Mercedes-Benz SL Eredità formali
The new Mercedes-Benz SL is a bridge between the brand's past and future, its design making explicit reference to a historic sports car from Mercedes' glorious past, the gull-winged SL 300. This is not retro [...]
Volvo Strategic Design – The Latin Soul of the Swedes
Barcelona has become the Mecca of designers and creative people. Seat has had its Centro Tecnico at Martorell for ages of course and the Volkswagen Group opened its European Style Centre for advanced research [...]
Fiat Stilo – A new design departure
The Bravo and Brava represented Fiat's first step along the road of 3- and 5-door product differentiation. That concept is further advanced on the Stilo, a project that has produced two profoundly different architectures thanks [...]
Volvo S60 – Thinking about the coupé
The rumours of its death would seem to be premature because the traditional booted saloon remains a cornerstone of the car design trade. We've seen a fair few notable examples in recent years too: the [...]
Once upon a time Ghia
Once upon a time there was Carrozzeria Ghia. But that was then and today while the Ghia name survives, the bodyshop has disappeared, transformed into a virtual design studio. So no more clamour of hammer [...]
Opel Zafira – Functional evolutionism
Starting a family is always a long, hard, demanding job, especially if you want that family to be a big one. That's as true for cars as it is for people, as the Opel designers [...]
Rover 75 – British pride
"This car represents our first opportunity in years to state what Rover is all about". Those are the opening words of Richard Woolley, the British make's Chief Designer and the man in charge of the [...]
Mercedes-Benz S-Class – Striving for lightness
"What we had in mind was a trim, athletic body, the elegance of a well-honed physique but without exaggeration or artifice". Those are the words of Dieter Futschik, chief designer of the new Mercedes S-class [...]
Alfa Romeo 166 – The Alfa factor evolves
Having pushed through a cultural revolution with the 156, Alfa Romeo continues to pursue its image update with its new flagship, the Alfa 166. The two saloons were designed almost in parallel and their architectural [...]
Pininfarina Dardo + R&D Centre Turin show – The play of triangles
Straight to the heart, like an arrow. This is the Dardo, a striking Alfa Romeo based concept car presented by Pininfarina at Turin. "People go to motor shows to see the cars they do buy [...]