All articles by Guy Bird – Page 2
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JP Gregory leaves Aston for Lotus
John Paul “JP” Gregory (pictured above right) has joined Lotus Tech Creative Centre (LTCC) in Coventry as head of exterior design, leaving a similar role at Aston Martin in mid-June, after only a few months
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First Sight: SangYup Lee dreams big with Hyundai N Vision 74
It is fair to say SangYup Lee is pretty excited about his latest concept. Car Design News spoke to Hyundai’s design boss about the N Vision 74 and why he dreams big
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First Sight: Hyundai’s Donckerwolke reveals flying taxi
Car Design News caught up with Hyundai’s chief creative officer at the reveal of Supernal’s aerial taxi
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Hyundai goes big at Busan (Motor Show)
Car Design News was in South Korea for the Busan motor show, where home brands Hyundai and Kia were out in force
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Review: Cartier does it right at Goodwood 2022
The Cartier lawn at the Goodwood Festival of Speed is always a treat for classic car enthusiasts, with stunning examples on show from Bugatti, Ferrari, Fiat, Lancia and Lotus to name but a few
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Hyundai Ioniq 6 breaks cover
Hyundai has stuck to its guns with its next electric car, the Ioniq 6, which looks refreshingly like the Prophecy concept
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Top Ten Pininfarina aero designs
As Pininfarina celebrates 50 years of its famous wind tunnel Car Design News highlights ten of its best designs shaped by aero tech
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Exclusive: Miles Nurnberger returns to Aston
Miles Nurnberger has returned to Aston Martin within a year after his brief move to Dacia
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First Sight: Mercedes Vision AMG signals electric road ahead for the performance brand
Mercedes-AMG’s newest concept Vision AMG is an attempt to prepare the brand’s current petrolhead fans for its fully-electric future. Car Design News was at the “no phones, no cameras” global media preview inside a secret location on the Côte d’Azur, south of France, as chief design officer Gorden Wagener personally pulled off the wraps of the fully-electric concept
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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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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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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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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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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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Celebrating 50 years: Porsche Design’s Top Ten
As the product design offshoot of Germany’s famous sports car brand celebrates 50 years in business, CDN celebrates ten of Porsche Design’s greatest hits, from sunglasses to skyscrapers and everything inbetween
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Italian car design legends captured in unique photobook
Italian car design greats captured in unique new photo book by Car Design News contributor and former Bertone employee Piotr Degler
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Peter Horbury explains new Lotus design role and future product
In Peter Horbury’s first official month in his new role as head of design at Lotus – and as its new Warwickshire design studio is renamed the Lotus Tech Creative Centre (LTCC) – he candidly explained to Car Design News his hopes and dreams for the plucky British sports brand, now with major Chinese backing
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VW ID.5 and ID.5 GTX finally unveiled in production form
The third chapter in Volkwagen’s electric offensive is unfolding, and appears to have an air of familiarity
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Driven: Kia EV6
Guy Bird gets behind the wheel of the EV6, hailing the model as Kia’s entry into the big league
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Interior Motives Summer 2021: Mercedes Benz EQS
The Mercedes EQS’ mother of all screens polarised the design community between believers and sceptics. However, Guy Bird finds there is more to the German’s marque’s interior than its vaunted black mirror