All articles by Tom Phillips – Page 13
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ArticleConcept Car of the Week: Mercedes F200 Imagination (1996)
The F200 Imagination was designed at Mercedes’ Advanced Design studio in Tokyo, in response to the question ‘does the car of the future still have a steering wheel and foot-operated controls?’
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Volkswagen Group takes over BlackBerry's European R&D center
The Volkswagen Group has taken over BlackBerry's European research and development center in Bochum, Germany. The center employs around 200 people who will transfer to the newly founded VW Group subsidiary, Volkswagen Infotainment GmbH.
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Art Center student's clothing company with a cause
In addition to studying automotive design at Art Center College of Design, student Mason Watson also runs his own automotive clothing company called Cars For A Cure Apparel.
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Ford and IDSA to host 'Designing Innovation' live design panel discussion tomorrow
Freeman Thomas, strategic design director at Ford, will take part in a live design panel discussion on Wednesday 7 May.
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Design Essay: Are smart roads just around the corner?
There are other ways to harness the potential power of the highway. Israeli tech firm Innowattech has designed a system of generators that are embedded an inch under the road surface. When a vehicle drives over the top, the compression of the piezoelectric material inside each generator turns kinetic energy ...
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Design Essay: Are smart roads just around the corner?
In order to remain relevant, the car must constantly evolve. But while almost all attention focuses on four wheels, the roads that facilitate an automobile's progress have remained relatively unaltered since Eisenhower formed the National Highway system in the 1950s.
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First sight: Volkswagen Passat (2015)
In recent years, European buyers have been switching their mid-size sedans and wagons for smaller cars, crossovers and SUVs. The Volkswagen Passat, Europe's most successful company car, has defined this market segment pretty much since it arrived back in 1973, and this latest, eighth-generation model has been designed to attempt ...
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Driven: Toyota Aygo (2014)
Out on the road, the three-cylinder engine that sits beneath the bonnet isn't quite the ball of potential energy the Aygo's looks imply. However, its modest acceleration is more down to the five, long gear ratios intended to reduce fuel consumption, rather than the engine, which sounds smooth and gives ...
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Driven: Toyota Aygo (2014)
When the original Aygo launched in 2005, it shared the A-segment with nine rivals, including its sister cars, the Citroën C1 and Peugeot 107. In 2014, there are 20 small city cars on the European market, placing extra pressure on the Aygo's designers to ensure it offers something unique and ...
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Mark Adams on the Past, Present and Future of Opel Design
Looking further ahead, we ask what trends have caught his eye. In terms of exteriors, Adams sees the advent of autonomous vehicles as "a huge opportunity. The idea that a car can no-longer crash means we're theoretically free from crash regulations, particularly pedestrian protection, which really has an impact on ...
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ArticleMark Adams on the Past, Present and Future of Opel Design
Back in 1938, GM showed the world’s first concept car: Harley Earl’s Buick Y-Job. Twenty-six years later, GM’s Opel division became the first mainstream carmaker to design and build a concept in Europe.
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GM Korea doubles size of its design center
GM has invested $40million in its Korea Design Center, doubling the size of the facility. The expanded studio opened on 25 April, and will give improved support for both exterior and interior design.
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Porsche opens new Weissach design studio
Porsche has officially opened its new design center. Located at its Weissach development center, the facility includes interior and exterior design departments, plus a dedicated area for concept car construction.
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Freeman Thomas: “it's easier to create your own rocket than create your own car”
The Industrial Designers Society of America's ‘Designing Innovation' panel discussion took place in San Francisco yesterday.
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SkyTran to trial maglev two-seater transport system in Israel
California-based skyTran has signed an agreement with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to build a test version of its patented maglev transport network.
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30 years of Seat Ibiza, yet the design compromises sound familiar
Over four model generations and thirty years, the Seat Ibiza's design has been overseen by some influential people; Giorgetto Giugiaro, Walter de Silva and Luc Donckerwolke shaped the Ibizas of the past, while the facelift of the most-recent model is the first to receive input from current Seat design director, ...
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Microsoft demos Apple CarPlay rival
The battle between Microsoft and Apple is being fought on the desktop, on the smartphone and now in the car.
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Concept Car of the Week: Alfa Romeo Navajo (1976)
In 1976, the space shuttle Enterprise was unveiled, Concorde made its first commercial flight and the Cray supercomputer went into service. These events represent a time when ideas transitioned from science fiction to reality.
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Peugeot Exalt to be reinvented for Paris show
Peugeot design director Gilles Vidal has confirmed to Car Design News that the Exalt concept, which debuted at the Beijing auto show earlier this year will be shown at October's Paris motor show.
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Land Rover previews Discovery Vision Concept ahead of NY show
Land Rover has given a first taste of the Discovery Vision Concept, which will debut at the New York International Auto Show later this month. The concept introduces the design themes that will define both the next generation of Freelander/LR2 and Discovery/LR4 models.