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First Sight: Mini
The first 'New' Mini was launched just five years ago, replacing the original Mini that had changed only in detail since its 1959 debut. Designed by Frank Stephenson, now head of design at Fiat, the current design has been a sales success and most significantly has been very influential in ...
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Daimler continues partnership with St. Moritz Art Masters Festival
Daimler will again be represented at this year's St Moritz Art Masters with the Mercedes-Benz, Maybach and AMG brands.
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2011 Michelin Challenge Bibendum
On the opposite side of the spectrum was the Gordon Murray Designs T.25. Displayed on the corner of sponsor Shell’s stand, the diminutive city car needs to be seen to fully understand its minute dimensions. Though the car itself would never be defined as beautiful from a purely aesthetic design ...
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2011 Michelin Challenge Bibendum
This year marked the 11th running of the Michelin Challenge Bibendum. For those not familiar with the concept, the Bibendum aims to tackle the prolific issues facing the modern motorist, namely CO2 emissions and fuel consumption. Billed as a forum, the five-day event aims to bring together a variety of ...
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Heuliez concept collection up for auction
A collection of coachbuilt specials and concept cars by French company Heuliez is to be sold at auction.
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Mercedes-Benz's triple triumph at 2011 Automotive Brand Contest
Mercedes-Benz has scooped three first prizes at this year's Automotive Brand Contest.
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1961 Ford Gyron concept scale model sells for $40,000
A scale model of the 1961 Ford Gyron concept has sold at auction for $40,000, around four times its estimate.
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CCS Ford Model T project
Saengpill KimThis unique Model T concept has specific features developed by Kim during the design process. The new body style is inspired by the original Model T and utilizes the look of headlights and grille on the original for the redesigned features. The new concept also provides an open deck ...
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CCS Ford Model T project
This past semester, eleven junior-level College for Creative Studies (CCS) Transportation Design students were asked to reinterpret an automotive icon: the Ford Model T. Over the course of the 16-week semester the students created 11 different concepts for a Model T for the future without forgetting the underlying principle - ...
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Mini Yours: 'When personalization becomes art'
The Mini, in both British Leyland and BMW formats, has always been famous for its limitless personalization options. From fluffy dice around the mirror to Union Jack roofs and beyond, there is no route that hasn't been explored with the cheeky city car.
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Design Development: Kia Rio
The three-door model was developed at same time as the main five-door hatch model, as was the four-door sedan, which will be the main seller in the USA market. Debuting at New York show in April, the sedan has a sharply-cut DLO like the Sportage, a straight-through lower grille and ...
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Design Development: Kia Rio
Kia is a brand that's changing its image at an astonishing rate, led by a rapid roll-out of models such as the Optima, Sportage, Venga and new Picanto. The 2012 Rio is its latest new model and, although the outgoing model was somewhat overlooked in Europe, it was a best-seller ...
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ArticleConcept Car of the Week: Italdesign Columbus (1992)
Italdesign’s interpretation of a deluxe MPV, the voluminous and implausible Columbus, debuted at the Turin Motor show in 1992. It was one of those concepts that remained just that but Car Design News is very much a fan
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Me and My Car: Achim Anscheidt and his Porsche 911 [w/Video]
You can tell a lot about a person from the car they drive. It can also be argued that you can tell a lot of about a car from who drives it, especially when that person is a respected designer, in this case the head of Design Bugatti Achim Anscheidt.
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Design Review: Jaguar R-D6 concept
At first glance, the R-D6 shows many similarities to the R-Coupe of two years ago, but size-wise it's closer to an Alfa 147 or Mazda RX8 at 4330mm long. The large 21" wheels, 2840mm wheelbase and short overhangs give a new proportion for a compact premium car, while the pronounced ...
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Designer Interview: Michael Mauer, Director Style Porsche
CDN: What sort of external influences do you bring in, personally, that you feel are powerful to your design team?"For me it is the intensive contact between the designers in the early phase, to explore different ways of thinking. Each of them has their own interpretation of the Porsche 911. ...
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Designer Interview: Michael Mauer, Director Style Porsche
Michael Mauer has been Director Style Porsche for three years, replacing Harm Lagaay who retired on 1st July 2004. He came to the position from Saab where he was Executive Director Design, which in turn followed being Chief Designer at Smart where he was responsible in particular for the Roadster ...
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Design Review: Volvo S40
The potential for the hatchback biased platform to negatively influence the proportions and performance of the S40 saloon were avoided, according to the S40's Studio Chief Interior Designer Guy Burgoyne, by Volvo having full responsibility for defining the architecture to best suit the S40, and not just re-skin a Ford.