LANCIA YPSILON, THE TASTE OF REBIRTH
Passion, revenge and pride. Three feelings that are rarely associated with a car or a brand, but in the case of the new Ypsilon they are more than appropriate. When in early 2021 [...]
GENESIS NEOLUN, THE PLEASURE OF TRAVEL
Opulence, abundance, technology, sustainability. Interpretations of luxury can be multiple, and Neolun, Genesis’ latest concept car, is linked to formal minimalism: “We asked ourselves what luxury meant for our brand. The answer? Simplicity [...]
NISSAN QASHQAI, RENEWED DESIGN
The third generation of the Nissan Qashqai is getting an update with its mid-cycle facelift, primarily featuring design changes. The project was led by Nissan's design center in London, with support from the [...]
BMW SERIE 5 TOURING, THE TRADITION OF THE WAGON
The range of the new BMW 5 Series is completed with the arrival of the station wagon version, i.e. the Touring, as per tradition for the Bavarian company. At 5.06 meters long, it [...]
JEEP AVENGER 4XE, THE ALL-WHEEL DRIVE STYLE
Every respectable Jeep must also have all-wheel drive, and thus, the Jeep Avenger lineup expands with the introduction of a new all-wheel drive variant for the smallest SUV of the brand. Its name [...]
GEELY GALAXY E8, A NEW DESIGN PARADIGM
Our meeting with Chen Zheng, Vice President of Geely Auto Group, took place on the 16th floor of the Torre Diamante, one of the symbols of Porta Nuova, Milan, a district revitalised by [...]
RENAULT R5 E-TECH ELECTRIC, A SHOW CAR ON THE ROAD
Some designs are intentional from the beginning, while others come from intuition and inspiration. The new “retrofuturistic” Renault 5 small electric car is one of the latter. In late 2019, Renault designers working on [...]
CHRYSLER HALCYON, PURITY MESSAGE
Since the ‘50s and ‘60s, Chrysler has been synonymous on the American market with great design and attention to detail. Now, at the dawn of a great effort aimed not only at expanding [...]
ALFA ROMEO JUNIOR, SCULPTURE IN MOTION
Nimble, dynamic and sporty. The Junior is the Alfa Romeo that wasn’t, a sharply featured, muscular compact that had long been missing from the Biscione range. “In July 2021 when I arrived at [...]
KIA, TWO NEW APPOINTMENTS TO LEAD DESIGN CENTRES IN EUROPE AND CHINA
Kia has appointed Oliver Samson as Head of Design Center Europe in conjunction with the appointment of Seungmo Lim as Head of Kia Design Center China. Both will take office as of 1 [...]