All Audi Design articles
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Looking back on VW’s Potsdam design studio
Car Design News spoke to design bosses past and present plus other notable alumni to find out what Potsdam was like in the glory days – plus the possible reasons behind its closure. Peter Wouda, Thomas Ingenlath, Stefan Sielaff and more offer honest reflections, fond memories and surprising revelations
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Car design round-up: Audi, Koenigsegg, NISMO
Car Design News looks at some of the design stories that may have gone under the radar over the past week. Read on for the latest from Audi, Koenigsegg, MG and more…
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Car design round-up: Goodwood, gongs and green paint
Car Design News looks at some of the design stories that may have gone under the radar over the past week. Read on for the latest from Alfa Romeo, Bertone, BYD and more…
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Underpromising and overdelivering in the age of the software-defined vehicle
In an era in which brands like Audi, Volkswagen as well as start-ups such as Fisker, are asking customers to put their faith in an entirely new technology, maybe OEMs are better off underpromising and overdelivering, writes Drew Smith
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OEMs bring cars and installations to Milan Design Week 2024
Auto manufacturers such as Bugatti, Bentley, Porsche, and BMW, increase their presence at the storied Milan Design Week with cars and art installations
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Car design round-up: new logos, old names and succession planning
Car Design News looks at some of the design stories that may have gone under the radar over the past week. Read on for the latest from Audi, JLR, DS and more…
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Car Design round-up: coffee tables, seatbelts and fancy lights
Car Design News looks at some of the design stories that may have gone under the radar over the past week. Read on for the latest from Audi, BMW, Dacia and more…
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Car design round-up: a busy Christmas
Car Design News compiles some of the stories that may have gone under the radar during the festive break
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Interview: Audi’s Marc Lichte on AI and architecture
Car Design News spoke to Audi design boss Marc Lichte at the inaugural Car Design Event in Munich about AI, architecture and the brand’s plans for the near future
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Audi challenges luxury typologies with new Activesphere concept
Audi’s shape-shifting showcar goes from sportback to mini pickup truck, with a ground-breaking mixed-reality interior
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New Audi badge signals push for minimalism
Audi has refreshed its iconic four ring badge in a subtle new black and white colourway
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What is the future of clay modelling?
Designers from Mazda, Audi, Mahindra and Karma give their take on the outlook for clay modelling as digital tools begin to play a larger role
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What has happened to Audi design?
(Single)Framing the rise and decline of design kings, Audi. Design critic Wayne Batty is unconvinced by the Bauhaus aspirations of the German marque’s ’Sphere series
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First Sight: Could Audi Urbansphere herald China MPV revival?
With the Urbansphere, Audi’s design team has turned the ’van-with-windows’ approach to the MPV on its head. Can this concept revive the segment?
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Audi A6 Avant e-tron concept could signal return of luxury estates
The latest concept car from Audi, the A6 Avant e-tron estate, is a marker for new production models to come
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First class thinking – Audi’s Grandsphere concept
The Grandsphere is the second of Audi’s three autonomous shows cars and is a grand tourer modelled after the view from the pilot’s seat
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Audi’s Skysphere concept grows from sporty roadster to autonomous grand tourer
A futuristic show car with classical proportions, the Skysphere concept is a reflection of Audi’s commitment to electric and autonomous mobility
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Driven: 2021 Audi RS 5 Sportback
Sleek and seriously potent, the Audi RS 5 Sportback’s melodious roar makes a strong case for petrol
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Audi Unveils the 2022 RS 3
Redesigned compact saloon and sportback get high-performance updates worthy of the racetrack
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Audi’s Marc Lichte on the premium brand’s autonomous revolution
Audi’s head of design Marc Lichte talks ‘revolution’, sexy GTs and vans (and why the Grand Sphere is very much the former not the latter)