DESIGN HISTORY | LAMBORGHINI ASTERION
POWER IN A VELVET GLOVE (Auto&Design no.210) Named after Minotaur, a creature from Greek mythology with the head of a bull on the body of a man, the Lamborghini Asterion is based [...]
SAIC MG E-MOTION, RENAISSANCE IN STYLE
The MG E-Motion concept is a look into the future of the brand as proposed by Chinese owner SAIC. Conceived at the company’s design centre in Shanghai under SAIC’s design director Shao Jingfeng, the [...]
CHERY TIGGO COUPE, FUN TO DRIVE
The Tiggo Coupe concept is a look into the future design direction of the Chery brand, a Chinese automaker that has made huge strides since executive design director James Hope was brought in to [...]
THE BEST CONCEPT CARS OF THE 2000S / BUGATTI VISION GT
REDESIGNING TRADITION (Auto&Design n.216) Bugatti’s Vision Gran Turismo was created for the successful GT6 racing game by Sony Polyphony and debuted as a full-size, working prototype at the 2015 Frankfurt [...]
TOYOTA CONCEPT-I, TOWARDS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Toyota unveiled the Concept-i at CES 2017, where it received a very positive reception. Chief amongst the car’s technological breakthroughs is its artificial intelligence agent, Yiu, which helps the driver in both autonomous and [...]
CHRYSLER PORTAL, MILLENNIAL GENERATION
Unveiled at CES 2017 in Las Vegas, the Chrysler Portal concept is a look at future autonomous transport designed specifically for the growing millennial demographic. It’s only right that a team of millennials designed [...]
BUGATTI CHIRON, FORMA E PERFORMANCE
The Bugatti Chiron is a monumental hypercar with phenomenal performance provided courtesy of a mid-mounted, W16 powerplant good for 1500PS (1479hp). To ensure it could reach its full potential, designers and engineers had to work [...]
ITALDESIGN GTZERO, CONTEMPORARY TWIST
The GTZero is Italdesign’s interpretation of the classic Gran Turismo format with a contemporary twist. Inspired by concepts and production cars from the company’s past, the show car is a powerful, sufficiently practical sports car [...]
BUICK AVISTA, BALANCED PROPORTIONS
The Buick Avista concept was the star of the Detroit auto show, taking home the EyesOn Design best concept car award - the second for the brand in as many years. The low-slung 2+2 seat [...]
BENTLEY BENTAYGA, THE ULTRA-PREMIUM SUV
“It had to be unmistakably Bentley, but with a modern, contemporary touch, not trendy,” head of exterior design Sang Yup Lee says of the Bentayga, the ultra-luxury brand’s first SUV. Previewed in concept form as [...]