All articles by Owen Ready – Page 28
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Comment + photo gallery: Infiniti Etherea
As it seeks to cast its metaphorical net wider than its traditional home of the US, the Infiniti stand (notable for being as physically far way from Nissan’s as possible) held host to the Etherea concept
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Comment: Lotus at Geneva
Was the Lotus press conference at last year’s Paris motor show just a (bad) dream
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Comment: Smart Forspeed
A city car with brown saddle leather butting up to metal detailing; circular dial pods; my-first-racer seat harnesses
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Comment + photo gallery: VW Bulli interior
It would have been easy to walk past the VW Bulli concept and mutter something under your breath about “just another UP! Concept, when are they going to build it etc. etc…
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Laurens van den Acker wears heart on feet
As many of you will no doubt know, Laurens van den Acker’s mission for his tenure of Renault design is to make people fall in love with the brand again
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Quiz: Name that VW Group detail
Observers of the VW Group’s broad range of new cars in Geneva may well have noticed a convergence of design execution across their respective brands
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Comment + gallery: Skoda Vision D concept – the wrong direction?
Skoda has relaunched itself somewhat at Geneva this year, with a redesigned logo and corporate typeface as well a concept car called ‘Vision D’
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Comment: Renault Captur – organised complexity
In the second phase of its new design lifecycle the Renault Captur is all about ‘discovering the world’ after that wildly passionate, visceral embodiment of ‘falling in love’, the DeZir
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Detail: Magna Steyr MILA Aerolight
Many designers we spoke to commented on the sophisticated execution and clear, believable lightweight and aero message of the Magna Steyr MILA Aerolight
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Details: Kia Rio
Before heading out to the show, we were a little reticent to make a beeline for the Kia stand
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Photo gallery: SAAB PhoeniX
It’s fair to say Jason Castriota’s SAAB Phoenix concept is one of the most talked-about cars of the show
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First Look: VW e-Scooter
Volkswagen became the third major motor manufacturer to present an electric scooter concept, following in the narrow tire treads of Smart and Mini
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Detail: Audi Q7 Exclusive Design teak flooring
Detail: Audi Q7 Exclusive Design teak flooring
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Second opinion: Mercedes A Concept
I’m not going to disagree with our esteemed Editor on the points he’s made on the Mercedes Concept A
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Comment and gallery: MG Concept 5
Head over to the SAIC stand in Hall E1 and there’s a genuine sense of a company gaining control of its brands, MG specifically
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Award: Worst in show
Despite having the choice of a fair few clangers at this year’s Shanghai show, the winner of this most inauspicious award was an easy one to choose
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Trends: Anime avatars
Anime characters are usually associated with Japan, with seemingly every piece of packaging, advertisement and product endorsed by an avatar
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Volkswagen group preview evening
Last night, the VW Group played host to its now (in)famous preview night
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Video: BMW i3 walkaround with Adrian van Hooydonk
While we’ve already had a brief encounter with BMW new ‘i’ cars 3 and 8, this is the first time we’ve had a chance to have a good poke around the electric B-sector i3 and i8 hybrid supercar
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VW Up: derivatives galore
In the fast-paced world of new car launches, the Volkswagen Up is already cooling down, such is the length of time since it were first off the press