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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Concept Car of the Month: Opel Experimental GT (1965)
2020-02-14T18:02:00
In the guiding hands of a young of Erhard Schnell, this month’s concept car, the Experimental GT, marked a turning point for Opel Design
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Cadillac debuts new 2021 Escalade
2020-02-05T17:45:00
Cadillac has revealed the interior and exterior of the 2021 Escalade luxury SUV
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ArtCenter 2019/20 Degree Show
2020-02-05T10:38:00
Quality over quantity at the leading California automotive design school ArtCenter
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Jukeboxes: the unlikely automotive influence
2020-01-31T17:44:00
A look at the connection between mid-century American cars and jukeboxes
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Cruise reveals its “production-ready” Origin autonomous car
2020-01-22T15:19:00
Cruise Automation, a mobility startup with funding from GM and Honda, has debuted its new… car?
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Concept Car of the Month: Opel GT2 (1975)
2020-01-17T10:36:00
A follow-up to a popular blue-collar sports car was one designer’s breakthrough project
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CES 2020: Segway-Ninebot shows swift single-seater
2020-01-10T13:38:00
At CES 2020, Segway-Ninebot launched a series of new eMopeds and eScooters as well as a self-balancing rolling chair called the S-Pod
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CES 2020: Chrysler Airflow Vision concept
2020-01-09T15:51:00
New Chrysler CES concept shows the brand’s possible new direction
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CES 2020: MetroSnap, Rinspeed’s biggest concept to date
2020-01-08T11:28:00
Rinspeed has introduced the MetroSnap, the largest of the group of Snap concepts. It can seat six in a 3+3 arrangement like a mini-bus or shuttle, it can again, be a mobile conference room, or be outfitted for commercial or cargo solutions
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CES 2020: Toyota debuts a concept city
2020-01-07T13:18:00
After the smorgasbord of tech and mobility solutions we saw at the Tokyo motorshow last year, we wondered what else Toyota could have up it’s sleeve for CES 2020… turns out it is a whole city
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CES 2020: BMW brings an ‘Urban Suite’ to Vegas
2020-01-06T14:10:00
BMW brings a luxury mobility concept interior to CES 2020 – squeezed inside an i3
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Genesis GV80 SUV teased
2020-01-03T15:06:00
Genesis surprised us all on New Year’s Eve with the release of some more images of the production SUV GV80, and it looks a lot like the concept
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Remembering Syd Mead, 1933-2019
2019-12-31T10:20:00
Syd Mead, visual futurist, automotive designer, motion picture concept designer, industrial designer, and an inspiration to almost everyone working in these design fields, has died at the age of 86, succumbing to complications of lymphoma, which he had fought for the last three years.
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CCotM: The Chevrolet Nomads
2019-12-20T11:57:00
Our final Concept Car of the Month for 2019 is, in fact, three different GM concepts cars, all inspired by the Chevrolet Nomad’s design
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LA 2019: Kia Seltos debuts in US spec
2019-11-28T13:21:00
The SUV maintains its confident yet modest appearance and ruggedness
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Mercedes introduces three premium SUVs on two continents
2019-11-27T17:24:00
Luxury and power is the focus for Mercedes with its new SUVs
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LA 2019: Hyundai Vision T Concept
2019-11-22T17:37:00
Hyundai has introduced a sculptural plug-in Hybrid SUV concept called the Vision T
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LA 2019: Bollinger B1 and B2
2019-11-22T16:57:00
The Bollinger B1 and B2 were introduced back in 2018, a follow-up to the original B1 SUV. Robert Bollinger brought the pair to the 2019 LA Auto Show
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Wild Trapezoidal Tesla Truck Debuts in Los Angeles
2019-11-22T11:14:00
Tesla has debuted its long-awaited electric pickup truck: the Cybertruck. Featuring only straight surfaces and some very large claimed numbers…
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Discussing Canoo Design with Richard Kim
2019-11-15T13:21:00
Richard Kim, the lead designer at Canoo, speaks to CDN about the new company and its unusual approach to vehicle design

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