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Audi to reveal PB18 e-tron at 2018 Concours d’Elegance, Pebble Beach

Hari Kudchadkar

The Audi PB18 e-tron electric supercar concept will be unveiled at the Laguna Seca racetrack on 23, August and showcased once again on 25 August 2018. The concept will then make its way to the exquisite motorsports gathering in California called “The Quail” on 24, August 2018. Audi will be the first to reveal a supercar concept with electric drive at the Concours d’Elegance in Pebble Beach on 26, August 2018.

The Audi PB18 e-tron takes technological and design inspiration from the LeMans winning Audi R18 e-tron. Its styling was developed at the new Malibu Design loft. The Pebble Beach Car Week is held every August in the Californian city of Monterey and is considered one of the most important events for exquisite automobiles. The enthusiasts that visit here show much love for leading-edge design concept cars and visionary technology.

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Unveiling at Laguna Seca racetrack on August 23, 2018

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Audi will reveal a world first during the 2018 Pebble Beach Car Week in California – a supercar concept car with electric drive. Pebble Beach Car Week, held every August in and around the Californian coastal city of Monterey, has long been considered the world’s most important forum for lovers of exquisite automobiles. Interest is not limited here to vintage cars but instead includes leading-edge design study concept cars and visionary technology.

The abbreviated name for the Audi premiere – Audi PB18 e-tron – refers to the Pebble Beach venue and the year of the debut. It likewise recalls the LeMans-series winner Audi R18 e-tron, whose technology inspired the solutions for various details. The styling of the Audi PB 18 e-tron was developed at the new Malibu Design Loft.

The Audi PB18 e-tron will be unveiled at 5 p.m. on August 23, 2018, on the Laguna Seca racetrack. The concept car will then be shown at the legendary vehicle presentation “The Quail” on August 24 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Audi will present the concept car once more in Laguna Seca on August 25 (8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.). And the concept car can be seen for the final time on Sunday, August 26, at the Concours d’Elegance in Pebble Beach. In parallel to the show car world premiere, Audi is also showing an extensive range of vintage cars and performance vehicles.