Development of the car took place in a very tight time span. Traditional form plans and axonometric projections were produced from sketches - but executed at the computer, work of German designer Wolfgang Hegger, the [...]
The Mercedes-Benz F200 Imagination is an extraordinary automobile, but not at all for the usual reasons. Its body is conservatively elegant, no doubt providing us a discreet peek at the future S-class coupe, but it [...]
It is often said that automotive stylists ‘dress’ their creations, and that the bodywork is the car’s skin. Italdesign seems to have interpreted the idea quite literally with its Formula 4 concept car, exhibited in [...]
The Mégane programme commenced in 1990 with a heavy responsibility: to provide the successor to the Renault 19. Despite its conventional silhouette, the 19 performs a historic role in the evolution of the company. Unveiled [...]
“Make something extra-special that refutes all blandness.” This was the message delivered to the team involved in project ‘Z06’. Work began in June 1994 in the heart of the ‘Advanced Design’ department, directed by Jean-François [...]
Developed on the platform of the forthcoming A3 and with mechanicals accredited with 150 bhp for a top speed of over 220 km/h, the ‘TT’ enters wholly within that desire to explore the market earlier [...]