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Design Development: Jaguar XK
The Jaguar XK8 has been a very successful model for Jaguar, selling at the healthy rate of around 10,000 a year over most of its nine year life. Conceived at a time when Jaguar were making huge losses, the XK8 - codenamed X100 - was a key model for Jaguar's ...
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Driven: Mini Countryman
But does the concept of a four-meter Mini translate to use in the real world? We tentatively took the keys to find out...
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Driven: Mini Clubman
The Mini Clubman is one of the most interesting - but polarizing - car designs on the market today. The first generation 'new' Mini was a big success for BMW, despite having been such a huge leap from the original Mini design in so many ways. With the second generation ...
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Mercury dies off, Lincoln to benefit
Ford's brand portfolio is set to get smaller by the end of the year. Following the sale of Aston Martin, Land Rover, Jaguar and most recently Volvo (to Chinese automaker Geely), the Blue Oval has now announced the demise of its 'middle of the range' Mercury brand, with production of ...
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Scuola Politecnica di Design Milan 2008
EssentijaFranco Grassi and Alessandro FiorentinoThe Italian designers imagined a new Alfa Romeo sedan that strikes the perfect balance between a sporty character and the sophisticated elegance of a flagship. Sleek and racy lines are embedded, almost carved into the volumes. The volumes of this compact coupé are crossed by decisive ...
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Scuola Politecnica di Design Milan 2008
The Scuola Politecnica di Design in Milan, Italy, held the annual exhibition of its Master's course in Transportation Design this past June. Done in collaboration with Alfa Romeo, this year's final presentation was attended by Lorenzo Ramaciotti, Head of Styling for Fiat Group Automobiles and Maserati. The final thesis projects ...
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Essay: Fluid Surfacing
The 2002 BMW Z4 and 2004 BMW 1 Series production designs then took flame-surfacing forwards. The 1 Series had more concave surface area along its flanks than any other production design, and a fluid-like form that went from the flank's concave surface into convex and back again around the wheelarches.
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Essay: Fluid Surfacing
The ‘T-1000 Terminator' fictional android assassin in the 1991 film ‘Terminator 2: Judgment Day' introduced one of the most iconic aesthetics to the ‘bad guy' genre in films. Although appearing to be a human in every detail, the Terminator could choose to take on a liquid form because it was ...
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Design Review: Rolls-Royce 100 EX
Now celebrating 100 years of Design and Engineering, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has introduced at the Geneva Motor Show another super-sized showstopper, the 100 EX Centenary Experimental Car, the first experimental model from Rolls since 1957 and also the first since BMW took over as custodian of the marque. Initiated in ...
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Who's Where: Gordon Murray, Advanced Concepts Director, Caparo Vehicle Products
Gordon Murray yesterday became Advanced Concepts Director of Caparo Vehicle Products. Murray is best known as one of the founding partners of McLaren Cars which under his technical direction won eight Constructors Championships in Formula One. Within the automotive design community he is even better known for the McLaren F1 ...
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Designer Interview: Frank Stephenson, Director of Design Fiat, Lancia, and Group LCV
Car Design News caught up with Frank Stephenson last month in Geneva to talk about Fiat, design - and what makes one of our industry's most ebullient design directors tick!The last time we spoke with Frank he was Director of Concept Design and Development for Ferrari and Maserati. Now, and ...
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Who's Where: Frank Stephenson appointed Director of Design for Alfa Romeo
Frank Stephenson began his new position as Director of Design at Alfa Romeo today, CDN can reveal.
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Interview: Laurens van den Acker, Vice President of Corporate Design, Renault
At Mazda you inherited Nagare design from Moray Callum. How important is it for a brand like Renault to have such a specific form language?
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Interview: Laurens van den Acker, Vice President of Corporate Design, Renault
Replacing a long-time design chief is never easy. Patrick le Quement held the reins at Renault Design for 22 years and the succession was one of the most debated topics within the car design world in the period leading up to his retirement in 2009.
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Pforzheim University Winter Degree Show 2009
In the process of the form development, Seo sought to attain the dynamics and stance required for a vehicle in this segment while retaining the integral leaf theme. Aside from the overall shape, Seo applied a vein-like structure to the vehicle while applying the different look of the front and ...
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Pforzheim University Winter Degree Show 2009
Transportation Design students at Germany's Pforzheim University displayed their work in the school's summer degree show last month, one of two graduation shows held every year by the renowned college. The exhibition included work from graduating Diploma and Masters students, first- and second-semester Masters students, as well as exterior and ...
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College Exhibition: Pforzheim University Summer Show 2009
Projects from the graduating Diploma students included: