All articles by Karl Smith – Page 12
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ArticleGAC opens advanced design centre in Los Angeles
Digitally-driven studio will deal in mobility and cultural immersion
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ArticleCCotW: Zeder Storm Z-250 (1954)
An American-inspired Bertone-built sports car which should have been a huge success. What went wrong..?
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ArticleDesign Essay: Towards a new architecture
Two thoughtful, innovative concepts have advanced the discussion on autonomous cars
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ArticleCCotW: DAF Siluro (1968)
Celebrating the Golden Anniversary of a most unusual sports car concept
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ArticleCCotW: Mercury XM Turnpike Cruiser (1956)
A brave but disastrous attempt to reinvent a staid brand
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ArticleCCotW: Bertone Pandion (2010)
A highly dramatic return to Geneva for Bertone, mixing sci-fi and high-tech with hawks and helmets
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ArticleHubert de Givenchy, RIP: remembering his Lincolns
In tribute to the late fashion designer, here are his cars – an unlikely alliance between the Blue Oval and the Little Black Dress
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ArticleGeneva 2018: Brembo’s artful reminder
It’s not just designers that have their fun – the mechanicals can be engineered beautifully as well.
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ArticleGeneva 2018: Subaru Viziv Tourer
Subaru, the quirky Japanese company, shows what could be its future estate/wagon the Viziv Tourer Concept
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ArticleGeneva 2018: Cuteness overload
Everywhere you looked at the show, there were cute cars looking winsomely back
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ArticleGeneva 2018: Meet the Lvchi/IDEA Venere
Lvchi/IDEA Venere – a new executive Tesla rival from a Chinese/Italian team
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ArticleCCotW: Dodge Daroo I and II (1968 & 1969)
The King of Kustoms sprinkles some magic hot rod dust on a sedate Dodge compact
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ArticleThe luxury vehicle of the future is… a pickup truck?
An unlikely body style emerges as a strong upmarket player
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ArticleCCotW: Bertone Birusa (2003)
A sleek BMW-based concept that foretold the future. Just not the right future…
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ArticleConcept Car of the Week: Porsche 942 (1984) & H50 (1987)
Two concepts – Porsche 942 & H50 – that pointed the way to the Porsche Panamera
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ArticleConcept Car of the Week: Bob Peak’s Ferraris (1965)
American illustrator Robert “Bob” Peak was more famous for movie posters until he met North American Ferrari importer Luigi Chinetti. The pair embarked on a collaboration with compelling results
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ArticleCCotW: Pontiac Club de Mer (1956)
Karl Smith digs back into the history of the astonishing Pontiac Club de Mer, inspired partly by dry-lake speedsters of the time
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ArticleConcept Car of the Week: The Italdesign Aces (1973-’79)
A trio of often-overlooked concepts by Giugiaro – The Italdesign Aces