VOLKSWAGEN GOLF, TRADITIONAL REVOLUTION
“Innovating without distorting, preserving while improving”. Klaus Bischoff, head of Volkswagen design, and, since April 2020, style boss for all the German group’s brands, points out that radically changing the Golf’s eighth generation would have been a mistake. “The Golf is an immortal model. Every new edition has entailed unprecedented elements, while preserving its soul”. The lines of the 8th are sportier and cleaner compared to the previous versions, [...]
DE TOMASO P72, PAST AND FUTURE
As the development program of our De Tomaso P72 progresses the time is right to reveal some previously unreleased technical information of the P72 powertrain. “Prior to doing so, we want to comment on [...]
MERCEDES-BENZ GLA, FEW LINES AND MARKED SURFACES
The new Gla, the eighth model to join the line-up, rounds off the current compact car generation from Mercedes-Benz. At the same time it represents the entry level into the brand’s successful family of [...]
ASTON MARTIN AND ACH, DESIGN COLLABORATION
Aston Martin Lagonda and Airbus Corporate Helicopters revealed a new partnership that brings together automotive and aeronautical design. For the past 12 months designers from both brands have worked together on the aesthetic styling [...]
KLAUS BISCHOFF NEW HEAD OF VW GROUP DESIGN
Personnel changes at Volkswagen Group Design. Klaus Bischoff, head of design of Volkswagen brand, will take over as Head of Group Design effective April 1, 2020, initially serving in both capacities. Jozef Kabaň will [...]
BREMBO STILE, PERFORMANCE AND INNOVATION
For over 50 years, Brembo's braking systems have been pervaded by a mix of technology, innovation and aesthetics, the latter aspect continuing to grow in importance as feedback from both customers and end users [...]
MINI JOHN COOPER WORKS GP: FUNCTIONAL AESTHETICS
Now in its third generation, the John Cooper Works GP represents the “raciest” side of the Mini’s character. With only 3,000 units of the car produced, it distinguishes itself from the other, softer versions [...]
CADILLAC XT4, A YANKEE DESIGNED FOR EUROPE
“We were successful in capturing the Cadillac essence in a really small athletic package,” says Robin Krieg, with a certain pride. He is lead exterior designer for what is probably one of America’s most [...]
KIA NIRO RESTYLING, NEW INSIDE
Some three years since the Kia Niro was launched, the Korean manufacturer has given its “green” crossover a fresh new look, albeit without making any drastic changes. Up front there are the new arrow-shaped [...]
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LIGHTYEAR ONE BY GRANSTUDIO, HOLISTIC VISION
How can a car bring ethics to everyday mobility and still combine, harmoniously, the needs of today's society with [...]
HYUNDAI 45, HERITAGE FOR TOMORROW
When Giorgetto Giugiaro designed the Hyundai Pony Coupé, presented by his Italdesign at the Turin Motor Show in 1974, [...]
VOLKSWAGEN ID.3, BACK TO THE FUTURE
“A clean break with the past, a total transformation”. The conversation with Klaus Bischoff, head of Volkswagen brand design, [...]
IVECO S-WAY, IN PRAISE OF POWER
Turin. Again we’re discussing an entirely Italian concept of transport-linked style, not only one involving cars. Perhaps because of [...]
