All articles by Joe Simpson – Page 12
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Design Review: Audi TT (2014)
1 Techno-digitalThe full digital screen ‘gauge pack' - 12.3-inches and displaying 1440x540 pixels - is the technical highlight of the TT interior. When Google Maps navigation is underplayed behind high-definition digital gauges, it is easy to be seduced. It does emphasize TT's selfish, driver-centric image though - without a center ...
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Design Review: Audi TT (2014)
1 Arc of definitionC-pillar defines the TT, giving glasshouse all its acceleration. Beautifully resolved.
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Design Review: Audi TT (2014)
1 Fuselage frontAlmost all recent Audis including both previous TTs have very integrated, graphic front ends. There's much more depth and three-dimensionality here, which gives the car more of central ‘fuselage' than before. But it also feels counter to the original ethos of TT.
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Design Review: Audi TT (2014)
First seen Geneva motor show, March 2014 Format Sport coupéDimensions L: 4,180mm, W: 1,832mm, H: 1,353mm, Wb: 2,505mm
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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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Design Development: Peugeot Exalt concept
The interior program ran in parallel with the exterior phase. "We had a similar program, but picked the winning theme based on the sketches, rather than taking two into CAD," says Vidal.
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Design Development: Peugeot Exalt concept
Type Four-door sedan/fastback conceptLength 4,730mmWidth 1,960mmHeight 1,311 mmWheelbase 2,810mmWeight 1,700kg
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Designer Interview: Parrish Hanna, Global Head of Ford HMI
CDN Tell me more about diversion versus distraction.
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Designer Interview: Parrish Hanna, Global Head of Ford HMI
He might have only been working in the automotive industry for one year, but Parrish Hanna's CV suggests he's likely to be critical to Ford Motor Company in the future within his role of global director of HMI.
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Design Review: Citroën DS Numéro 9 concept
For a car with so much visual interest it's difficult to highlight a single standout element. The tailgate surfacing is extremely fine, but the spoiler takes the award. The manner in which it visually controls the side profile, totally defines the car and creates the floating character of the roof ...
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Design Review: Citroën DS Numéro 9 concept
1 A different kind of floating roofNot a true floating roof in the style of Mini. Rather than being defined by the header rail and a blacked out A-pillar, its floating nature is created by a vast rear spoiler, which sails beyond the roofline before cutting back down the edge ...
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Design Review: Citroën DS Numéro 9 concept
First seen Beijing motor show 2012Dimensions L: 4,930mm W: 1,940mm H: 1,270mm Wb: 3,000mmType 5-door limousine
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Design Development: Toyota FT-1
That idea continues with the interior, where Chergosky picks up the story. "After driving the exotics at speed on track, we understood that what you end up seeing is your knuckles and the top of the steering wheel. Drivers get in the zone, and that's what we wanted to pay ...
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Design Development: Toyota FT-1
Type sports carLength 4,675mmWidth 1,970mmHeight 1,225mmWheelbase 2,740mm
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Design Development: Ferrari LaFerrari
From the very start, the idea of linking exterior and interior through the core carbon fiber cell was foremost in the designers' minds. The idea of the bare chassis and integrated seats [see image top left] was key according to Manzoni. "Because of the lightweight objective of the car, we ...
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Design Development: Ferrari LaFerrari
Vehicle type SupercarFerrari design director Flavio ManzoniProject manager Johann LemercierLead exterior designer Werner GruberExterior designers Matteo de Petris, Alberto and Alberto Agnari AlbilaresLead interior designer Juan Manuel LopezInterior designers Edwin Osorio, Roberto MastruzzoModelers Emanuel Salvatore, with Simone Sabatucci and Salvatore Della VenturaProject started Mid-2010Project c
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Human Machine Interface: The leading edge - Part Two
Audi is trying to address some of these concerns with the interface of its Prologue concept. It signals the future direction of Audi HMI design, and suggests a major departure from the setup in most of the firm's current cars.
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Human Machine Interface: The leading edge - Part Two
In our first essay, we looked at the current status of in-car HMI, as well as some of the challenges facing the industry. In part two, we go hands-on with two leading interface designs.
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Design Development: Ford GT (2016)
If the 'flow-through' exterior design theme is a departure from what went before, then the interior is a complete new way of thinking, as Ford's global director of interior design, Amko Leenarts, explains: "I purposely directed the team not to revive the old GT [interior]. What I found more important ...