All News articles – Page 58
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ArticleChinese design talent dominates in Shanghai
Shanghai proved a more relaxed affair than Beijing last year, PR nightmares for Tesla not withstanding, with European OEMs playing second fiddle to a slew of new launches by homegrown talent such as Arcfox, Nio and Xpeng
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Article2021 Tokyo Motor Show canceled owing to rise in Covid cases
Biennial auto show, which welcomes 1.3 million visitors, has been cancelled owing to fears of rising Covid cases
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ArticleXpeng launches P5 with Lidar technology
The first model in its portfolio to hit the market with Lidar technology, Xpeng’s P5 is big in size and creature comforts. Car Design News got the lowdown from Eric Zhao, senior director of Xpeng’s design centre
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Article2021 Shanghai Auto Show – design highlights
The IM Motors Airo, Zeekr 001 and Chery Antee X are among the standout designs at the 2021 Shanghai Auto Show
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ArticleSeat tweaks design of Ibizia and Arona
Some small updates to the Seat Ibizia and Arona have been made to keep the designs fresh
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ArticleHyundai Santa Cruz: head-turner or head-scratcher?
The design team at Hyundai talk through the truck-CUV mashup – and explain why they aren’t apologising for taking risks
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ArticleCitroen keeps faith in large cars with the C5 X
Citroën has another stab at a large car with the C5 X, which tries to be, at once, an SUV, a saloon and an estate
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ArticleInterview: Mitsubishi’s design chief Seiji Watanabe
Former Nissan and Infiniti designer Seiji Watanabe talks cross-brand collaboration and the new Outlander flagship
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ArticleRadford returns: coachbuilder that defined the swinging sixties is back
Legendary sixities coachbuilder Radford, which counted the Beatles and Peter Sellars as customers is back, helmed by a high-profile team including former F1 star Jensen Button
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ArticlePolestar’s sustainability mission becomes all-encompassing
Polestar hopes to produce climate-neutral cars by 2030, which could have a big impact on design
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ArticleObituary: The French maestro Robert Opron
One of the finest car designers of the 20th Century, Robert Opron, passed away last week, aged 89. Responsible for masterpieces for Simca, Citroen, Renault and Alfa Romeo from the late 1950s to the late-80s – and one of the few recipients of the Car Design News Lifetime Achievement Award – we salute his life and influence, via still vivid memories of visiting his house south of Paris back in 2016 to discuss his career over Scotch and Pringles…
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ArticleCar Design News podcast: March round-up
Kia. EV6, Hyundai Staria MPV and the Canoo pick-up truck are on the cards for this month’s CDN podcast
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ArticleLexus LF-Z Electrified Concept – an introduction to a tasty not-so-distant future?
Lexus says it hopes to be able to realise some of the design features used in its new LF-Z Electrified Concept by 2025
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ArticleGenesis produces another swanky design study with X Concept
The new Genesis GT coupe show car puts imagination – and vast budget – on display
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ArticleCDN poll reveals giant touchscreen antipathy
A Car Design News poll confirmed what many already suspected – not many of us are fans of giant touchscreens
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ArticleOpinion: Transforming old into new
Revered retrofit architects Lacaton & Vassal’s recent Pritzker Prize win poses some interesting questions for car designers, writes CDN editor James McLachlan
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ArticleDesign Review: 2021 Lincoln Nautilus
With the Nautilus, Lincoln’s design team has focused on creating cohesion between exterior and interior designs. Car Design News’ Laura Burstein took a closer look
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ArticleHyundai is feeling a bit spacey with the Staria MPV
Intergalactic, planetary, planetary…Hyundai’s Staria offers another dimension in the MPV cosmos
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ArticleŠkoda reveals small but rugged Kushaq
Škoda adds ruggedness to its usual restrained style for its new small SUV, the Kushaq
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ArticleCar Design Dialogues Europe day two in review
The second day of Car Design Dialogues Europe included numerous highlights from designers creating beautiful production and concept cars, to super slick digital-only models