Monterey Car Week 2016

What if you had to choose just five events to slot into your automotive bucket list? The question has been playing on our minds here at New Atlas, so we've put together five of our favorite celebrations of motoring passion.

Look quickly at the all-new Kode57, and you'll swear you're looking at a Ferrari ... you just won't be able to recall the exact model name. That's because the aggressive roadster isn't a Ferrari but is designed by someone with experience sculpting them.

This is not a normal auction report in that we've included a number of significant bikes that didn't sell, and we've listed them with their high bid. That means opportunity for motorcycle enthusiasts.

Each August auto enthusiasts make their way to the Laguna Seca raceway for the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion as part of Monterey Car Week. As the largest auto event of the week, the four day rolling museum attracts hundreds of classic cars from a variety of periods and racing categories.

Monterey Car Week has finished for another year and many new world auction records were broken, including the outright records for the most expensive cars made in Great Britain and America respectively.

Every August, car lovers flock to Monterey Car Week hoping to catch a glimpse of some beautiful, significant metal. Alongside the classics, though, manufacturers will often try and grab attention with crazy concepts. Check out some of the best in our gallery.

Making a modern car stand out at Monterey Car Week is difficult, but this year Aston Martin was up to the task. Based on the Vanquish Zagato launched at Lake Como earlier this year, the Vanquish Zagato Volante has lost its top and become even more stunning in the process.

Koenigsegg has carved a nice into the hypercar world with staggeringly quick hypercars like the Agera and, more recently, Regera. Now, an orange and black slice of that Swedish insanity is headed stateside in the form of the Agera XS.

On the track, no car epitomises Jaguar's past success better than the D-Type which won Le Mans in 1956. We'll know just how much one of Jaguar's most significant racers is worth when it goes under the hammer on August 19 but rest assured, records are likely to be broken.