The Best Of The Best - Monterey Car Week 2022
With 27 separate events staged over 10 days every August, Monterey Car Week has become one of the world’s greatest automotive spectacles.
Aug 22, 2022
From the light-hearted humour of the Concours d’Lemons to the ultra-serious flagship event: The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, featuring 200 of the best collector cars in the world; only Goodwood’s Festival and Revival can match the event held in Northern California for prestige and new car reveals.
While ‘The Best of Show’ award presented on the 18th fairway of Pebble Beach Golf Links is considered the ultimate award for automobiles, most headlines are created by the growing number of model launches, with many of the cars revealed destined to become future Best of Show contenders.
The 71st event saw some incredible machinery introduced to the world, including McLaren Solus GT, Bentley Mulliner Batur, Aston Martin V12 Vantage Roadster and Lamborghini Urus Performante.
It may be a week stepped in classics, but future cars continue to steal the show. Some stunning EV’s were revealed, including Polestar 6, KIA EV6 GT and the Audi S1 E-Tron Quattro Hoonitron.
O₂ becomes Polestar 6
Polestar the Swedish electric performance car company, has confirms plans to put the Polestar O₂, electric roadster concept into production. Interested customers in New Zealand can now reserve a build slot online
Find out moreFrom fantasy to reality - McLaren Solus GT revealed
A naturally-aspirated 618kW 5.2-litre V10 engine and 1200kg of downforce headline the single seat Solus GT which started life as a virtual car in the Gran Turismo Sport video game.
Find out moreBentley's Design Revolution
Bentley has previewed their new design language with the new Batur coupe, the most powerful Bentley in history.
Find out moreAston Martin stuns with open cockpit DBR22 concept
Aston Martin has unveiled a stunning two-seater open cockpit concept called the DBR22. The sleek carbon fibre bodywork conceals a V12 Twin-Turbo powertrain capable of launching the fully functional concept car to 100km/h in 3.4 seconds.
Find out moreIntroducing The New V12 Vantage Roadster: The Ultimate Expression of Style, Sound and Speed
What better way to appreciate the aural delight of Aston Martin’s V12 Vantage than an open air variant. Welcome, the Vantage V12 Roadster.
Find out morePerformance Shock: Kia stuns establishment with 576HP EV6 GT
Kia has stunned the performance car establishment at Monterey Car Week with the debut of the high-performance EV6 GT.
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