Concept Lawn Countdown at Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance 2018: 9 concept cars not to be missed

Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance is the world’s premier celebration of the automobile held annually on the famed eighteenth fairway of Pebble Beach Golf Links.

Just 12 days from today, the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Concept Lawn will showcase the cars of tomorrow: Audi PB 18 e-tron, Rolls-Royce Cullinan, BYTON K-Byte Concept, Hennessey Performance VenomF5, 2019 SSC Tuatara hypercar, Lincoln Aviator Preview, SALAFF C2 , and Maserati Levante Trofeo.

Audi PB 18 e-tron

Audi PB 18 e-tron; photo: Audi

Audi PB 18 e-tron

The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance welcomes the Audi PB 18 e-tron—named for the car’s debut here this year. The electric Audi PB 18 e-tron show car is the first product to emerge from Audi USA’s new Malibu Design Loft and previews future Audi Sport technology and design.

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Cullinan

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Cullinan; photo: Rolls-Royce

Rolls-Royce Cullinan

Coming to the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, the Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Cullinan is “Effortless, Everywhere”. No matter how challenging the terrain, Cullinan offers an experience that is distinctly Rolls-Royce.

VenomF5, hypercar

photo: Hennessey Performance VenomF5

Hennessey Performance Venom F5

This year’s Concours d’Elegance welcomes the Hennessey Performance VenomF5, a 1,600+ hp twin-turbo V8 powerhouse that redefines the hypercar. Designed with the goal of being the fastest car on earth, the F5 reaches speeds in excess of 300mph.

BYTON K-Byte Concept car

BYTON K-Byte Concept; photo: BYTON K-Byte Concept

BYTON K-Byte Concept

The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance invites you to meet BYTON this August. The BYTON K-Byte Conceptmakes its U.S. debut at the Concours, perfectly blending style, elegance and sportiness while redefining luxuryin the age of shared mobility and autonomous driving.

2019 SSC Tuatara hypercar

photo: 2019 SSC Tuatara hypercar

2019 SSC Tuatara hypercar

SSC North America will release the highly anticipated 2019 SSC Tuatara hypercar at the Pebble Beach Concours. The World Debut will come with major announcements about the hypercar’s performance,aerodynamics, and production.

Lincoln Aviator Preview

Lincoln Aviator Preview; photo: Lincoln

Lincoln Aviator Preview

The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance will present the Lincoln Aviator Preview. This stunning crossoverdraws inspiration from aeronautics, which has long inspired automotive design and The Lincoln Motor Company. The lines of the Aviator Preview pull downwards at the rear, mimicking the shape of a bird or plane’s
wings in flight and hint at the rear-wheel-drive platform.

The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance welcomes the Bentley Motors Mulsanne W.O. Edition by Mulliner

Bentley Motors Mulsanne W.O. Edition by Mulliner

The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance welcomes the Bentley Motors Mulsanne W.O. Edition by Mulliner. This 1 of 100 Bentley features a piece of the original crankshaft from W.O. Bentley’s own 8-Litre and honors the marque’s centenary.

SALAFFC2 hypercar

photo: SALAFF C2

SALAFF C2

The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance welcomes the SALAFFC2 which makes its world debut here at the Concours. The C2 is the vision of renowned designer Carlos Salaff, blending vintage values and modern design. coachbuild analog supercar.

Maserati Levante Trofeo

Maserati Levante Trofeo

The Maserati Levante Trofeo makes its way to the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance this August. With an impressive 590 hp, the Maserati Levante Trofeo is the most powerful Maserati ever. Be the storm with this high-performance SUV.

Polestar 1 car debut

photo: Polestar 1

Polestar 1

The Polestar 1 will be making its North American debut at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. This Electric Performance Hybrid GT from Polestar features a number of innovative and beautiful details, one of note being the unique electrical connections display in the trunk.

 

If you can’t make it to this year’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, you can enjoy a rare, exclusive front row seat to Concours Sunday via the 2018 Award Show Livestream presented by Motor Trend at 2:00pm PDT. In addition to the event program, viewers will also have access to unique behind-the-scenes video content.

To watch the livestream on August 26 and stay up to date on the latest news about Pebble Beach Automotive Week, visit: https://www.motortrend.com/pebblebeach

ConceptLawn at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance

Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance; Photo: Steve Burton; facebook.com/pebblebeachconcours/

Pebble Beach Automotive Week events include:

* Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance on August 26, 2018;
* Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance presented by Rolex: August 23, 2018;
* Pebble Beach RetroAuto and Pebble Beach Classic Car Forums from August 23 to 25, 2018;
* Pebble Beach Motoring Classic from August 12 to 22, 2018.

1935 Duesenberg SSJ originally delivered to Hollywood legend Gary Cooper

1935 Duesenberg SSJ ; photo: facebook.com/pebblebeachconcours/; Gooding & Company

 

The Pebble Beach Auctions presented by Gooding & Company announced the “Star Cars” event. One of the featured lots includes a stunning 1935 Duesenberg SSJ originally delivered to Hollywood legend Gary Cooper and previously owned by Briggs Cunningham and Miles Collier.