THE OPEL MANTA TURNS FIFTY
The Opel Manta, one of the most representative models of the German manufacturer, celebrates its 50th birthday. But what was the genesis of this successful project? One Saturday morning in 1969, George Gallion, [...]
RANGE ROVER, FIFTY YEARS OF LUXURY
Range Rover celebrates 50 years of innovation and style with the "Fifthy" special edition. The original luxury SUV invented a new market segment in 1970 which is still current and successful today. To [...]
FCA, THE DESIGN CENTER SKETCHES IN SUPPORT OF SAVE THE CHILDREN
FCA starts again with children and their future, supporting Save the Children activities. With the stART Again project, the FCA Group is offering for sale at the symbolic price of 20 euros on [...]
BMW M5, DESIGNED FOR THE TRACK
The arrival of the new BMW M5 coincides with the mid-career resyling of the traditional Bavarian saloon version. The car has received a stylistic fine-tuning, a general technical refinement and also features a [...]
FORD GT40 ORIGINAL SKETCHES
While searching through the styling negative collection recently, Ford's archivists stumbled across what are believed to be some of the earliest design sketches of the Ford GT40, drawn 57 years ago today. And [...]
PEUGEOT, THE EVOLUTION OF SEATS IN 60 YEARS OF HISTORY
In 60 years of history, seats have passed important technological milestones. In 1955, the first adjustable seats (backrest inclination and seat slide) appeared on mass-produced cars. Peugeot equipped its flagship model of the [...]
MV AGUSTA, GIORGIO MAZZOTTI NEW DESIGN DIRECTOR
MV Agusta announces a reorganisation at the top of its CRC style centre in San Marino. Giorgio Mazzotti will be the new Design Director, and Alessandro Volpini the new Technical Manager. The appointments [...]
DESIGN HISTORY | PEUGEOT EX1
PEUGEOT EX1, THE FEEL OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY (Auto&Design n.187/2011) One of the concepts created by Peugeot this last Autumn preferred the sincerity of the circuit over the hype of the motor show: [...]
FORD USES HISTORIC “ORANGE MUSTANG” FOR THE MACH-E
What's in a color? When you talk about orange, one of the most popular colors of the Ford Mustang, a lot. Ford has decided to launch the Cyber Orange Metallic Tri-Coat on the [...]
PININFARINA AND BLIMP, TOGETHER FOR HEALTH PREVENTION
Design and technology are at the service of health prevention. Pininfarina, now committed to the research of integrated solutions and ready application for the post-Covid19 phase, enters into a strategic partnership with Blimp, [...]