Cars

Maybach isn’t the only historic brand to be brought back from the dead at the 2014 L.A. Motor Show. The Chaparral name is one fondly remembered by many: despite only building cars for a 7-year period in the 1960s, the company brought many now-standard engineering practices to the motorsport world.

Once upon a time...

Despite being killed off only two years ago, the Maybach name will once again grace the grilles of Stuttgart’s most luxurious saloons. However, it will now operate as a sub-brand (much like Mercedes-AMG) ‘that in future will provide Mercedes-Benz vehicles in an even more exclusive form’, rather than as a standalone entity.

Revealed at the 2014 L.A. Motor Show, the Prologue is the first model penned by new Head of Design Marc Lichte, brought to Audi from VW earlier this year. The suggestive super-coupé will spearhead his ‘design offensive’, setting the template for future Audis in terms of both exterior and interior design.

1964 Porsche 904/6 Carrera GTS Works Prototype

A reference point for classic Ferraris

It’s been five years since the Bentley Azure was retired, bringing the reign of the roofless ‘Big Bentley’ to a close – and leaving the Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupé with a market segment to itself.