CAR OF THE YEAR 2020 FINALISTS | PORSCHE TAYCAN
THE FIRST TIME With its clean, puristic design, the Porsche Taycan signals the beginning of a new era (this model is the very first electric Porsche of all time). At the same time, [...]
ALPINE A110 SPORTSX, ALL-TERRAIN CONCEPT CAR
Sportsmanship for every terrain. Alpine presents the A110 Sports X concept car, an interpretation of the French coupé inspired by the rally versions of the first A110, and more specifically the winner of the [...]
VOLKSWAGEN ID.3, ELECTRIC TURNING | CHAPTER 1
FROM CONCEPT CAR TO PRODUCTION The Volkswagen ID. Concept of 2016 marked a total revolution for the German manufacturer. The prototype, unveiled at the Paris Motor Show, anticipated the lines of the ID.3, [...]
LEXUS, ZERO-GRAVITY DESIGN
Zero Gravity is a Lexus like no other, a motorbike-style machine that will rocket above the surface of the moon at 500 km/h. The vehicle was designed by the team of the European [...]
VOLVO XC40 RECHARGE, “LESS IS MORE”
The very first all electric Volvo has arrived. The battery-powered Volvo XC40 Recharge, proves that Volvo cars can be made further better by taking certain things away. The advance of electric cars constitutes [...]
CRUISE ORIGIN, ERGONOMICS AND PRACTICALITY
Cruise, the Californian startup of General Motors dedicated to the development and design of autonomous vehicles, presented Origin, a zero-emission robot vehicle designed to move in the metropolises of the future in a [...]
CITROËN, DESIGN TO BETTER SEE
Throughout its history, Citroën has offered drivers new lighting technologies to get a better view of the road, designed in an original and instantly recognisable style: from the 1922 5HP with standard electric [...]
ACHILLE CASTIGLIONI & BROTHERS: MASTER OF ITALIAN DESIGN
Ico Migliore and Mara Servetto (Migliore + Servetto Architects) have carried out the curation and the exhibition design for the exhibition “Achille Castiglioni and brothers. Master of Italian Design”, at the Hangaram Art [...]
FIAT BARCHETTA TURNS 25: THE DESIGN STORY
The Fiat barchetta turns 25 years old. The little Italian spider project (complete design story on Auto&Design no.90), turns back the clock, even as far as 1948 when the term was coined for [...]
TESLA, A NEW DESIGN CENTER IN CHINA
Tesla announces the opening of a new design center in China dedicated to research and development of new products. The American electric car manufacturer after opening the Gigafactory in Shanghai has published the [...]