All articles by Owen Ready – Page 22

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Audi to follow Volvo’s lead with concept car ‘family’

2015-05-05T19:29:07Z

As a follow up to its universally well-received Prologue concept that debuted at the LA auto show in November, Audi is set to show an Avant wagon version in Geneva next month.

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Pininfarina set to be bought by Mahindra

2015-05-05T19:24:59Z

According to a report by Bloomberg, Indian carmaker Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd is in talks to buy ailing Italian design house Pininfarina.

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Latest BMW Stories video highlights the ever-dapper Paul Bracq, its head designer from 1970-74

2015-05-05T19:22:09Z

BMW has produced a video interview with one of its most charismatic former design heads, the ever-dapper 80-year old Paul Bracq.

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Volvo’s lounge mode – at the chairman’s request

2015-04-22T15:31:20Z

Volvo previewed its 4-seat Excellence edition of the XC90 here in Shanghai, that creates a truly limousine-like rear seat environment with fantastic detailing and comfort

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Does MG GS spell medium-term trouble?

2015-04-22T15:11:26Z

Thanks to the British facility it inherited when buying MG and Rover 9 years ago, SAIC was one of the very first Chinese brands with an overseas design facility

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Citroën Aircross interior is a triumph

2015-04-22T14:11:12Z

The Citroën Aircross’ exterior is more than good enough to warrant placing on the Car of the Show shortlist with its development of the new corporate image and neat detail solutions, but its interior is the real highlight

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Chery puts design in the spotlight

2015-04-21T16:40:15Z

Designers have become somewhat the frontmen of the more premium European brands lately, but it’s heartening to see Chery also push the team behind its cars into the spotlight a little

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Pateo Project N shows China’s autonomous dream

2015-04-21T16:15:38Z

To concentrate on the Pateo Project N’s rather simplistic design execution would be to miss the point of this rather interesting project

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Chevrolet FNR – bold, brave and at home in Shanghai

2015-04-21T16:03:30Z

Having hosted our Car Design Awards China last night it was interesting to compare the types of work presented by the best of China’s design students with what is by far the wildest concept car of the show

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BAIC BJ20 is an interesting crossover oddity

2015-04-21T15:42:11Z

With all the new cars to see here in Shanghai it’s sometimes easy to pass the less obvious displays without taking a good look

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Hongqi LS5 – China’s presidential SUV

2015-04-21T15:09:08Z

Hongqi, which translates as ‘red flag’ is China’s oldest car brand, making its first car for the party elite back in 1958

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Infiniti QX30: upscale/downsized

2015-03-20T10:02:47Z

Infiniti’s mission to establish itself in the premium European market was never going to be the work of a moment, and its model range of mid-sized sedans and SUVs has so-far failed to gather much traction in the consciousness of buyers

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Nice rims: Mercedes-Maybach Pullman

2015-03-20T09:55:01Z

The Pullman version of the Mercedes-Maybach may be a stretch too far but we still can’t help but admire its chrome billet wheels, especially with a V12 badge nestling close by

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Nissan’s LMP1 car rethinks proportions

2015-03-19T16:45:16Z

How do you make a the World Endurance Championship-winning Toyota TS040 and Audi R8 e-tron LMP1 cars look a bit same-same?

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Nissan Sway: Shiro’s 15 year plan comes good

2015-03-19T16:17:34Z

It’s 15 years since Shiro Nakamura took over Nissan’s design department and yet it isn’t until this show, he tells us, that he has felt fully satisfied with his efforts

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Lexus LF-SA – 50 Shades of Ideas

2015-03-19T14:38:53Z

“Have you heard the expression ‘I’m going to get Medieval on your ass’?” asks a senior designer. “That’s what the face of this car is saying.”

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NAIAS 2015 kicks off the new year

2015-01-29T15:40:02Z

While CDN’s new year actually kicked off in Las Vegas at the Consumer Electronics Show (full analysis on its way), the first official car show of the year has just opened its doors in the rather less temperate mid-west at Detroit’s Cobo Center

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Ford GT – the result of a top-secret skunkworks studio

2015-01-29T14:30:35Z

There were rumours of a new Ford GT for Detroit, but nothing was leaked, and it seems the secret was as well kept within the company as outside

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Buick Avenir concept – the brand finds its feet

2015-01-29T14:16:10Z

Buick has enjoyed relative success of late thanks largely to its strong sales in China. But it has also experienced its fare share of growing pains as economies of scale forced shared product lines with its European sister, Opel

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Toyota Tacoma is a truck well done

2015-01-29T14:10:06Z

Pickups are still big news in the US, with a recent resurgence in the mid-sized sector, currently led by the Chevrolet Colorado/GMC Canyon. This new Toyota Tamcoma suggests the home team might not have it all their own way, however