All Cars articles – Page 37
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Interview
Exclusive: Ralph Gilles talks Maserati, UX and beyond
On a sunny day in California, Car Design News got an exclusive update from FCA’s global president of product design, Ralph Gilles, on Maserati interior materials, UI and UX design, the positive side of shared components, and what the future might hold for this historic Italian sports car brand
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Article
First Sight: BAC Mono R
Design director Ian Briggs introduces Car Design News to the updated ‘R’ version of the unique BAC Mono. BAC’s team of designers gave Mono a full aesthetic evolution for the first time – although not without a fresh wave of mechanical updates as this limited run of 30 cars bridges a gap between the Mono we know and a next-gen car that we’ll see in the near future.
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Article
Venucia’s The V concept moves in fast-forward
Chinese carmaker Dongfeng Venucia introduced a forward-looking concept car called The X at the Auto China show in 2018. Designed to demonstrate a clear vision for the future of mobility, The X introduced Venucia’s V-Galaxy design language, including a distinctive Galaxy grille and V-icon motif at the front of the car.
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Article
HMI walk through: Jaguar I-Pace navigation system
This week’s HMI walk through focuses on the Jaguar I-Pace’s satellite navigation system. Can Jaguar’s feature packed sat nav compete with the likes of Google Maps in terms of usability? Screens let us know in their latest video
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News
First Sight: Nissan Juke mk2 calms it down (a bit)
Nissan’s long-awaited second-generation Juke was previewed across five European cities yesterday (Monday Sept 2) so Car Design News popped along to the London event – where the car’s design was born – to chat to Nissan Design Europe’s design director Matt Weaver about the evolution of this B-segment small crossover
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Interview
Ken Okuyama on the Aiways U7 Ion
Working with the Aiways internal teams from his studio in Japan, Ken Okuyama has been working with the Chinese EV brand Aiways on the design of the company’s Shanghai show stand, a line of lifestyle products, and their newest concept car, the U7 Ion. He says that in the future, his design influence will likely extend to branding, stores, and even the website. After seeing the investment the company has made in their fully-automated production facility, he was convinced that Aiways had a big future, and he wanted to be part of it. In late 2018, he was named Chief Advisor of Design & Art, and his influence at the startup is already being felt. The immiment arrival of two Aiways U5 prototypes at the Frankfurt motor show on September 9, which left Xi’an in China on 17 July, seems a good time to take another look at this ambitious Chinese brand.
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Video
HMI walk through: BMW X7 Head Unit
New video walk through from Screens on the BMW X7 Head Unit. A comprehensive video narrative of the user experience of the dominant display unit in this big BMW, including customising screens and navigating through all the different tiles and sub-menus.
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Article
GAC Entranze - designed to share experiences
Chinese automotive company GAC used virtual reality technology to connect the China and LA studios’ together to design this striking crossover-MPV for the Detroit auto show in 2019. Look inside and the fresh approach to the MPV typology becomes even more apparent - led by Pontus Fontaeus, its interior materials, textures and shapes create some really interesting themes for travelling with friends or family in the connected age
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Article
Exclusive: Roberto Giolito on the 2004 Fiat Trepiuno
In the second of our series exploring the Fiat Heritage Hub, head of the new facility, Roberto Giolito, reveals a few secrets behind one of its most influential exhibits and his most famous design, the trailblazing 2004 Trepiuno…
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Article
Exclusive: HMI walk through: Mercedes-Benz EQC Edition 1886 widescreen cockpit
In a brand new video, CDN premieres Screens latest review featuring the UX of the Mercedes-Benz EQC Edition 1886. Watch to find out how the car’s head unit and instrument cluster combine to form a high resolution widescreen cockpit
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News
Pebble 2019: Bugatti Centodieci recalls the EB110
Bugatti has debuted its latest hypercar, the Centodieci, at The Quail, a motorsports gathering in Carmel Valley, as part of the Monterey Car Week. CDN discovers that its design pays homage to the legendary Bugatti EB110, with some distinct differences
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Article
Concept Car of the Month: ATNMBL (2009)
The autonomous concept study that ripped up the car design rulebook
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Article
Pebble 2019: first sight of the Acura Type S concept
This week at the 2019 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, Acura will introduce a new expression of the Precision design language in the form of the Type S concept sedan. We take a look at the design language and consider how it will feed into future models
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Article
Exclusive: HMI walk through: Porsche Panamera E-Hybrid head unit overview
Premiering on CDN, this latest video from Screens reviews the touch UX of the Porsche Panamera E-Hybrid 2019’s head unit display
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Article
Design Essay: What is a ‘luxury’ car?
With more and more brands going upmarket, it is worth examining this often-misused term…
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Article
Exclusive: Roberto Giolito on the Fiat ESV 1500
In Part 1 of this series, Fiat’s design maestro takes CDN on a tour of his favourite designs in the Fiat Heritage Hub in Turin
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Article
Flavio Manzoni and the one-of-a-kind Ferrari P80/C
The Ferrari Senior Vice President of Design talks to CDN about one-offs and design inspirations
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Article
HMI walk through: Kia e-Niro
In their latest video, Screens tested the ADAS functions of the 2019 Kia e-Niro such as lane keep assist, speed limiter and active cruise control
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Article
First Sight: Human Horizons HiPhi 1
At a spectacular launch event last week, Shanghai-based Human Horizons showed us its first production-ready protoype, a shooting-cross
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Article
Design Driven – Honda e prototype
Honda’s Urban EV’s showroom car is nearly ready. That won’t be unveiled until the Frankfurt motor show, so we took the near-production protoype for a design drive