TOYOTA FT-Me, POCKET REVOLUTION
City cars are under scrutiny. They are seen more and more as a force for disruption, and local authorities are being increasingly obliged to take restrictive measures to ease traffic congestion. While urban [...]
GFG STYLE PERALTA S, SHEER AUDACITY
Giugiaro says it was an act of courage. Because when he proposed to Carlos Peralta that he create an exclusive supercar, even he could not have imagined such an extraordinary outcome. It was [...]
FORD TRANSIT, MODULAR DESIGN
Is designing a van like the Transit like designing a car? Yes and no. It is from a strictly technical and, if you will, procedural standpoint: sketches, then on to the computer and [...]
CASE IMPACT, WORKING IN SAFETY
Innovation moves apace, even in the world of heavy machinery. That’s the spirit behind CASE Construction Equipment’s latest creation: the Impact concept, a compact wheel loader powered by a fully electric powertrain. In [...]
JEEP COMPASS, GLOBAL DESIGN WORK
The most seriously American brand in the Stellantis portfolio, Jeep has become a symbol of cross-continental collaboration, linking the automotive powerhouses of Detroit and Turin in a unique design partnership. This is why [...]
FERRARI 296 SPECIALE, ELEGANCE IN THE EXTREME
“All Ferraris are special, but this one is more Special than the rest,” quips Flavio Manzoni, Chief Design Officer at Ferrari, with a playful nod to the name of the newest creation to [...]
HYUNDAI NEXO, THE ART OF STEEL
After 7 years the time had come to give new life to the Nexo, Hyundai's hydrogen fuel cell car: “Giving it an SUV interior where before there was an inflated hatchback - explains [...]
MERCEDES-BENZ CLA, MINIMALIST HIGH-TECH
“A super computer on four wheels”. Ola Kallenius, CEO of Mercedes-Benz Group AG, hails the new CLA as “the most technologically advanced car we have ever made”, while a fleet of drones lights [...]
FIAT GRANDE PANDA, FUNKY FUNCTIONALITY
At the Stellantis Style Centre in Via Plava, Turin, the atmosphere is that of the never-to-be-repeated occasion. At the entrance, as if Giugiaro himself had just laid down his pencil, stands a red [...]
RENAULT TWINGO, AN EMOJI FOR THE CITY
From concept to prototype the step was – apparently – very short. Twingo concept at the Paris Motor Show – October 2024 – and Twingo prototype already at the Brussels Motor Show, January [...]