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 [...]
Citroën C3, rinnovamento nella continuità
Continuità e innovazione, due concetti che possono fare a pugni; in ogni caso, come ammette Mark Lloyd, si è trattato di «un esercizio molto difficile». Sostituire una vettura di successo come la C3 – oltre [...]
BMW 5 Series GT Concept, functional flexibility
It is a car conceived before the crisis, but developed with the post-crisis era already in mind. “We thought about what is changing in the car world”, explains Adrian van Hooydonk. “Motorists will be much [...]
Bertone Mantide, winged aerodynamics
Nuccio Bertone probably would have chosen his favourite colour, green - or, to be more precise, the acid green used for a number of his most important concepts - for this car, especially given that [...]
Ruspa Officine-Product and design, 70 years of feeling
To fully appreciate the creations of Ruspa Officine, one needs to view them from a perspective of design in its natural relationship with industry. Over seventy years of the company’s history (recently celebrated by the [...]
Ford Iosis Max, fluidity act III
The third chapter in the Iosis saga takes things a step further: in terms of how it evolves kinetic design – a genuine renaissance for Ford Europe’s image – and in its dynamic interpretation of [...]
Trends, programmed inspiration
For the layperson, the creative process involved in the designer’s job can be quite difficult to grasp. How can a car’s inception begin from the idea of a fish (such as the extraordinary Mazda Senku [...]
GTbyCitroën, playing the game with passion
“We are the first constructor to break the virtual barrier” claims Citroën with pride. The truth is more complicated, however: the GTbyCitroën show car presented at Paris is in fact a successful fusion between the [...]