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ArticleJLR 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
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First Sight: Tata Avinya concept heralds premium EV push
The Avinya concept showcases Tata’s new EV-only platform, a move upmarket and a desire to sell in more international markets for the Indian industrial powerhouse
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Uncovering the Secrets of Porsche’s Concepts
Ingo Scheinhütte, advanced design exterior manager at Porsche, talks Car Design News through the studio’s process when creating design studies
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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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Mazda Aims for Outdoorsy Crowd with the new CX-50
Mazda‘s CX-50 combines precise driving dynamics with a more rugged look than we are used to seeing from the Japanese OEM, writes Laura Burstein
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Smart restarts brand with #1 compact electric SUV
The German marque best known for its tiny urban cars is breaching out into the electric SUV segment. Michael Nash reports on the smart #1
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Watch: What does the luxury car interior of the future look like?
This CDN livestream featured speakers from BMW, Polestar, ELeather, Italdesign and Automobili Pininfarina. We discuss the current definitions of luxury, how consumer attitudes are changing and how design can lead the way to a better future.
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Tata throws a Curvv ball into the Indian market
Tata Motors is introducing the next stage of its Impact Design language with its Concept Curvv. Mark Smyth spoke with the design team that create it
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ELeather brings its sustainability mission to the automotive world
A well-established name in the world of airline and public transport design and boasting high profile clients such as Nike, ELeather is turning its attention to the automotive world with a promise that premium materials can still be sustainable
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First Sight: Eletre kickstarts Lotus lifestyle range
Lotus launched its first SUV – the Eletre – to the world on Tuesday 29th March 2022 in an evening event in west London, UK. Luckily, Car Design News had already been invited to a series of previews of the large luxury lifestyle EV and interviewed its key designers. What follows is our first impressions and their thoughts…
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Grecale blows in from Modena
Maserati has revealed its second SUV, the Grecale, which aims to deliver unique design and competitive performance
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Driven: The 2022 Lincoln Navigator
The stately Lincoln Navigator receives a few exterior design tweaks, but it is the interior where the mid-cycle revamp is most keenly felt. Laura Burstein gets behind the wheel
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First Sight: Mazda CX-60 signals new platform and interior quality
Japanese maverick brand Mazda launched its new CX-60 SUV in the virtual world, but Car Design News’ Guy Bird got an early sit in its cabin in a secret location in Germany to talk through the production car’s design with Mazda’s European design director Jo Stenuit
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Polestar Unveils O2 Concept
The Polestar O2 is a sporty roadster which aims to be a “halo statement” for the electric luxury brand
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Car Design Dialogues: Data-driven Interiors
An expert panel including designers from GAC, Hyundai, Lincoln and Stellantis examine how data is shaping the design of car interiors
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Driven: Infiniti QX60
Infiniti’s best-selling vehicle in the U.S., the QX60, has been updated with a new design and refined driving dynamics
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First Sight: Ford F-150 Lightning Pro
The commercial grade of the full-sized pickup is one piece of Ford’s ambitious new plan for business owners
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First Sight: Production Alfa Romeo Tonale heralds “new era”
The Alfa Romeo Tonale finally unveiled in production form on Tuesday 8th February 2022, with CEO Jean-Philippe Imparato declaring the compact SUV as the “first of a new Alfa Romeo era”
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Ford expands its design centre in Shanghai
American automotive giant Ford has expanded its design centre in Shanghai to include a clay modelling studio and showroom
