Pebble Beach Concours Archive

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630-HP Track-Ready McLaren MP4-12C Can-Am Debuting at Pebble Beach

After a long absence from the supercar scene, McLaren finally makes a comeback with the MP4-12C which redefines a number of concepts for the supercar. Housing a twin turbo V8 engine with an output of almost 600-horsepower, this new supercar was designed from the start in being an efficient track-winner machine through the new direction that McLaren is taking.

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The Pinacle of British Motoring: All New Bentley Mulsanne Revealed

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A new Bentley doesn’t come very often but when it does, it’s worth paying attention to as the details and design are extraordinary. Take this new Bentley Mulsanne for example, it integrates the design of Bentley’s of yesterday and mixes it with a good chunk of today’s design and voila, a gorgeous new Bentley.

Talking about paying homage to Bentley’s of yesterday, the Mulsanne is named after the famous corner at the Le Mans circuit. It’s predecessor, the Arnage was named after a Le Mans corner as well. It is here Bentley underlines its racing pedigree and heritage with six victories at the legendary endurance race. Read the rest of this entry »

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Update: First Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Auctioned – US$2million

bugattiveyronThe first production model of the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport bearing chassis number 001 has been auctioned off at the Pebble Beach Concours on Sunday. With all proceedings going to charity, the Bugatti was sold for an obnoxious US$2.9million. For the record, a standard Bugatti Veyron retails for around US$2million, so an additional US$900,000 for the privilege of being the first to own one is totally worth it, I wouldn’t mind if I had the money, plus its for charity, the car is just a plus point. Read the rest of this entry »