Mitsubishi Colt, the search for identity
“To get to the Colt we have undertaken a process, taking our clients from the DNA of the concept car up to the production model”. The satisfaction of Olivier Boulay, director of design at Mitsubishi, [...]
Volvo YCC, Volvo YCC, when women design
Female designers and engineers are no longer a rarity in automotive design. And they’re no longer confined to Colour and Trim duties either. Today, women can be asked to design the exteriors and interiors of [...]
Giugiaro, creative power
This issue's cover story is devoted to Giorgetto and Fabrizio Giugiaro, the creators of two new concept cars unveiled at the 2004 Geneva show: the Alfa Romeo Visconti and the Toyota Alessandro Volta. Fulvio Cinti [...]
General Motors, contemporary vision
"Taking over from Wayne Cherry is an enormous responsibility but also a challenge I have willingly accepted". Against the backdrop of the 2004 Detroit Show, Ed Welburn, General Motors' new Design Vice President, paints Auto [...]
Ford, a reassuring heritage
Nostalgia for times gone by prevailed on the Ford stand at this year's Detroit Show. Apart from the GT coupè, a remake of the GT40 that is about to go into production, there were other [...]
Mitsubishi, Japanese modern
Out looks rather like a small dirigible with its unpainted brushed aluminium body. To those seeking new design trends, Mitsubishi offers the Se-ro concept, which appeared at the Tokyo Show beside the "i", previously seen [...]
Volkswagen Concept R, future styling cues
The new course of Volkswagen design summed up in a prototype created under the guidance of Peter Schreyer, who has been in charge of VW design since last year. As seen at the Frankfurt Show, [...]
Fiat Nuova Panda, heir to an icon
The story of a car assigned the hard task of taking the name and inheriting the role of a triumphant predecessor. Silvia Baruffaldi tells the whole complex story: from the initial Ecobasic concept to the [...]
Citroën Pluriel, the return of fantasy
An unconventional design process for a car different from any other on the market. We trace the path of the Pluriel project with Donato Coco, the Chief Designer responsible for Citroën's Platform A. In October [...]
Lamborghini Gallardo, una questione di genetica
Chiamarla “piccola” suona quantomeno riduttivo. Certo, di fatto si tratta della sorella minore della Murciélago, ma con i 500 CV di potenza erogati dal motore cinque litri V10, il telaio space frame e la scocca [...]