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Karl Smith
Karl is the Car Design News correspondent in the United States. He lives near Los Angeles. He has written for Car Design News since 2013, as well as our sister publications, Interior Motives, and Automotive IT International. He has also been a contributor to our bespoke publications for Volvo and Nissan, as well as our annual Car Design Yearbook.
Karl has written for design journals for over 30 years and has been published in books and magazines in the US, Europe and Japan. Karl is also a practicing architect in California, with projects across the United States and in Europe.
Karl.smith@cardesignnews.com
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NewsPebble 2019: Bugatti Centodieci recalls the EB110
Bugatti has debuted its latest hypercar, the Centodieci, at The Quail, a motorsports gathering in Carmel Valley, as part of the Monterey Car Week. CDN discovers that its design pays homage to the legendary Bugatti EB110, with some distinct differences
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Concept Car of the Month: ATNMBL (2009)
The autonomous concept study that ripped up the car design rulebook
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Pebble 2019: first sight of the Acura Type S concept
This week at the 2019 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, Acura will introduce a new expression of the Precision design language in the form of the Type S concept sedan. We take a look at the design language and consider how it will feed into future models
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CCotM: Lo-Res and The Consumer (2016)
Two remarkable concepts explore the ‘Form Zero’ of automotive design
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Design interview: Sharon Gauci, GM
“In its purest form, design should be a sensory journey of discovery,” says GM’s executive director of industrial design
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CCotM: Quasar Khanh’s Unipower City Car
Of all the automotive package formats, the one that seems to be the most vexing is the city car. The sizing, the shape, the seating, the powertrain and even the number of wheels always seem to be open to constant debate and re-interpretation.
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ArtCenter Spring Degree Show 2019
The latest envelope-pushing projects from California’s prestigious car design course
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Andreas Thurner named Vice President at Karma Automotive
Having been instrumental in the SC1, Thurner will lead the creation of a luxury EV line-up as VP Global Design and Architecture
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Karma Automotive launches ‘New Dawn’ product showcase
Californian brand shows us how they are moving beyond a revived Fisker sedan
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CCotW: BMW Vision EfficientDynamics (2009)
A study in aero, packaging and fuel saving that still looks futuristic
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CCotW: Lincoln Futura (1955)
Best known as the Batmobile, but also a concept car and a movie star
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Dave Marek draws Acura’s future design language
We get an impromptu design primer during a recent studio visit in LA
