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 2010 Pebble Beach Concours features classic cars like a 1937 Horch 853 and concept cars like the Porsche 918 Spyder The 2010 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance is the 60th anniversary of what has become the most famous and most prestigious vintage and antique car show in the United States, perhaps even the world. The Pebble Beach Concours is this weekend, August 13-15, attracting thousands of classic car fans to Monterey and Carmel, California, to see historic models from brands including Bugatti, Pierce-Arrow, Cadillac, Jaguar, Rolls-Royce and Aston-Martin.
Pebble Beach also is celebrating the 100th anniversary of Alfa Romeo with a display of rarely-seen vintage roadsters from Alfa’s own museum plus privately-owned vehicles, dating back to 1910. The show always includes a ‘best in show’ award. Last year’s winner was a 1937 Horch 853. Horch is one of the car and motorcycle manufacturers which merged to become the Audi brand.
Pebble Beach also is where manufacturers show off their newest models. Last year, Bentley introduced its new flagship model, the Mulsanne, at Pebble Beach. This year, the 2010 Pebble Beach Concours debuts two brand new models, one from Porsche, the other from Jaguar, both making their first appearance in North America.
 2011 Audi R8 Spyder 5.2 V10 rated top 'wish list' car for summer What’s your dream car for a summer road trip? Mine would be a fast, sexy roadster, preferably a convertible, preferably a two-seater, probably in red, with enough trunk space for a weekend bag for each of us. The 2011 Audi R8 Spyder 5.2 V10 tops the list, according to the August issue of the Robb Report.
This is a high-revving 5.2 liter V-10, with enough torque and power to launch you zero to 60 mph in four seconds. Of course, since it is an Audi, it is packed with the Bavarian auto-maker’s signature Quattro all-wheel drive. And it costs in the neighborhood of $160,000 for the manual and $170,000 for the R Tronic clutchless sport transmission. One neat feature – there’s a microphone imbedded into the driver side seatbelt, for hands-free Bluetooth telephone conversation over the roar of the engine, even with the top down. And with 10 cylinders, this puppy knows how to bark. Top track speed is 195 mph.
Read more about the 2011 Audi R8 Spyder V10 that’s not in the Robb Report article on the top ten cars of summer –
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