To any careful observer, a curious trend reversal has become apparent in the design of today’s cars: conventional vehicles are striving to look more like SUVs, while SUVs themselves are becoming increasingly car-like. [...]
Aspettando il centenario Tra le molte iniziative con cui Pininfarina sta festeggiando i suoi 95 anni, ultima tappa e grande preambolo alle celebrazioni per il primo secolo di attività che avverranno nel 2030, [...]
Waiting for the Centennial Among the many initiatives marking Pininfarina’s 95th anniversary—a milestone that serves as both a celebration and a prelude to the brand’s centenary in 2030—a new book could not be [...]
At a time when vintage-inspired motorcycles are enjoying particular success, Suzuki pays homage to its past with two nostalgic variants of the brand-new GSX-8S (featured in the design story published in Auto&Design issue [...]
Chris Bangle and the Lateral Thinking of Car Design Original, at times controversial and unapologetically unconventional, Chris Bangle is just the right person to talk about car design in a direct and sharp [...]
For the third generation of its most emblematic electric vehicle, the Leaf, Nissan has sought a subtle balance between evolution and continuity. The shift from a hatchback to a modern crossover aligns with [...]
After more than forty years on the road—thirty of them in Italy—and five generations, the Nissan Micra is, for the first time, indulging in a touch of nostalgia to accompany a revolution: the [...]
Inside the story of a car tailor Ago, filo, pelle (Needle, thread, leather): the materials and tools seen in expert hands on the book’s cover photo also form the title of this volume, [...]
Two and a half years have passed since the inauguration of the GAC R&D Centre Europe, a style centre that GAC opened in Milan's Via Tortona to prepare the ground for its European [...]
Past, present, and future—art as an expression of design philosophy and a symbol of evolving creativity. These are the themes explored and celebrated by the installations and events presented by several car manufacturers [...]
