All articles by Euan Sey – Page 2
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Michelin Challenge Design 2009
As the 2009 Michelin Challenge Design - focusing on the search for ‘America's Next Iconic Vehicle' - drew to a close at the NAIAS in Detroit, culminating in a press preview and an exhibition of scale models, the theme for next year's competition was announced: ‘Electrifying! Beautiful, Innovative and Radiant'.
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Interior Motives China Conference 2009
As global automakers such as Porsche put the finishing touches to their show cars in the run-up to the Shanghai Motor Show on April 20th, sister publication Interior Motives is doing the same with its exciting line-up of speakers as it prepares to host the second Interior Motives China design ...
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Design Review: Volkswagen BlueSport concept
As with the DRG, the rear end detailing takes its cues from the shoulder section. Taillights that ape the shape of the fronts are neatly linked by a horizontal shutline that mimics the narrow front grille and houses the VW badge. Above this, between the shoulders, is a full-width LED ...
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Design Review: Volkswagen BlueSport concept
Volkswagen isn't in the habit of making fanciful, pie-in-the-sky concepts. Not everything that hits the motor show floor reaches production but, as was the case with the much-lauded Microbus concept, this is almost always due to a change in financial fortunes, leadership or economic climate rather than an inability or ...
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Design Development: Bentley Mulsanne
The real divergence between the two proposals focused on the DRG. On one, the smaller, circular outer lamps flanked the convex lower mesh grille, resting within the surface formed by the shoulder as it flows down and widens in front of the wheel. The other one, which was selected for ...
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Design Development: Bentley Mulsanne
For Volkswagen's British luxury brand, the Mulsanne limousine represents more than just a new flagship model. It heralds the end of a long separation process from parent-company-turned-archrival Rolls-Royce, with whom Bentley parted acrimoniously in 1998 when it was bought by BMW. In contrast to the aging Arnage it replaces next ...
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Design Review: Mercedes F800 Style concept
For a car with such a dramatic roofline and shallow DLO, the F800 comes off as being remarkably light and spacious inside. The latter can be put down to a combination of slim seats and hybrid-electric platform engineering. Credit for the former goes at least in part to an attractive ...
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Design Review: Mercedes F800 Style concept
The F800 Style marks a turning point for its maker in more ways than one. A luxury sedan whose modular rear-drive platform has been engineered to accept either a plug-in hybrid or a fuel-cell electric drivetrain, it outlines Mercedes-Benz's vision both for eco-friendly executive travel and a potential sister model ...
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Interior Motives launches 2011 Design Awards
Registration for the ninth Interior Motives Student Design Awards has now opened. This is your chance to take part in one of the most important events on the design calendar, and to display your talent and fresh thinking to the world's top vehicle designers and automotive press.
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Design Development: BMW 6 Series
The possibility of a folding hardtop was mooted for the Convertible, but rejected quite early on. "The fabric roof and drop-down rear screen were a very successful concept on the previous model, so we wanted to keep it. On this version we also have this separation of the roof to ...
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Design Development: BMW 6 Series
Iranian designer Nader Faghihzadeh has had a sizeable impact on BMW design since he joined the company a few years ago. Starting off in the Advanced Design department sketching on the concept for the fifth-generation 7 Series, he found himself in the enviable position of being able to bring the ...
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Spring 2014 issue of Interior Motives magazine out now
The spring edition of Car Design News’ quarterly interior design publication, Interior Motives magazine, is out now. This issue features in-depth design development articles on the most interesting and important concept and production vehicles from the recent Tokyo, Detroit and Geneva auto shows.
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Design Development: Suzuki Crosshiker concept
Vehicle type concept/three-door crossoverHeight 1,540mmWidth 1,695mmLength 3,650mmWheelbase 2,425mm
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Autumn issue of Interior Motives magazine out now
The autumn edition of Car Design News' quarterly interior design publication, Interior Motives magazine, is out now. As ever, it features in-depth design development articles on the most interesting and important concept and production vehicles launched in recent months.
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Design Development: Visteon e-Bee
Photo GalleryVisteon e-Bee was launched at CES in January. Click for larger imagesVisteon designers wanted to introduce a new kind of HMI
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Design Development: Ford Mustang (2015)
The interior development started three months after the exterior, with a review of customer feedback on the existing model. At the same time, a call for theme proposals went out to the company's global studio network. "Sketches were coming in from everywhere, but all the development work was put through ...
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Design Development: Ford Mustang (2015)
Vehicle type sports coupéLength 4,783mmWidth 1,915mmHeight 1,381mmWheelbase 2,720mm
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Interior Motives Design Awards 2013 deadline this Friday
The deadline for entries to the Interior Motives Design Awards is Friday 12th April.
