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Design Driven: Polestar 3 vs. Polestar 4

Car Design News pits the Polestar 3 against its newer, younger sibling in an all-in battle royale.Which slice of Chinese-funded scandi-minimalism will win out in this design face-off

Guy Bird

Nissan Leaf branches out into crossover segment

Nissan spearheaded the modern era of electric cars back in 2009, but after being swamped by competitors in recent years, the third generation has branched out into the crossover segment. Mark Smyth took a closer look at it in Sweden

Mark Smyth

First sight: Omoda 9

Chery International’s new brand Omoda is moving fast. Since launching in 2022 under the Chery moniker, Omoda has morphed into a standalone brand with its sights trained on the European premium market. Car Design News took a look at the Omoda 9 flaghship

James McLachlan

Car Design round-up: Aston Martin, BMW and Škoda

Car Design News takes a look at the news that may have gone under the radar this week, including the latest from Aston Martin, BMW and Škoda

Lucy Abbott

In pictures: the new Toyota RAV4

Toyota has revealed the all-new RAV4 on stage in Tokyo

Car Design News

Local and global forces unite at 2025 Shanghai Auto Show

Here are a dozen cars that stood out on CDN’s tour of the show floor at this year’s Auto Shanghai

Toby Clarke

First Sight: Volvo’s Jeremy Offer on the ES90 and beyond

From 1980s Coupé inspiration to 2025 tech challenges and future opportunities, Volvo’s head of global design Jeremy Offer gets candid

Guy Bird

New Audi A6 Avant revealed

We suspect this premium estate is one of the last to be designed by the previous head of Audi design, Marc Lichte

Lucy Abbott

Car design round-up: Volvo, Renault and Mini

Car Design News takes a look at some of the stories that may have gone under the radar this week. Read on for the latest from Volvo, Renault and Mini

Lucy Abbott

CDN’s highlights from Rétromobile 2025: rare concepts, modern classics and auto merch heaven

Guy Bird was in Paris for Retromobile 2025 earlier this month and found an impressive mix of cars, clothes and auto-related curiosities

Guy Bird

Massimo Fracella: Audi combines engineering knowledge and progressive design

Audi’s new design boss looks ahead to CDN’s upcoming livestream on German car design

Freddie Holmes

Car design round-up: Italdesign, Mazda, Microlino, RAM, Renault

Welcome to the first car design news-in-brief for 2025

Car Design News

Interior Motives: Fiat Grande Panda

The 2024 Fiat Grande Panda is part of a new family of vehicles that lean into the legacy of the very first one, but in intelligent new ways

Guy Bird

Klaus Busse on design, changing tech and the beast of Modena

Car Design News paid a visit to Centro Stile to catch up with Klaus Busse, design director at Maserati, and to see the beast of Modena

James McLachlan

First Sight: Nio launches distinctive new Firefly brand

Nio has unveiled new brand Firefly with a B-segment vehicle featuring a European-led design, a distinctive look, and iconic ambitions. Toby Clarke was there for CDN to speak with senior VP of design Kris Tomasson

Toby Clarke

Make Lancia great again – CDN visits Centro Stile

Brutalist architecture, classic italian furniture and bold geometry are the nucleus of Lancia’s revival. Car Design News paid a visit to Centro Stile to hear from new design boss – and brand super fan – Gianni Colonello

James McLachlan

In pictures: the all-new Hyundai Palisade

The all-new full-size SUV has been given its global reveal

Car Design News

We were determined to create something striking: Giovanny Arroba on the new Nissan Murano

Nissan’s senior design director speaks with CDN about the long-awaited update to the brand’s signature midsize SUV

Karl Smith

Mahindra’s new SUV shows concepts can make it to production

The concept we saw over two years ago has made it through to production virtually unchanged, a testament to the advanced design studio that does far more than purely creative work

Freddie Holmes

Highlights from the Los Angeles Auto Show: camping, SUVs and concepts

Once again Korean brands anchor the show, but surprises elsewhere on the show floor make it worth a visit

Karl Smith

Audi launches new sub-brand in China and new AUDI E concept

When is an Audi not an Audi? When it’s an AUDI.

Karl Smith

Italian coachbuilder reimagines Maserati Biturbo with new restomod

Italian coachworks Modena Automobili has revealed its first restomod which reimagines the Maserati Biturbo

Freddie Holmes

Porsche goes emblem heavy with ‘puristic’ new Carrera T

The updated model employs graphics and lighting to celebrate the six-speed manual transmission

Car Design News

Dacia enters the C-segment with the Bigster

Dacia is back with the Bigster and has remained faithful to the chunky 2021 concept. Car Design News spoke to design director David Durand about the brand’s entry into the C-segment

James McLachlan

Car design round-up: Paris previews, McLaren’s P1 successor and job news

Car Design News looks at some of the design stories that may have gone under the radar over the past week. Read on for the latest from Renault, Ultrafabrics, McLaren and more…

Car Design News

BREAKING: Cupra reveals ‘rebellious’ Terramar SUV in Barcelona

The Spanish brand has thrown a lavish event to celebrate the launch of its new model, a performance SUV that it says is an example of “design following emotion”

Freddie Holmes

Interview: Stefan Lamm, director global advanced design, Mercedes-Benz

Car Design News sits down with Stefan Lamm, the new director of global advanced design at Mercedes-Benz to discuss early beginnings, showcars and his career highlights

Michael Nash

Technicon Design on the “rewarding nature” of perceived quality in car design

Technicon Design has established itself as an expert in the world of perceived quality, an element of automotive design that should be given greater care

Car Design News

Car design round-up: Omoda’s UK launch; Pininfarina design comp and hemp leather

Car Design News looks at some of the design stories that may have gone under the radar over the past week. Read on for the latest from Pininfarina, AMG and the latest raft of Chinese EVs

Car Design News

Caterham 620S: timeless car design and form following function

Following an earlier experience with the entry-level Super 600, Car Design News gets to know the raucous and hands-on Caterham Seven 620S. It surprised not only with its performance, but also the user experience

Freddie Holmes

Sasha and Inna Selipanov on Nilu27, their “middle finger” to the car industry

Car Design News went along to the hotly anticipated launch of the Nilu hypercar and grabbed a word with the masterminds behind it

Laura Burstein

How does marketing influence car design?

Car Design News investigates how departments beyond the studio influence the final design of a vehicle. This time, it is not engineering, but marketing and product planning under the microscope

Freddie Holmes

British firm reimagines classic G-Wagon

The ‘Soujourn’ aims to bring a touch of refinement to the original Geländewagen

Freddie Holmes

In pictures: Bentley Motors car meet

Bentley invited its design team to host an informal car meet at the British brand’s Crewe campus. Intrigued, Car Design News went along to find out what designers who spend their working life defining the upper echelons of luxury, drive in the real world. The results were sometimes surprising

James McLachlan

“Caterham appeals to an English eccentricity that has been managed out of modern life”

Few things are as joyful and pure as a Caterham and the anniversary edition Super Seven 600 is no exception. Car Design News’ editor James McLachlan took one for a spin

James McLachlan

Goodwood 2024: hypercars, fireworks and crashes

Goodwood Festival of Speed was an altogether different proposition in 2024, owing to the huge Chinese presence that in turn upped the EV quotient to new heights. Car Design News reports on launches from MG, Polestar, Ford and others

James McLachlan

Design driven: Peugeot E-5008

Car Design News takes a Scandinavian road trip in Peugeot’s new all-electric seven-seater SUV, the e-5008

James McLachlan

First Sight: Tourbillon is a Bugatti to watch

Design director Frank Heyl explains the all-new Bugatti

Guy Bird

“This can only be done in Italy” – Quentin Amore on the Maserati GranCabrio

Car Design News asked exterior chief designer at Maserati, Quentin Amore to compare the electric and ICE versions of the new GranCabrio and how Maserati is incorporating historic cues into modern design

Trinity Francis

Car design round-up: Bugatti Tourbillon, Maserati and Ferrari

Car Design News looks at some of the design stories that may have gone under the radar over the past week. Read on for the latest from BMW, Bugatti, Maserati and more…

Car Design News

Ex-Mercedes designer reimagines iconic 190E EVO II

With rich experience of working on Mercedes-AMG projects, Edgar Chu jumped at the chance to reimagine the EVO II. He tells CDN the challenge was in balancing past and future

Freddie Holmes

Q&A: Francois Leboine on the new Fiat Panda family

Car Design News spoke to head of Fiat design Francois Leboine about Giugiaro and the 2019 Centoventi concept car, the new Panda range and why plug-n-play accessories could be an important part of his new design approach

“Alfa Romeo is a car for egoists” – Alejandro Mesonero-Romanos

Car Design News visited Alejandro Mesonero-Romanos at Alfa Romeo’s studio in Turin to hear about the Junior and the designer’s hopes for the future of the brand

James McLachlan

Generations: looking back at the Dodge Charger

A look back of the history of the Dodge Charger reveals the good, the bad, and the plain awful

Karl Smith

Car design round-up: Goodwood, gongs and green paint

Car Design News looks at some of the design stories that may have gone under the radar over the past week. Read on for the latest from Alfa Romeo, Bertone, BYD and more…

Car Design News

Cadillac fashions its EV future with new Optiq

Cadillac is continuing to rebrand for the electrified era. Its first EV, the Lyriq, debuted four years ago and since then the design team at the famous American marque have brought us the luxurious Celestiq, the Escalade IQ and revealed the 2025 seven-seater Vistiq

Mark Smyth

“Our inspiration is in people and the character they have”

Cupra used the reveal of its new Leon and Formentor models in Madrid to underline its commitment to a new design language distinct from the ‘performance Seat’ look. The brand also unveiled bespoke design studio Cupra Design

Mark Smyth

Flashback: Return to Geneva

After sixty years, an iconic sports car had a quiet homecoming to the show where it all began

Karl Smith

Dodge introduces a new generation Charger

The storied Dodge Charger muscle car starts a new era as an all-electric with artificial sound and an ICE option

Karl Smith

How proportions influence a car’s perceived value

Using the Toyota Mirai as a case study, design strategist Jelle Tjebbes argues that the package often has a far greater impact on the perception of value than exterior styling

Jelle Tjebbes

Avatr 12 gran coupe blends Chinese innovation with European flair

The Avatr 12 was unveiled to the world this year at IAA in Munich and is going on sale this week in China. The “monolithic” gran coupe without a rear window shines, thanks to a design team assembled from European luxury brands

Laura Burstein

Ford balances form and function with new Tourneo

The new Ford Tourneo Courier has just entered production. We caught up with its design team ahead of the launch to find out how they approached the redesign, and why it balances the needs of various user groups in a way that other vehicles do not

Freddie Holmes

First sight: Cadillac’s stunning electric Escalade IQ

The iconic American luxury SUV boasts a new platform, sportier proportions, and design cues inspired by the Celestiq flagship sedan.

Laura Burstein

Car Design News in Review 2023 Q2

Car Design News’ James McLachlan and Freddie Holmes rendevous at the CDN headquarters to discuss new car launches from Mercedes, Lancia, Aston Martin and a host of others, plus people moves, car design events and why designers need to work harder on sound design. We also interview clay modeller Harry Burgess about his craft

Watch: Hyundai’s Simon Loasby speaks to Car Design News at Goodwood

Biuilding on the success of the award-winning Ioniq 5, Hyundai unveiled the high-performance N version at Goodwood Festival of Speed. The South Korean brand’s VP of design Simon Loasby was on hand to talk CDN through the new model, why it makes sense to introduce engine noise and gear changes to an EV, plus share his thoughts on the allure of Goodwood

James McLachlan

A Summer of midcentury modern at the Petersen Museum

In Los Angeles, Midcentury cars from storied marques like Ferrari, Porsche and Jaguar, make quite a statement

EyesOn Design weekend celebrates revolutionary designs, honours Ralph Gilles

The annual charity concours, held every year outside Detroit on Father’s Day, is a star-studded affair where automotive artistry meets philanthropy. CDN’s Laura Burstein served as a judge for this year’s event and got the inside scoop

Laura Burstein

First Sight: Scissor-doored MG Cyberster is production-bound

MG is returning to its roadster roots with a full-electric, two-seater. Car Design News gained the first in-person view of the full-scale design model last week

Lincoln: Nautilus SUV shows next-level design language and interior execution

Ahead of its reveal in New York City, North American correspondent Laura Burstein talked with Lincoln’s design team about bringing show car elements to production

Laura Burstein

Polestar 4 debuts in Shanghai

Sleek SUV coupe built on Geely architecture ditches rear window, takes cues from Precept concept

Laura Burstein

Sono Motors designer discusses solar EV

Car Design News chats with the lead designer of a forthcoming solar-powered family car about form, function and the influence of engineering on design

Freddie Holmes

Porsche reveals 911 Dakar in LA

Inspired by the Paris-Dakar winning model from 1984, this new limited-run Porsche 911 is rugged and pared back

Freddie Holmes

Mitsubishi reveals next-gen Outlander PHEV

Mitsubishi says it is setting a new standard for plug-in hybrid SUVs with its 2023 Outlander PHEV

Freddie Holmes

The Polestar 3 breaks cover in Copenhagen

Polestar debuted its full-sized SUV to media, dealers, and customers at a special event in Copenhagen, showing off a crucial model for the brand as it inches closer to a full lineup. Car Design News was there

Laura Burstein

Honda brings in electric era with Prologue SUV

As its name would suggest, the Prologue marks a line in the sand for Honda: it is going all electric, and this new SUV will officially kickstart that transition. New images reveal a chunky exterior that appears to shun today’s EV styling norms

Freddie Holmes

GAC previews the Aion AS9 supersports car

Car Design News speaks to Fan Zhang, VP of design GAC and Pontus Fontaeus design director of the OEMs advanced studio about the forthcoming ‘Supersports car’ for the fledgling Aion brand. Dubbed (for now) the AS9, we get a sneak peek at what it will look like

2024 Ford Mustang Debuts: “Pure American muscle”

The last ICE-powered version of the iconic pony car, the Ford Mustang, gets a crisp, edgy design and more tech to attract younger buyers

Laura Burstein

Ford launches the E-Transit Custom

Ford has revealed its electrified E-Transit Custom, which, thanks to a close collaboration between design, engineering and research teams is chock full of innovation. Car Design News spoke to design director Amko Leenarts and head of D-Ford Usha Raghavachari

James McLachlan

MG adds bold new EV to line-up

The MG4 is the brand’s first EV to be built on parent company SAIC’s modular scalable platform – and brings a dramatic new look to the table

Freddie Holmes

Polestar 6 confirmed

Good news for sports car fans – Polestar’s 02 roadster concept will go into production as the Polestar 6

No surprises as Civic Type R goes performance first

The Civic Type-R dynasty continues, with the sixth-generation staying true to form. Honed on the asphalt of Suzuka, it cuts an even more aggressive figure than usual

Freddie Holmes

Gamechanger: the BMW i3

A radical departure from what had gone before, the i3 set BMW on the path to electrification via a collaborative, though not always harmonious, relationship between the German OEMs design and engineering teams. Mark Smyth charts the story of this gamechanging car

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Design Driven: Polestar 3 vs. Polestar 4

Nissan Leaf branches out into crossover segment

First sight: Omoda 9

Car Design round-up: Aston Martin, BMW and Škoda

In pictures: the new Toyota RAV4

Local and global forces unite at 2025 Shanghai Auto Show

First Sight: Volvo’s Jeremy Offer on the ES90 and beyond

New Audi A6 Avant revealed

Car design round-up: Volvo, Renault and Mini

CDN’s highlights from Rétromobile 2025: rare concepts, modern classics and auto merch heaven

Massimo Fracella: Audi combines engineering knowledge and progressive design

Car design round-up: Italdesign, Mazda, Microlino, RAM, Renault

Interior Motives: Fiat Grande Panda

Klaus Busse on design, changing tech and the beast of Modena

First Sight: Nio launches distinctive new Firefly brand

Make Lancia great again – CDN visits Centro Stile

In pictures: the all-new Hyundai Palisade

We were determined to create something striking: Giovanny Arroba on the new Nissan Murano

Mahindra’s new SUV shows concepts can make it to production

Highlights from the Los Angeles Auto Show: camping, SUVs and concepts

Audi launches new sub-brand in China and new AUDI E concept

Italian coachbuilder reimagines Maserati Biturbo with new restomod

Porsche goes emblem heavy with ‘puristic’ new Carrera T

Dacia enters the C-segment with the Bigster

Car design round-up: Paris previews, McLaren’s P1 successor and job news

BREAKING: Cupra reveals ‘rebellious’ Terramar SUV in Barcelona

Interview: Stefan Lamm, director global advanced design, Mercedes-Benz

Technicon Design on the “rewarding nature” of perceived quality in car design

Car design round-up: Omoda’s UK launch; Pininfarina design comp and hemp leather

Caterham 620S: timeless car design and form following function

Sasha and Inna Selipanov on Nilu27, their “middle finger” to the car industry

How does marketing influence car design?

British firm reimagines classic G-Wagon

In pictures: Bentley Motors car meet

“Caterham appeals to an English eccentricity that has been managed out of modern life”

Goodwood 2024: hypercars, fireworks and crashes

Design driven: Peugeot E-5008

First Sight: Tourbillon is a Bugatti to watch

“This can only be done in Italy” – Quentin Amore on the Maserati GranCabrio

Car design round-up: Bugatti Tourbillon, Maserati and Ferrari

Ex-Mercedes designer reimagines iconic 190E EVO II

Q&A: Francois Leboine on the new Fiat Panda family

“Alfa Romeo is a car for egoists” – Alejandro Mesonero-Romanos

Generations: looking back at the Dodge Charger

Car design round-up: Goodwood, gongs and green paint

Cadillac fashions its EV future with new Optiq

“Our inspiration is in people and the character they have”

Flashback: Return to Geneva

Dodge introduces a new generation Charger

How proportions influence a car’s perceived value

Avatr 12 gran coupe blends Chinese innovation with European flair

Ford balances form and function with new Tourneo

First sight: Cadillac’s stunning electric Escalade IQ

Car Design News in Review 2023 Q2

Watch: Hyundai’s Simon Loasby speaks to Car Design News at Goodwood

A Summer of midcentury modern at the Petersen Museum

EyesOn Design weekend celebrates revolutionary designs, honours Ralph Gilles

First Sight: Scissor-doored MG Cyberster is production-bound

Lincoln: Nautilus SUV shows next-level design language and interior execution

Polestar 4 debuts in Shanghai

Sono Motors designer discusses solar EV

Porsche reveals 911 Dakar in LA

Mitsubishi reveals next-gen Outlander PHEV

The Polestar 3 breaks cover in Copenhagen

Honda brings in electric era with Prologue SUV

GAC previews the Aion AS9 supersports car

2024 Ford Mustang Debuts: “Pure American muscle”

Ford launches the E-Transit Custom

MG adds bold new EV to line-up

Polestar 6 confirmed

No surprises as Civic Type R goes performance first

Gamechanger: the BMW i3

Cupra ups its game for the younger generation

Designing for a smarter future

Honda previews polished Prologue electric SUV

Watch: Back to the Future of Interiors

JLR reveals the new Range Rover Sport

Ferrari SP48 Unica reflects subtle design exploration

Interview: Ford’s global head of design Anthony Lo