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 [...]
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 [...]