DESIGN STORY

The California is a smorgasbord of firsts for Ferrari: it is the marque’s first model with a front mid mounted 8 cylinder engine, the first with a folding hard top and the first ‘2+almost2’ convertible. [...]

Al salone di Parigi, Pininfarina si è comportata come molte case automobilistiche sue committenti. In attesa di svelare l’auto elettrica che costruirà con proprio marchio a partire dal prossimo anno, nell’ambito della joint-venture paritetica con [...]

Al “Mondial de l’Automobile”, svoltosi a Parigi nell’ottobre scorso, i costruttori francesi hanno messo tutto l’impegno per esprimere la loro creatività con un coraggio particolare. In un salone all’insegna delle energie innovative, hanno tutti esaltato [...]

A “global futuristic small car” with, as its chief strengths, a “stylish, dynamic” design offset by “a blend of versatility and traditional prestige”. Ford makes ambitious claims for the new Fiesta, which marks a radical [...]

he transition from Fiorino to New Fiorino is not just a generational change but a genuine change in conceptual direction for Fiat Professional. Rather than a derivative of an existing model, this is a vehicle [...]

“Every car should be surprising”. To describe the inception of the latest product of Citroën’s Centre de Création, design director Jean Pierre Ploué starts from the very beginning of the project, leaving the car itself [...]

Over a year ago, in an interview with Auto&Design, BMW design chief Chris Bangle described his vision of the automotive philosophy of the future in decidedly abstract terms. “The important thing”, he said, “is to [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]