All Paris Motor Show articles – Page 5

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    PSA opens new ADN Design Centre

    2015-07-09T15:01:44Z

    Oct 26, 2004 - "A building dedicated to automotive creativity" is how Robert Peugeot, head of Innovation and Quality, described the new PSA Design Centre during the official opening on October 7.

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    2004 Paris Motor Show Design Trends and Overview

    2015-07-09T10:17:11Z

    Nov 8, 2004 – Car design inevitably goes in set patterns: large, radical leaps tend to be followed up by small evolutionary steps, especially for those second-generation models of a previous all-new concept. One dominant theme of this year's Paris Motor Show was the very conservative redesigns of some of ...

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    BMW Z4 Design Development

    2015-07-08T13:00:38Z

    BMW has a long, if sporadic, history of making roadster sports cars. It made the 328 for four years from 1936, two decades later it made the 507 for four years, and then three decades later it made the Z1 for four years until 1991.

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    Renault Megane Design Development

    2015-07-08T09:24:18Z

    Behind the design of every major mass market car lies a myriad of different factors that impacted upon how it came to be.

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    Smart Roadster and Roadster Coupe Design Development

    2015-07-07T16:25:12Z

    At the 1998 Paris Motor Show the two seater 2.5 metre long Smart City Coupe was launched.

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    Design Review: Mercedes-Benz CST Vision B

    2015-07-07T12:07:15Z

    Dec 13, 2004 – Nearly three years ago Mercedes presented the Vision R Grand Sports Tourer concept in Detroit which heralded a new direction for Mercedes production cars. The GST was a 'crossover' vehicle with the four wheel drive and muscular design identity of an SUV, the three rows of ...

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    Winners of the Interior Motives: Student Design Awards 2003 announced

    2015-07-07T11:21:55Z

    Sep 23, 2003 - The winners of the Interior Motives: Student Design Awards 2003 were announced during this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show.

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    Flaminio Bertoni exhibition at the Design Museum, London

    2015-07-07T09:51:21Z

    One of the most influential European automotive designers of the 20th century, Flaminio Bertoni, the designer of the Citroën DS, is the subject of an exhibition at the Design Museum in London.

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    The Audi A8 Design Story

    2015-07-07T09:47:30Z

    Every vehicle design development story is unique, but the development of the new Audi A8 is in many ways an archetypal example of a new vehicle design programme, touching on so many of the issues that impact on the vehicle design process.

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    Concept Car of the Week: Citroën Activa I (1988)

    2015-07-03T17:15:24Z

    A look back at the big Citroën built to show off some pretty high-tech hydropneumatics

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    Honda Accord - European and Asian model

    2015-07-01T13:51:39Z

    October 30, 2002 - This is the 7th generation European Honda Accord. It was announced in saloon form at the recent Paris Motor Show, the estate version more recently, and both variants will be available in Europe early next year.

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    Renault Ellypse concept to debut at Paris Motor Show

    2015-07-01T10:29:33Z

    September 9, 2002 - The Renault Ellypse showcases Renault's 'Touch Design', first seen on the Talisman concept.

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    What's New

    2015-07-01T10:11:35Z

    Volkswagen has revealed the first details of its forthcoming compact MPV, the Touran.

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    GM Hy-wire concept to debut at Paris Motor Show

    2015-07-01T09:30:00Z

    Feb 26, 2002 - August 14, 2002 - General Motors has revealed a first look at Hy-wire, the first drivable vehicle that combines a hydrogen fuel cell with by-wire technology.

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    First official photos of new generation Audi A8

    2015-06-30T16:36:38Z

    July 13, 2002 - Audi has released the first official photos of the new A8, which will have it's public debut at the Paris Motor Show in September.

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    World premiere for Maybach in New York

    2015-06-30T16:19:09Z

    July 10, 2002 - Four months after its comeback at the Geneva Motor Show, the luxury car brand Maybach has presented it's new high-end automobile to the public in New York.

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    BMW releases first photos of Z4 roadster

    2015-06-30T15:55:20Z

    July 3, 2002 - BMW has revealed the first official pictures of the new BMW Z4 roadster, which will be shown to the public for the first time at the Paris Motor Show in September.

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    First photo: Opel Meriva MPV

    2015-06-30T10:19:54Z

    May 23, 2002 - Opel has released first details of the smaller brother to the seven-seater Zafira.

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    Volkswagen reveals first details of Touareg SUV

    2015-06-29T12:09:07Z

    April 30, 2002 – Volkswagen has released first details of the Touareg, joining the Passat W8 and the Phaeton in the next phase of the company's luxury segment campaign.

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    Ferrari FX prototype to be revealed in Tokyo

    2015-06-29T09:53:24Z

    Apr 17, 2002 - The design prototype of Ferrari's fastest road car ever, the Ferrari FX will debut in Tokyo at 'Artedinamica: Ferrari and Maserati at the Contemporary Art Museum of Tokyo' on April 26th, and from April 27th to July 14th the exhibition will be open to the public.