MAZDA CX-5, ESPRESSED ENERGY
Not many years ago, the Mazda designers tended to find their inspiration in nature: first a fish, then a bird, or an impetuous wave. Now that the password is Kodo – the soul of [...]
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER VELAR, SIMPLICITY AND REFINEMENT
It's the most aerodynamic Range Rover ever, with a drag coefficient of 0.32. Almost a miracle. Because, as Gerry McGovern says, "Bricks aren't very aerodynamic". Perhaps the explanation lies in the fact that the [...]
SEAT ARONA, THE FAMILY COMPLETE
A "baby Suv"? A little breezy crossover? However you want to look at it, the Seat Arona represents, in the words of Alejandro Mesonero-Romanos, "this cycle’s maturity". He is referring to the new departure [...]
THE BEST CONCEPT CARS OF THE 2000S / MERCEDES-BENZ F 015
LUXURY IN MOTION (Auto&Design n.211) From modern luxury to luxury in motion. This is the direction Mercedes-Benz’s design philosophy is taking in the context of the “sensual purity” pursued by [...]
THE BEST CONCEPT CARS OF THE 2000S / JAGUAR C-X75
JAGUAR C-X75, A CAR FROM THE FUTURE (Auto&Design n.186/2011) It’s impossible to talk about the Jaguar C-X75 in terms of style only, as you usually would with a show car. And [...]
MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS COUPÉ AND CABRIOLET, FORMAL PURITY
The Coupé in Detroit, the Cabriolet in Geneva: now the new E-class has its own sports versions too. We are not talking about any old cars: they both occupy a new step in the [...]
COTY 2017 FINALISTS | VOLVO S90/V90, UPPER CLASS
With the S90 and V90 station wagon presented at Detroit and Geneva respectively, Volvo takes its second step (after the XC90 SUV introduced last year) along the path to renew its entire range. “It’s [...]
COTY 2017 FINALISTS MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS, EMOTION AND INTELLIGENCE
Now in its tenth generation, the E-Class remains the symbol of Mercedes. “It embodies the very idea of the company”, says Gorden Wagener, Head of Design for the Daimler Group: “It is the core of [...]
COTY 2017 FINALISTS, NISSAN MICRA
The Nissan Micra has grown. From citycar to segment B challenger in Europe, the fifth generation marks a completely fresh start: not just in terms of dimensions, but in design language too. Shiro Nakamura, head [...]
AUDI Q2, POWER AND ENERGY
It’s the smallest of Audi’s SUVs. Developed on the MQB platform (the same platform also underpinning – among many other Volkswagen group models – the A3), the Q2 measures just 4.19 metres in length, 1.79 [...]