All Cars articles – Page 59
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ArticleDesign review: Mazda Furai concept
The Mazda Furai concept was developed at the Mazda North American Operations design studio
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Driven: Alfa Romeo 4C
One of the most exciting cars of 2013 from a design and driving perspective is the Alfa Romeo 4C, so Car Design News was more than a bit excited to get behind its wheel to see if initial promise could match real-world driving reality.
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Michelin Challenge Design announces 2014 theme: ‘Driven/Undriven: The Duality of Tomorrow’s Automobiles’
Michelin has announced the theme for the 2014 Michelin Challenge Design competition - ‘Driven/Undriven: The Duality of Tomorrow's Automobiles'.
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Driven: BMW i3
Near-misses and truly surprising acceleration aside, the only other aspect that will raise an i3 driver's heartbeat above a rest is that elephant in the room of all EVs - range anxiety. BMW has gone to great efforts to alleviate this however, with an holistic approach to the issue. Key ...
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Driven: BMW i3
How many products claim to be innovative, game-changing, revolutionary? And of those, how many truly are? The iPhone has become a rather clichéd example, and for good reason - it transcends industries as an example of holistic innovation in a saturated market.
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Driven: BMW Z4
Loved as it may be by its loyal fanbase, the outgoing Z4 was always something of a mixed bag in terms of design. While the car's classic long-bonnet, cab-back profile and short overhangs should have pleased the eye, the BMW's sheer frontal mass made its proportions seem out of balance. ...
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ArticleConcept Car of the Week: Cadillac Sixteen (2003)
Many premium brands struggle to keep their heritage of crafts and aesthetics up to date without often falling into obvious retro references. With a rich tradition of innovation, Cadillac tackled this difficult task in 2003 by creating the stunning Sixteen concept.
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Driven: Volkswagen Golf Mk7
Walking up to the seventh-generation VW Golf, redesigned flip key in hand, you're in no doubt that this is a) new or - perhaps more importantly - b) a Golf.
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Driven: Ford Flex
When Ford unveiled the Fairlane concept in 2005, the company attempted to "rewrite the people mover story", according to Group Vice President of Design and Chief Creative Officer, J Mays. The Minivan, once the symbol of suburban America, had fallen out of favor - its dowdy, "soccer mom" image eschewed ...
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Driven: Land Rover DC100 concept
Nothing compares to natural daylight for assessing a car's design. Under motor show lighting the subtleties of the surface sculpting, detailing and even proportion can be lost and misconstrued. Hence our first view of the Land Rover DC100 concept out in the open is, quite literally, illuminating.
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Driven: BMW i8
When BMW unveiled the Vision EfficientDynamics concept at the 2009 Frankfurt motor show, we wrote: "for our money, it's the first time a major carmaker has really attempted to communicate ‘green' technology in an aesthetic sense."
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Driven: Cadillac XTS
In the light of the new, global-focused ATS and hot-off-the-press CTS sedans, the full-sized, US-centric Cadillac XTS is somewhat of an anomaly in the new Caddy clan. It’s been earmarked as a stopgap flagship before a proper rear-wheel drive challenger to the Mercedes S-class and Lexus LS comes on stream. Car Design News took to the streets of Detroit to find out if it captures that big Cadillac v
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Driven: Citroën C4 Cactus
It wasn't our intention to hunt down random old Citroëns in the new C4 Cactus - on our first acquaintance with this new car in Amsterdam, they found us.
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ArticleConcept Car of the Week: Ferrari Modulo (1970)
Considering how radical and visionary the Ferrari Modulo still looks today, it is easy to understand the impact it had on car culture when it was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show 45 years ago
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ArticleConcept Car of the Week: Lancia Stratos Zero (1970)
The Lancia Stratos Zero took the 1970 Turin Motor Show by storm, propelling designer Marcello Gandini into superstardom
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Driven: Cadillac CTS
If you know Detroit, you might recognize the location of our photoshoot for this feature. Midtown is the home of Shinola's flagship store, one of the big success stories of the resurgence of ‘craft' in Detroit, and the States in general.
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ArticleConcept Car of the Week: Italdesign Capsula (1982)
In the mid-1970s, Giugiaro experimented with vehicles that maximised space efficiency; prioritizing interior volume, while reducing the exterior footprint. But this idea of space-efficient modularity was taken to its extreme with the Capsula. Launched at the Turin Motor Show in 1982, the car’s design was inspired by coaches constructed with the chassis, engine and luggage space set separately underneath the cabin.
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Opinion: Discovery Sport and the long-term ramifications of pandering to the crossover convergence
Having pored over the first pictures of the new Land Rover Discovery Sport and consumed the accompanying official literature, we’re left wondering why it shares so much of its design treatment with the Range Rover Evoque, while simultaneously removing the last vestiges of utility from the Discovery nameplate. From its virtually indistinguishable grille and lamp graphics, over its tapered roofline
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Driven: Honda N-Box
In order to really understand the car culture of a country you have to drive on its roads, preferably in a vehicle indigenous to the place. So, when we found ourselves on the streets of Tokyo, the only logical choice was to take a kei car.