Issue no. 265 summary

IT&Design CES 2024, centre stage for AI
“The Turing test is a concept proposed by Alan Turing to assess the ability of a machine to exhibit intelligent behaviour that is indistinguishable from a human being’s during a conversation. Basically, if a person cannot tell the difference between the responses of a machine and a human… by Mario Cianflone

Cover story IVECO S-Way, a future on the road
A giant employing more than 35,000 – with 29 R&D centres, 20 production sites, a design centre with premises in Turin and Lyon – entirely given over to realising commercial vehicles and buses that are functional, cutting-edge and attractively designed. Iveco Group is also active in the Powertrain and Financial Services sectors… by Edoardo Nastri

Design story Dacia Duster, outdoor nature
“If it’s fine the way it is, why change it?”. That’s the question Dacia designers hear time and again when talking to Duster customers about how to evolve a highly successful model into a new generation with more up-to-date content. “We had to incorporate more technology, optimise consumption… by Silvia Baruffaldi

Interview Pierre Leclercq/Citroën ë-C3, the reasons for change
Why overturn an approach that has endured over twenty years? Till now, the Double Chevron’s top seller has stuck with a concept dating back to its inception in 2002: a five-door body of medium height with fresh, rounded lines and a refined cabin. Now the fourth generation, electric for the first time, has just launched in Europe… by Silvio jr Suppa

Design trend In the name of hyper-faceting
Sharp angles that change the meeting point of surfaces in a continuous overlap, taut and variously directed portions, sharp cuts played on details of a few centimetres or entire sides. More and more often the bodywork of newly introduced models appears to be built around the fragmentation into mutually inclined elements… by Silvio jr Suppa

Design story Geely, from the modernization of the aesthetics to a new paradigm
As we enter 2024, new energy vehicles (a definition used by Chinese brands to identify electric and hybrid vehicles – editor’s note) are developing rapidly, but design is still in a phase of exploration and innovation. China’s new energy vehicles are experiencing explosive growth, with technological progress…

Design story Toyota Land Cruiser 250, survival machine
It is a tradition, that of Toyota off-road vehicles, which has lasted since 1951, when the iconic FJ40 appeared on the scene challenging Jeep and Land Rover and giving life to a long series of heirs. Today, after a succession of 11.3 million units, it is the turn of the Land Cruiser 250 (it is called Prado, in some parts of the world)…by Fabio Galvano

Design centre BYD, technology and speed
“Welcome to the Black Crystal, the home of BYD design”. This is how Wolfgang Egger, Global Design Director of China’s largest automotive group and number one in the world for sales of electrified vehicles (pure electric and plug-in hybrids), welcomes us. We are in Shenzhen, in southern China, where the weather is mild in January and… by Silvia Baruffaldi

Design story Xpeng AeroHT eVTOL/Land Aircraft Carrier, desire to fly
A sports car with sinuous lines that can fly. We are not talking about the star of the latest sci-fi film, but the eVTOL, a futuristic creation by the Chinese brand AeroHT. The flying car was presented at the CES in Las Vegas and is a hybrid vehicle. The adjective does not refer to its propulsion, which is 100% electric…

Concept car Bulgari Aluminium Vision Gran Turismo, sporty timepiece
High jewellery and technology, timeless luxury and a glimpse into the future. An unlikely pairing that may seem surprising, especially when we are talking about two brands like Bulgari and Sony joining forces to create a sports car. The origin of the Bulgari Aluminium Vision Gran Turismo was something of a random occurrence … by Edoardo Nastri

Design story SAIC MG EX4, return of a legend
In the 1980s, the arrival of Group B brought momentous change to the world of rallying. 1982, in fact, saw the start of a veritable cult era for motorsports and, albeit short-lived, remains in the memory along with a host of iconic cars, symbols of a deep passion for motorsports…

Design story Italdesign/Caterham Project V, born out of a dream
It is not often that designers get to design the car of their dreams, but when opportunity and determination converge, wishes can turn into reality. This is what happened to Anthony Jannarelly, Chief Designer of Caterham Cars and founder of Jannarelly Automotive: “I have always loved… by Edoardo Nastri

Industrial design MM Design, the ice panther
Equipment and accessories for winter sports are no strangers to the industrial design studio MM Design – founded in Bolzano in 1991 and operating in Milan, São Paulo and Singapore – which, when it comes to snow-clearing machinery, has already designed interesting snow groomers and snow blowers for major European groups… by Ali Filippini

Bike&Design Suzuki GSX-8S, the shape of riding pleasure
The Suzuki GSX-8S is one of the Hamamatsu company’s most recent models and, above all, one of the most recent to have been designed from scratch. Both the Italian and the Japanese HQ’s style centre in Japan took part in its creation. It is from the collaboration of the two studios…by Francesco Barontini

School IAAD/Iveco Group, target: last-mile
Design a vehicle dedicated to logistics in the cities of the future. This was the brief for the IAAD Master’s in Transportation Design thesis project (academic year 2022/2023) which, in partnership with the Iveco Group, was assigned to fifty students…by Edoardo Nastri

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