2024 CAR DESIGN AWARDS GO TO BMW, VOLVO AND KIA
The design teams of BMW for the Vision Neue Klasse concept car, of Volvo for the EX30 and Kia for its Brand Design Language are the winners of the 2024 Car Design Award, [...]
EVERYTHING IS READY FOR THE CAR DESIGN AWARD 2024
Everything is ready for the Car Design Award 2024. On Wednesday 17 April at 5 p.m., the splendid setting of the ADI Design Museum in Milan will host the new edition of the [...]
POLESTAR 4, EVOLUTION OF THE SPECIES
2024 is a key year for Polestar. The Manufacturer, born from the sporting branch of Volvo, is in fact adding the Polestar 3, an SUV with traditional shapes, and the brand new Polestar [...]
THE KIA SORENTO CHANGES STYLE AND AIMS HIGH
Just few models in the last twenty years have supported Kia's ambitions to approach the premium market better than the Sorento, interpreter of the high range and in fact the flagship of the [...]
FAREWELL TO GIULIANO MOLINERI, A CREATOR OF AUTO&DESIGN
A few days ago, Giuliano Molineri, a gentleman of great culture and a profound connoisseur of the world of design, passed away. Graduated in Philosophy, author of numerous books and articles on the [...]
XPENG AEROHT eVTOL/LAND AIRCRAFT CARRIER, THE DESIRE TO FLY
A sports car with sinuous lines that can fly. We are not talking about the star of the latest sci-fi film, but the eVTOL, a futuristic creation by the Chinese brand AeroHT. The [...]
RENAULT 5, TECHNOLOGY FOR ALL
When Renault designed the “retrofuturistic” Renault 5 small EV (complete design story on Auto&Design no.266), it paid as close attention to the user interface as it did to the hatchback’s proportions, stance and [...]
FAREWELL TO MARCELLO GANDINI, MASTER OF DESIGN
Marcello Gandini, master of car design, has passed away at the age of 85. Gandini was involved in design from an early age, starting in the field of interior design and then moving [...]
BMW X2: THE CROSSOVER BECOMES A COUPÉ
After five years of career, the BMW X2 completely renews itself, breaking away from the past and aiming for a style deeply different from the first series of the model. The style is [...]
VOLVO EX30, MINIMALISM AND SUBSTANCE
With EX30, Volvo launches a difficult challenge, that of bringing the concept of premium electric into an accessible and sustainable dimension. At 4.2 metres, this crossover is not only the smallest car produced [...]