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    Concept Car of the Week: Dodge Deora (1967)

    2015-05-06T18:04:58Z

    Half concept car, half custom but all awesome, the Dodge Deora was designed by former GM designer Harry Bentley Bradley for the famous car customizers the Alexander brothers who wanted to build a radical custom truck using one of the Big Three's new cabover mini-pickups.

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    Concept Car of the Week: Alfa Romeo Navajo (1976)

    2015-05-06T18:04:50Z

    In 1976, the space shuttle Enterprise was unveiled, Concorde made its first commercial flight and the Cray supercomputer went into service. These events represent a time when ideas transitioned from science fiction to reality.

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    Peugeot Exalt to be reinvented for Paris show

    2015-05-06T18:04:45Z

    Peugeot design director Gilles Vidal has confirmed to Car Design News that the Exalt concept, which debuted at the Beijing auto show earlier this year will be shown at October's Paris motor show.

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    Design Development: Citroën Cactus concept

    2015-05-06T18:04:36Z

    The interior development was carried out in tandem with the exterior, but carried on for an additional two months after the exterior design freeze of March 2013. Mood boards were developed to provide inspiration for the exterior and interior themes, as well as the color palette. The simplicity of the ...

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    Design Development: Citroën Cactus concept

    2015-05-06T18:04:25Z

    Project started December 2012Design frozen March 2013Project completed July 2013Length 4,210mmWidth 1,750mmHeight 1,530mmWheelbase 2,610mmProject director Mark LloydExterior designer Frédéric DuvernierInterior design manager Andreas StumpInterior designer Raphael le MassonColor and trim designers Vincent Lobry, Estelle Barreau

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    Video: Jaguar's Wayne Burgess and his design credos

    2015-05-06T18:04:19Z

    Jaguar production studio director Wayne Burgess discusses his design credos and offers advice to aspiring car designers in a video from our friends at Jalopnik.

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    Behind the Scenes of CATIA b l e u

    2015-05-06T18:04:00Z

    Vehicle type Coupé GranturismoLength 4,636mm Width 1,928mm Height 1,322mm Wheelbase 2,882mmLaunch September 2013Team Arthur Coudert - Lead designerBenoit Caselli - Concept modelerPierre Maheut - Design managerRomain Afflard - Class A surface designerFabio Ballari - Class A surface expertThomas Lemarchand - CAD designerXavier Simoulin - CAD designer Laurent Igarza - Class ...

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    First ever LA Car Design Night - registration now open

    2015-05-06T18:03:51Z

    For those who have attended one of our Car Design Nights at various auto shows around the world, you'll know they're a great place to catch up with fellow designers, make new contacts and unwind with an informal drink away from the show floor.

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    Concept Car of the Week: Honda Unibox (2001)

    2015-05-06T18:03:45Z

    The Tokyo motor show is famous for unusual concepts and the 2001 edition didn't disappoint, featuring some of the weirdest yet. Nissan unveiled the Nails, Toyota its Pod and Isuzu the Zen, but Honda had arguably the most intelligent concept there - the Unibox.

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    Faurecia opens new Shanghai Technical Center

    2015-05-06T18:03:37Z

    Faurecia has opened a new technical center in Shanghai, China, which will also serve as its Chinese headquarters.

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    Ford resurrects Vignale name in an attempt to add premiumness to mainstream models

    2015-05-06T18:03:32Z

    Ford is resurrecting the name of renowned Italian design house Vignale in an attempt to bring its mainstream models up market in Europe. Of course this isn't Ford's first experience of using a defunct carrozzeria for its range-topping models - remember Ghia?

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    Royal College of Art's Class of 2013 launches real-time projects blog

    2015-05-06T18:03:25Z

    The Royal College of Art's Vehicle Design Class of 2013 has launched a new blog that will allow the public to follow their projects and studio work from ideas to exhibition for the first time in the course's 40-year history.

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    Dassault Systèmes and Autodesign & Styling's 'Prague Experience' contest launched

    2015-05-06T18:03:18Z

    Dassault Systèmes and AutoDesign & Styling magazine are looking for designs for everyday objects inspired by the Czech capital of Prague for their annual international design competition.

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    Mercedes-Benz unveils AMG Vision Gran Turismo concept

    2015-05-06T18:03:12Z

    Mercedes-Benz has unveiled its AMG Vision Gran Turismo concept that will be featured in the upcoming Gran Turismo racing game.

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    Hyundai previews upcoming HND-9 concept

    2015-05-06T18:03:06Z

    Hyundai has given us the first look at its latest concept car ahead of its debut at this month's Seoul motor show.

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    Designing the sound of tomorrow's electric cars

    2015-05-06T18:02:54Z

    By 2019, the European parliament has ordered that all new electric cars sold in the EU must be fitted with a device that emits noise to make them more audible to pedestrians.

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    Fiat challenges RCA students to design the 500 or Panda of 2020

    2015-05-06T18:02:47Z

    Fiat is challenging Vehicle Design students at London's Royal College of Art to explore how the Fiat 500 and the Panda might look in 2020 in a new contest called ‘Two of a Kind'.

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    Concept Car of the Week: Honda Kiwami (2003)

    2015-05-06T18:02:34Z

    As part of Honda's exploration into new, clean-performing technologies, the Kiwami concept was created to test public acceptance of the idea of a large, fuel cell-powered luxury sedan.

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    College Exhibition: Creapole 2013

    2015-05-06T18:02:27Z

    Sarah TranBMW Monster Glam Monsters and vampires have today invaded today's mainstream culture. Today's current generation is prouder of its defects than previous generations, and is far removed from any quest for perfection. The Monster High Dolls that have replaced Barbie in today's playgrounds reflect the changes of society and ...

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    College Exhibition: Creapole 2013

    2015-05-06T18:02:19Z

    Creapole's class of 2013 used its end-of-year degree show to research many emerging areas for improved mobility as well as alternative research into emerging cultural trends towards certain OEMs.