All Editorial articles – Page 43
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ArticleNew Fiat 500 gets electric
The New Fiat 500 has finally landed, and it’s electric. The company says it has taken inspiration from previous generations, delving into its Italian heritage, but has also added some unique features.
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NewsThe DS Aero Sport Lounge proposes satin, straw and ultrasonic gesture control as the new French luxury
Parent company PSA’s bid to make the historic DS name feel like a truly standalone new brand took another conceptual step in the right direction with its Aero Sport Lounge unveil this week. With the threat of virus contamination stopping real-world Geneva Motor Show proceedings Car Design News got on the phone to DS’s design director Thierry Métroz instead to talk through its importance.
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NewsAston Martin V12 Speedster breezes onto the web
Aston Martin has debuted a special collector edition of the Vantage, with the V12 from the DBS and an open-air design
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NewsFourth-generation Audi A3 has landed
Audi debuted the new 2020 A3 Sportback online in the midst of the cancellation of the Geneva Motor Show
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NewsCartoons versus covid-19
How SAIC Design (Shanghai) produced a series of cartoons to keep people safe from covid-19
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ArticleHyundai Prophecy wows the internet (if not the crowds)
The Hyundai Prophecy concept has to be one of the (virtual) stars of the 2020 Geneva Motor (No) Show. A cursory glance at social media conversations – from grown-up experts, not trolls – reveals a stream of very positive comments, with favourable comparisons to the classic 1947 UrSaab and also modern-day Teslas, as well as perhaps a sprinkling of 70s Porsche 911 in the rear wing. None of which is to suggest this concept is derivative, but just confirms what we already suspected: that Hyundai’s current design team have good taste, a broad palette and an increasing licence to be creative.
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ArticleAiways shows production-ready U5 and U6 Ion concept
Chinese automaker Aiways launches the production version of its U5 SUV and unveils its U6 Ion concept. The latter could be shown at Beijing auto show later in 2020
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ArticleSeat gets ‘brutal’ with Cupra Formentor
Seat has unveiled the production version of its Cupra Formentor. It is the first vehicle designed exclusively for the Cupra brand, and will be ready for delivery by the end of the year.
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NewsCzinger previews 21C hybrid hypercar
California based Czinger Vehicles was set to debut its 21C 3D printed hybrid supercar at the Geneva Motor Show. Alas…
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ArticleHMI walk through: Nissan Leaf Zero
Watch a review of the Nissan Leaf Zero’s UI and UX in Screens’ lateset video, covering all HMI elements such as key fob, steering wheel controls, touch screen and instrument cluster
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NewsKoenigsegg debuts all-new Gemera four-seater
Koenigsegg has revealed the third model in its range. The Gemera will soon sit alongside the hybrid Regera and all-engine Jesko ‘megacars’
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NewsFirst Sight: Up close with Renault’s shape-shifting Morphoz
Luckily Car Design News had already seen Renault’s Geneva Motor Show concept car up close and personal in Paris a week before the Swiss event got cancelled. Now the embargo has lifted here’s the lowdown on the remarkable vari-sized vehicle and its innovative interior direct from some of the key designers behind the project…
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ArticleVolkswagen unveils ID. 4 ahead of New York debut
First shown as the ID. Crozz prototype at the 2017 Shanghai Auto Show, the Volkswagen ID. 4 has debuted at the 2020 Geneva non-motor show…
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VideoVideo: Hyundai Prophecy concept EV
A striking concept from Hyundai – our design story is to follow – but here’s a video and gallery to whet your appetite
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NewsBMW reveals Concept i4
BMW has launched the near-production Concept i4 gran coupé which, as expected, builds on the design language set out in the Concept 4 from Frankfurt 2019
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ArticleFord remembers McKinley Thompson Jr.
Their first African American designer was instrumental in shaping the original Ford Bronco
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NewsGeneva Motor Show officially cancelled due to Coronavirus threat
The 2020 Geneva Motor Show and Car Design Night are both cancelled due to the threat of the COVID-19 coronavirus.
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ArticleHMI walk through: Hyundai Ioniq
Hyundai’s hybrid is hot on tech as well as fuel economy. Watch Screen’s latest review to experience the Ioniq’s driver UX
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VideoPolestar Precept design video
Thomas Ingenlath goes into some detail about the sustainable approach to the interior materials and decries the ‘excessive use of virgin plastics’ in standard interiors. This video also includes an explanation of the animated proximity sensor in the UX
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ArticleDriven: Volkswagen T-Cross
Michael Nash reviews the new Volkswagen T-Cross, the company’s smallest SUV to date