The State of California is home to some of the world’s biggest, most famous IT and technology firms, which, combined with the presence of big name venture capital and high levels of consumer and regulatory concern about global warming and pollution, has recently made the State the perfect incubator for a new type of car firm – one focused on delivering clean, battery powered ca... More...

Lately we’re seeing a new trend where the lamp is starting to protrude and burst outwards onto new planes of the body. Take a look at many recent models from Peugeot, Hyundai, Kia, Toyota or Honda to see how wholeheartedly some makers have embraced this idea. More...

How does an ethereal concept come to be expressed in the form of a car? If reading nature is as essential as reading an encyclopedia, where do intuition and emotion fit into the process of concept car creation? Kristina Dryza finds out... More...

The core challenge for the Ford design team was how to balance delivering a distinctively engaging design with being acceptable to as much as possible of the broad target profile of potential buyer. We find out if they hit the mark. More...

Detroit automakers are under a lot of pressure to come up with more inspiring vehicles these days, and so designers have been urged to look into the past to find inspiration for future new directions. More...

LED lamps on cars have been around for over twenty years but have only recently featured as a technology used for front lamps. They first appeared in the mid-1980s for use in hi-mount stop lamps but since then the Light-Emitting Diode (LED)has made steady inroads into replacing the conventional incandescent bulb for automotive lighting. More...