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Car Design of the Year Awards 2008
Last year we asked you, our loyal readers, to choose your favorite automobile design from a shortlisted selection of 10 production and 10 concept cars unveiled in 2008, and in the process find our Car Design of the Year (CDOTY).
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Design Development: 2010 Ford Taurus
Reducing time to market is the Holy Grail of product development. With its 2010 Taurus, Ford’s North American design organization achieved what will be considered a milestone in the evolution of the car design process: a 100% virtual form definition and evaluation of the body surfaces.
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Marc Girard appointed head of Interior Design at BMW Cars
Marc Girard starts his new job as head of the Interior Design department at BMW Automobiles today, taking over the post previously held by Michael Ninic who died unexpectedly last year. His appointment also alleviates some of the pressure put on Adrian van Hooydonk, who has effectively been managing both ...
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BMW Megacity Vehicle (MCV)
BMW's Project i - an internal codename for a possible sub-brand dedicated to green urban driving - has been in the works for some time. The Vision EfficientDynamics concept, unveiled at the 2009 Frankfurt Show, showcased some of the lightweight technological advances and design thinking behind the forthcoming zero-emission cars.
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Design Development: Mercedes-Benz Biome concept
It's true that the car has a very impressive quality in the flesh, the scale is hard to read from photos. The proportions are extreme, with the vehicle's chosen layout being a strong determining factor.
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Design Development: Mercedes-Benz Biome concept
The LA Design Challenge is a highlight of the LA Auto show. Many impressive ideas and concepts have been developed (predominantly by the advanced design studios based on the West Coast) over the past years of the competition, but until now, none have ever been realized as a 1:1 concept.
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LA Design Challenge 2010 announced
This year will see the seventh running of the annual LA Auto Show Design Challenge when the industry circus hits the US west coast in November.
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Design Contest: LA Design Challenge 2008
The entrants for the fifth annual Design Challenge, part of the Design Los Angeles automobile designers' conference, have now been announced. Nine Southern California automotive design studios - including Audi, BMW, GM, Honda, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota and Volkswagen - have been pitted against one another and asked to develop ...
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LA Design Challenge 2009
The LA Auto Show has just announced the competitors in its 6th annual Design Challenge. The entries - coming from the Southern California design studios of Audi, General Motors, Mazda, Nissan and Toyota - all revolve around a set theme which asked designers to envision the ultimate ‘youthmobile' for the ...
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2010 LA Design Challenge entrants revealed
Nissan iV conceptNissan's NDA team created the Nissan iV, a super-lightweight sports tourer that showcases 'organic synthetics,' a revolutionary manufacturing technique in which automotive parts are cultivated like agriculture in a 100 percent sustainable, carbon-neutral process. Featuring an interwoven organic frame, the iV's chassis material is synthetically grown and formed ...
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2010 LA Design Challenge entrants revealed
Entries for the 2010 Los Angeles Design Challenge have now been revealed. The futuristic proposals, which called for designers to envision a 1000lbs (454kg) 2+2 vehicle that delivers comfort, safety and satisfactory driving performance without sacrificing the emotional connection today's consumers demand from their vehicles, come from the west coast ...
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Design Contest: Interior Motives Awards 2011
Shortlisted entries have been announced for the 2011 Interior Motives Student Design Awards. After individual deliberation by our panel of renowned senior designers, students being tutored at colleges in a diverse range of countries including Israel, the Czech Republic, Australia, Taiwan, Canada and China, as well as in the established ...
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Interior Motives launches 2011 Design Awards
Registration for the ninth Interior Motives Student Design Awards has now opened. This is your chance to take part in one of the most important events on the design calendar, and to display your talent and fresh thinking to the world's top vehicle designers and automotive press.
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BMW DesignworksUSA Intermarine 55 Yacht
Following on from their alliance with Siemens on the Metro Inspiro train, BMW DesignworksUSA have collaborated with Intermarine, Brazil's leading luxury yacht brand. Having previously designed sea-going vessels for Bavaria Yachts, a manufacturer of entry-level yachts, the Intermarine 55 is a move into the upper segment of the ...
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Interview: Erik Goplen, Creative Director, BMW DesignworksUSA
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Interview: Erik Goplen, Creative Director, BMW DesignworksUSA
Many designers have carved an interesting path to achieve their dreams of working in the automotive industry. Some have had a mentor who helped them along the way, others developed their skill and portfolios to reach their goals, and others had their ambition and passion interspersed with a bit of ...
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Design Review: Jaguar XJ
The effect is again bold and highly distinctive, quite unlike anything else in the luxury class. However, it does leave the vertical surface of the trunk lid as a large plain area, relieved only by the chrome Jaguar 'leaper' logo in the center, and there is an awkwardness to some ...
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Design Review: Jaguar XJ
Despite the critical acclaim already achieved by the Jaguar XF, it has moved the needle only slightly in terms of the old-fashioned public perception of marque. The sleek coupé-like profile may have begun the task of fast-forwarding Jaguar design from its 1960s time-warp, but for most people Jaguars are still ...
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Design Development: Jaguar XK
The basic design was showcased as the ALC concept at the Detroit Auto Show in early 2005. Although the ALC differed only in details - bumpers, lamps, bigger wheels, gills and textured aluminium inserts rather than wood on the interior - the feedback was very positive and paved the way ...
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Design Development: Jaguar XK
Three months later, a revised model was reviewed which met both conditions. The hood/fender shut line and outer corners of the headlamps were pulled right outboard close to the front wheel arch and the lift-back was cut deeply into the rear bumper. "The design has graphically harmonious lines that lead ...