All Mclaren Design articles
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ArticleSeating Trends: Driver centred solutions
Designing the cabin to allow the driver to sit in the centre and the development of lighter, more sustainable seats
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News
UK Government calls for ventilator help
In the past weeks, many companies have been asking what they can do to assist with the rapid production of ventilators to assist with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Design consultancies, large carmakers, small engineering firms, and everyone in-between are keen to offer their assistance at this critical time.
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BAC explored generative design for its new Mono
British sports car manufacturer’s design director explains how generative design and 3D printing enhanced their new Mono single seater
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ArtCenter 2019/20 Degree Show
Quality over quantity at the leading California automotive design school ArtCenter
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Updated: Gordon Murray Automotive T.50 teased
Gordon Murray Automotive has previewed its T.50 V12 hypercar and its ingenious ground effect fan system…
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Interior Motives
Interior Motives – Spring 2019
In this Issue: McLaren Speedtail, Peugeot 208, Renault Clio, YFAI XiM20, Tata H2X Concept, Infiniti QX Inspiration
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Article
Vision Gran Turismo – The Cars
(This was originally a bonus section attached to our essay about how car design and video games have overlapped in recent years, which you can read here .) A Rolling Start The idea of cars designed specifically for video games didn’t arrive suddenly. As well as its own ...
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Design interview: Chen Zheng, Chang An
Chang An’s design approach is predicting and shaping consumer tastes
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Video
Chasing Perfect - a film about the life and career of designer Frank Stephenson
New film features details of Frank’s design process for the MINI, Fiat 500, BMW X5, McLaren P1 and new Lilium EV VTOL Video: Chasing Perfect - a film about the life and career of designer Frank Stephenson
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News
Gordon Murray launches new book, virtual museum
Legendary sports car designer celebrates his 50-year career
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Article
McLaren Speedtail - the inside story
Like an F1 car but with a different mission, the Speedtail sets a new benchmark for speedy comfort, as Rob Melville and his design team explain
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McLaren teases new GT model
New “superlight grand tourer” gets previewed ahead of May 15 debut
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Geneva 2019: Automobili Pininfarina Battista
New, old brand launches cutting edge electric hypercar
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Article
Six books for your holiday wish list
Buy them for your learned friend, relative or colleague… or just get them for yourself
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Design Essay: Lighting – Car Design’s Latest Battleground
Whether they’re ‘eyes’ or ‘brand signatures’, they’re designed for more than just night vision…
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McLaren introduces Speedtail three-seat ‘hyper-GT’
British brand merges F1 and P1 to create its latest ‘Ultimate Series’ flagship
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Car Design Essentials Part 3: Graphics
Designers talk of “having an eye for design,” an intuitive sense of what’s harmonious and what is undesirable but what exactly are the components of the criteria that they’re using? For automotive design it essentially breaks down into three steps, which we term ‘Bones, Muscles and Graphics’. In this final part, we examine the third element of evaluating automotive design, the graphic treatment (grilles, lamps, window shapes, shutlines, DRG, DLO, wheels)
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CCotW: Citroën Osée (2001)
A Geneva show car which bravely tried to reinvent the French marque
