All Truck design articles
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ArticleThe expanding universe of the pick-up truck
Times, and powertrains, are changing – Karl Smith investigates how the pickup truck is finding itself in the middle of an ever-expanding universe of products
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Volkswagen releases sketches of new Amarok pick-up
The new Volkswagen Amarok has a fresh design with numerous improvements inside and out
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Lightening the Ford F-150 Lightning
As truck buyers increasingly scrutinise range, Ford’s design team had to pay close attention to lightweighting in realising the OEMs gamechanging F-150 Lightning
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Opinion: Rollin’ coal, culture wars and Ford’s ‘Truck of the Future’
In the United States, the ICE versus EV debate became a battleground in an ongoing culture war. But as more and more combustion era icons go electric, can design help cut through the noise and usher in a new automotive culture?
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F-150 Lightning: Ford’s Truck of the Future?
Ford is betting that any scepticism concerning electrification of the F-series will be blown away by its sheer ability. And with more pulling power, space and versatility than ever before, should we doubt them? Car Design News spoke to Ford’s global design director Todd Willing ahead of the full reveal
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Altered beast: Ford F-150 Raptor
“Being the king of the hill is what keeps me awake at night,” says Ehab Kaoud, chief designer for Ford Trucks. Car Design News spoke to him about the latest iteration of the Ford-150 Raptor
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Ford F-150 redesign puts customers at its (mighty) heart
The new Ford F-150, launched in the early hours of this morning, UK time, holds few surprises on the exterior, it is recognisably an F-150, look inside and the storage and truck-as-workplace solutions are beautifully resolved and carefully thought-out.
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2021 GMC Yukon Denali - interior story
General Motors has brought its most premium SUV to-date to market with the 2021 Yukon Denali. “We challenged ourselves to build on more than two decades of iconic design and take it to the next level,” Matthew Noone, Director of design for GMC (and Chevrolet) told Interior Motives at the Yukon’s premiere
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Cadillac debuts new 2021 Escalade
Cadillac has revealed the interior and exterior of the 2021 Escalade luxury SUV
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Wild Trapezoidal Tesla Truck Debuts in Los Angeles
Tesla has debuted its long-awaited electric pickup truck: the Cybertruck. Featuring only straight surfaces and some very large claimed numbers…
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CCotM: Hymer VisionVenture RV (2019)
Our concept car of the month isn’t a car at all, but a reimagining of the recreational vehicle formula. We take a look at the all-terrain motorhome of the near future, which debuted at the Caravan Salon in Düsseldorf.
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Frankfurt 2019: Land Rover officially debuts new Defender
After more leaks than, well, the old car actually… we can finally show you Land Rover’s reinvented icon properly, with the 2020 Defender making its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Car Design News takes a look at this design icon.
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The Art of Construction: designing heavy machinery
Design Director of Volvo CE Gustavo Guerra explains what drives construction equipment and truck design
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VW joins the pickup pack with the Altas Tanoak
Unveiled at the New York Auto show in 2018, Volkswagen’s Altas Tanoak concept vehicle targets the pickup segment
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Pickup Trucks: Where Next?
What does the expanding remit of the pickup mean for its designers?
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The luxury vehicle of the future is... a pickup truck?
An unlikely body style emerges as a strong upmarket player
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First Sight: Iveco Z-Truck
Ex-Bertone and Ghia man David Wilkie’s new concept is… a lorry. And it’s rather good. We take a guided tour of the Iveco Z-Truck
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New Car: Toyota HiLux (2015)
Eighth-generation HiLux adds luxury to the car's functional brief
