Design

This year's LA Auto Show Design Challenge is asking designers to make more than just great concepts; it's asking them to make movie stars.

Less badge engineering and unique technology in store for future Lincolns.

Mercedes-Benz will be the featured marque of the 2011 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.

The 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show is just around the corner, giving the world's press and gearheads all around the world a chance to glimpse into the future as carmakers unveil their latest concept vehicles. We're already looking forward to the 2014 BMW i3 urban electric car and i8 plug-in hybrid...

When you think of art cars, you probably think of BMW rides commissioned from visionaries like Andy Warhol and Jenny Holzer. Or maybe you think of homegrown models, bedecked with plastic army figurines and Mardi Gras beads. But photographer Luis Gispert has found another variety of art car -- one...

The Ferrari World Design Contest included more than 200 projects created by design students from all over the globe.

Elliott Handler, the creator of Hot Wheels, passes away at age 95 due to heart failure.

Despite the Gordon Murray-designed Batmobile crashing during practice for the Batman Live World Arena Tour that it's starring in, a replacement car was on hand and delivered in time for the show's opening.

Lamborghini could be a whole different automaker today had this been its first car.

We had hoped the College of Creative Studies, Detroit would bring home the win for America in the 2011 Ferrari World Design Contest, as they had a promising design and were one of the handful of teams to make it to the final round--and the only one from America. But ultimately it was Seoul's Hongik...

One of the first fruits of the joint-venture established by Zagato and CPP was the stunning Aston Martin V12 Zagato.

Pure Design Balance is a good name for this special package on the BMW Z4, balancing dark and light while also balancing sport and luxury.

Gordon Murray Design (GMD) has today unveiled its T.27 electric vehicle, touting it as the world's most efficient electric car. Since the average electric car is already more efficient than its fossil-fueled counterpart, you could be looking at the world's most efficient car, period--if only an...

Getting the chance to design a car's exterior usually requires a college degree and years of hard work. For a few lucky amateurs, all it took was a contest.

Whether cartoonish or sinister, the Batmobile is one comic-inspired vehicle that never fails to cause a reaction. From the 1960s Batman TV series which used a modified Lincoln Futura concept car with double screens and a fiery exhaust to the most recent tank-like Batmobiles from The Dark Knight and...

What do Ferraris say to you? Speed? High performance? Stunning lines? World-class engineering? Probably all of the above, but a group of design schools is aiming to take the Italian Stallions to the next level with low weight and low environmental impact taking priority too. The schools are...

Car seats have a hard life. They're the one contact point in your car that you use 100 percent of the time, and they have to suffer hundreds of thousands of miles of your own and other peoples' rear-ends whilst remaining comfortable, and, above all, safe. The humble headrest is an oft-overlooked...

Owning a car like the Aston Martin V12 Vantage is a dream for most auto enthusiasts, but for a lucky few, it is a reality. While we certainly wish we were among those lucky few who can actually afford the $179,995 asking price for the sultry two-door, we’ll have to suffice with this latest...

The C-X75: It was one of the most amazing concepts of 2010, easily argued as the greatest of all. Jaguar managed to effectively sneak-attack an industrious automotive media force and come out with the best in show of the 2010 Paris Motor Show. With the show's sparkly paint, bright lights and...

Saab might be skating on thin ice, but it has a solid choreographer. Design director Jason Castriota has been named one of Fast Company magazine's 100 Most Creative People in Business and appears in the third-annual ranking in its June 2011 issue. Castriota attended Boston's Emerson College, then...