All Cars articles – Page 12
-
ArticleTokyo 2019: Nissan’s bag-toting concepts
Nissan’s stand at the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show contained a known quantity, but several surprises too. Satoru Tai told us about the IMk, Ariya concept, and the digital tree…
-
NewsFirst Sight: Canoo’s canoo
Car Design News was present at the launch of the first project by Californian EV manufacturer Canoo (née EVelozcity), known as… the canoo. The new subscription-only monospace sits in an electric skateboard platform and maximises interior space. We spoke to design director, Richard Kim
-
ArticleFrankfurt 2019: Byton inches closer to massive screen production
Genuine unique selling points among the proliferation of new electric car brands are becoming harder to discern but Byton’s M-Byte still has one – and it’s a big one: its dashboard-dominating 48-inch screen. Gaining its world debut at the Frankfurt motor show, the design team behind the Chinese marque’s mid-size SUV EV gave Car Design News a run-through of its production-ready features
-
ArticleFrankfurt 2019: Cupra Tavascan design team reveal show car secrets
Brand-new brand Cupra showed its second concept car of 2019 in the shape of an all-electric for-door crossover coupé called Tavascan at the Frankfurt motor show, as it aims to forge a new identity more clearly separate from the Spanish Seat marque that bore it.
-
NewsFrankfurt 2019: Mercedes’ Vision EQS
The all-electric Vision EQS concept limousine was Mercedes’ flagship unveil at the 2019’s Frankfurt show. It’s also significant as the first design on a new EV architecture which will spawn other premium electric models as the firm moves to become carbon-neutral by 2039. CDN had a one-to-one chat with overall design boss Gorden Wagener, who explained the new EQS proportions and why a regular S-Class will still sell alongside it.
-
NewsFrankfurt 2019: Taycan’s leap forward by Porsche interior designer
CDN talks to Ivo van Hulten, Porsche’s director interior design, about the new Taycan production EV
-
ArticleFirst Sight: BAC Mono R
Design director Ian Briggs introduces Car Design News to the updated ‘R’ version of the unique BAC Mono. BAC’s team of designers gave Mono a full aesthetic evolution for the first time – although not without a fresh wave of mechanical updates as this limited run of 30 cars bridges a gap between the Mono we know and a next-gen car that we’ll see in the near future.
-
ArticleDesign Essay: What is a ‘luxury’ car?
With more and more brands going upmarket, it is worth examining this often-misused term…
-
ArticleExclusive: Roberto Giolito on the Fiat ESV 1500
In Part 1 of this series, Fiat’s design maestro takes CDN on a tour of his favourite designs in the Fiat Heritage Hub in Turin
-
ArticleFirst Sight: Human Horizons HiPhi 1
At a spectacular launch event last week, Shanghai-based Human Horizons showed us its first production-ready protoype, a shooting-cross
-
ArticleDesign Driven – Honda e prototype
Honda’s Urban EV’s showroom car is nearly ready. That won’t be unveiled until the Frankfurt motor show, so we took the near-production protoype for a design drive
-
ArticleFirst Sight: De Tomaso P72
Design review of the star debutant of Goodwood FOS 2019, the De Tomaso P72, with the man who designed it, Jowyn Wong of Wyn Design
-
ArticleChevrolet unveils the long-awaited, mid-engine Corvette
The all-new C8 boasts a radical new design and vastly improved interior materials
-
ArticleConcept Car of the Month: Lo-Res and The Consumer (2016)
Two remarkable concepts explore the ‘Form Zero’ of automotive design
-
ArticleBentley EXP 100’s designers reveal early inspirations
As Bentley celebrated its 100-year anniversary on July 10th 2019 with a stunning concept car unveil at its Crewe, UK HQ, Car Design News was there to talk to its key designers
-
-
ArticleDesign Essay: Are ‘Responsible’ Cars the Future?
We took a look at why a holistic view of a vehicle’s environmental and social impact is needed when developing the cars of the future
-
ArticleCitroën’s full-comfort concept: 19_19
On a gloriously sunny day at Goodwood Festival of Speed 2019, design director Pierre Leclercq met with Car Design News to discuss the new Citroën concept
-
-
ArticleMcLaren Speedtail - the inside story
Like an F1 car but with a different mission, the Speedtail sets a new benchmark for speedy comfort, as Rob Melville and his design team explain
