Design
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Bentley has named Stefan Sielaff as its new design chief. The German designer is a Volkswagen Group man, having previously led design at Audi and more recently serving as head of interior design for all group brands as well as head of the Volkswagen Design Center in Potsdam, Germany. He replaces Luc Donckerwolke, famous for penning the Murcielago and Gallardo supercars, who was only hired to run Bentley design in 2012. In a statement, Bentley said Donckerwolke is leaving the VW Group but didn’t give a reason. Sielaff, 53, started in the industry with a design degree from the prestigious...
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Jaguar Partnership Challenges Students To Design Sports Cars For 2030--And Beyond
What the automotive landscape will look like in 2030 is a mystery—but that doesn't mean designers aren't thinking about it. To that end, Jaguar has enlisted the help of students at Pasadena's Art Center College of Design—known for its Transportation school—along with budding...
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Mazda Shows Off 2016 MX-5 Miata's 50/50 Weight Split: Video
When Mazda engineers were faced with the task of designing the fourth-generation of the company's iconic MX-5 Miata, the paramount importance was not lost on them. The MX-5 is revered in enthusiast circles—an entire generation has grown up with it. MUST WATCH: Audi RS 6 Driver Runs Red Light...
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Watch BMW’s 3.0 CSL Hommage Concept Start Up And Roll: Video
They say styling is a subjective thing, but given the comments our original post on the reveal of BMW’s 3.0 CSL Hommage concept at last weekend’s Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este generated, it’s safe to say that the automaker’s designers got it wrong this time...
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Zagato Honors Maserati With Stunning Mostro Sports Car At Villa d’Este--Photo Update
Coachbuilder and design house Zagato has a history of unveiling stunning concepts at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, held annually on the shores of Italy’s beautiful Lake Como. Some recent concepts include collaborations with the likes of Aston Martin, BMW and Lamborghini...
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BMW Completely Gives Up, Accepts Ugly As Its Only Design Motif
If you don’t like the way most modern BMWs look, you might find yourself in something of a persecuted minority—depending on the crowd. But after the 2015 BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage, you’ll always win the argument, forever. That’s right, the 3.0 CSL Hommage retroactively erases any...
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Dodge almost didn't use its Hellcat logo on production cars.
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Designer Envisions A Modern De Tomaso Pantera
A couple of weeks ago we learned that dormant Italian sports car brand De Tomaso was sold to a Chinese consortium for a little over $1 million, and that the new owner would most likely end up slapping the De Tomaso badge on a sedan built in China, as opposed to a new sports car built in Italy...
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Ferrari Design Boss Creates A Spaceship
Ferrari's design director creates a spaceship inspired by cars old and new.
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GM Design Chief Ed Welburn Talks About The 2016 Chevy Camaro
We’re now just a little over two weeks away from the debut of the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro at General Motors Company’s [NYSE:GM] May 16 celebration of the car at a public event being hosted at Detroit’s Belle Isle Park. And after several teasers showing the inner workings of the...
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New Ford GT Inspires Designs For Racing Boat, Foosball Table
The new Ford GT is without doubt one of the best-looking cars we’ve seen in years, but can its design ethos be successfully transferred to objects outside the auto industry? The Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] and its team of designers have set out to determine just that, with a showcase of...
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Gordon Murray teams up with Shell to develop innovative city car concept
You may recall that legendary road and race car designer Gordon Murray, the man behind the McLaren F1 supercar, recently established his own design firm where he’s been focusing his attention on diminutive city cars and more efficient production processes—which he calls...
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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] has promoted its straight-shooting designer—and weekend racer—Ralph Gilles to the role of head of design for the group. At the same time, Gilles has also been appointed a member of FCA’s overarching Group Executive Council, led by CEO and Sergio Marchionne. ALSO SEE: Subaru Unveils Radical STI Performance Concept In New York: Live Photos The appointment of Gilles to the head of design at FCA marks an important turning point for the automaker. Previously, the role was filled by Italian designer Lorenzo Ramaciotti, who is now retiring. In...
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Will Textured Paints Be The Next Big Thing In Car Customization?
Peugeot will launch a textured paint it claims is both durable and relatively inexpensive.
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Ford Explains The Design Of The New GT’s Interior
The Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] has been employing some pretty innovative techniques when it comes to designing the interiors of its vehicles, including taking into account customer feedback on what the automaker describes as “emotional, logical and discovery” perspectives. This latest...
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Awesome Jeep Chief Concept Leads Six Others To Moab Easter Jeep Safari
There may yet be unexplored country in the off-road utility vehicle world, but the classics are still among the very best. That’s why the Jeep Chief Concept for the 49th annual Easter Jeep Safari in Moab, Utah, is such a stunner. ALSO SEE: New 2016 Chevrolet Camaro Details Released Designed...
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Henrik Fisker And Galpin Build Aston Martin Vanquish-Based Thunderbolt
If you ever wondered what the latest Aston Martins may have looked like if Henrik Fisker was still penning them—recall that Fisker helped design the current DB9 and Vantage—then wonder no more as the Danish designer and entrepreneur, who is now running his own design firm, HF Design...
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FCA design contest: winners design a Dodge for 2025
Dodge celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2014, and to celebrate Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) made designing a future car for the hallowed brand the theme of its nationwide high school design competition. MUST SEE: Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson Suspended By BBC, No Show This Week Intending to...
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Italdesign Giugiaro’s new concept car for the 2015 Geneva Motor Show has turned out to be a svelte sedan dubbed the “GEA”. The Italian design firm, owned by the Volkswagen Group, says the GEA is a study on the luxury car of the near future, which suggests some of its elements may end up soon on high-end products from VW Group brands such as Audi, Bentley, Bugatti and Porsche. You may be thinking the GEA already looks a bit like an Audi. That’s because Italdesign’s chief stylist is Wolfgang Egger, who up until 2013 was head of design at the brand with the four...
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Rolls-Royce Rolls Out Serenity Concept In Geneva
Rolls-Royce promised that it would be bringing some Serenity to the Geneva Motor Show. We should've known not to get too excited and think that Rolls bankrolled a new season of Firefly. What we have instead is a rolling tribute to Japanese Emperors and Empresses, and truly opulent old-world luxury...
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Five GM Designers Weigh In On Five Generations Of The Chevy Camaro
When the Camaro returned to production in 2009—after nearly a decade of absence from Chevy showrooms—its arrival marked the true beginning of the improbable muscle car renaissance which continues today. And in the 47 years since its introduction, General Motors Company's [NYSE:GM] bad...
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Audi Prologue Avant Concept Revealed Ahead Of 2015 Geneva Motor Show
Audi’s imposing Prologue coupe concept (shown below) unveiled at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show was a preview of new styling themes devised under the guidance of recently appointed design chief Marc Lichte for the automaker’s future product, starting with the next-generation A8 flagship...
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Italdesign Giugiaro Teases New Concept For 2015 Geneva Motor Show
Italian design firm Italdesign Giugiaro, known for its elegant, minimalist designs, is planning a new concept car for the 2015 Geneva Motor Show taking place next month. The company has released this single teaser shot which shows only a stylized letter G and what’s likely to be one of the...
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What An F1 Car Would Look Like If Ferrari’s Road Car Division Penned It
While to many, Ferrari’s Formula One cars have always looked beautiful, there’s no hiding the fact that the cars are shaped under the philosophy of form following function, usually with some strict guidelines in place and only after countless hours in the wind tunnel. But what if the...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran