Design

One of the standouts at next month’s Geneva Motor Show will be the new Maserati Chicane Concept. The stunning design isn’t an official concept from the carmaker but is in fact the creation of a group of students from Italy’s famed Istituto Europeo di Design (IED). Maserati is...

For anyone unfamiliar with Webasto, it’s a German-based automotive parts supplier that specializes in roof and convertible systems for cars as well as heating and cooling systems for commercial vehicles. The company has been developing products for major carmakers for more than a hundred...

One of the more stunning concept cars set to debut at March’s Geneva Motor Show won’t be the creation of some overpaid and stuffy professional designer. Instead, it will be the work of a group of students from Italy’s famed Istituto Europeo di Design (IED). The new concept is the...

Cadillac’s presence in markets outside the U.S. is growing but there’s still a long way to go until the brand has the global recognition that rivals like BMW and Mercedes-Benz command. A major hurdle for Cadillac has been that for years its lineup has been developed solely with the U.S...

The original Renault Alpine Interlagos was a niche sports car built under license in Brazil during the 1960s. The car was based on the Renault Alpine 108 sports coupe but picked up its own unique ‘Interlagos’ title as homage to the famous circuit of the country in which the custom model...

Mercury may be on its last legs but that doesn’t mean Ford has given up on its pseudo luxury brand. Officials today announced the launch of a new line of trim for Mercury called the ‘VOGA’ series, reaffirming CEO Alan Mulally’s desire to see the brand remain in the Ford...

Here’s an interesting series of videos filmed during the 1950s showcasing the background of the design process in post war America. The second video takes us behind the scenes at Chevrolet’s actual development center, back when the brand was in its heyday and was a leader in automotive...

Execs at Fiat have been so impressed with the cute and cheeky design of the 500 that they have promoted its designer, Roberto Giolito, to the head of design at Fiat Automobiles. During his time at the Fiat advanced design studio, Giolito created the Trepiuno concept that was unveiled back in 2004...

The new IS-F sedan has shown that engineers at Lexus can build performance cars that can go head-to-head with sport saloons from their German rivals, but convincing buyers the new ‘F’ brand can equal the more established ‘M’ and ‘AMG’ marques is a much tougher...

One of the key reasons Toyota has had such success with the Prius is the instantly recognizable green image the car projects. That’s one of the major reasons why the Prius has gone on to sell almost 140,000 units in the U.S. this year whereas the similarly efficient Camry Hybrid sold just...

Cadillac has appointed Clay Dean as its new global design director, who’ll be spearheading the design of several new Cadillac models over the next several years. Dean has been working for GM since 1988 and has been employed as its design director for small and mid-sized cars since 2004...

The 2010 Toyota Prius hybrid has officially been revealed at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show. Click here for all the details and images. Students at Italy’s Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) in Turin have created a series of quarter-scale models representing their own impression of what the...

GM has appointed a new director of exterior design for its European division, whose job it’ll be to spearhead design work for the Opel, Vauxhall and Saab brands. Filling the role is Phillip A. Zak, the man behind models such as the Chevrolet Cobalt, Pontiac G6 and GXP sport model. Though Zak...

In what appears to be more of a demotion rather than an advancement, the chief designer at Ford of Europe, Phil Simmons, will head over to Land Rover as the SUV company's first-ever studio director responsible specifically for the iconic Range Rover. Simmons joins the Land Rover design team on the...

Gordon Murray, the man behind one of the greatest cars of all, the McLaren F1 supercar, is now heading his own skunk works project, the self titled Gordon Murray Design Limited. He has gathered some of the best in the automotive and engineering design fields and has a close relationship with the...

Holden’s hot-rod Efijy concept car has taken top honors at the 2007 North American Concept Car of the Year awards held in Michigan’s Automotive Hall of Fame last week. The car was picked from a field of the 34 of the world’s top concept cars by a panel experts, with most cars...

Nissan is currently presenting its new X-Trail SUV to a field of journalists at an event in Greece, but the engineering that has gone into the new model has been around for a couple of years now. The X-Trail is based on a vehicle architecture known as the Alliance Platform C. This platform was...

It was revealed back in April that Gordon Murray, the creator of the McLaren F1, had raised the funding required to launch his very own automotive design company. On that day, Gordon Murray Design Limited was born and come July 4th, the design, prototyping and development company will be officially...

Frank Stephenson, the man behind such memorable works like the Ferrari 430 and 612 Scaglietti, will be leaving his post as Head of Design at the Prancing Horse label to start a new job as Alfa Romeo’s Style chief. Stephenson will be reporting directly to Fiat Group’s chief stylist...

Former Aston Martin designer Henrik Fisker, the man behind such beauties as the DB9, Vantage and even BMW’s Z8, has applied his talents in the world of aftermarket alloy wheels. His California-based car company, Fisker Coachbuild, has now released a limited set of alloy wheels styled by the...