Ferrari 360 Modena – Svolta generazionale
Every new Pininfarina Ferrari brings a new emotion. Or rather a very old emotion (the 212 Inter Cabriolet dates back to 1952) that gets a new lease of life with every new model. This 360 [...]
CCS – Small cars on the move
The United States auto industry was given a wake up call by the arrival of Volkswagen's New Beetle. The standard religion in the US has been that small cars do not sell. Their market share [...]
Lexus Is 200 – European vocation
Another electrifying challenge for the Lexus. Much the way it was years ago (albeit on a different scale) when Toyota launched its new brand with the refined LS 400 saloon. That was quickly followed by [...]
Renault Vel Satis – Prefiguration of a coupé de ville
So what is the Vel Satis concept car hiding behind its silicon profile and its enigmatic gleam? Quite simply, the Vel Satis announces the short-term intentions of all Renault range-toppers. The Vel Satis is a [...]
Volvo S80 – Scandinavian solution
Final instalment in the conceptual revolution introduced by Volvo, the top S80 saloon completes the most important stage of the strategic programme decided on in 1994 when the unconsummated marriage with Renault was abruptly annulled [...]
Fiat Seicento – Growing personality
Design thrives on challenges. And constraints are a very stimulating challenge. One of the most recent real-world illustrations of this thesis is surely the new Fiat Seicento. The town car designed by the Fiat [...]
Renault Clio – Attrazione caratteriale
Ci vogliono lunghi anni per valutare e giudicare le concept car. Soltanto lo scorrere del tempo e l'osservazione dei prodotti commercializzati permette di misurare la loro portata. Chi aveva percepito l'importanza del prototipo "Argos" [...]
ESDI-CEU Spain – Concept car exploration
The two-year Transportation Design course of the Escuela Superior de Diseño Industrial in Valencia (Spain), completed in January 1997 and directed by José L. Ferrer, has produced twelve new concept cars. Each project was developed, [...]
Pino Spagnolo Design – Kaleidoscope of forms
Transpose commonly used items from the dreariness of the quotidian into art. Thus a coffee pot enters the Victoria and Albert Museum of London. And a corkscrew goes on show at MOMA (the Museum [...]
Mercedes-Benz Maybach – Timeless appeal
Unexpectedly Mercedes-Benz exhibits the prototype of a large car called the Maybach at the Tokyo Motor Show and the reactions are immediately explosive. The generous dimensions of the Maybach are striking, nearly six metres long [...]