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Citroën invites design ideas via Facebook
Citroën has launched a Facebook app calling for users to select design features for what it calls a special edition car, the first crowdsourced car in the UK.
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New Audi A6 to be shown at the Geneva Motor Show
Click for larger imagesThe new Audi A6 made it's first public appearance this week in Berlin. The fundamental proportions of the A6 with its low-slung windows and coupe-like roofline now comes with greater tension and dynamism. A prominent bodyside line above the side sills sweeps upward to meet the rear ...
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Design Development: Chrysler 300
The shape of the mirrors - whose horizontal, slatted design visually echoes the longitudinal recess that sweeps back from the tips of the new Chrysler wing logo and through the hood - is another element that Faurote is particularly proud of: "The mirror is a detail that doesn't often get ...
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Design Development: Chrysler 300
The design took place at the company's design studio in Auburn Hills, Michigan, under the guidance of Chrysler Group design boss Ralph Gilles. Responsibility for the exterior fell to Head of Chrysler Design, Brandon Faurote, who cites the 1955 C300 and 2004 models as the major sources of inspiration behind ...
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Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2004
Andre Malraux, the French writer, once stated "If you want to design the future, you must leaf through the past". The concours d'elegance provide excellent opportunities to all manufacturers looking for their roots or, in today's jargon, their DNA. Thus, it is not surprising to see many designers attending such ...
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Good Ideas Salon, Tokyo
To discuss ‘pure living' as a concept, Nissan and trends company PSFK hosted the Good Ideas Salon in Tokyo on 20 October 2009; a moderated conversation between International and local guests explored how pure living manifests itself in design, technology, urban living and transportation.
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Domino's Pizza Ultimate Delivery Vehicle contest winner announced
Slovenia's Anej Kostrevc has been announced as the winner of the Domino's Ultimate Delivery Vehicle competition, launched in collaboration with Local Motors.
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Umea Olme Spyder project
While Swedish automaker Saab was going through tumultuous times and Geely was in the process of buying Volvo from Ford, first year MA students in Transportation Design at Sweden's Umea Institute of Design were busy creating a one-off roadster for an independent car maker: the Olme Spyder. Created in collaboration ...
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Book Review: Jon Bannenberg - A Life Of Design
Author Dickie BannenbergISBN 978-0-9553253-6-6Price £110 inc p&p in the UK, higher prices elsewhereAvailable from http://www.bannenbergandrowell.com/book
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Design Review: Ferrari California
Inside, the car is more conventional Ferrari with the only notable innovations being the integration of all minor control interfaces within the central digital display area and the center tunnel, which has an unusual element suspended over a small storage area where once there would have been a gear selector; ...
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Design Review: Ferrari California
Only 104 of the original Ferrari California were made from 1957-62, the new California is expected to sell at more than a hundred times this rate. This huge difference is mostly because 50 years ago the world was a poorer place, but it is also because the original California was ...
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Michelin Challenge Design announces 2008 jury
Michelin Challenge Design, known for enticing some of the world's most talented up and coming designers, has convened its 2008 panel of judges. The eight automotive design experts met July 16-17, 2007, at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, to select the vehicle designs and concepts for special ...
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Opel/Vauxhall teases Cascada mid-size convertible
Opel/Vauxhall has given us a sneak peek of its new mid-size convertible, the Cascanda, which effectively replaces the Astra Twin Top.
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Royal College of Art and SABIC collaborate on new ‘VISIcON’ program and design competition
The Royal of Art and chemicals manufacturer SABIC has announced the launch of a three-month research program and competition called 'VISIcON'.
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Porsche Museum opens in Stuttgart
Porsche will open the doors to its new museum in Stuttgart tomorrow, January 31. With a collection of 80 vehicles and three exhibit areas spanning the periods before and after 1948, the Porsche Museum includes an array of iconic vehicles and celebrates the outstanding technical achievements of Professor Ferdinand Porsche ...
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Jaguar to build C-X75
Jaguar has announced that the C-X75 concept car from the 2010 Paris Motor show will enter limited production. Strictly limited to just 250 units, the hybrid super car is tipped to cost from £700,000 (depending on local taxes).
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CarBuzz infographic illustrates Geneva motor show color trends
CarBuzz has put together an infographic cataloging the new cars unveiled at this year's Geneva motor show by color.
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Nissan to open new studio in Beijing
After last week's announcement of leadership changes at Nissan's North American and European design centers, Nissan Investment Co., Ltd (NCIC), a Nissan subsidiary in China, today revealed plans to expand its global design resources with the establishment of a new design studio in Beijing.
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Art Center Car-B-Que
Art Center's Transportation Design department is in the midst of celebrating its 60th anniversary. To commemorate the special occasion the department decided, instead of the large scale production "Car Classic" from years past, to hold an informal gathering of students, alumni, staff, faculty, and their cars. The event, sponsored by ...