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BMW Zagato coupe bows at Lake Como

Italian flair, German precision and a somewhat sobering dose of reality—that's the ethos behind the striking BMW Zagato coupe revealed on Friday at the glamorous Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este on the shores of Lake Como in Italy. The one-off coupe features elegant, sporty styling that blends traditional elements from both BMW and Zagato, which each have long histories of working with partners to produce impressive cars. But, this coupe is more than just a design exercise.

Vauxhall Limited Edition models add extra gloss to the Vauxhall range

Vauxhall Limited Edition models add extra gloss to the Vauxhall range There’s nothing quite like a Limited Edition with added extras at a bargain price to put a bit of a skip in the sales of cars, especially at a quiet time of year. Which explains why Vauxhall has announced new Limited Edition versions of the Astra, Astra GTC, Insignia and Astra to their range of offerings in the UK. The Vauxhall Corsa Sting starts at just £8,995 and comes with a choice of 16 or 17″ alloys in whiote or silver, sports stripes, CD/MP3 player and speed sensitive steering.

Hiriko folding car: The solution to urban car sharing? [w/video]

The Hiriko Driving Mobility Group has moved into the manufacturing trial of its two-seater electric microcar, which it hopes will offer a new car-sharing program that will transform the way we travel around our cities. The ‘first-mile' problem – moving between the commuter's home and mass transit hubs – and the ‘last-mile' problem – from mass transit to the workplace – has increased dramatically over the past few decades as more of us live in urban environments. 10 years ago researchers at the Michigan Institute of Technology (M.I.T.) decided to explore alternatives to shuttle buses and other ideas that failed to tackle the problem.