (Hennessey Blackbird, BYD Da Han, ABT RS Q8-LE 1000) + Aug 2 / Aug 1 / Jul 31 / Jul 30 refs.
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## NEW this run (confirmed 500+ HP, not in DB, not in prior reports)
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| # | Make | Model | Year | HP | Type | Source |
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| 1 | Geely (Galaxy) | **Cruiser 700** (a.k.a. Zhanjian 700 / Galaxy Battleship 700) | 2026 | **1,113** | Full-size luxury PHEV SUV, tri-motor (830 kW / 1,250 lb-ft), 41.7 kWh LFP, production form first shown in Milan week of Jul 27; debut covered Jul 24 (CnEVPost) + Aug 3 (Electrek). Range-Rover/Land-Cruiser rival, GVMC semi-active suspension, tank-turn/crab-walk modes. Missed by ALL prior runs (China EV blind spot — same as Denza pair, BYD Da Han). Geely NOT in DB. | https://electrek.co/2026/08/03/geely-galaxy-battleship-700-tri-motor-stuffs-1113-hp-in-a-high-luxe-boxy-package/ + https://cnevpost.com/2026/07/24/geely-galaxy-debuts-cruiser-700/ |
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## Watch items — new / updated this run
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| Make | Model | Status | Source |
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| Bugatti | Third Programme Solitaire one-off (W16) | Teased Aug 2-3; W16 8.0L quad-turbo CONFIRMED (1,479+ hp class); public debut The Quail Aug 14. No name/HP yet. (Prior refs separately listed "Brouillard" as possible Quail debut — may be same commission or a 4th.) | https://www.autoblog.com/news/bugatti-teases-another-w16-one-off-before-the-v16-era-takes-over |
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| Cadillac | The Quail reveal (Aug 14) | Cryptic teaser Aug 4: "FROM THE TRACK TO THE QUAIL" / "track-proven engineering becomes future luxury." Speculation: road-going V-Series.R GTP derivative (Porsche 963 RSP / Ferrari 499P Modificata style), next Velocity concept, or Gen 6 V8. No HP. | https://gmauthority.com/blog/2026/08/cadillac-announces-quail-motorsports-gathering-reveal/ |
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| Lucid | Gravity performance variant ("sportier" — Sapphire-grade) | CONFIRMED via Q2 earnings call (Aug 4): reveal at Monterey Car Week this month. Expected ~1,234 hp (Air Sapphire powertrain class). Lucid in DB (Air models) but no Gravity perf variant. | https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a73348862/lucid-cosmos-teaser-performance-gravity/ |
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| Ferrari | F80 Aperta | First spy shots Aug 3 (Maranello testing); 1,184 hp carryover tri-motor V6, removable hardtop, ~399 units vs coupe's 799, likely 2027 reveal / 80th-anniversary launch. Watch upgrade from "2 models by year-end" speculation. | https://www.carscoops.com/2026/08/ferrari-f80-aperta-spy-shots/ |
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| Ferrari | 12Cilindri hardcore variant (GTO / MM / Versione Speciale) | Spy shots Jul 29-Aug 1; ~850 hp expected, canards + ducktail aero, possible Manuale gearbox carryover; 2027 reveal. Name unconfirmed. | https://evo-sa-main.app.prod.autoviadev.co.uk/ferrari/12-cilindri/208968/hardcore-ferrari-12-cilindri-special-spied-testing-is-this-the-return-of |
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| Spyker | C8 Preliator (2026 comeback) | HP now CONFIRMED: Victor Muller says 800-hp twin-turbo V8, 217+ mph (Hagerty, May 4 — spec refinement of Jul 31 watch item). Debut The Quail Aug 14, chassis #270. | https://www.hagerty.com/media/news/spyker-announces-new-car-pebble-beach-2026/ |
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| Eccentrica | Diablo Roadster | Still teaser; reveal Aug 10 (5 days out). V12 + gated manual confirmed, 550 hp (coupe figures), run/price unknown. | (prior refs) |
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| Dodge | Charger Super Bee | Unveil **Aug 7** (2 days out) — "most powerful Sixpack Charger ever"; ~600 hp expected. No change. | (prior refs) |
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| McMurtry | Spéirling PURE | Production debut confirmed The Quail Aug 14 + Laguna Seca Aug 15; 1,000 hp, 100 units, £995k/$1.3M, 100 kWh, 1.55s 0-60, deliveries start this year. Status upgrade from watch. | https://www.carscoops.com/2026/08/mcmurtry-speirling-pure/ |
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| BMW | M Concept Neue Klasse + Vision BMW ALPINA | North American debuts at Monterey (Aug 13-16); concepts, no HP announced. Vision ALPINA could preview high-perf EV — ALPINA not a DB make. Low-priority watch. | https://www.bmwblog.com/2026/08/04/bmw-monterey-car-week-2026-m-concept-neue-klasse-vision-alpina/ |
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## Status updates (already-reported vehicles — do NOT re-report as new)
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- **Hennessey Blackbird** — HP now confirmed at **850 hp** (PistonHeads/autonext), 861 bhp per Driven; 0-60 2.5s, 220 mph, 71 units, $2.5M, The Quail Aug 14.
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- **BYD Da Han** — debut date set: **Chengdu Motor Show Aug 21-30**; dual-motor AWD 764 hp, RWD 496 hp, 1,008 km CLTC confirmed.
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- **Denza Z9S** — pre-orders OPENED Aug 3 (1,194 hp tri-motor / 496 hp single, $47-58K, 780-1,100 km CLTC, 2.68s 0-100).
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- **Lamborghini Revuelto Miura 60° Homage** — announced Aug 3 (99 units, Ad Personam, Monterey debut). **Cosmetic/heritage edition of Revuelto (in DB), same 1,001 hp — NOT a new vehicle** (same treatment as Revuelto Impavido).
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## DB gaps spotted this run (pre-scout announcements, 500+ HP, NOT in DB — NOT new news)
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- **Mercedes-AMG GT SUV (EV)** — AMG.EA tri-motor SUV, up to 1,341 hp, 2027 (Carscoops Mar 28 render story + Jul 4 GT 55/63 specs 805/1,153 hp). Older news; not in any prior blocklist. Related to AMG GT XX hyper-GT already in Jul 27 backlog.
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- **Lucid Gravity Grand Touring** — 800+ hp, entered production (older news). Lucid make in DB; Gravity GT coverage likely missing.
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## Custom/homebuilt pattern — intensifying
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- **Geely Galaxy Cruiser 700** — another China-EV brand absent from DB (Geely), 1,113 hp.
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- **Bugatti Solitaire #3** — one-off commission, W16; custom by definition.
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- **Spyker** comeback (800 hp, boutique), **McMurtry** (micro-volume fan car), **Eccentrica** restomod — all outside dropdown reach.
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- Non-DB makers tally now **29+** (add Geely). Free-text Make/Model/HP + Custom/Homebuilt path on registration form is mandatory — pattern present in every scan.
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## Confirmed NOT new / checked (avoid re-reporting)
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- **Urus SE Performante** (Jul 1 announcement, 801 hp — in Jul 29 backlog; Aug 4 recirculation).
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- **AMG GT 4-Door EV** (1,153 hp) — reported Jul 12/15/16.
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- **Lucid Cosmos** — small mid-size SUV, delayed to 2027; no 500+ hp variant, skip.
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- **Porsche electric 718 confirmation** (Aug 5) — strategy news, no HP, skip.
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- **Porsche Macan 4** — ~400 hp class, under threshold.
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- **McLaren MCL-HY** — May 4 reveal, in backlog.
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- **chshyd.in "Lamborghini reveals new supercar"** — AI content-mill rewrite of Revuelto Miura 60° Homage. Cosmetic, not new.
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- **Denza Z9S pre-order articles** (Aug 3-4) — recirculation of Jul 31 find.
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- **BMW X5 M electric spy shots / Genesis Magma Black Series rumor** (supercarblog sidebar) — spy/rumor, no specs.
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## Next catalysts
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- **Aug 7:** Dodge Charger Super Bee unveil (Roadkill Nights eve)
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- **Aug 10:** Eccentrica Diablo Roadster reveal (Monterey)
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- **Aug 13-16:** Monterey Car Week — The Quail (Aug 14): Hennessey Blackbird public debut, Bugatti Solitaire #3 W16 one-off, Cadillac "FROM THE TRACK TO THE QUAIL" reveal, Spyker C8 Preliator (800 hp), McMurtry Spéirling PURE, McLaren P50 (rumored), Mansory x3, possible Revuelto SV; Pebble Beach Aug 16; Lucid Gravity perf variant reveal window
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- **Aug 21-30:** Chengdu Motor Show — BYD Da Han debut
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- Sep 19: Apex Track Experience · Sep 23: Bentley Torcal EV SUV
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