LOTUS THEORY 1, PURITY OF EXPRESSION
I believe Colin Chapman would not hesitate to put his signature under the Theory 1 project with which the brand he fathered, the legendary Lotus, launches with this futuristic concept the vision of [...]
DESIGN TALK, THE FUTURE BETWEEN TECHNOLOGY AND EMOTION
During the Car Design awards ceremony, Auto&Design held a Talk in Milan on the theme "Emotional connections". As in previous editions, the discussion took place within the prestigious ADI Design Museum, alongside the [...]
FERRARI COLLECTIBLES, THE ART OF MECHANICS
What happens when certain components of engineering excellence are separated from their original context to become autonomous masterpieces themselves? We find out thanks to an unprecedented initiative by Maranello, which reinterprets multiple essential [...]
RENAULT SPEAKS OUT AT MILAN DESIGN WEEK
Creative dialogues, conferences, a book: Renault approaches Milan Design Week by structuring a kind of symposium around the culture of the car-object. From the design path linked to the latest innovations, to the [...]
FIAT GRANDE PANDA, FUNKY FUNCTIONALITY
At the Stellantis Style Centre in Via Plava, Turin, the atmosphere is that of the never-to-be-repeated occasion. At the entrance, as if Giugiaro himself had just laid down his pencil, stands a red [...]
DS N°8, THE POISE OF LUXURY
A word rarely found in the automotive universe flourishes around the N°8, the latest expression of French refinement: poise. An unusual notion that Thierry Metroz, Head of Design at DS, illustrates as “fundamental [...]
MINI CABRIO, CLASSICALLY OPEN-TOP
If the three-door Mini sticks diligently to Alec Issigonis's primitive concept, starting with the collected forms and the absence of rear access, the canvas roof does not distance the most famous Englishman from [...]
HYUNDAI INSTER, ELECTRIFYING VERSATILITY
The large LED eyes are immediately intercepted in traffic. "This is a strongly desired element of sympathy," explains Nicola Danza, director of exterior design for Europe. If you then look at the other [...]
RENAULT 4 E-TECH ELECTRIC, VOLUME AND VELVET
While the successful R5 takes us right back to the legacy of charm and charisma of the 1972 three-door of the same name, the project aimed at re-evoking its sister R4 evokes a [...]
ASTON MARTIN VANQUISH, A TWELVE-CYLINDER “PEACOCK”
When confronted with a performance-oriented style, one often encounters successful manifestations of functionality, especially in terms of aerodynamics and cooling, mixed with pure visual pleasure. When mechanics claim their reasons so much, there [...]