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 tone—laying out, with the right touch of irony and clear awareness, everything many people think but few dare to say. His book, Reading Between the Lines of Car [...]
CONCEPT AMG GT XX, THE SHAPE OF PERFORMANCE (GALLERY)
“With the Concept AMG GT XX, we have succeeded in taking our vision of AMG design into the future.” Gorden Wagener, Chief Design Officer of the Mercedes-Benz Group, presents the latest show car [...]
ULTRALEGGERA, GANDINI’S GENIUS ON DISPLAY AT MAUTO
The National Automobile Museum celebrates the revolutionary genius and legacy of thought of Marcello Gandini with the exhibition ULTRALEGGERA. A design journey with Marcello Gandini between Italy and Qatar – created in collaboration [...]
RALPH GILLES APPOINTED HEAD OF DESIGN FOR STELLANTIS GROUP
Antonio Filosa, Chief Executive Officer of Stellantis, announced his new Leadership Team (SLT) and appointed Ralph Gilles as Head of Design for the entire Stellantis Group. Gilles will report directly to Filosa. “We [...]
AUDI Q3, DIGITAL EVOLUTION
Audi presented the third generation of the Q3, its best-selling compact SUV. The new Q3 belongs to the premium C-segment in light of its length of 4.53 metres (+4 cm compared to the [...]
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 [...]
PININFARINA ANNOUNCES THE WINNERS OF ITS GLOBAL DESIGN CONTEST
Pininfarina announced the winners of its 2024/2025 International Design Contest during a special awards ceremony held at the company's headquarters in Cambiano, Italy, as part of the Pistons & Pretzels event, a celebration [...]
NISSAN MICRA, A TOUCH OF NOSTALGIA
After more than forty years on the road—thirty of them in Italy—and five generations, the Nissan Micra is, for the first time, indulging in a touch of nostalgia to accompany a revolution: the [...]
BYD DOLPHIN SURF, SMALL BUT BIG
BYD had said that 2025 would be a year full of news. Among the most interesting there is the Dolphin Surf, a compact electric car that, with a starting price of less than [...]
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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 [...]
LOTUS THEORY 1, PURITY OF EXPRESSION
I believe Colin Chapman would not hesitate to put his signature under the Theory 1 project with which [...]
GM CORVETTE, FALLING BACK IN LOVE WITH DRIVING
General Motors’ Corvette brand will this year unveil three new concepts designed to spark interest in the future [...]
EUROPEAN NIGHT TRAINS, THE EVOLUTION OF SPACE
Today's snapshot of European night rail transport reveals a complex landscape where Österreichische Bundesbahnen (ÖBB) emerges as a [...]
