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 [...]
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 [...]
MERCEDES-BENZ SILVER ARROW460-GRANTURISMO, SENSUAL PURITY ON WATER
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 [...]
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE CONVERTIBLE, THE CHARACTER OF PROPORTIONS
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 [...]
SEAT ATECA, A SUV IN THE FAMILY
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 [...]