Eleven of the best from Britain, Germany, Italy and the United States, with price tags up to $659,000 (RRP), will be on display at the show, on 2nd-11th February at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Brisbane will host the Australian motor show debuts of the Lamborghini Murcielago LP640, Jaguar XKR and Chevrolet Corvette Z06.

The show offers a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see so many super cars under one roof, says Chris Beecham, Chairman of the organising committee of the Australian Automobile Dealers Association (Queensland).

"People come to shows expecting to see the most exciting, the most exotic, the most exclusive and the most glamorous cars the motoring world has to offer and they will find them in Brisbane in bigger number than ever before," Mr Beecham said.

While most of the sports cars and super-luxury sedans on show either are already on sale or will be soon, the stunning Audi R8 is still eight months away from release and has had to be flown specially to Brisbane from Germany.

The line-up is (RRP or estimated RRP quoted) -

• Audi R8 , Germany (anticipated price "between $250,000 and $300,000")
• Bentley Continental GTC (from $399,500)
• Bentley Continental Flying Spur (from $375,000)
• Chevrolet Corvette Z06 (from $240,000)
• Ferrari F430 (from $389,000)
• Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano (from $574,000)
• Jaguar XKR (expected price $220,000-plus)
• Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder (from $439,000)
• Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 (from $659,000)
• Maserati GranSport (from $260,000)
• Maserati Quattroporte (from $258,000)