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BMW XM Green
$550/day$3,300/wk · $4,900/mo
Green 2026 BMW XM — M Hybrid V8 performance, black cabin, and flagship-SUV presence.
LAX (90045) · Hollywood (90028)
Delivery area · Newport Coast
Exotic car rental delivered to Newport Coast.
Newport Coast Drive climbs from the 73 to the ridge in a run of long, banked switchbacks, and the view opens westward somewhere around Ridge Park Road. That gradient shapes the whole business of driving here. Torque feels natural on the climb; anything low and long wants a careful line over the crowns where private roads meet public ones. Pelican Hill holds the top of the hill, Crystal Cove falls away below it toward the sand.
Driving the Newport Coast switchbacks
Access, not congestion, is the real friction. Almost every tract above the toll road runs a guard kiosk with a name list, and a driver who is not on it waits at the barrier arm. Newport Coast Drive itself moves well outside the school run, though the 73 gantries assume a transponder, and the ocean-view curves stay greasy under the marine layer that sits on the ridge until mid-morning for much of the year.
Getting a car up to Newport Coast
The 405 to the 73 is the only sensible approach, beating the 5 through Tustin by twenty minutes at most hours. Reckon on 80 to 90 minutes out of Westchester, a shade less from Hollywood at dawn. A morning request goes out the same day; a six o'clock handover asked for at four is honest to call tight. Put the driver's name on the guard list before the window opens, or meet at the Pelican Hill entrance. Delivery up here starts at $100, the exact figure set out in your quote.
Which cars suit Newport Coast
The BMW XM takes the climb up Newport Coast Drive without drama and clears the speed tables inside the gated tracts. A Lamborghini Urus S in Arancio Borealis orange earns its keep on the Pelican Hill motor court while still coping with ridge gradients. The Mercedes GLS 450 suits a full house plus golf bags heading down to Crystal Cove. The Porsche 911 Cabriolet stays small and precise on the switchbacks once the marine layer lifts around eleven.
Four cars for the Newport Coast ridge
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BMW XM
$550/day$3,300/wk · $4,900/mo
BMW M's 644-hp hybrid flagship SUV — bold, fast, unmistakable.
LAX (90045) · Hollywood (90028)
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Lamborghini Urus S Orange
$1,200/day$6,800/wk · $8,500/mo
Arancio Borealis Urus S — a vivid 657-hp super-SUV with a black Nero Ade cabin.
LAX (90045) · Hollywood (90028)
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Mercedes-Benz GLS 450
$230/day$1,380/wk · $3,000/mo
White three-row Mercedes luxury SUV — polished, spacious, and easy to live with in LA.
LAX (90045) · Hollywood (90028)
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Porsche 911 Cabriolet
$650/day$3,900/wk · $6,500/mo
The definitive open-top sports car — 911 Cabriolet for the coast.
LAX (90045) · Hollywood (90028)
Frequently asked questions
Can the car be delivered inside a gated community like Pelican Hill or Crystal Cove?
Yes, provided the resident adds the driver's name to the guard list before the delivery window. Kiosks off Newport Coast Drive will not pass an unlisted vehicle, and the driver cannot phone it in himself. Where listing is awkward, the handover happens at the community entrance and the car is walked in from there, which costs a few extra minutes.
Do I need a FasTrak transponder for the 73 toll road?
Transponders are not fitted to the cars. The 73 reads licence plates and bills through its pay-by-plate system, so any toll run is charged afterwards and passed on. Guests staying local usually skip the gantries altogether: Newport Coast Drive across to MacArthur, then down to PCH, adds roughly ten minutes and no tolls.
What is the minimum rental period?
One day. Daily, weekly and monthly rates, with long stays running month-to-month and no lock-in.
Is a credit card or a credit check required?
Neither. A valid licence and a deposit from $500 is all that is needed, and there is no minimum age or young-driver surcharge.
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