Tuesday, August 22, 2017 11 - 6 Cabriolet revealed VW I.D. Buzz For Production In 2022 ercedes is aiming to show up rival carmakers at this year’s s expected, has confirmed that the Monterey Car Week with a roofless version of the Vision I.D. Buzz concept will enter production and reach MMaybach 6 luxury coupe concept. Adealership floors in 2022. Said to “define the ultimate in luxury for the future” The German automaker made the announcement at the the Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 Cabriolet features Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in California and said the same 5.7m long body, huge chrome slatted the I.D. Buzz will be its second vehicle in the I.D. range after grille and sloping rear-end as the hard- the compact I.D. hatchback shown in Paris last year. top, but with a custom-made fabric As the I.D. Buzz is still five years away from launching, top featuring interwoven VW hasn’t commented on if it will retain the same rose gold threads. powertrain as the concept. However, it has confirmed (autoexpress) that its battery pack will be mounted in the floor. (carscoops)

ebble Beach is fascinating. Not only for the cars, Pbut the way it operates. So if you’re keen you can get there at 6am for Dawn Patrol. This is basically a chance to see the cars moving under their own steam (and to lay down a blanket by the podium for later in the day) as they drive out onto the hallowed turf of the 18th fairway. After that they barely move for the rest of the day, so you want to be there. Each car is led out by a golf buggy and then parked precisely on its mark. An Highlights of the event army of people are needed to by 9am the judges are out. A judges have requested, while including the new Maybach Dion Bouton, him deep in machines, who get just as do this, all dressed in identical group of judges is responsible the car is poked, prodded Vision 6 (magnificently OTT) conversation with the judges, nervous as you and I about baseball caps. The owners are for a particular class and they and generally given a hard and the forthcoming BMW her discussing her outfit with outcomes. stressed because, heck, this is have to reach a consensus time. Several people adopt Z4 (bit of a wallflower after some friends. Outfit judging And for those who believe Pebble Beach and they’re the verdict on the best car, but period dress, which is always the Maybach). Best of all was is obviously something that Pebble’s tendency to reward highest of high-rollers, used in addition there are celebrity amusing. the VW I.D. Buzz after VW hasn’t caught on yet. cars that have been preened to having people do stuff for judges: racing drivers, car On the other side of the announced they’ll put it into Several cars are outstanding, to a standard far beyond them, but wanting to do this designers, company bosses hotel is the Concept Lawn, production in 2022. but for me nothing grabbed the how they originally came out themselves because, heck, this and so forth, who get to be which is a bit of a misnomer. Back on the lawn the attention quite like the 1929 of the factory is a pointless is Pebble Beach. involved too. John Lasseter, McLaren has its MSO 720S crowds build and the judges Barker-bodied Mercedes- chase of perfection, there’s Once they’re parked up the boss of Pixar was one. Jay on display, there’s a keep ticking boxes. It’s a Benz Tourer (it’s the blue and always the Preservation class an avalanche of car detailers Leno was there, so was Arnold Performante and a long process, but the cars are chrome affair). The attention – here it’s fine to be seen to descends. Because they’ve Schwarzenegger. bunch of other frequently magnificent. The to detail was astonishing. be ageing gracefully. Which got so dirty travelling the It’s really interesting stuff attention to details on cars of So I spent my time trailing is more than can be said for 400 metres from the holding watching each car being the Thirties was staggering, the judges, listening to their all the people on the lawn… paddock past the front of the judged. The owners scurry the bonnet mascots conversations and chatting to (topgear) hotel and down to around on the search are sublime, I the owners of these vastly the grass. for documents the love when I see expensive By 8am all the a couple in front cars are of their De on the field and

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