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Testa Rossas, Lemons, Laguna Seca and design inspiration - Monterey Car Week 2014
If, like me, you usually think '80s rolled-up leather jackets when you hear 'Testarossa', then the unprecedented line-up of twenty 250 Testa Rossas on display at Pebble Beach blew away any Miami Vice connotations.
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Testa Rossas, Lemons, Laguna Seca and design inspiration - Monterey Car Week 2014
Pebble Beach’s Concept Lawn doesn't host to any real debuts of note, unlike Italy’s Villa d’Estse, but it's a good place to chat with some top designers as they present their latest creations, as well as see these cars in natural light.
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Testa Rossas, Lemons, Laguna Seca and design inspiration - Monterey Car Week 2014
The prestigious prizes up for grabs
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Testa Rossas, Lemons, Laguna Seca and design inspiration - Monterey Car Week 2014
As a first timer to this annual festival it’s easy to think of it purely as Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. However, in reality the blue-chip show on the famous golf course is simply the climax of a whole week of formal events, impromptu gatherings and an overall sense of overwhelming ...
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These are the winners of the 2014 Boccaro Cup
紧随全球汽车论坛在武汉的举办，2014全球汽车论坛首届汽车造型设计大赛暨紫砂杯汽车造型设计大赛在宜兴落下帷幕大赛旨在促进新一带的设计师把中国传统文化融汇到创意设计中形成未来汽车的设计新趋势。尽管带有浓浓的中国风，大赛向也邀请向世界各地的设计师参赛。参赛者需要设计他们的梦想跨界车型，评委们希望寻找‘打破传统束缚和颠覆传统习惯"的作品评审团由7名业内专业人士组成：陈群一 - 设计总监， 阿尔特汽车技术股份有限公司Luciano D'Ambrosio - 造型总监，阿尔特汽车技术股份有限公司James Hope - 设计总监，奇瑞汽车 Guy Burgoyne - 设计总监，吉利汽车Magnus Aspegren - 创意咨询总监，宝马汽车上海设计室Diana Kloster - 色彩和面料经理，大众汽车Abel Sampson - 出版人，Car Design News 6部作品最终获得3个铜
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These are the winners of the 2014 Boccaro Cup
The winners of the 2014 Boccaro Cup Car Design Contest have been accounted in the Chinese city of Yixing following the Global Automotive Forum in Wuhan.
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Dutch designers explore how new tech may change our relationship with cars
Volvo has commissioned Dutch designers Niels van Eijk and Miriam van der Lubbe to create their vision of how new technologies may change our relationships with the car.
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Manzoni: Ferrari F1 Concept "a starting point for advancing the future of Formula 1"
Earlier in the week Ferrari showed a provocative vision of an alternative future Formula 1 car. It's the latest signal of the growing unrest within the sport as regulations reduce the room for innovation and excitement.
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What do you think of Ian Callum’s take on the Jaguar Mark 2?
Jaguar design director Ian Callum is a well-documented hot-rod fan - he already owns a '32 Ford Hi-Boy Coupe - but what would happen if he were to ‘re-interpret' a past product of the company he now works for?
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Concept Car of the Week: Audi Avantissimo (2001)
On the day Audi announces it will show a large, luxurious wagon concept at this year's Geneva motor show, we take a look back at a large, luxurious wagon concept it showed at the Frankfurt show in 2001.
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Lexus Design Awards open for entries under the theme 'Senses'
When we visited Milan Design Week earlier this year, the winners of the Lexus Design Award were a particular highlight - refreshingly free from automotive references, the work was in the true spirit of the city's celebrated annual festival.
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Marc Lichte highlights aims and inspirations for new Audi design era
Marc Lichte has revealed for the first time his intentions for Audi, after taking over as the head of design last year.
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Driven: Cadillac CTS
If you know Detroit, you might recognize the location of our photoshoot for this feature. Midtown is the home of Shinola's flagship store, one of the big success stories of the resurgence of ‘craft' in Detroit, and the States in general.
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Concept Car of the Week: Pininfarina 2uettottanta (2010)
It's approaching five years since since the Pininfarina 2uettottanta was first shown at the Geneva Motor Show. The little red sports car from Turin was the undisputed star of that year's show and was the latest in a series of highly-regarded Lowie Vermeersch-penned concepts.
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College Exhibition: Pforzheim University Summer 2014 - Masters
Ivan ShmatovAudi TransSporterInspired by the aesthetics of the Audi R15 racing car, the TransSporter is intended to offer a stripped-down version of a full customer racing team's facilities for a fraction of the price. As well as transport the racing car, the vehicle includes a minimum set of tools hidden ...
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College Exhibition: Pforzheim University Summer 2014 - Masters
Jang-Hun ChoiBentley Extreme RoadsterWhile Bentley was founded as a maker of extreme sports racing cars, its Rolls-Royce ownership from 1931 to 2004 has left it with a broken history that has seen it abandon these roots. Choi seeks to imagine a modern version of the famous 'Blower' Bentleys that emulates ...
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Opinion: Discovery Sport and the long-term ramifications of pandering to the crossover convergence
Having pored over the first pictures of the new Land Rover Discovery Sport and consumed the accompanying official literature, we’re left wondering why it shares so much of its design treatment with the Range Rover Evoque, while simultaneously removing the last vestiges of utility from the Discovery nameplate. From its virtually indistinguishable grille and lamp graphics, over its tapered roofline
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College Exhibition: Pforzheim University Summer 2014 - Masters
Pforzheim University is conveniently located just 30 miles from Stuttgart, ensuring that its degree shows are well attended by designers from the nearby studios of major OEMs like Mercedes and Porsche.
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CDN-GM Interactive Design Competition winners announced
The winners of the 2014 CDN-GM Interactive Design Competition have just been announced at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
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Concept Car of the Week: Citroën C-Airlounge (2003)
This week Citroën previewed its Aircross concept, due to be shown at the Shanghai motor show later this month. It's a demonstration of how not only the market, but also how the brand has changed over recent years.