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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Fittingly, the first example built was named “Mercedes”. It’s the beginning of a new chapter – “a revolution” say aficionados of nautical design, because the “Silver Arrow of the seas” (the official name of the [...]
What would happen if you removed the roof – which, with its sleek, flattened profile, is one of the most distinctive features of the ‘baby’ Range Rover – from the Evoque? Gerry McGovern’s clear answer [...]
These are very busy times for the Seat factory in Martorell near Barcelona. The Ateca, the Spanish brand’s first Suv, is just the first in a spate of new models to be released in quick [...]
For Mercedes, 2016 is the year of the dream cars, coupés and cabrios we all long for: C-Class, S-Class, SL and SLC roadsters, not to mention the AMG versions. “Many companies are cutting down in [...]
“It is the icing on the cake for our design,” smiles a proud Laurens Van den Acker, head of design at Renault. The new Scénic seems to have what it takes to breathe new life [...]
This could be an epochal change in direction for DS, which has been a brand in its own right, separate from Citroën, for over a year. According to DS brand design director Thierry Metroz, the [...]
Waiting for the announcement of the Car of the Year 2016 winner on February 29 at the Geneva Motor Show, we recall here the design story of the BMW 7- Series available on issue no. 216 now on newsstand. INTERACTIVE LUXURY “Our flagship”, says Adrian [...]
