CONCEPT

 To appreciate the essence of an important project, start with the name: Pangea. Meaning the land mass that rose from the waters of the late Palaeozoic era and, according to the continental drift theory, later [...]

It is the first car of the 21st century. Not because of its futuristic looks. But because of the design - though one might well say ‘philosophical’ - choices that led to its creation.   [...]

After the Ka, Puma is a clear example of how the Ford 2000 strategy is being implemented. When Ford decided to gradually reduce the number of platforms world-wide from 32 to 16 and finally 11, [...]

 From the thought to the substance. From blank page to production line. For several months Bertone has extended the range of services it offers to car makers, introducing a new structure: the ‘Design Machine’. The [...]

 The third generation of the Renault Espace was unveiled at the last ‘Mondial de l’Automobile’, held in Paris in Octber 1996.    The first Renault Espace was presented in June 1984. It was not the [...]

For the automobile, provocation, if concrete and constructive, has an evolutionary effect. And it is in this light that the Intruder running prototype developed by Heuliez Torino should be seen and considered. A proposal [...]

At last year’s Detroit show, Claude Lobo - at the time responsible for Advanced Design and since November chief of Car Design, Ford of Europe - explained that a luxury car like the Lincoln [...]

"Come sistemare comodamente sei persone e relativo bagaglio in una vettura lunga non più di quattro metri?" La sfida è stata loro lanciata ai designer Fiat dall’ingegner Paolo Cantarella - all’epoca amministratore delegato di [...]

The monovolume story brings to mind the story of man as narrated by Darwin: man who had been ape, and every other animal, before becoming himself. Similarly, the monovolume a van before becoming Espace, and [...]

  At the Paris Mondial de l’Automobile, among the various proposals to emerge from research or advanced design, the crowd could indulge in the close-up observation of two prototype models that reflect the new [...]