All Renault Design articles – Page 3
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ArticleAre ’quadri-mobiles' the future of small cars?
Over the last ten to fifteen years, a combination of more rigorous regulatory demands and increasing customer expectations conspired to create the finest superminis ever made. One look at cars like the Volkswagen Up or the latest Hyundai i10 is enough to realise that buyers of entry-level models never had it so good
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NewsFirst Sight: Up close with Renault’s shape-shifting Morphoz
Luckily Car Design News had already seen Renault’s Geneva Motor Show concept car up close and personal in Paris a week before the Swiss event got cancelled. Now the embargo has lifted here’s the lowdown on the remarkable vari-sized vehicle and its innovative interior direct from some of the key designers behind the project…
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ArticleDesign Essay: Big Screen, Big Problem?
Integrating screens in car interiors comes with a set of significant problems, from aesthetic decisions to considering the life-cycle of the vehicle. You could argue that how screens are handled within the instrument panel highlights many of the wider creative challenges of mobility design
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ArticleHMI walk through: Renault Clio
The 2019 Renault Clio packs a punch in terms of in-car technology. Find a review of it’s many UX and UI features in Screens’ latest video review
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Interior Motives2020 Trend Report by CnTFactory
CnTFactory has teamed up with CDN and Interior Motives magazine to provide a quarterly report on the trends that every automotive designer should have in their moodboards
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ArticleConcept Car of the Month: Opel GT2 (1975)
Opel’s crisp and geometric GT2 concept car was Jean-François Venet’s breakthrough project
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ExhibitionDegree Show: Kookmin University 2019
Highlights from Kookmin University’s end of year automotive and transport design degree show in South Korea
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ArticleDesign Essay: Why is Car Design so Hooked on the Past?
Retro car designs have been appearing throughout the 21st century so far… but why are they so popular?
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NewsCES 2020: Toyota debuts a concept city
After the smorgasbord of tech and mobility solutions we saw at the Tokyo motorshow last year, we wondered what else Toyota could have up it’s sleeve for CES 2020… turns out it is a whole city
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ArticleDesign Analysis: Hyundai 45 & H-Space concepts
Car Design News takes a closer look at the Hyundai 45 and H-Space concept cars to understand the Korean manufacturer’s view of the future of car design
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ArticleHMI walk through: Renault Clio
The Renault Clio combines a large portrait central display with a fully digital instrument cluster. Watch Screens latest video review to see how the two combine to create a compelling UX
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NewsSkoda debuts new Octavia for 2020
Cleaner, greener, sleeker and more “emotional” than before. Just don’t call it premium…
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ArticleSuppliers will charge the change: opportunities in the EV value chain
While much focus is put on OEM plans to launch more electric vehicles, a great deal of the technology, value, services and even design will come from both existing and emerging suppliers across the value chain. We expect many new opportunities for these companies over the next decade.
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ArticleFCA–PSA fusion: first of the electric shock waves?
The merger attempt by FCA and PSA will be complicated but makes economic and operational sense, including for R&D investment. Whether or not it goes ahead, more consolidation is likely as the automotive industry gears up for electrification
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ArticleCar Design Awards China: Q&A with the 2019 Winners
CDN caught up with the overall and category winners of the 2019 Car Design Awards China competition…
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InterviewDesigner Interview: Antony Villain, Alpine
From Car Design Review 6: we got the low-down from Alpine chief design officer Antony Villain on the thinking that goes into the renewed Renault brand’s design philosophy.
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ArticleConcept of the Month: Renault Radiance (2004)
As we saw last month, delightful design can be found in unusual places. The 2004 Renault Radiance, a concept for a full-size lorry with more automotive design elements, is just such an example.
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ArticleWhat took the air out of Dyson’s electric car project?
The iconic manufacturer of vacuum cleaners has cancelled plans to develop and build an EV. That was probably a smart decision, considering the huge costs, competition and struggling market that Dyson would have been entering.
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ArticleStricter EU CO2 regulations will reshape vehicle platforms and car design
As OEMs try to reduce CO2 and transition to electric vehicles in the face of the high fines, we expect a profound impact on vehicle design.
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InterviewDesigner interview: T Jon Mayer, Volvo
T Jon Mayer talks us through his role as senior director of design at Volvo Cars USA, as well as the company philosophy, his own design tastes, and future mobility