Design
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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 “iStream”. Now, he’s teamed up with oil giant Shell to develop a new city car concept, built around an internal combustion engine. Code-named “Project M”, the concept is intended to inspire thinking about maximizing personal mobility while at the same time minimizing energy use...
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Ralph Gilles Named Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Design ChiefFiat 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...
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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 InteriorThe 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 SafariThere 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 ThunderboltIf 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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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 foster interest in automotive design as a career, FCA's U.S. design team and the College for Creative Studies (CCS) challenged aspiring automotive designers to create a Dodge for the year 2025. Contestants submitted sketches and 500-word explanatory essays, and the winners were announced at the...
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Italdesign Giugiaro GEA Concept: A Study On The Luxury Car Of The FutureItaldesign 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...
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Rolls-Royce Rolls Out Serenity Concept In GenevaRolls-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 CamaroWhen 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 ShowAudi’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 ShowItalian 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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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 cars were designed with the aesthetic in mind? ALSO SEE: 2016 Infiniti Q60 Coming With 400- And 450-HP Outputs: Report Perhaps the Formula One concept featured here would be the result. It was penned by Centro Stile Ferrari, the Italian marque’s design department responsible for road cars. To...
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Ford GT Supercar’s Design Detailed, Possible Racing Version Teased: VideoIt’s safe to say that the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] pretty much stunned everybody at the recent Detroit Auto Show with the reveal of its all-new GT supercar, which is scheduled for launch in 2016. It was amazing Ford was able to keep the car away from prying eyes prior to the reveal, so...
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Microsoft HoloLens To Transform Way Cars Are Designed?Microsoft's new gadget holds some possibilities for future car design.
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GT-R-Powered Renault R.S. 01: From The Drawing Board To The Race TrackWhile Renault’s presence in Formula One continues to fade (it’s now just an engine supplier to a handful of teams), the French automaker through its Renaultsport performance arm remains active in other forms of motorsport. Recently, it announced the formation of a new one-make series...
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Buick Avenir Design Detailed: VideoBuick’s Avenir concept was one of the more impressive vehicles on show at the recent Detroit Auto Show but what’s just as impressive as the car’s stunning lines is the fact that General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] managed to keep it a secret for so long. Work on the Avenir actually...
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Local Motors Announces Lightweight Car Challenge: VideoThe Local Motors LITECAR Challenge seeks radical new ways to reduce vehicle weight.
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Engineering firm EDAG will debut a concept featuring backlit fabric skin.
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New Chevys To Feature Corvette-Inspired StylingGeneral Motors Company [NYSE:GM] design chief Ed Welburn has revealed that future Chevrolet models will feature styling inspired by the Corvette. The link between the respective designs of the new cars and the brand’s halo vehicle will be subtle, with the new Chevys likely to borrow Corvette...
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White Remains Most Popular Color For New Cars In 2014It appears new car shoppers aren’t very original when it comes to picking colors. According to vehicle paint giant PPG Industries, white was the most popular color for new cars for the fourth straight year. MUST SEE: 2015 Chevy Corvette Z06 Owner Does Massive Burnout Minutes After Delivery...
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Infiniti Synaptiq Concept Merges Human And MachineThe Synaptiq is Inifniti's entry for the 11th Los Angeles Auto Show Design Challenge.
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Audi Prologue concept revealed, presages new look for brandAudi’s forward-looking Prologue concept has finally landed, and it’s bigger and bolder than ever. The stylish coupe doesn’t preview any one particular model currently being developed, but instead showcases a new design language for the entire Audi brand crafted by German designer...
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Mercedes-Benz Shows How Autonomous Cars Will Revolutionize InteriorsMercedes-Benz creates a virtual simulation of the car interior of the future.
Stephen Edelstein