All Designers articles – Page 30
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Design Review: Audi E-Tron Quattro concept
Unpicking the all-electric crossover that signals Audi's future strategy
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Design Review: Toyota S-FR concept
Getting to grips with the fundamentals behind one of the Tokyo show stars
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ArticleIs this one of the very best Pininfarina concept cars? By Peter Stevens
Tracing Abarth's impact on design since the 1969 Turin Motor Show
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ArticleAre automobiles tools or toys? by Peter Stevens
Are carmakers doing it right when it comes to creating fun sportscars?
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ArticleDesign Review: Porsche Mission E concept
Many designers' star of Frankfurt unpicked and explored
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What is the likely effect of the emissions testing scandal on car designers?
Peter Stevens covers everything a designer needs to know about defeat devices, testing regulations and more
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Article'The design is in the detail' by Peter Stevens
A closer look at how well-resolved design details can make all the difference
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ArticleThe Lotus Elan from the Type 26 to the 2010 Paris Show concept by Peter Stevens Pt3
Bringing the Elan story up to date, from the late-80s to 2010's Paris Motor Show concept
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Who’s Where: J Mays joins Royal College of Art as visiting professor
Former design VP announces first appointment since leaving Ford in 2013
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ArticleLotus Elan from the Type 26 to the 2010 Paris Motor Show concept by Peter Stevens Pt2
'New Elan' finally reaches production, but not before yet more internal conflict
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ArticleThe Lotus Elan from the Type 26 to the 2010 Paris Motor Show concept by Peter Stevens
Part one of the history of Lotus' sports car from its beginnings to the most-recent Paris show concept
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Fiat Trepiùno concept - Design Review
Mar 26, 2004 – Fifty years ago in austere post war Europe there were four peoples’ cars, newly launched or about to be launched: Ferdinand Porsche’s Volkswagen Beetle of 1945, Pierre Boulanger’s Citroen 2CV of 1948, Dante Giacosa’s Fiat 500 Nuovo of 1957 and Alec Issigonis’s Austin Mini of 1959. ...
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Ford Focus - Design Review
Oct 20, 2004 – Car design, as everything, is relative. How we read a car's design is relative to the world that surrounds it - specifically other cars and in particular those of the same type, its siblings and predecessor. Seeing the new Ford Focus in the flesh at Paris ...
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Porsche Boxster - Design Review
Oct 28, 2004 – The Boxster has been a wonderful success story for Porsche since its introduction in 1996. No fewer than 160,000 have been sold in the intervening eight years and this second generation model aims to update the car in terms of both looks and technical features. The ...
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Design Review: Mercedes-Benz CST Vision B
Dec 13, 2004 – Nearly three years ago Mercedes presented the Vision R Grand Sports Tourer concept in Detroit which heralded a new direction for Mercedes production cars. The GST was a 'crossover' vehicle with the four wheel drive and muscular design identity of an SUV, the three rows of ...
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Ford SYNus Design Review
America is famous for its big cars. For a non-American, to think 'American car' is to think big finned late-fifties sedan, huge cop car or New York cab, or pick-ups that are longer than a long wheelbase Mercedes S-class. Big cars make sense in a country that takes four or ...
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ArticleDesigning the virtual car. A real or imagined product? By Peter Stevens
Reliving the process of creating a supercar for Captain Scarlet
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ArticleIcons or bygones, what is the case for new old cars? by Peter Stevens
Exploring the strengths and weaknesses of retro design, from the London taxi, to the BMW Hommage cars and more...