Design

Various studies will bring you stories of doom and gloom relating to Generation Y and their lack of enthusiasm for cars. We're told millennial buyers, those born between the late 80s and early 2000s, are more interested in staring at their smartphones than they are driving, and that electronic...

Florida’s Cigarette Racing is back with a new speed boat concept inspired by a Mercedes-Benz model, in this case the stunning AMG Vision Gran Turismo supercar concept unveiled last year. The boat is called the Cigarette Racing 50' Vision concept and it is being shown for the first time at the...

Volvo has confirmed that the third and final concept from its series of forward-looking designs that started with last year’s Concept Coupe will be unveiled at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show early next month. Volvo hasn’t said what form its third forward-looking concept will take, but a...

The BMW Group is the latest automaker to announce a plan to consolidate platforms used across different models and brands. The move, says BMW, will help operations remain profitable during volatile periods and improve the chances of reaching a previously stated goal of two million unit sales by...

Now that Mercedes-Benz’s new C-Class has entered production, we thought it’d be a good time to take a closer look at the car’s stunning design and identify what exactly makes it so appealing. The video above gives us some important insight into the design, which is explained by...

Nissan is turning to the public for help in the design of a custom Titan pickup, announcing this week at the 2014 Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show in Las Vegas that it will crowd-source ideas to “help determine the adventure” the vehicle’s design takes. This will be the...

First revealed on last year's Elmiraj concept, Cadillac has confirmed that its new crest will start to appear on production models from the second half of 2014. Caddy's new crest is a little wider than before, but most noticeable by its absence is the wreath that previously surrounded it. While a...

Volvo’s striking Concept XC Coupe is the second in a trio of design studies previewing the automaker’s future styling direction, but more importantly it previews the look of one very important model, the next-generation XC90 due out at the end of the year. The first of the three...

Pininfarina is reportedly eyeing a return to coachbuilding, the process of designing and building unique bodies for existing car chassis, in an effort to grow its business. The Italian design house has previously built a handful of coachbuilt creations for wealthy clientele, with recent examples...

Ford’s latest video provides some insight into how the 2015 Mustang was designed to deal with sunlight. Though the concept may seem trivial, it is an important part of the design of any car as glare caused by sunlight reflecting off surfaces inside the cabin can be blinding. Additionally...

Is this avant garde city car for real?

Earlier this year, Volvo revealed its stylish Concept Coupe, which at the time of its unveiling was said to be the first of a trio of forward-looking concepts due in the coming months. Today, we have our first look at the second of Volvo’s forward-looking concepts, the new Concept XC Coupe...

For car enthusiasts, the life of a car designer must seem like one of the best jobs in the world--getting to exercise your creative freedom to come up with rolling works of art, and forming the cars we drive years before anyone else gets to see them. That's the best-case scenario, anyway. Even if...

Audi is internationally recognized for its handsome car designs, so the exit of current Audi chief designer Wolfgang Egger is significant news. According to Car and Driver, Egger has been "relieved of duties" as head of Audi design, moving to the Italian design house Italdesign Giugiaro. The design...

The new Macan crossover is instantly recognizable as a Porsche, though there are also a number of subtle details that make the vehicle's design unique among the German sports car manufacturer's lineup, such as the overlapping hood. In the video, we get some insight into the design process for the...

A Chinese team from SAIC Motors has been declared winner of the Los Angeles Auto Show Design Challenge, for its Roewe Mobiliant design. Hosted each year at the Los Angeles Auto Show, design houses from all around the world submit futuristic and unusual vehicles based around a central theme. This...

One of the more stunning cars on show at this week’s 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show was a concept designed by Mercedes-Benz for the new Gran Turismo 6 video game, which goes on sale in the coming weeks. The concept is the Mercedes-Benz AMG Vision Gran Turismo, which we were able to get up close...

The mystery concept car Mercedes-Benz has been teasing for the past couple of days has turned out to be this stunning supercar concept, designed for the upcoming Gran Turismo 6 video game. It’s called the “AMG Vision Gran Turismo”, and according to Mercedes it presents a vision...

The Los Angeles Auto Show Design Challenge has seen some truly unusual vehicles emerge in the past, from a re-imagined highway patrol Subaru to a wall-climbing Smart. This year, twelve concepts have been submitted from auto design studios all around the world--including China, for the first time in...

Every time anyone draws up a list of the best cars ever made, there's usually a Porsche 911 or Citroën DS in there somewhere. So a combination of two of the most revered cars ever sounds like a great idea, right? Combine the Porsche's iconic front end with the Citroën's elegant posterior...