All articles by Lem Bingley
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GAC Entranze - designed to share experiences
Chinese automotive company GAC used virtual reality technology to connect the China and LA studios’ together to design this striking crossover-MPV for the Detroit auto show in 2019. Look inside and the fresh approach to the MPV typology becomes even more apparent - led by Pontus Fontaeus, its interior materials, textures and shapes create some really interesting themes for travelling with friends or family in the connected age
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McLaren Speedtail - the inside story
Like an F1 car but with a different mission, the Speedtail sets a new benchmark for speedy comfort, as Rob Melville and his design team explain
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Tata’s H2X shrinks the bluff SUV format to city-car size
Substantially shorter than today’s popular B-segment SUVs, the Tata H2X concept previews an upcoming city-sized SUV
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Who’s Where: Stéphane Janin moves to Infiniti
Renault veteran Janin takes design strategy role under Karim Habib
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Detroit 2019: A full-house of full-width lamps
A now fully-established trend, separated lights need not apply...
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Detroit 2019: Earth tones and warm metals make for cosy cabins
Worried your future AV will be too cold and robotic? The colour & trim department have got you covered
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Detroit 2019: Pontus Fontaeus on the GAC Entranze concept
Designed from the inside out. Here’s how…
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Detroit 2019: Lexus LC chief designer on the LC Convertible concept
The roofless LC looks suspiciously well resolved for a concept
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Detroit 2019: Nissan’s ‘sinister’ IMs electric sedan concept
The IMs’s lead designer tells us the thinking behind this high-riding electric sedan
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Detroit 2019: Toyota’s Tetsuya Tada on the new Supra
A Q&A with the father of the fifth Supra
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Q&A: Mark Adams on Opel as part of PSA
As Opel/Vauxhall’s GT X Experimental visits the UK, we quiz their design VP on his plans for the brands
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Renault’s Stéphane Janin on the EZ-Ultimo
Renault’s range of autonomous concepts grows in a fancier direction
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The CDR 5 Interviews: David Wilkie, CNH Industrial
“I don’t see why industrial vehicles or machinery can’t look good”
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First Sight: Opel GT X Experimental
Opel’s latest concept draws on the themes of 2016’s GT Concept sports car, applying them to a B-segment SUV
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Design interview: Tim Shih, Yanfeng Automotive Interiors
From the yearbook: Tim Shih explains why he’s well placed for the future
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Design interview: Maximilian Missoni, Volvo
From yearbook 5: Missoni on Volvo’s design renaissance
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UX Analysis: Mercedes-Benz A-Class ‘MBUX’
The MBUX system in the new A-Class proves quick and responsive, but can’t eliminate a steep learning curve
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FT Future of the Car Summit 2018 report
The summit highlighted the need for a louder design voice whenever the future is debated by “geeks, suits and wonks”
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Design development: Peugeot 508
The second-generation 508 sees Peugeot push both design and engineering to its outer limits for such a mainstream model