Thomas Imhof
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Gert Hildebrand talks us through the Qoros 5's design
The story behind the creation of Qoros' 'older brother'
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From 323 to Xedos – 25 years of Mazda’s European design centre
Exploring a quarter of a century of the Japanese firm's German studio and its creations
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Design Development: Qoros 2 PHEV concept
How Qoros managed to design a concept in a record 10 weeks by working almost non-stop across two continents
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Design Development: Ford C-Max and Grand C-Max
The most delicate problem for the design team was the integration of the two sliding doors as Ford wanted to avoid any connotation which could be linked to commercial vehicles. The designers therefore looked for a way to conceal the rail by integrating an undercut line on the shoulder of ...
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Design Development: Ford C-Max and Grand C-Max
The new C-Max - now in its second generation without the Focus moniker - is the first product from Ford's new global CK-architecture, which will also be used for the all new-Focus sedan due to appear later next year.
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Design Development: Tata Nexon concept
Type sub-compact crossover conceptLength 3,995mmWidth 1,730mmHeight 1,600mmWheelbase 2,540mm
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Design Review: Opel Astra
With an overall length of 4420mm, the new Astra has grown by 170mm. In the segment, only the Mazda3 is longer at 4460mm, while a Golf, by comparison, measures only 4200mm. The Renault Mégane and Ford Focus come in at with 4300mm and 4340mm respectively. With a width of 1814mm ...
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Design Review: Opel Astra
The Astra was and still is the most vital car in the Opel/Vauxhall portfolio. It usually accounts for a third of the company's annual sales volume and was one of the European market's top three sellers in recent years - though most of the time only as runner-up to its ...
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Design Review: Mercedes-Benz Concept Fascination
The interior of the four-seater - sketched by Stopke but created with help from the interior design studio at Lake Como in Italy - carries forward the design character of the exterior while emphasizing European luxury. "It was meant to be our homage to Paris, inspired by the Longchamps Horseracing," ...
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Design Review: Mercedes-Benz Concept Fascination
Times are tough for the world's oldest automaker. Workers at its German factory were sent on a premature Christmas 'holiday' as assembly lines were shut down for five consecutive weeks due to slumping demand for new Mercedes-Benz vehicles.
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Design Development: Rinspeed Budii
The aim of the design team was to make driverless travel as comfortable as possible, using fine materials, high quality surfaces and advanced heating and infotainment systems. The interior of Budii is a joint effort from Hornschuch and Strähle+Hess, with some input on upholstery from Mansory, thermoplastics from Schöller, and ...
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Design Development: Rinspeed Budii
Vehicle type Concept city carLength 4008mmWidth 1905mmHeight 1620mmWheelbase 2570mmDesign director Frank M. RinderknecktProject manager Peter KägiTechnical implementation/final assembly EsoroInterior design Hornschuch Group/Strähle+HessProject started June 2014Project completed February 2015First seen March 2015