Design
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Ford is giving us a glimpse at its future styling and technology with a new MPV concept, which has been revealed today ahead of its official debut at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show next month. The vehicle carries the S-Max name and previews the next generation of the popular people mover of the same name, sold outside the U.S. The vehicle features key styling details that will be appearing on Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] models, such as a high mounted grille, swept-back headlights and an indented lower spoiler. Additional exterior design cues include sweeping character lines running along the...
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Volvo To Reveal Future Styling Direction With New Concept: Video
Volvo isn’t exactly known for being a style setter but the automaker hopes to change all that. At the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show next month, Volvo will present a new concept it bills as the embodiment of an upcoming “transformation.” That transformation has been instigated by the...
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Local Motors Launches Rally Fighter Online Configurator: Video
Local Motors has taken its open collaboration, local-building approach to making vehicles and made it even more fun to participate--by giving users an online configurator for its Rally Fighter off-road vehicle. The company's approach is a unique one, having designed the Rally Fighter through an...
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Lexus To Open Luxury Stores In NYC, Tokyo, Dubai
Cars aren't enough for Lexus any more, it seems, as the company now plans to expand into "luxury spaces" to enhance the brand's image. Lexus has announced a new string of 'Intersect By Lexus' luxury spaces where people can experience the brand "without getting behind a steering wheel". The first...
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Chevrolet SS Coupe Envisaged
The 2014 Chevrolet SS rear-wheel-drive muscle sedan is almost here and we can’t wait to hop behind the wheel. But as most readers will know, the SS is essentially a rebadged Holden Commodore SS V already on sale in Australia, albeit with a few performance tweaks thrown in. In a previous...
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McLaren F1 Designer's T25 City Car Launching In 2016
It’s been quite some time since we last heard about the newest car from Gordon Murray, designer of the McLaren F1, but we now have news that the car is slated for a market launch in 2016. Unfortunately, Murray’s latest creation isn’t a world-beating supercar but an innovative city...
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The design of the new 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray is close to being an undisputed knockout, which is very impressive considering the car’s developers started with a blank sheet of paper, both for the car’s exterior as well as the platform underpinning it all. From its distinct aeronautical lines to its intricate ventilation systems to its sleek, sculpted finish, the new Corvette, the seventh generation of the popular American sports car, looks good from almost every angle. What’s even more impressive is the fact that the new Corvette looks this good despite the design...
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Opel Releases New Image Of Its Monza Concept
General Motors’ European division Opel is preparing a new concept car for the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show inspired by its original Monza GT from the 1980s. Today, the German automaker released a new image of the concept, which is also called the Monza. The latest Monza concept is a large coupe...
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Audi Designs Futuristic Car For ‘Ender’s Game’ Movie: Video
Audi has been tasked with creating a futuristic vehicle for the upcoming movie Ender’s Game, which is due in cinemas later this year and is based on the 1985 novel of the same name. The end result is the Audi fleet shuttle quattro, pictured above, which the automaker says was designed so that...
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Mercedes-Benz Teases Its Silver Arrow Of The Seas: Video
Mercedes-Benz plans to unveil a new luxury yacht concept at the 2013 Monaco Yacht Show taking place in September. Called the Silver Arrow Of The Seas, a name derived from the automaker’s long history of grand prix race cars, the new luxury yacht was penned by the automaker’s own design...
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2014 MINI Cooper Previewed By New Vision Concept
MINI has provided a not-so-subtle preview of the styling that will define its future range, by unveiling the new MINI Vision concept car, which the brand admits showcases various elements of its future design. The MINI Vision was unveiled overnight at the company’s design studio based in...
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Cadillac To Drop Laurel Wreaths In Logo Redesign: Report
Cadillac may be about to drop the famous laurel wreaths from its logo, according to a new report. The American luxury brand is expected to show a new concept at next month’s 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, tipped to be a preview of its upcoming 7-Series rival, and the logo, sans...
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When your tagline is "The best or nothing," you go to great lengths to ensure your vehicles are innovative, ground breaking and of the highest quality. In the case of the new Mercedes-Benz flagship, the S-Class, the attention to detail is taken to a whole new level as pointed out in this video, first picked up by Jalopnik. Mercedes-Benz is in the midst of launching its redesigned 2014 S-Class, and it's calling it the best car in the world. For decades it's been one of the benchmarks in the car world, and the new car is mounting some fresh hardware to back up the automaker's claims. We are...
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Aston Martin DB9 And DBS Zagato Centennial Live Photos
As part of its ongoing centenary celebrations this year, Aston Martin organized the largest-ever gathering of its customers and their cars in the city of London over the weekend. Around 50,000 guests and 550 Aston Martin cars took part in the event, the highlight of which was the official...
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Mercedes-Benz Designs A... Golf Cart?
Can’t afford a new Mercedes-Benz? Well how about a Mercedes-Benz golf cart? No, the automaker famous for building some of the world’s most luxurious cars isn’t about to launch a golf cart but it has given us a preview of what such a vehicle could look like if it ever did. During...
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Zagato Marks Aston Martin Centenary With Two New Special Editions
For Italian design house Zagato, intimately linked with Aston Martin for over half a century, it’s only natural to mark the centenary this year of the historic British automaker, and what better way than to roll out a new Aston Martin Zagato creation. We can confirm that Zagato will build two...
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2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Taking On Europe's Supercars Soon
Can the 2014 Stingray carve itself a niche in the home of the exotic supercar?
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Porsche Designer Explains The Lines Of The 2014 Cayman: Video
Looking almost as good as the 911 and coming close to being its equal at the track, the mid-engine Cayman makes a strong case for driving enthusiasts after a modern-day Porsche. The second generation of the car, which is new for the 2014 model year, improves the breed even further thanks to a...
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In March we first reported that Jaguar design boss Ian Callum, the man responsible for the styling of the original Aston Martin Vanquish as well as the latest F-Type sports car, had commissioned the rebuild of a very special Jaguar Mk2. At the time, Callum said he would be making a few tweaks to improve the stance of the car, simplify some of the external trim pieces, and add a few new touches to the interior. Now that the design specification has been locked in, Callum has provided a few more details on the build. The front wings of the car will include louvers, both from an aesthetic point...
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James Glickenhaus Talks About His Next Supercar Project, The SCG 003
Earlier this year we brought you details on the next supercar project from avid car collector James Glickenhaus, the man behind 2006’s one-off Ferrari P4/5 by Pininfarina and its racing sibling, the P4/5 Competizione, unveiled in 2011. At the time, we told you the car would be powered by a...
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Major Shakeup At GM Design, Single Designer To Lead Buick And Opel
General Motors has announced several key changes affecting its design operations, most of which are aimed at improving cohesion across the automaker’s global design studios and strengthening the attributes of its individual brand identities. Crucially, the automaker states that the changes...
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Ford Revisits Early Mustang Concept: Video
As we approach the upcoming reveal of the next-generation 2015 Ford Mustang, the automaker is taking a step back to remember a bit of its own history with the pony car. Ford have dug through their photo archives to find images of the original Mustang concept car, and it's quite a head turner. Not...
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Design Students Turn Mercedes-Benz SL Into Stylish Shooting Brake: Video
Italian design students recently got a chance to ply their burgeoning skills on a real-world concept. The design house StudioTorino teamed up with Mercedes-Benz to build a rather unique concept version of the automaker's SL Class. Swapping out the folding roof for a fixed version allowed the...
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Automotive Art From One Of The Great Design Houses
Pininfarina was founded in 1930, and from that date forward the automotive industry was a far more stylish place. Yes, the Italian design house is responsible for many of the great pieces of eye candy that have graced the globe. Now you can capture a piece of that design. No, not by purchasing a...
Jeff Glucker