All Article articles – Page 499
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Details: Show stands
It’s easy to be completely engrossed by the cars at the motorshow. Clearly, they should be the number one priority but, increasingly, stand design is important too
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Comment: Italdesign Giugiaro’s VWs (Tex and Go!)
This is the first show at which ItalDesign Giugiaro has exhibited since the Carrozzeria became part of the Volkswagen group
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Comment: Volkswagen Bulli – the surfaces, the scowl and the lie flat bed
The Bulli has proven to be a conversation-provoking concept in Geneva this year
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Comment + gallery: Toyota’s Yaris HSD concept
The HSD concept previews the design direction for the next generation Yaris, but there’s nothing groundbreaking here
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Video: Anders Warming shows us the Mini Rocketman
Mini Design Director, Anders Warming, gives a brief tour and overview of the Mini Rocketman Concept
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Comment: Mazda’s Minagi pushes sporting intent
The Minagi concept is the last vehicle to have been created under the direction of Laurens van den Acker, though Mazda’s new design boss, Ikuo Maeda, has also made his mark on the design
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Detail: Zagato 500
Sitting next door to a Lancia stand, where Lancias were badged as Chryslers, and Chryslers as Lancias (yes – we’re confused too) the Zagato 500 coupe struggled for attention
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Comment + gallery: Skoda Vision D concept – the wrong direction?
Skoda has relaunched itself somewhat at Geneva this year, with a redesigned logo and corporate typeface as well a concept car called ‘Vision D’
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Comment: This is not a Lancia
It’s easy to be convinced by the Fiat-Chrysler group rhetoric about the future of brands, and what’s going on with badge engineering right now
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Comment + details: Nissan Esflow
The Esflow polarised opinion in Geneva. It clearly has a lot of Nissan Z-car language in it, and appears to demonstrate an intention to build an electric sport car before too long
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Video: Pininfarina on the De Tomaso Deauville
Guglielmo Cartia, Design Vice Director at Pininfarina, tells us about the brief the carrozzeria received from De Tomaso for the new Deauville
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Video: Chris Bangle on Supercars
With Ferrari, Lamborghini and Pagani all revealing new supercars at the 2011 Geneva show, Car Design News asked Chris Bangle to share his thoughts on what makes the modern supercar
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Comment: Renault Captur – organised complexity
In the second phase of its new design lifecycle the Renault Captur is all about ‘discovering the world’ after that wildly passionate, visceral embodiment of ‘falling in love’, the DeZir
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Video: MIA Electric urban vehicle concept
Murat Guenak and David Wilkie, former Volkswagen and Bertone Design Directors respectively, unveiled a new all-electric mobility concept in Geneva
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Detail: Magna Steyr MILA Aerolight
Many designers we spoke to commented on the sophisticated execution and clear, believable lightweight and aero message of the Magna Steyr MILA Aerolight
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Details: Kia Rio
Before heading out to the show, we were a little reticent to make a beeline for the Kia stand
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Photo gallery: SAAB PhoeniX
It’s fair to say Jason Castriota’s SAAB Phoenix concept is one of the most talked-about cars of the show
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Video: Marco Tencone takes us on a tour of the 4C concept
Created in Alfa Romeo’s design studios in Turin, Italy, the 4C concept is a technical and emotional showpiece for a new compact sports car from the Italian brand
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Comment: Pagani Huayra and Supercar design
Walking around the show floor and discussing various topics with the oft opinionated Chris Bangle opened our eyes to a number of issues currently existing in the automotive design industry