Concorso d'Eleganza Ville d'Este

The eight major concours events of 2022 created the strongest field yet in the Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Award. When the finalists were announced in ead on for details and links or go straight to the image gallery for all the imagery.

Automotive

Pictorial: the 8 most beautiful concours cars of 2022

The Peninsula Classics Best of the Best identifies the world’s most exceptional classic car from a select group of vehicles that have won the highest awards at the previous year’s major concours events. The 2022 award finalists have now been announced.

In winning the Trofeo BMW Group for Best of Show at Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2023, this 1935 Duesenberg SJ Speedster with coachwork by Gurney Nutting booked itself a place in the final of the Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Award - the defacto world championship for concours cars. The car is spectacular in images, but it is difficult to comprehend the sheer presence and distorted scale of the behemoth - we suggest a look through the image gallery to grasp the opulence of this land-based leviathan.

Automotive

Pictorial: The breathtaking cars of Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2023

An American car has won the prestigious Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, the world's oldest and most traditional automotive concours.

Motorcycles

BMW Motorrad Concept R 18: The beginning of a full frontal attack on the cruiser marketplace

BMW Motorrad showed a "Concept R18" motorcycle at Concorso d'Elegenza Villa d'Este that appears to be the first shot in an offensive on Harley-Davidson and Indian territory. It is the first glimpse of many new bikes expected to be based around the 1800cc twin-cylinder engine.

The historic and beautiful grounds of Villa d'Este and Villa d'Erba form an ideal backdrop for the Concorso d'Eleganza

Automotive

The spectacular winning cars of Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2018

The Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este has been an annual event for 91 years. Across that time, it has been the home of automotive passion in the most passionate automotive country.

Two French cars topped the sales chart, a non-competition E-Type set a model record, and a 24-year-old Porsche Carrera RSR was sold, still in the original wrapper.

Automotive

The 25 most valuable (or interesting) cars at Villa Erba Auctions

Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este each May holds a special place on the heritage motoring calendar and the official RM-Sotheby's auction always throws up some spectacular machinery. This year eight cars topped the €1,000,000 mark and there were some very special cars offered below that figure.

The hand-made R5 Hommage is a unique custom model built around a boxer engine with a lot of history

Motorcycles

R5 custom pays Hommage to BMW’s motorcycle heritage

Among the rare classics that traditionally populate the motorcycle class of the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este, this year BMW unveiled a one-off supercharged custom called R5 Hommage as a tribute to the original production model that set the sportbike standards some 80 years ago.

The BMW 2002 Hommage with the car that inspired its creation

Automotive

BMW throws back to the 2002 with latest Hommage

BMW might be putting a focus on the future of mobility at the moment, but that hasn't stopped it from taking a glimpse at the rear-view mirror. The 2002 Hommage concept pays tribute to the compact coupe that set the blueprint for the Bavarian company's modern sport sedans.

The AM310 concept debuted at the Concorso d'Eleganza Ville d'Este

Automotive

Aston Martin previews the next DBS with Project AM310 concept

Aston Martin has unveiled the DBS-replacing Project AM310 concept.