Volvo VCC, vertical themes
José Diaz de la Vega, the Volvo Car Corporation's Director of Strategic Design, supplied Wim Oude Weernink with the key to the design history of the VCC, the concept car presented by the Swedish firm [...]
Nissan Evalia, exploratory concept
When Nissan presented its Fusion design concept at the Paris Show in 2000, it seemed logical to assume that it was paving the way for the next Primera. And so it turned out. The Nissan [...]
Nissan Micra, presenza compatta
Non è mai facile creare una nuova vettura, ma quando questa è la discendente di un “best seller”, di un’icona, il compito è quantomai delicato. Wim Oude Weernink traccia la storia della nascita della nuova [...]
Porsche Cayenne – Sporting matrix
How did Porsche, which has always made the supercar its metier, stray into the ever more popular territory of the luxury SUV? The question is answered by Wim Oude Weernink with the help of Porsche's [...]
Aston Martin DB7 Zagato, hereditary constraints
A partnership handed down from generation to generation for over forty years. Andrea Zagato, the Milan firm's current chairman, has reaffirmed his commitment to the relationship with Aston Martin by reviving a historic model. The [...]
PSA/FIAT MPV – The four faces of a project
This issue tells the story of the joint Fiat-PSA Group project for the creation of four different MPV models, from its origins in 1994 when it was announced as the U60 Project. The models in [...]
Opel Concept M – Innovative genesis
Wim Oude Weernink traces the genesis of a new Opel production model, describing its antecedents, as well as the design team's preliminary explorations and the creation of the definitive model. The car in question is [...]
VW Paheton, classical thinking
Wim Oude Weernink describes Volkswagen's entry into the flagship segment in this chat with Rudiger Folten, the man in charge of VW's R&D strategy who describes the process which culminated in the Phaeton, a name [...]
Design Variety
The Toyota Motor Corporation will never lead the field in standardised design but it has an unfailing gift for innovatively surprising ideas."This has been a century of unparalleled exploration in search of new life styles [...]
Mitsubishi – Image prospects
Olivier Boulay, who has designed for both DaimlerChrysler and Subaru, had only been at Mitsubishi for six months, when he proudly posed at the Tokyo Motor Show with four totally new concept cars. These were [...]