AUDI, LUMINOUS STYLE
Audi is studying the application of new technologies for the lighting produced by its cars. It took two decades to get from halogen light to xenon headlights and today to LED headlights. In [...]
VOLKSWAGEN ID. 3, ELECTRIC TURNING | CHAPTER 11
360 DEGREE REVOLUTION The electric ID.3 signals a complete revolution for Volkswagen: “The radical change concerns every aspect of the vehicle: The design, which lays out innovative stylistic cannons; the technology, devised [...]
LDA DESIGN, TWENTY YEARS OF CREATIVITY
LDA Design has turned twenty. The centre founded by Luciano D'Ambrosio in Turin in 2000 has inaugurated a new headquarters and is celebrating two decades of uninterrupted design activity: "An achievement that fills [...]
POLESTAR DESIGN CONTEST, THE WINNERS
The winners of Polestar’s first annual Design Contest have been chosen. Their designs will soon embark on a global exhibition, being displayed virtually and in Polestar Spaces around the world. The Polestar Design [...]
MERCEDES S-CLASS, 48 YEARS OF INNOVATION
Taking what best expresses Mercedes in terms of luxury, safety, comfort, and technology, and concentrating it in a single vehicle: this is how the Mercedes S-Class was born, a model that “officially” arrived [...]
THE CAR DESIGN AWARDS 2020 ASSIGNED TO HYUNDAI, FERRARI AND PORSCHE
The design teams of Hyundai for the Prophecy (design story on Auto&Design no.242), Ferrari for the Roma (design story on Auto&Design no.240) and Porsche for the design language of its entire range were [...]
VOLKSWAGEN ID.3, ELECTRIC TURNING | CHAPTER 10
RATIONAL PERSONALITY Design, planning, and development of the electric Volkswagen ID.3, were undertaken with great linearity, but already with a view to customisation. “Convenient packages allow the customer to choose related optional [...]
BOSCH DALLARA ELECTRIC, INVESTING IN THE FUTURE
What will be the future of super sports cars in terms of converting to pure electric propulsion? To test the limits of what is technically feasible in this field, Bosch Engineering and Dallara [...]
CHANGAN VISION-V, A LOOK INTO THE FUTURE
Chinese manufacturer Changan presents the Vision-V concept car at the Beijing 2020 show, which offers an insight into the style that will characterise the brand's future models. The car inaugurates a true new [...]
VOLKSWAGEN ID.3, ELECTRIC TURNING | CHAPTER 9
RATIONALITY AND EMPATHY “A technological device truly achieves its mission when it can be used easily and intuitively by as many people as possible”. Klaus Zyciora, head of design for Volkswagen group, [...]