Italdesign Nessie, if the SUV turns coupe
There are people in Europe who would like to see them banned in urban centres; in America their users claim the right to drive around in them with no concern for fuel consumption; in Japan [...]
Ferrari Superamerica, rotary-roof convertible
Maranello's latest brainchild is the result of a three-partner effort involving Ferrari, Pininfarina and Fioravanti. Driven by a need to gratify an American market that, above all in the Sunbelt states running from Florida to [...]
Bertone Villa, architectural portal
The idea behind the Villa concept on the Bertone stand in Geneva is as simple as it is neglected. We see more of our car from the side than from the front. So why is [...]
Mercedes-Benz, the A-Class grows up
The car that marked a new departure for the Mercedes-Benz range has come of age, and having learned from experience it can now present itself in "adult" form. The design of the new A-Class, also [...]
Volvo 3CC, family sports car
"A sports car with a surprise in the tail”. That’s how Örjan Sterner, the Exterior Design Manager describes one of the salient features on the 3CC concept that Volvo has made into a “technology demonstrator” [...]
Auto & design’s first 25 years
Twenty-five years and 150 issues have come and gone since the introduction of Auto & Design and this issue’s cover story is entirely devoted to that anniversary. The first to have his say is Robert [...]
Lamborghini, italian continuity
Just under six months ago, Lamborghini acquired its own in-house style centre, staffed by a small team that will be designing and developing the brand’s future dream cars. The man in charge is Belgian designer [...]
ADN, the PSA design liner
A completely new building constructed to hold the entire PSA Peugeot-Citroen design operation, the ADN is as imposing in appearance as it is in its mandate and underlines the core role the French Group attributes [...]
Ferrari competition, the challenge of the young
The Auto & Design 156 cover story is dedicated to the design competition promoted by Ferrari: “New concepts of a legend”. Lorenzo Ramaciotti, head of Pininfarina design for 15 years, analyses the stages of the [...]
Peugeot 1007, looking to the future
As the Peugeot stand at the Paris Mondial made perfectly clear, there was just one star among the many cars on display at France’s leading motor show and it was a compact MPV, the 1007. [...]