Chrysler 300M – Looking at Europe
The fabulous 1950s continue to be a source of inspiration for those who create new cars. Chrysler, too, has taken a cue from its finest tradition of the period - the 'Letter Series', which began [...]
Fiat Seicento – Growing personality
Design thrives on challenges. And constraints are a very stimulating challenge. One of the most recent real-world illustrations of this thesis is surely the new Fiat Seicento. The town car designed by the Fiat [...]
Fioravanti F100 – Tribute to Ferrari
A captivating, very red, 'form'. And a badge that communicates with abbreviated clarity: F100. The letter F stands for Fioravanti and 100 years have passed since the birth of Enzo Ferrari. "My passion for Ferrari," [...]
Opel Astra – Solidity of image
A car to long for, not just to drive. Thus was born the new Opel Astra, in the declared intent of seducing and convincing with solid and simple forms of powerful visual impact. "The challenge [...]
Thirty Years of Italdesign – Two maestros of success
The undoubted success of Italdesign over the past thirty years has come not just from the creative brilliance of its world-renowned master designer, Giorgetto Giugiaro, nor just from the technical competence of his less-visible yet [...]
Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph – The heritage of the past
Rolls-Royce won't be winning many awards for the avant-garde content of its brand-new Silver Seraph design. But the car's classic and fluid lines may claim to make more of a breakthrough for R-R than the [...]
Isuzu VX2 – Sport vocation
The nice thing about cars is how they always manage to look in new directions, successfully shuffling off the driving forces of a given historic period, fashions, or the need to satisfy new [...]
Pronto – Reinvesting in creativity
"From pop bottle to automobile" is by no means a new theme for the Chrysler designers, who have already worked on two interpretations of it. The first was the Pronto, a compact of 'European' dimensions, [...]
Mercedes-Benz Maybach – Timeless appeal
Unexpectedly Mercedes-Benz exhibits the prototype of a large car called the Maybach at the Tokyo Motor Show and the reactions are immediately explosive. The generous dimensions of the Maybach are striking, nearly six metres long [...]
Citroën Xsara – Gentle evolution
n January 1991, the Citroën company took a decisive step that would bring it access to the heart of the European market. By launching the ZX, Citroën plugged the gap in its range between the [...]