"There is a key to victory: prompt action plus powerful ideas. So we're not afraid to take on the giants. Because we offer our customers something extra, something absolutely different". Roberto Ugolini, a 40-year-old mechanical [...]
For all of us who take an interest in design, the creation of a new concept is the biggest of all thrills. Now Renault does it again, gladdening our hearts with yet another significant innovation [...]
"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 [...]
So what is the Vel Satis concept car hiding behind its silicon profile and its enigmatic gleam? Quite simply, the Vel Satis announces the short-term intentions of all Renault range-toppers. The Vel Satis is a [...]
US-born Chris Bangle (42) has been head of design at BMW for six years now, as everyone, whether BMW insider or not, knows. He is renowned for his strong views and loves to promote the [...]
E' una sintesi di tecnologia e stile, un'antologia delle esperienze maturate in tre decenni di attività nella progettazione automobilistica. Structura, il prototipo presentato dall'Ital-design al salone di Torino in occasione del trentesimo anniversario [...]
The watchword is 'reduce' - as in footprint, noise and harmful emissions. We are in the mini-car zone (city cars if you like), which looks destined to become a battleground of the future. In fact, [...]
Ci vogliono lunghi anni per valutare e giudicare le concept car. Soltanto lo scorrere del tempo e l'osservazione dei prodotti commercializzati permette di misurare la loro portata. Chi aveva percepito l'importanza del prototipo "Argos" [...]
The eye scans the body lines. And the car seems to change under your gaze. The front recalls the powerful Group C berlinettas, while in three-quarter view you pick up definite hints of the speedster. [...]