All Shanghai 2015 articles
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Volvo’s lounge mode – at the chairman’s request
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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Geely Emgrand concept celebrates Chinese new year
The replacement for Geely’s Emgrand sedan is still a couple of years away, but the concept shown in Shanghai introduces some of the themes that can be expected on the production model
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Does MG GS spell medium-term trouble?
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
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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“Have you seen the Havals?”
If there’s a question we’ve been asked by designers more than any other as we’ve walked around the show it’s “have you seen the Havals?”
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Mercedes GLC Coupe suits dropping a size
At last year’s Beijing show, Mercedes unveiled the Concept Coupe SUV that previewed the recently launched GLE Coupe
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Qoros 2 concept thinks lateral by going vertical
In a show awash with cars that are emphatically horizontal, Qoros offered a refreshing change with its nicely proportioned show car, the 2 SUV
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Audi Prologue Allroad gives us déjà vu
Recent auto shows have been marked by Audi experiencing the awkwardness of being caught between its present and future; launching production cars designed under departed design head Wolfgang Egger, while showing Prologue concepts that are ushering in Marc Lichte’s direction for the brand
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VW and Audi hit the brakes
While we were getting close up with the VW C Coupe, we spotted that the concept was using brake discs that use crenellations to increase surface area and thus cool more efficiently
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Honda Concept D leaves us struggling for words
We’re struggling to work out the thinking from Honda design here
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Chery puts design in the spotlight
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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Volkswagen C Coupe GTE is a vision of precision
VW’s Shanghai show car is the latest in an ever-growing line of incredibly precisely finished concepts
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Pateo Project N shows China’s autonomous dream
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
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
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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Buick takes car design from studio to show stand
Buick’s new show stand caught our eye in Detroit for providing a splash of architectural drama to accompany the debut of the new Avenir
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Hongqi LS5 – China’s presidential SUV
Hongqi, which translates as ‘red flag’ is China’s oldest car brand, making its first car for the party elite back in 1958