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Design Review: Audi TT (2014)
First seen Geneva motor show, March 2014 Format Sport coupéDimensions L: 4,180mm, W: 1,832mm, H: 1,353mm, Wb: 2,505mm
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Driven: BMW i8
When BMW unveiled the Vision EfficientDynamics concept at the 2009 Frankfurt motor show, we wrote: "for our money, it's the first time a major carmaker has really attempted to communicate ‘green' technology in an aesthetic sense."
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Studio Tour: Toyota CALTY Design Research, Newport Beach, CA
In another corridor references to cars are temporarily eradicated as we encounter a series of small life-class sculptures made by the designers. They provide fresh subject inspiration and are no doubt handy in improving their skills when they return to work on the complex forms of concepts like the LF-LC ...
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Studio Tour: Toyota CALTY Design Research, Newport Beach, CA
CALTY Design Research (Toyota / Lexus / Scion)Established 1973 Locations Newport Beach, California / Ann Arbor, Michigan, USASize 85,000 sq. ft (Newport Beach) / 32,000 sq. ft (Ann Arbor) Staff Circa 100 (split 60/40 between both sites)Studio leader Kevin Hunter
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Design Development: Peugeot Exalt concept
The interior program ran in parallel with the exterior phase. "We had a similar program, but picked the winning theme based on the sketches, rather than taking two into CAD," says Vidal.
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Design Development: Peugeot Exalt concept
Type Four-door sedan/fastback conceptLength 4,730mmWidth 1,960mmHeight 1,311 mmWheelbase 2,810mmWeight 1,700kg
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Trend Report: 2013 Salone del Mobile
The Milan Salone del Mobile - arguably the most important home interiors fair in the world - is always a hotbed of inspiration no matter what your design discipline. From color trends to the latest surface finishes, if it’s going to be hot, it will be in Milan. We’ve joined ...
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Interview: Lowie Vermeersch, Design Director, Pininfarina
"The main change in 11 years is that I came from the south of northern Europe, but as a car designer I was born at Pininfarina, in the north of southern Europe. A big part of this is that I have learnt how you must leave space in a car ...
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Interview: Lowie Vermeersch, Design Director, Pininfarina
Lowie Vermeersch has been design director at Pininfarina since August 1, 2007, although he had been gradually taking over the duties that come with the role since the famous Italian design house decided for Ken Okuyama's abrupt departure in September 2006.
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Design Review: Pininfarina Duettottanta concept
While the Duettottanta is conceptually very different to the Bertone Pandion, we couldn't help noticing some similarities in their details. At the front, both teams have developed new 3D interpretations of the Alfa shield grille that allow it to break through the lower chin. There's also the strong use of ...
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Design Review: Pininfarina Duettottanta concept
The alliance between Alfa Romeo and Pininfarina is one of the most significant and durable in the history of car design, resulting in a number of great-looking cars over the years. Pininfarina's latest offering is the Duettottanta: a name that not only evokes the legendary 105-series Alfa spider ‘Duetto', but ...
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Design Review: Pininfarina Sintesi
There is also classicism in the delicacy of the overall form, in the pagoda style A-pillars, the deep DLO, the framing of the opening windows within the DLO and the lack of adornment. But this has been executed in a modern way. Surfaces are taut, front and rear graphics have ...
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Design Review: Pininfarina Sintesi
Pininfarina's Sintesi was the most impressive concept car in Geneva this year. While most concepts were closely related to forthcoming production designs - such as the Saab 9-X, Renault Megane Coupe and Hyundai HED-5 i-Mode - the Ital Design Giugiaro Quaranta and Bertone's BAT 11 (shown in a separate venue) ...
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Design Review: Ferrari 458 Italia
More than anything else, this is perhaps the single greatest achievement of the Italia, although we had a foretaste of it last year in the Sintesi concept car from Pininfarina. The surfacing references the heritage of some of the first mid-engine Ferraris with its relatively large curvaceous volumes, but keeps ...