Design

While the design of the new 2012 BMW 3-Series may not be beautiful, it’s safe to say that the new lines are a welcome change over the previous model and so far have been well received. More an evolution than a complete design turnaround, the F30 3-Series has grown a little while also picking...

Morgan will switch from aluminum to magnesium for the chassis in its upcoming EvaGT coupe, delaying launch from 2012 to 2014.

In love and cars, it's bittersweet to wonder what might have been. Add nearly 80 years to an element of mystery, and you'll get something like the Auto Union Type 52. If ever the words "ancestral supercar" belonged together, this is it. Recent features on Jalopnik and IEDEI got us thinking about...

For years Mazda and Ford shared everything from vehicle platforms and engines to even design teams. However, the two parted ways in the later parts of 2008 though the legacy of the partnership would continue for a few more years to come. Fast forward to today and Mazda is on the verge of launching...

Up Design shows its latest project in a short, memorable teaser video.

Chris Benjamin, Volvo's chief designer at its Monitoring and Concept Center (VMCC), has put pen to digital paper to re-interpret the iconic P1800 in celebration of its 50th anniversary. The images show what might have happened if the funky little coupe had survived into the modern era...

General Motors’s Advanced Design Studio is located at a secret location somewhere in southern California, and over the past decade or so the studio has been responsible for the look of many of GM’s cars you see on the roads today--in the U.S. and overseas. The studio’s most recent...

Back in March we took a look at some of the best technology and design at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, and as the press days for the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show draw to a close we look at some of the highlights from Japan. Tokyo is where all the big Japanese manufacturers roll out their blue-sky ideas and...

French artist Charly Molinelli has created a one-of-a-kind coffee table from a crashed and cubed Ferrari.

Lorenzo Ramaciotti, a former Pininfarina designer and man responsible for cars like the 360 Modena, 550 Maranello and 612 Scaglietti, has been tasked with the challenge of making future Chryslers appear at home even if they're wearing a Lancia badge. Ramaciotti retired from designing cars in 2005...

UPDATE: The 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL Class has been revealed. Click here for all the info and photos. We recently gave you a taste of some of the technical highlights of the upcoming 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class, but now we have an in-depth look at the new technologies making their way onto the luxury...

Annie and her Smart 341 Parkour Concept have taken top honors at the recent Los Angeles Auto Show Design Challenge, which this year focused on the theme of “Hollywood’s Hottest New Movie Car”. Penned at the Mercedes-Benz Advanced Design Studios in Sindelfingen, Germany, the 341...

Whatever you think of the Smart brand and its diminutive two-seater city cars you have to commend its bold, fresh take on modern motoring. It's easy to get the impression that, after years of posting huge losses, the brand is riding out the market until tiny, fuel-efficient cars become genuinely...

In this video clip, Lincoln design chief Max Wolff explains the goings on of Lincoln's design department.

Legendary Ferrari designer and coachbuilder Sergio Scaglietti passed away at the age of 91 late yesterday at his home in Modena, Italy. While in the modern era his name was attached to the Pininfarina-designed 612 Scaglietti, named in honor of his valued contribution to Ferrari throughout the...

BMW today announced it has taken a 15.16 percent stake in SGL Carbon SE, a leading manufacturer of carbon fiber and carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP). This move should surprise no one, as BMW has been closely partnered with SGL for several years now, but it does put a point on the near future...

Volvo's XC90 is now nine years old, and a replacement is in the works for 2014. Design sketches seem to indicate that the car will be far less conservative than its predecessor.

Controversial stylist Chris Bangle will be award the Eyes On Design Lifetime Achievement Award next June, for his contribution to the world of automotive design.

Bo Zolland is best known for his designs at Vizualtech, which include the lust-worthy Growler E concept and the modernized 1968 Saab 96. Zolland is at it again, this time creating a range of retro-design body kits for the outgoing type 997 Porsche 911. Working with Custom Concepts, a design firm...

We've speculated before that if technology giant Apple were to build a car, then licencing Gordon Murray's aptly-named iStream process would be a good place to start, with no prior experience creating cars. We could never see Apple releasing a car as ungainly as the T.25 or electric T.27 though...