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Driven: Alfa Romeo 4C
One of the most exciting cars of 2013 from a design and driving perspective is the Alfa Romeo 4C, so Car Design News was more than a bit excited to get behind its wheel to see if initial promise could match real-world driving reality.
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Design Essay: BMW i - Setting the industry agenda for the next decade
Despite all this, the benefits of CFRP are too great to be ignored so it's only a matter of time before we see it being more widely used and, as a result, more brands following BMW i in the style stakes. Who knows, some brands may even leverage CFRP to ...
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Design Review: BMW i3
Delightfully tactile gear selector encompasses a whole new way of starting and driving an electric vehicle. Thumb operates the park and start/stop buttons while the forefinger operates the gear paddle. Brings to mind the gear selector in a Rolls Royce and a far more unique solution than earlier ideas tried ...
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Design Review: BMW i3
1 Sustainable premiumThe product design-like interior demonstrates a new understanding of premium that's defined by sustainability, exuding a feeling of lightness and contemporary functionality. Natural or recycled materials - such as wood and hemp - are made to be seen and touched. Door linings and rear section of the IP, ...
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Design Review: BMW i3
1 Graphic rearStrong use of graphics throughout the exterior most evident at the rear. The ‘black belt' running from the hood, over the roof and into the tailgate is an intrinsic part of the ‘i' brand design identity but makes the car look taller and more narrow than its dimensions ...
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Design Review: BMW i3
1 Dropped BeltlineBiggest visual change from the i3 concept is the deletion of the fully glazed doors, replaced by the broken beltline. This not only preserves some of the glassiness for rear passengers but adds considerable character: without the drop into the rear door, the DLO would appear too plain, ...
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EyesOn design awards 2012 winners announced at NAIAS
The Detroit-based EyesOn Design competition winners have just been announced at their traditional time, late on the second press day of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
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ArticleDesign Essay: BMW i – setting the industry agenda for the next decade
Many have already dismissed BMW i as a radical experiment too far ahead of its time, but looking beyond the glossy carbon fiber facade reveals three ways it will change the automotive landscape during the next decade:
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ArticleDesign Review: BMW i3
The BMW i3 sets a whole new form language for BMW clean mobility that’s not only recognisable but one that needs to last through sustained future development. Nevertheless, chief designer Benoit Jacob
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Opel to revive Monza line with Frankfurt-bound concept
Opel will unveil a new concept aimed at reviving the Monza line at September's Frankfurt motor show, according to reports emerging from Germany.
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Design Development: Buick Riviera concept
At first early interior sketches emphasized a more horizontal aspect to the cabin. "We wanted to carry the elegant, very flowing [exterior] theme into the interior space as well," says Cao Min. "We explored a more horizontal atmosphere but in the end we didn't want to emphasize this horizontal feeling. ...
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Design Development: Buick Riviera concept
First seen Shanghai Auto Show, April 2013Vehicle type Concept plug-in electric hybrid coupeProject started March 2012Project completed March 2013PATAC chief designer Cao MinDesign deputy executive director Burt WongDesign operation director Xiaoli LuAdvanced chief of design senior manager Nenghua Liu Design business & program senior manager Hu WangAdvanced design manager Jin ...
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Beijing Auto Show 2014 - Trends and Overview
With the New York auto show just one week earlier, many carmakers took the decision to use the Beijing show as their preferred choice of launch event. While the NYC expo holds decent sway on the US East coast, it could never hope to compete with the lure of the ...
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Design Review: Maserati GranTurismo
In side view the GranTurismo has a distinct notchback profile and a lean-back slingshot DLO similar to the Quattroporte. The rear is more linear than the front end, with a flat decklid and broad, square tail to the design. The lower bumper area has overtones of Ferrari, with four exhausts ...