An Italian tragedy
It is nothing short of a tragedy – a devastating loss for the family and a staggering blow to the illustrious coachbuilding dynasty. This is a trauma for the entire company, which was already [...]
Touring, historical renaissance
Based on the mechanicals of the Maserati Coupé Gran Sport, the A8GCS Berlinetta is a style model built to a design by the director of the Touring style centre, the Belgian Louis de Fabribecker. The [...]
Seat Ibiza, spanish pride
When he laid down the foundations for the future Ibiza, Luc Donckerwolke could never have imagined that Project SE 250 would take him to head of Seat design. The year was 2004 and he was [...]
Volvo XC60, seductive contrasts
“This is a Volvo the way I want it to be. A Volvo all my own, if you will.” Steve Mattin is categorical – according to the designer, the XC60 presented at Geneva just over [...]
Lancia Delta, a question of class
Immediately after the debut of the Delta HPE ‘concept’ during the Venice Film Festival in September 2006 at Venice’s La Fenice theatre, Lancia’s designers vowed to do their utmost to ensure that the car’s style, [...]
Fioravanti Hidra, windscreen wiper goodbye
Fioravanti does not like to be boxed in by the mere term ‘stylist’, and he is universally recognised as a designer in the broadest sense of the word. For many years this engineering graduate has, [...]
C5 sedan&break, Citroën’s gamble
The M2 segment is one that many of the big names in the European market would like to dominate. It is a segment in which a marque must express personality, but without shocking a rather [...]
Aston Martin DBS, from 007 with passion
The transition from “Casino Royale” to reality has not been a short process. The Aston Martin DBS driven by James Bond was only a sketchy shell of Gaydon's current pride and joy, derived from the [...]
Volkswagen Up!, iconic simplicity
The design of future Volkswagens will be simple yet iconic, expressing images of functional, robust and universal products. Witness to this is a trio of small concept cars, which stood apart from the crowd at [...]
Italian coachbuilding, the challenges of today and tomorrow
The difficult and painful Bertone case, for which we hope the best possible solution is found for Nuccio, this historical company and its 1,500 employees, has sparked much discussion on the present situation and destiny [...]