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First sight: the new Mazda CX-90
Mazda’s new flagship SUV infuses grown-up elegance into the brand’s sporty design language
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How will autonomous driving shape car design?
Car Design News investigates how autonomous driving may shape car design in coming years
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Adobe Substance 3D: Create, Iterate, and Visualize Car Design Concepts
Join this new webinar, in partnership with Adobe where they discuss how Adobe Substance 3D apps help transportation designers with their creative workflows and enhance collaboration with digital design reviews.
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Range Rover wins Production Car of the Year in Car Design Review 9
The fifth generation Range Rover has been voted the Production Car of the Year by an expert panel of designers in the prestigious industry design book, Car Design Review
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Rising to the challenge of a new type of Ferrari
Ferrari has entered a new segment with the Purosangue, but how big a challenge was its design for Flavio Manzoni and his team?
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Merc CMF lead talks luxury and innovation
Car Design News chats with Occa Büchner from Mercedes-Benz about the latest colour and material trends
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Alcantara targets sustainability without compromise
A new partially-recycled variant of Alcantara is on the market, and Car Design News headed to Italy for a closer look
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The Polestar 3 breaks cover in Copenhagen
Polestar debuted its full-sized SUV to media, dealers, and customers at a special event in Copenhagen, showing off a crucial model for the brand as it inches closer to a full lineup
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Watch: Is the future of automotive design in software?
This CDN livestream featured speakers from Volvo, Bugatti Rimac, TomTom and The Qt Company. We discuss how automotive designers are using connected technologies in informing design decisions.
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Mini’s design boss discusses new minimal aesthetic
Oliver Heilmer, Head of Mini Design, chats to CDN about the new Aceman concept and the brand’s new design language
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Inside the one-off Porsche that sold in Monterey for a record $3.6m
Porsche designer Grant Larson gives a walkaround of the custom 911 GTS created with Pixar and sold for charity
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Zeekr teases new MPV
Car Design News chats with Zeekr’s head of interior design about the Geely brand’s upcoming 009 minivan
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Autonomous shuttle concept goes all in on wellness
Car Design News speaks with Sage’s design manager Julie Jacobs about a new concept and where autonomous vehicle interiors may be headed
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Watch: Is data visualization at the center of your decision-making?
Watch this new webinar, in partnership with Dassault Systèmes where they discuss the visualization and collaboration capabilities of their 3DEXPERIENCE platform.
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Interview: Maria Mulder, head of colour and trim at Bentley
Creating emotional connection through storytelling, sustainability, and the constant strive to push boundaries – Bentley’s head of colour and trim Maria Mulder talks interiors and material innovation
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One for all: Renault unveils Scenic Vision concept
Renault’s stocky new concept is described as a “rebirth of a legend” after the original family-first Scenic MPV
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JLR reveals the new Range Rover Sport
The new Range Rover Sport has been revealed and Car Design News joined the design team for an in-depth look
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Less is more – the changing face of luxury automotive interiors
Designers from across the supply chain discuss how green ambitions are redefining interior luxury