Ferrari SA Aperta, operation “open skies”
With the SA Aperta (with S and A standing for Sergio and Andrea Pininfarina), the house of the Prancing Horse celebrates 80 years of the celebrated Turin coachbuilder – which also explains why only 80 [...]
Cayenne, avvicinamento allo stile Porsche
L’importante, sottolinea Michael Mauer, «è che non ci fosse un brusco cambiamento d’identità; anzi, che la nuova vettura fosse ancor più Porsche del modello precedente». Parla, il responsabile del design della casa di Stoccarda, della [...]
Peugeot RCZ, spartiacque tra passato e futuro
Per festeggiare i 200 anni del marchio, Peugeot lancia una vettura che fa da ponte fra passato e futuro. Presentata come concept nel settembre 2007, al salone di Francoforte, la RCZ è stata trasformata a [...]
Alfa Romeo Giulietta, classical style, allure and dynamism
No one would ever say that renewing – let alone replacing – a car as successful as the 147 is an easy task. This, perhaps, could in part explain why it has taken Alfa Romeo [...]
Mini, proliferation of an icon
After the intriguing Crossover concept presented at Paris in 2008 and the fun Beachcomber concept which hinted at a return of the unforgettable Moke last January at Detroit, the production model – the fourth in [...]
Peugeot 5008, volumetric dynamism
Is it possible to design a spacious family MPV that also offers the driver the sensation of being in a comfortable, dynamic saloon? Peugeot designers claim to achieve just that with the 5008 presented at [...]
Fighting the crisis in Turin
The big bad wolf may at last be leaving. One thing is for certain, it is no longer baying at the doors of carmakers and designers. Two years of recession in the automotive industry have [...]
Hyundai ix-Metro, space inspiration
A pine cone from outer space? This could be one way to describe the car, given that Hyundai's designers openly state that for their ix-Metro hybrid concept - a CUV, or City Utility Vehicle, for [...]
Autostyle 2009, thirty years of design and its protagonists
Thirty years of automotive design and thirty years of Auto&Design. There could have been no more appropriate theme for the sixth edition of Autostyle, held in Mantua on October 7 and 8, the annual competition [...]
Ferrari 458 Italia, equilibrio dinamico
Se si prende il profilo della 458 Italia presentata al salone di Francoforte e lo si sovrappone a quello della 430, di cui è l'erede diretta, si scopre con sorpresa che l'ultima nata di casa [...]