► CAR’s A-Z of the Monterey Car Week reveals
► Luxury and sports car brands regularly attend
► Events run between 9 and 18 August 2024
Quite possibly the most glamorous collection of car shows and events – Monterey Car Week – is back for 2024.
The week consists of a huge number of exhibitions, motor shows and concours events, as well as plenty of car auctions. This is the place where, usually, the most expensive cars in the world have ever been sold. Particularly large jewels in the Monterey Car Week crown include The Quail: A Motorsports Gathering, the Monterey Motorsports Reunion at nearby Laguna Seca and much more un-serious events like the fantastic Concours d’Lemons.
More recently, Monterey Car Week has been home to plenty of concept and production car unveilings from premium, sports and luxury car makers. The 2024 week is shaping up to be no different.
Monterey Car Week 2024: the new car reveal A-Z
Acura
Performance EV Concept
A tall, sleek crossover EV concept car graces Acura’s stand at the Quail and the Pebble Beach Concours this year. Acura, the posh Honda spin-off available in North America, says a real production car from this concept will launch towards the end of 2025.
Arcade Cars
Electric G-Class
Restoration engineers are out in force for Monterey Car Week, including those at Arcade Cars. You might not have heard of Arcade, but the team there have come in with a heavy-hitter: a fully-restored and resto-modded classic G-Class that now runs on e-power.
Automobili Pininfarina
Battista Targamerica
Automobili Pininfarina has had history with Monterey Car Week – it’s where it has unveiled both the electric Battista hypercar and the roofless B95 barchetta. This year, The AP team shows off this ‘one-of-one client commission for a renowned collector and existing Battista owner.’
B95 Gotham
One of four in a collection inspired by Bruce Wayne, Batman’s alter-ego. Automobili Pininfarina has joined forces with DC Comics and has worked on a set of cars that are a nod to the Caped Crusader. This B95 Gotham spec will make its public debut at The Quail this year.
Bentley
Continental GT Speed
What’s being classed as the fourth-generation Bentley Continental GT makes its way across to North America for the first time. CAR understands that this new Conti will only be sold as an electrified model regardless of market. Also, the green looks better in person than it does in the stock images – we promise.
BMW
M5 Touring
The team running the Pebble Beach Concours event have officially confirmed that the super-estate based off the new, plug-in hybrid M5 will be among the show cars.
Cadillac
Sollei
Not a confirmed one, as Cadillac hasn’t been explicit about the Sollei making its debut here. But revealing a one-off, super luxurious concept car that’ll massively appeal to the Pebble Beach crowd a few weeks before Monterey Car Week starts? It’s a shoo-in that it’ll make an appearance.
Opulent Velocity concept
This is essentially a first look at how a future V-Series electric car from Cadillac could look. It’s very much standard concept car fare: silly doors, big wheels, tech that’s still some years away on board. Looks great, though.
Eccentrica
Diablo restomod
A design house that’s reshaping the Diablo for the 21st century. Eccentrica says the Diablo project is designed to keep the design ‘period correct’, but swapping out materials for more high quality ones and giving the car’s powertrain an extra kick. Maurizio Reggiani, former chief technical officer of Lamborghini, is among the team.
Everrati
The team known for converting and restomodding Porsche 911 and Ford GT40 models to run on electric will be showcasing its wares during CAR week. As well as two 964-generation 911s, a SL Pagoda and Land Rover Series IIA will be attracting attention. We’ve driven an Everrati 911 conversion – find out what it’s like here.
Hennessey
Venom F5 Stealth
A coupe and convertible launch at The Quail that’s designed to promote Hennessey’s, er… specialness. Each one of these ‘Stealth Series’ coupe or convertible models cost around $3m a pop, but it also does claim to be one of the fastest cars in the world.
Lamborghini
Temerario
The brand’s Huracan replacement has finally arrived. The new super sports car from Sant’Agata is a pretty serious bit of kit, with more than 900bhp from its plug-in hybrid powertrain and an engine that screams its way up to 10,000rpm.
Urus SE
Another attendee could be the brand’s facelifted, plug-in hybrid SUV. The SE replaces both the standard Urus and Performante version, and boasts 789bhp from its electrified V8.
Maserati
MC20 GT2 Stradale
A car that smashes together the charm and charisma of a Maserati supercar and the brand’s motorsport heritage. That is, of course, according to Maserati. The new, hardcore MC20 version still uses the Nettuno V6, and is described as a car that is ‘destined to be on the wishlist of customers attracted by the most extreme super sports cars.’
Pagani
Utopia Roadster
Through clever engineering and materials, Pagani has made a convertible version of its Utopia supercar that clocks in at exactly the same weight. The exclusive supercar brand has confirmed the Utopia Roadster will make its public debut during the course of the week.
Porsche
Sonderwunsch 911 Speedster
Something Porsche doesn’t really do very often: allow individuals to commission and create their own car. This creation is a 993-based car, but inspired by more modern Speedsters seen on later 911 and Boxster models.
911 Turbo 50
A special edition designed to celebrate 50 years of the turbocharged 911, believe it or not. Don’t hold your breath – it’s entirely cosmetic and, frankly, a bit boring.
Rimac
Nevera R
A bit of a surprise, this one. Rimac has gone back to the drawing board with its Nevera hypercar, creating something that’s even more powerful than before. But power isn’t the key here: the R is designed to be a better handling machine, with improved aero and better tech.