All articles by Rufus Thompson – Page 26

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    Design Development: Volkswagen PCP concept

    2015-05-05T21:21:20Z

    When asked how he made his decision, Loasby says, "It was good work from both universities but Tsinghua had the advantage that they had a team on the project that could really pull together. It had the best VW aesthetic, it just answered the brief. It was a crossover between ...

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    Design Development: Volkswagen PCP concept

    2015-05-05T21:21:13Z

    Volkswagen China's People's Car Project started as a huge, online crowdsourcing project. It asked potential buyers about their issues when using a vehicle, what they expected from it and also what they want most in it. In the words of Simon Loasby, Volkswagen China's design director, "there's probably no better ...

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    Who's Where: Ford's J Mays retires, Moray Callum succeeds

    2015-05-05T21:19:46Z

    After more than 33 years in the car industry, Ford's group vice-president and chief creative officer, design, J Mays is to retire. Moray Callum - currently executive director, design, the Americas - will succeed him and will report to Raj Nair, group vice-president, global product development.

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    Flavio Manzoni on the design secrets of the Ferrari LaFerrari [w/Video]

    2015-05-05T21:14:25Z

    Flavio Manzoni has explained the secrets behind the design of the LaFerrari hypercar in an interview with Autocar's Steve Sutcliffe.

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    Wolfgang Egger outlines Audi's future design strategy

    2015-05-05T21:04:08Z

    Audi is shifting its design strategy as it changes the way it designs and develops its cars. The carmaker's head of design Wolfgang Egger believes that a closer cohesion of the car's exterior and interior will create a ‘seamless entity' to help differentiate its models.

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    Dave Hilton, Camilo Pardo and Laurent Nivalle collaborate on new exhibition

    2015-05-05T21:02:50Z

    David Hilton, Camilo Pardo and Laurent Nivalle have collaborated on an exhibition that brings together the worlds of automotive design, art and photography. 'ART FAIR meets Cars and Glamour: Sexy from the rear-view' opens at the Galerie am Brüsseler Platz in Cologne Germany on Saturday 27 October for a month. ...

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    Who's Where: Simon Cox appointed design director, Infiniti Design London

    2015-05-05T20:53:57Z

    Infiniti has recruited Simon Cox as design director at its Infiniti Design London studio, which is currently Nissan Design Europe. He will report directly to Infiniti executive design director Alfonso Albaisa.

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    Rinspeed XchangE concept rethinks the autonomous car's cabin

    2015-05-05T20:47:35Z

    Rinspeed's XchangE all-electric touring sedan concept has been confirmed for the Geneva motor show, and focuses on how future drivers will spend their time in autonomous cars.

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    Who's Where: Sangyup Lee appointed Bentley’s head of exterior design

    2015-05-05T20:35:33Z

    Sangyup Lee has been appointed Bentley's head of exterior design. He reports directly to Luc Donkerwolke, head of Bentley Styling and Design and taken up the position left by Dave Hilton.

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    Concept Car of the Week: BMW Turbo (1972)

    2015-05-05T20:06:37Z

    Built by Michelotti in Turin and unveiled at the 1972 Paris motor show, the BMW Turbo was built both as a symbol of the carmaker's strength after its troubles in the ‘60s and as a celebration of that summer's Olympic Games in Munich.

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    Audi turns the world upside-down

    2014-11-06T11:30:47Z

    It’s safe to say the Frankfurt show is one of the biggest – in terms of size – motor shows, so it’s natural the big guns want to go supersize, especially the German brands on their own turf

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    Nissan’s Smartwatch really is smart

    2014-11-06T09:38:07Z

    Nissan may have been trumpeting about the display of the new X-Trail in Frankfurt this year, but one of the most interesting pieces on stand was the Smartwatch

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    Trip to the tuners

    2014-11-05T17:18:10Z

    Without fail, every year at every motor show there are feelings of anticipation and trepidation – in equal measure – at what the tuners have cooked up for us this time

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    Toyota’s origami-inspired stand? A bit flat, really.

    2014-11-05T12:24:58Z

    Toyota made a big fuss about the debut of its new global stand design, dubbed ‘The Wave’

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    Subaru celebrates 55th year in style

    2014-11-05T12:15:19Z

    Subaru may have used its Viziv as its piece de resistance this year at Geneva, but what really caught the eye was something much smaller – the Subaru 360

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    The dark side of Geneva

    2014-11-05T12:04:30Z

    Geneva, being the biggest and most famous motor show in Europe – if not the world – is known for its unveiling of the latest concepts and production models from carmakers the world over

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    IED/Alfa Romeo Gloria: hide and sleek

    2014-11-05T11:47:54Z

    Alfa Romeo is, it’s fair to say, a carmaker whose design department is fiercely proud of its traditions and history

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    Smart ForStars – Meet the bad boy of the Smart family

    2014-11-03T11:23:48Z

    There seems to be a recurring theme this year in Paris, one that automotive journalists can’t help but notice; the general lack of new, exciting products