Concours d'Eleganza

BMW has unveiled a concept at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2023. The Concept Touring Coupe is a combination of a sports car and a station wagon – creating what might be considered a shooting brake – yet this concept is uniquely eye-catching.

The Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este is one of the automotive world's most prestigious events, and this year's motorcycle division showcased some extraordinary gems making rare public appearances. Here are all the winners, and photos of everything that entered.

In homage to a nearly forgotten design by one of the industry’s most influential automotive designers in recent times, BMW has resurrected the Garmisch. With faithful attention to all of the details known from the original, the new BMW Garmisch design concept is based on a 2002 chassis.

Ducati has picked up two prizes at this year’s Concours d’Eleganza Villa d’Este for concept bikes based off the Scrambler. The concept Café Racer, with its funky headlight and shiny aluminum bodywork, took top honors, with a redesigned Scrambler Desert Sled coming in third.

The press release touts Concorso d'Elegenza Villa d'Este as "the world's most exclusive beauty contest for historic automobiles and motorcycles," a statement which reflects the small number of elite vehicles chosen for display each year. This year just 51 cars and 41 motorcycles competed.

Over at the Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance, Jaguar unveiled its continuation Lightweight E-Type sports car, and to keep it company, British watchmaker Bremont chose the same venue for the début of its Lightweight E-Type wristwatch.

The R1200-based Concept Roadster is a hard-edged streetfighter with bloody knuckles, knee sliders on its valve covers and an eye-popping rear end. Will this one make it to production like the R Ninety?