All articles by Guy Bird – Page 5
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ArticleFrankfurt 2019: Byton inches closer to massive screen production
Genuine unique selling points among the proliferation of new electric car brands are becoming harder to discern but Byton’s M-Byte still has one – and it’s a big one: its dashboard-dominating 48-inch screen. Gaining its world debut at the Frankfurt motor show, the design team behind the Chinese marque’s mid-size SUV EV gave Car Design News a run-through of its production-ready features
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ArticleFrankfurt 2019: Cupra Tavascan design team reveal show car secrets
Brand-new brand Cupra showed its second concept car of 2019 in the shape of an all-electric for-door crossover coupé called Tavascan at the Frankfurt motor show, as it aims to forge a new identity more clearly separate from the Spanish Seat marque that bore it.
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NewsFrankfurt 2019: Mercedes’ Vision EQS
The all-electric Vision EQS concept limousine was Mercedes’ flagship unveil at the 2019’s Frankfurt show. It’s also significant as the first design on a new EV architecture which will spawn other premium electric models as the firm moves to become carbon-neutral by 2039. CDN had a one-to-one chat with overall design boss Gorden Wagener, who explained the new EQS proportions and why a regular S-Class will still sell alongside it.
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NewsFrankfurt 2019: ID.3 confirms start of VW’s cleaner new chapter
Car Design News was on the stand at the Frankfurt Motor Show to see the most important new car for Volkswagen since the original Golf: the ID.3 electric people’s car. Klaus Bischoff, VW’s design chief, talked us through the design details
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NewsFrankfurt 2019: Taycan’s leap forward by Porsche interior designer
CDN talks to Ivo van Hulten, Porsche’s director interior design, about the new Taycan production EV
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NewsFirst 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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ArticleExclusive: 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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ArticleExclusive: 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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ArticleDesign 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
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ArticleBentley EXP 100’s designers reveal early inspirations
As Bentley celebrated its 100-year anniversary on July 10th 2019 with a stunning concept car unveil at its Crewe, UK HQ, Car Design News was there to talk to its key designers
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ArticleMini Electric breaks cover (and keeps it simple)
Mini’s first-ever production EV finally received its global unveil to select media this week (including Car Design News) to reveal a clean design and clear product positioning
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ArticleExclusive: Klaus Busse on Fiat and Alfa’s future
On whirlwind tour of Turin in June, Car Design News made time for an exclusive chat with Klaus Busse, head of design for Fiat, Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Maserati and Lancia on what’s next for the group’s key brands.
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ArticleQ&A with YooJung Ahn, head of design, Waymo
Celebrating 10 years of self-driving design development, Car Design News chats to Waymo’s head of design YooJung Ahn
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ArticleWhy Nissan relocated its China studio from Beijing to Shanghai
Nissan’s new Shanghai studio demonstrates scale of ambition in China
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ArticleByton reveals new Chinese studio (and more production car secrets)
Byton’s new Shanghai studio opens as it readies its first production car
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ArticleGeely Preface & Geometry A
Geely unveils EV sub-brand and smart saloon concept at Shanghai 2019
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ArticleShanghai 2019: Lotus reveals Type 130 hypercar plans
Famous British brand boards the mega-EV bandwagon