All articles by Karl Smith – Page 6
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ArticleKarma Automotive launches ‘New Dawn’ product showcase
Californian brand shows us how they are moving beyond a revived Fisker sedan
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ArticleCCotW: BMW Vision EfficientDynamics (2009)
A study in aero, packaging and fuel saving that still looks futuristic
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ArticleConcept Car of the Week: Lincoln Futura (1955)
The Lincoln Futura concept car is most widely known in its later incarnation as the Batmobile in the 1960s television series Batman. But that is just one part of its long life, and the car is proof that some concept cars can lead interesting lives far beyond the motor show circuit
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ArticleDave Marek draws Acura’s future design language
We get an impromptu design primer during a recent studio visit in LA
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ArticleCCotW: Ford MA (2002)
In 2002 Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art celebrated the work of automotive designer J Mays with an exhibition called Retrofuturism: The Work of J Mays. It was a retrospective of his work which included the Audi Avus, the Volkswagen Concept One and Ford New Thunderbird, among others.
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ArticleConcept Car of the Week: Linea Diamante (1953)
Arguably Italy’s greatest modernist architect, Gio Ponti also had a whirl at car design with the Linea Diamante
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ArticleGeneva 2019: Abarth’s 70th-anniversary exhibition
The storied racecar maker’s classics are on display at Geneva
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ArticleGeneva 2019: Honda e Prototype
Honda’s evolved EV spearheads a serious push for electrification
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ArticleGeneva 2019: Mercedes CLA Shooting Brake
A new generation of the A-class wago– er, Shooting Brake
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ArticleConcept Car of the Week: Buick ‘Y’ Job (1938)
Designed by the legendary Harley Earl, the Buick Y-Job was the first ever concept car. Car Design News delves into the back story of this landmark car
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ArticleConcept Car of the Week: Pontiac ‘Ghost Car’ (1939)
The transparent Pontiac Ghost Car was unveiled at the 1939 World’s Fair in New York as part of General Motors Futurama exhibit
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Palm Springs: Modernism, GM legends and the iconic Avanti
Palm Springs Modernism Week is a must for fans of mid-century modern – cars and their designers too
