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Design Review: Nissan Mixim concept
In profile, however, the F1 influence is slightly more pronounced, with features like the steeply-raked wraparound windscreen having been modeled from the visor of a crash helmet. The windscreen itself is oddly reminiscent of that found on early Saab 900 models, a feature that was likened to attributing a fighter ...
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ArticleConcept Car of the Week: Citroën C-Airdream
In the 1990s and early 2000s one of the most charismatic, brave and forward-thinking car makers, Citroën, had been reduced to the maker of budget, mainstream Euro boxes such as the Saxo and Xsara.
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Design Review: Nissan Mixim concept
Electric cars have certainly experienced resurgence in recent years. This can of course be directly attributed to the increases in gas prices and the threat of global warming, but also because automakers are being forced to explore new means of propelling their vehicles to meet strict emissions requirements currently being ...
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College Exhibition: Hongik University Show 2005
College Exhibition: Hongik University Show 2005
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College Exhibition: Hongik University Show 2005
College Exhibition: Hongik University Show 2005
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Saab pulls out of Frankfurt motor show
It's become a cliché in the automotive press to proceed Saab with the word 'troubled' recently. Yet the company's latest announcement does little to dispel the notion that all is not well in Trollhatten, as it has announced that it will not be featuring at September's Frankfurt auto show.
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First Sight: Peugeot 907 concept
A glazed panel set into the hood reveals the twelve engine intake trumpets. The roof and front windscreen form a single glazed area. Side vents are situated in the front wings and rear quarter panels, adjacent to the glazed roof, while a retractable rear spoiler is incorporated in the tailgate.
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GM and PSA announce four joint vehicle programs
PSA Peugeot/Citroën and General Motors have confirmed they will develop four future vehicle projects as part of their ‘Global Strategic Alliance' as both parties grapple with dwindling sales and spiraling costs in the European market.
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Video: Jan Kaul explains Mercedes-Benz A-Class' interior
Mercedes-Benz has released a video exploring the interior of its new A-Class featuring the designer who headed the project.
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2012 CDN - Opel/Vauxhall Interactive Competition shortlist announced
Interior ShortlistWhile the judges arrived at the exterior design shortlist of four quite quickly, there was more debate about the interior entries. One entrant who everyone was keen to see more from was Vlad. Engler liked the "super-sharp, precise elements combined with the soft forms - it's the two extremes ...
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2012 CDN - Opel/Vauxhall Interactive Competition shortlist announced
With a hugely impressive 263 entries in total, the judges of the 2012 Car Design News - Opel/Vauxhall Interactive Competition had an unenviable task ahead of them when they gathered at the firm's head quarters in Russelsheim, Germany on Monday 21 May.
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Interview: Peter Horbury, Vice President Design, Volvo Cars
Currently Vice President Design at Volvo Cars, Peter Horbury has a long and illustrious association with the Swedish brand. Educated at Newcastle Polytechnic (now the University of Northumbria) and the Royal College of Art, he began his career with Chrysler and subsequently Ford in the UK, before his first association ...
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Video: Jaguar XF clay model gets axed
Jaguar recently gave a trio of clay modelers the task of deconstructing the original model of their carefully and lovingly sculpted XF sedan by handing them axes and sledgehammers in front of a camera crew.
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Geneva Motor Show 2009 Trends and Overview
The DS Inside turned out to be something of an enigma, as Citroen rather strangely decided to preview it inside a box at the back of its show stand, which made it easy to miss. Additionally, only members of the press were being allowed access, resulting in most designers being ...
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Geneva Motor Show 2009 Trends and Overview
An odd mood hung in the air of the Palexpo in Geneva this year. 2009 looks likely to go down as a historic year for the auto industry for the wrong reasons, but the 79th Geneva Motor Show provided the year's first real barometer of where things stand, and what ...
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Interior Motives Conference 2012 Day 1
The annual Interior Motives China conference - this year held in Beijing to coincide with the motor show - was opened by the official Yang Shi Min. He welcomed the many delegates by acknowledging that discussion and debate will be the key element in the future of automotive design. He ...
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Interior Motives Conference 2012 Day 1
The annual Interior Motives China conference - this year held in Beijing to coincide with the motor show - was opened by the official Yang Shi Min. He welcomed the many delegates by acknowledging that discussion and debate will be the key element in the future of automotive design. He ...
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College Exhibition: Royal College of Art Show 2004
'Flow' by Tiago Dias. Click for larger imagesby Gareth Thomas'Zen Box' by Dimitris ZacharopoulosDaniel Rodriguez-Ramiro'Auba' by Benjamin WalshKarl ZeesoThe Vehicle Design department has an impressive employment record, with almost every automotive design studio in the world employing a Royal College of Art graduate, many in senior executive design positions. ...
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College Exhibition: Royal College of Art Show 2004
'Panta Rei' by Tobias Nagel is a mobility system of floating spaces aimed at optimizing the use of metropolitan waterways, 'liquefying city structures'. It represents a scenario for connecting people with places by adding a new layer of flexible infrastructure to the metropolis, utilizing waterways in in mega-cities such as ...
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College Exhibition: Royal College of Art Show 2004
The Show: Two featured the work of students in Vehicle Design, Design Products, Industrial Design Engineering, Architecture and Interiors, Computer Related Design, Textiles, Animation, Communication Art and Design, Conservation and History of Design.