Weekly design round-up
Star Wars x Aston Martin; Y2K Nissan Qashqai; New Peugeot Envy trim
Car Design News looks at news that may have gone under the radar, including the latest updates from Aston Martin, Peugeot, Nissan and people news
Star Wars x Aston Martin
From January 2027, Aston Martin will partner up with Star Wars to celebrate 50 years since the first film was released in 1977.
What this collaboration will look like is still unknown, but there is a promise of “activations and collaborations” throughout the year.
What this writer really wants to see is Aston Martin’s take on the Millennium Falcon…
Full release here.
Nissan Qashqai anniversary livery
As reported in last week’s round-up, Nissan recently celebrated 20 years of the Qashqai.
The brand has now revealed a ‘Y2K’ livery, with the ‘sticker bomb’ design developed by digital artist and creator @heymooly (have we moved past proper names?). The neon exterior gives way to a fun interior with purple seat covers, a fluffy steering wheel cover and even a functional iPod with a mid-2000s playlist. Feeling old?
Full release here.
New Peugeot 208 and 2008 trim
The new Envy trim builds on the Allure trim but adds new exterior and interior stylings. Aluminium door sills with Peugeot lettering and gloss black DRLs are new for both models as well as two new exterior paint colours – Alvao Green on the 208 and Nazare Blue on the 2008.
Inside, seats on both models are trimmed in a new turquoise fabric with ‘Opalite’ stitching and the Peugeot shield outline printed on the front headrests.
Full release here.
V10 hypercar
The Sanrivatti ONE has been revealed today and proposes a curious new form for the hypercar world. Small wheels, a bow-shaped shoulder line and a collection of functional aero components combine with a strange driving position: kneeling at the centre of the car, leaning slightly forward. Sanrivatti founder and CEO Santiago Sánchez Rivero says the aim was to "challenge some of the established thinking around how a hypercar should look, feel and most importantly, drive." Mated to a naturally-aspirated 800bhp V10 it is sure to be engaging.
People news
Martin Pohanka has been promoted to head of design at Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles.
Steven Tsai been promoted to director of product planning at Nissan.
Chris Maestas has joined McLaren Automotive as senior exterior designer
Daniel Prochilo has joined McLaren Automotive as senior exterior designer.
Emanuele Tomassorri had joined XPENG as lead exterior designer.
Sabrina Nassar has joined Lucid Motors as CMF designer.
