Ford Fiesta – European synthesis
"It was designed to appeal to both male and female motorists with its wide-eyed headlamps and broadly smiling grille. And having chosen a name as cheerful and joyous as Fiesta, we asked our designers to [...]
Mitsubishi, a new leaf for the three diamonds
In forty years, Mitsubishi had produced around a hundred prototypes when Olivier Boulay took over as its design supremo last year. Since then the pace has even quickened making Mitsubishi one of the most prolific [...]
Citroën C3 – Luminous lineage
The nostalgic would like to view the C3 as the heir to the legendary 2CV. Actually, the new Citroën owes its distinctive looks and personality to the courage of its in-house designer. It all started [...]
J. Mays, W. Cherry, T. Creed
Three leaders of the US automotive industry interviewed by Auto & Design at the Detroit Show express their opinion of their own firms' products and the market situation following September 11. The men in question [...]
Seat Ibiza between present and future
The Ibiza has great symbolic value for Spain's Seat brand. The original model designed by Giorgietto Giugiaro in 1984 now reaches its third generation. It remains the cornerstone of the brand, and the standard bearer [...]
Bertone Birusa, a real “concept”
A cutting-edge coupé that evokes memories of the days when Bertone was the creator of such uncompromising models as the Stratos Zero. That's what the Turin coachbuilder's current President Lilli Bertone demanded from her Style [...]
Citroën C3 – Luminous lineage
The nostalgic would like to view the C3 as the heir to the legendary 2CV. Actually, the new Citroën owes its distinctive looks and personality to the courage of its in-house designer. It all started [...]
Nissan Design – Rebirth of an image
The creation and promotion of a powerful brand image was Step One in Nissan's programme for the relaunch and revival of its entire design operation. That programme goes hand-in-hand with the Nissan Revival Plan announced [...]
Nissan Design – Rebirth of an image
The creation and promotion of a powerful brand image was Step One in Nissan's programme for the relaunch and revival of its entire design operation. That programme goes hand-in-hand with the Nissan Revival Plan announced [...]
Renault Talisman – Simplified complexity
From the outside, it looks like a generously proportioned grand tourer, an assembly of broad geometrical surfaces. The real message of the Talisman, Renault's latest concept car, is to be sought elsewhere: in the cabin [...]