HYUNDAI NEXO, THE ART OF STEEL
After 7 years the time had come to give new life to the Nexo, Hyundai's hydrogen fuel cell car: “Giving it an SUV interior where before there was an inflated hatchback - explains [...]
BOOK REVIEW | LEGGERE TRA LE RIGHE DEL CAR DESIGN
Chris Bangle and the Lateral Thinking of Car Design Original, at times controversial and unapologetically unconventional, Chris Bangle is just the right person to talk about car design in a direct and sharp [...]
NISSAN LEAF, EFFICIENCY AND EUROPEAN TASTE
For the third generation of its most emblematic electric vehicle, the Leaf, Nissan has sought a subtle balance between evolution and continuity. The shift from a hatchback to a modern crossover aligns with [...]
GEELY GALAXY M9, INNOVATION AND LUXURY
Galaxy M9 is the new flagship presented by Geely on May 22 in Milan. A large six-seater hybrid SUV that embodies the canons of oriental luxury and integrates new energy technologies and artificial [...]
MERCEDES-BENZ CLA, MINIMALIST HIGH-TECH
“A super computer on four wheels”. Ola Kallenius, CEO of Mercedes-Benz Group AG, hails the new CLA as “the most technologically advanced car we have ever made”, while a fleet of drones lights [...]
LOTUS THEORY 1, PURITY OF EXPRESSION
I believe Colin Chapman would not hesitate to put his signature under the Theory 1 project with which the brand he fathered, the legendary Lotus, launches with this futuristic concept the vision of [...]
REMBERING MARIO FAVILLA
Mario Favilla, a friend and gentleman of car design, has left us. As soon as we heard the news, we leafed through some issues of Auto&Design from many years ago, not without sadness, [...]
FIAT GRANDE PANDA, FUNKY FUNCTIONALITY
At the Stellantis Style Centre in Via Plava, Turin, the atmosphere is that of the never-to-be-repeated occasion. At the entrance, as if Giugiaro himself had just laid down his pencil, stands a red [...]
RENAULT TWINGO, AN EMOJI FOR THE CITY
From concept to prototype the step was – apparently – very short. Twingo concept at the Paris Motor Show – October 2024 – and Twingo prototype already at the Brussels Motor Show, January [...]
ZEEKR 7X, 7GT & MIX, HIDDEN ENERGY
Numbers should not confuse. 007 or 7? The answer, in the case of Zeekr, is simple: 007 in China and 7 in Europe, where the Chinese number is blocked by a copyright linked [...]