All articles by Nick Hull – Page 13
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Design Review: Renault Altica
The shooting brake look is defined on the Altica by use of a long hood, long cabin with slim DLO and a fairly upright tail. The lower bodysides are elegant and sheer, with no obvious wheelarch lips and feature a twisted shoulderline running from near-horizontal over the front wheel to ...
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Interview: Gert Hildebrandt, Director of Design, Mini
CDN: What achievements are you most proud of as a designer?
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Interview: Gert Hildebrandt, Director of Design, Mini
Gert Volker Hildebrandt has had an illustrious career within the german car industry for over twenty-five years, culminating in his current position as head of the Mini design team in Munich. Having originally studied at the RCA in London, he started his career at Opel in January 1981, where his ...
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Design Review: BMW i3
Delightfully tactile gear selector encompasses a whole new way of starting and driving an electric vehicle. Thumb operates the park and start/stop buttons while the forefinger operates the gear paddle. Brings to mind the gear selector in a Rolls Royce and a far more unique solution than earlier ideas tried ...
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Design Review: BMW i3
1 Sustainable premiumThe product design-like interior demonstrates a new understanding of premium that's defined by sustainability, exuding a feeling of lightness and contemporary functionality. Natural or recycled materials - such as wood and hemp - are made to be seen and touched. Door linings and rear section of the IP, ...
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Design Review: BMW i3
1 Graphic rearStrong use of graphics throughout the exterior most evident at the rear. The ‘black belt' running from the hood, over the roof and into the tailgate is an intrinsic part of the ‘i' brand design identity but makes the car look taller and more narrow than its dimensions ...
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Design Review: BMW i3
1 Dropped BeltlineBiggest visual change from the i3 concept is the deletion of the fully glazed doors, replaced by the broken beltline. This not only preserves some of the glassiness for rear passengers but adds considerable character: without the drop into the rear door, the DLO would appear too plain, ...
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ArticleDesign Review: BMW i3
The BMW i3 sets a whole new form language for BMW clean mobility that’s not only recognisable but one that needs to last through sustained future development. Nevertheless, chief designer Benoit Jacob
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Design Review: Maserati GranTurismo
In side view the GranTurismo has a distinct notchback profile and a lean-back slingshot DLO similar to the Quattroporte. The rear is more linear than the front end, with a flat decklid and broad, square tail to the design. The lower bumper area has overtones of Ferrari, with four exhausts ...
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Design Review: Maserati GranTurismo
The GranTurismo is Maserati's new entry model that replaces the old 4200GT Coupe and Spyder models that date back to 1998. Although, at first sight this looks like a straightforward 2+2 coupe replacement for the older model, it is in fact a much larger car that is quite cleverly positioned ...
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Design Development: Citroen Revolte concept
The interior was designed in parallel with the exterior. Here, technology and luxury are juxtaposed together in a highly original manner. Designers Julien Famchon, Sébastien Buffet and Christophe Poinlane decided to reference Parisian theatres, employing plush red velvet on the rear lounge seat and soft, noble materials elsewhere. This is ...
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Design Development: Citroen Revolte concept
Citroën is currently marking 90 years of automotive success and, as part of that celebration, the company decided to take a bold approach for their latest showcar, the Revolte. Shown at Frankfurt last month, the Revolte aims to challenge the conventional image of small cars, and what car better embodies ...
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Design Development: Bertone BAT 11 concept
Regarding the theme of the design Muller continues "It was important to keep the covered front wheels - otherwise it just isn't a BAT car. In the sketching period I had this cool closed sculpture and I ‘just' had to find a way to guarantee the car could steer..! We ...
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Design Development: Bertone BAT 11 concept
La Sip nightclub Geneva, March 2008: the undoubted star of the Geneva Motor Show makes a surprise debut, not at the show but rather to an audience of the world's top car designers. For one American dentist, it was the best evening of his life.
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Designer Interview: Adrian van Hooydonk, Director Design, BMW Cars
How do you know what BMW customers are yearning for in three or five years' time?
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Designer Interview: Adrian van Hooydonk, Director Design, BMW Cars
BMW's design vocabulary has widened considerably over the last 5 years. Do you think it will continue to widen or should it now evolve and mature?
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Design Development: Opel Monza concept
Work on the interior development ran slightly behind the exterior, with two themes initially chosen for exploration. The first interior sketches focused on a new simplicity, using flowing layered shapes and reducing visual content to emphasize the architecture rather than continually adding further elements.
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Design Development: Opel Monza concept
First seen Frankfurt/September 2013Project started Spring 2012Project completed July 2013Length 4,690mmWidth 1,876mmHeight 1,310mmWheelbase 2,915mmDirector, Advanced Design Friedhelm EnglerChief designer Advanced Design Boris JacobChief designer Interior Components and HMI Ivo van HultenExterior assistant chief designer Martin SchauflerDesigners Borris Ilse, Jay Jongwon Kim, Lionel SantosColor and
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Design Review: Bertone Pandion concept
Of course Bertone, under designer Marcello Gandini, invented the dramatic scissor door, but here the performance reaches new levels. Fully 3.6m in length, the doors soar upwards, rotating around the rear wheelarch. There's no single hinge point, rather they motor around a circular track, another idea that was first showcased ...