SINGER ACS, EXTREME AND CLASSIC (GALLERY)
A 911 to race the Dakar. Classic and extreme at the same time. At the request of a customer, Singer developed the ACS by looking back to the golden age of Porsche rallying [...]
TEAM FORDZILLA P1, BEYOND REALITY
Every day thousands of people get behind the wheel and race a high-performance Ford. All this happens thanks to video games and online, but who designs these high-performance cars? Some are production models [...]
DESIGNING THE LUCID AIR
Smooth surfaces and a total absence of edges define the volumes of the Lucid Air, an electric saloon and the first model of the Californian brand founded in 2007 by Bernard Tse and [...]
DESIGN HISTORY | ITALDESIGN BRIVIDO
TOMORROW'S GIORGETTO GIUGIARO GT (Auto&Design no.196) "There are designers who express very free concepts, with the intention of influencing those who work on mass-produced products. I belong to the older generation, I [...]
MERCEDES-BENZ GLA, FEW LINES AND MARKED SURFACES
The new Gla, the eighth model to join the line-up, rounds off the current compact car generation from Mercedes-Benz. At the same time it represents the entry level into the brand’s successful family of [...]
ALPHA ACE, VINTAGE ELECTRIC CAR
Californian start-up Alpha Motor Corporation has unveiled the Ace, an electric concept car with strongly retro lines. The car has the architecture of a three-door coupé and, according to the manufacturer, the model [...]
APRILIA MOTÒ 6.5 BY PHILIPPE STARCK, IN PURSUIT OF AN ICON
In the early 90’s the Italian motorcycle manufacturer Aprilia from Noale in the province of Venice was surfing the wave of success, churning out innovative scooters for a booming market. It was then that [...]
DESIGN HISTORY | BMW COUPÉ ZAGATO
HAUTE COUTÛRE (Auto&Design no.196) Adrian van Hooydonk, BMW's head of design, speaks of the "haute couture" of the car. Andrea Zagato, whose signature underlines the sportiness of the BMW Zagato Coupé presented [...]
VOLVO XC40 RECHARGE, BACK TO BASICS
The first electric car from the Swedish manufacturer, the Volvo XC40 Recharge has retained the same proportions as the petrol or diesel engine version. The zero-emission powertrain, however, has allowed the designers to [...]
JAGUAR VISION GRAN TURISMO SV, PUSHING THE LIMITS
A top speed of over 410km/h, a highly refined aerodynamic design and racing powertrain technology are the key elements that define the Jaguar Vision Gran Turismo SV, the all-electric virtual racing car developed [...]