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Acura's Precision Concept was first seen at the North American International Auto Show at the beginning of the year. The concept features Acura's new grille—hastily bolted on to the new MDX—as well as some interesting human-machine interface ideas.

BMW's 2002 Hommage was resplendent in its Jaegermeister-inspired racing livery. Squint carefully and you can see plenty of influence from the 2 Series.

Bugatti's Vision Gran Turismo will be familiar to fans of the Gran Turismo racing game franchise. It's the marque's contribution to the game's Vision GT project, in which car companies create virtual concepts specifically for the game. Unlike the rest of the concepts on display, you have a chance to drive the Bugatti Vision Gran Turismo, which appears in the forthcoming Gran Turismo Sport, due out in November.

Cadillac chose Pebble Beach to debut its Escala Concept, which is based on the CT6 sedan. Cadillac says its heavily stylized body previews the brand's future design direction.

Aston Martin used the Pebble Beach Concours to announce a limited-run version of the Vanquish called the Vanquish Zagato Volante. The Italian styling house Zagato has a long history of modifying Aston Martins, and not all of Zagato's modded Astons have been universally loved. Ninety-nine Vanquish Zagato Volantes will be built.

If that's not exclusive enough for you, Lamborghini has you covered with the V12 Centenario Roadster. Only 20 Centenario Roadsters will be built, and all of them have already been sold for $2.25 million apiece (before taxes).

Finally, McLaren brought along its new 570GT, but with a twist. The 570GT by MSO Concept is a showcase for McLaren's in-house customization program. It features an electro-chromic roof that changes opacity from almost clear to heavily tinted.