LIGHTNING Yellow is the only colour for a Limited Edition of Vauxhall's VX220.

It also gets a yellow hard top (normally £1200 extra), and black leather interior. The final goodie is a CD radio. Available next month, the price is £24,995.

MAZDA is bringing its rotary- engined RX-8 into production, ready to go on sale next year.

Now stirring itself back into the popular fold, Mazda has come up with a sports coupe which will carry four (and two sets of golf clubs) and bring excitement from a modest 1.3 engine.