Now that Dutch supercar maker Spyker has finally rescued Saab from a perilous fate, we look into the past of the iconic Swedish brand and contemplate its future under new ownership. More...

It seems that smaller cars will form an increasingly important part of our future transportation scene and most car makers are looking at what kind of new product they might offer to entice buyers into this unknown territory. In car market terms, the whole category of ‘sub A-Segment’ cars is being explored with a variety of new sizes and proportions... More...

Turin - the capital of car design. A bit of a cliché maybe, but few areas in the world retain such a concentration of design facilities. More...

SEMA is a fascinating melting pot of ideas, where conceptual heaven is never far from automotive hell. Nowhere else in the world will you see pure genius or beauty so close to genuine mediocrity and nonsense; a place where brilliant ideas are presented alongside ludicrous ones, and where the best examples of coachwork, paint and upholstery are in the immediate vicinity of barba... More...

Recent auto shows have been dominated by green issues and, on the face of it, the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show was no different. It was barely possible to pass a stand without seeing a green concept center stage, to the extent that the topic feels no longer newsworthy. Dig a little deeper though, and there are signs that Frankfurt represents something of a watershed. More...

Car design is one of the most sophisticated crafts of the industrial age. The development of theme, refinement of form and the integration with many other disciplines working on a design program is unprecedented. But one consequence of this very specific role in such an evolved and massive industrial process is that few car designers can truly lay claim to having designed a who... More...