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Lexus Fashion Workshop designers make car parts fashionable

Lexus is moving from the road to the runway with a new ad campaign set to appear in Vogue magazine. As part of the Lexus Fashion Workshop, the carmaker challenged four fashion designers to create wearable pieces using materials from a dismantled Lexus CT hybrid. The challenge is "elevating the notion of recycling to an art form," according to Lexus, which says the CT hybrid is 90 percent recyclable.

Cyclists urged to make themselves visible

CYCLISTS have been warned to take precautions to make themselves easier to see, in time for the darker evenings of winter time. The clocks are set to wind back by an hour this Sunday, bringing darkness down on homeward commutes and making collisions involving cyclists statistically more likely. A survey of 1,000 cyclists, carried out by Autoglass, found that 48% had been caught without lights or high-visibility clothing when the clocks go back.

Honda confirms Civic wagon and Type-R at Paris

For an in-depth and exclusive look at all things Honda, download the Honda: reloaded iPad app from the App Store now. It's from the makers of CAR magazine, and packed with new videos, news and reviews. Honda are having a busy motor show week, with the announcement that the Civic range is going to expand, and there's a whole new family of engines on the way, incorporating the company's 'Earth Dreams' technology.