All articles by Guy Bird – Page 17

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    Beijing traffic chaos

    2014-11-10T10:09:25Z

    The Beijing motor show experience isn’t just about the show itself. Getting there deserves a mention too, for both good and bad reasons

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    Range Rover Evoque – Victoria Beckham edition

    2014-11-10T10:09:07Z

    The naysayers have been numerous and vocal when it comes to Victoria Beckham’s involvement in the Range Rover Evoque as a brand ambassador

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    Citroen DS Numero 9 highlights

    2014-11-10T10:08:48Z

    Citroen announced its intention to launch three new DS models due for production at Beijing

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    Daft Punks

    2014-11-07T15:23:31Z

    A rash of virtual reality Oculus Rift headsets broke out at the 2014 Paris motorshow as a handful of carmakers attempted to sprinkle some techno fairy dust onto their stands

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    Stand size isn’t everything

    2014-11-07T11:49:33Z

    The Geneva motor show doesn’t really have the space (or the inclination?) for the huge automotive temples Frankfurt seems to attract

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    Daihatsu does cool and detached

    2014-11-06T16:06:19Z

    Daihatsu might be a vaguely defined brand from a production design perspective but it has a strong record of concepts at the Tokyo show that punch well above their weight

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    Nissan IDx Freeflow & Nismo – a closer look

    2014-11-06T15:42:58Z

    We like nice surprises at CDN and Nissan provided not one but two at the 2013 Tokyo show

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    Two out of three ain’t bad at Mitsubishi

    2014-11-06T14:45:12Z

    Arguably, Mitsubishi’s design has lacked a consistent direction of late, but Masaki Matsuhara – who became styling director in October 2010 – is aiming to resolve that with a series of concepts expressing a new face and 360-degree identity

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    New Bentley stand channels Prada

    2014-11-06T10:47:38Z

    Yes, Bentley chose Frankfurt to launch some go-faster S models, but arguably the British brand’s bigger design news was the unveil of its brand new show stand

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    Mercedes surprises and delights with S-Class Coupe Concept

    2014-11-06T10:20:42Z

    Mercedes always goes big at Frankfurt – local auto pride is at stake with its German rivals and those brands further afield too

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    Look up! Mercedes ‘Aesthetics No Name’ is here…

    2014-11-06T09:57:26Z

    Another sophisticated detail on the Mercedes stand that you could easily miss among all the wheeled metal on the ground, was a massive hanging sculpture suspended from the ceiling above its middle floor

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    Return of the big ol’ panel gap, but in a good way…

    2014-11-05T11:24:49Z

    After decades in pursuit of smaller and smaller exterior panel gaps in the name of slicker design and sharper fit and finish, at the 2013 Geneva motorshow we noticed some cars’ gaps getting bigger again

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    Quilty as charged..?

    2014-11-05T11:15:20Z

    When Kia starts adding quilted seats to its concepts you know the upmarket stitching technique has hit the automotive mainstream

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    Mitsubishi i MiEV ‘Woody Wrap’ special edition

    2014-11-04T10:14:32Z

    Funniest thing I’ve seen at the LA auto show so far is the Mitsubishi iMiEV ‘Woody Wrap’ edition

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    Coda but couldn’t, and many won’t

    2014-11-04T10:14:00Z

    We’re all for the idea of EVs here at CDN, like for instance the highly competent Mitsubishi iMiEV – without the wood effect of course, see our earlier post – but the new start-up car brand Coda is a nasty bit of design

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    Infiniti JX makes global debut in LA

    2014-11-04T10:09:32Z

    For a car that overall design boss Shiro Nakamura calls the most practical of the luxury brand’s range, the JX sure garnered a lot of attention at the LA show

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    Who let the air Escape?

    2014-11-04T10:09:01Z

    The excellent Vertrek concept at the 2010 Detroit auto show promised too much. Namely to hint that the next Ford global compact SUV would harness some of the modern style of the European Ford Kuga and combine it with the space and practicality of the US-market Escape

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    Honda CR-V impresses in LA

    2014-11-04T10:08:09Z

    Two significant global compact SUVs unveiled at the LA auto show, the Honda CR-V and Ford Escape

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    Stunning Lincoln show stand

    2014-11-03T17:18:46Z

    Not to say there aren’t some good vehicles launching at the 2012 Detroit show but one of the best things revealed so far isn’t a car at all but the new Lincoln exhibition stand

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    Maserati Kubang gets closer to its design freeze but…

    2014-11-03T17:18:20Z

    On the first press day of Detroit there was a small buzz about what might be lurking under the satin sheet on the Maserati stand