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Driven: Chevrolet Cruze Hatchback
The C-segment is one of the most important sectors of the automotive market, with every mainstream manufacturer having at least one car competing within. From Alfa Romeo's Giulietta through to the Lexus CT200h and Volvo's C30, there really is a car for everyone.
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Jason Castriota to head Saab Design
When Car Design News spoke to Jason Castriota about the new design consultancy he had set up in New York and Turin back in March, the designer told us he was working on a very exciting automotive project that he couldn't talk about at the time. It turns out that ...
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Driven: Lexus GS450h
Unfortunately this tech-forward effect is ruined by the lack of consistency between each element. The graphical design and quality of the cluster and the corresponding 12-inch centre screen and HUD (which features a rev-counter graphic straight from an 80s child's toy) feel unrelated. It's a shame Lexus doesn't have a ...
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Driven: Lexus GS450h
Lexus' identity is still unclear, even 20 years after it launched. Toyota's premium brand has perpetually failed to establish a clear identity of its own due mainly to a lack of consistency and detail refinement across its products.
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Driven: Alfa Romeo Spider
Seldom do automotive manufacturers create designs that continue in the tradition of an earlier successful model. Often, the evolution of the once groundbreaking lines of an automobile will be diluted over time, as new generations of designers seek to create a car that will appeal to its target demographic. Sometimes ...
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Design Development: Mazda Shinari concept
The interior design of the Shinari concept, created by Julien Montousse under the direction of Derek Jenkins at the firm's California-based design studio, began at the same time as modelers were creating their initial visions for Kodo. The goal was to design a driver focused premium cockpit with a commitment ...
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Design Development: Mazda Shinari concept
One of the stars of the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show, which opens its doors to the press on November 17, will be the Mazda Shinari concept - a vehicle that embodies the Japanese automaker's new 'Kodo: Soul of Motion' design language. Created by Mazda's design teams in Japan and ...
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Partnership Premium 2030 - Part 3
The third video in a five-part mini-series documenting the Peugeot Premium 2030 project students at Strate College in Paris, France, have been working on has now been released.
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Hyundai HCD8 concept - Interior and Materials Analysis
Now, as if having their market positions challenged by the Japanese isn't enough, the Koreans are finally getting up to speed. Although Hyundai/Kia has risen to the position of fourth largest import brand in America in just 18 years, many in the design community haven't really rated their design... until ...
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CCS receives $2.5m GM Grant
General Motors is set to strengthen its longstanding commitment to Detroit's College for Creative Studies with a $2.5 million donation, a contribution that will help the university undertake a $145 million redevelopment of its A. Alfred Taubman Center for Design Education.
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Driven: Lexus IS-F
The Lexus IS-F is a significant new design for one core reason: it introduces a performance sub-brand parallel to that of the M-cars from BMW, AMG from Mercedes-Benz, and the S and RS sub-brands from Audi. This then is Lexus making a logical next step to further encroach on the ...
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Geneva Motor Show 2004 Trends and Overview
Nissan is also targeting this crossover area of hatchback and SUV to replace the slow-selling Almera next time around and used the Qashqai concept to introduce their ideas at Geneva.
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2009 Interior Motives Design Awards
Registration for the seventh annual Interior Motives Design Awards - themed ‘Sustainable and Clever' - is now open. Hosted by our quarterly interior design publication Interior Motives, the competition challenges design students around the world to come up with innovative designs that offer clever solutions to the problems facing 21st ...
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Design Contest: 2007 World Automotive Design Competition winners announced
The winners of the 2007 World Automotive Design Competition (WADC), sponsored by Autodesk, were announced at the 2007 Canadian International Auto Show in February. The competition was relaunched in 2007 with a few new twists created to meet the needs of the global automotive industry. The fifth WADC strived to ...
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Essay: From Twist to Touch
The Apple iPhone has set off ripples throughout the world of product design because of its revolutionary touchscreen display. It's the first display that is "multi-touch" - it recognizes more than one finger touch at a time. This allows for some novel means of control, such as spreading two fingers ...
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Exhibition: Taxis of the World
Citroën TA 11 BL Unveiled at the 1934 Paris Motor Show, the Traction Avant was the first Citroën design revolution. Produced from 1934 to 1957, it has influenced manufacturers the world over, though Americans remained resolutely attached to rear drive. Citroën was the first manufacturer to control front traction technology ...
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Exhibition: Taxis of the World
The 'Taxis du Monde' exhibit recently held at the Paris Motor Show displayed a total of 40 taxis from 20 cities around the world, illustrating the evolution and diverse needs of the past, the present and even the future.
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Design Development: Aston Martin AMV8 Vantage
At a second review in April, the design was not only finalised but the decision was taken to build a running concept model for NAIAS as a cost-effective way for showcasing the company and proving-out the new design as fast as possible. The exterior clay was subsequently digitised and surface ...