Special Cars – Car Body Design https://www.carbodydesign.com Car Design Resources, News and Tutorials Wed, 23 Nov 2022 14:04:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 Exclusive: the design story of the Pininfarina Apricale hypercar https://www.carbodydesign.com/2022/11/exclusive-the-design-story-of-the-pininfarina-apricale-hypercar/ https://www.carbodydesign.com/2022/11/exclusive-the-design-story-of-the-pininfarina-apricale-hypercar/#respond Wed, 23 Nov 2022 14:02:03 +0000 https://www.carbodydesign.com/?p=87343 The design story of the Apricale hypercar styled by Pininfarina and developed by Viritech: an exclusive in-depth interview with the design team.]]> https://www.carbodydesign.com/2022/11/exclusive-the-design-story-of-the-pininfarina-apricale-hypercar/feed/ 0 McLaren reveals track-only Solus GT https://www.carbodydesign.com/2022/08/mclaren-reveals-track-only-solus-gt/ https://www.carbodydesign.com/2022/08/mclaren-reveals-track-only-solus-gt/#respond Sun, 21 Aug 2022 08:33:55 +0000 https://www.carbodydesign.com/?p=87255 At the Monterey Car Week McLaren has revealed the Solus GT, a limited production single-seat, closed-cockpit track car based on the futuristic virtual concept featured in the Gran Turismo video game.]]> https://www.carbodydesign.com/2022/08/mclaren-reveals-track-only-solus-gt/feed/ 0 Steve Nichols’ N1A green lit for production https://www.carbodydesign.com/2022/05/steve-nichols-n1a-green-lit-for-production/ https://www.carbodydesign.com/2022/05/steve-nichols-n1a-green-lit-for-production/#respond Wed, 25 May 2022 13:25:52 +0000 https://www.carbodydesign.com/?p=87021 After several years of intensive development and thousands of miles of testing on road and track, Nichols Cars has announced the low volume production of the Nichols N1A, which wiill make its debut later this year.]]> https://www.carbodydesign.com/2022/05/steve-nichols-n1a-green-lit-for-production/feed/ 0 Gordon Murray Automotive reveals T.33 supercar https://www.carbodydesign.com/2022/01/gordon-murray-automotive-reveals-t-33-supercar/ https://www.carbodydesign.com/2022/01/gordon-murray-automotive-reveals-t-33-supercar/#respond Fri, 28 Jan 2022 17:04:54 +0000 https://www.carbodydesign.com/?p=86898 Gordon Murray Automotive has unveiled the all-new T.33, a two-seat, mid-engined sportscar based on a carbon and aluminium ultralight structure and powered by a V12 engine co-developed with Cosworth.]]> https://www.carbodydesign.com/2022/01/gordon-murray-automotive-reveals-t-33-supercar/feed/ 0 AIR4 Concept is a flying Renault 4 https://www.carbodydesign.com/2021/12/air4-concept-is-a-flying-renault-4/ https://www.carbodydesign.com/2021/12/air4-concept-is-a-flying-renault-4/#respond Fri, 17 Dec 2021 11:25:53 +0000 https://www.carbodydesign.com/?p=86332 To close the celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the iconic Renault 4, the car maker has teamed up with motion design hub TheArsenale to create a futuristic show-car – a flying reinterpretation of the 4L.]]> https://www.carbodydesign.com/2021/12/air4-concept-is-a-flying-renault-4/feed/ 0 Audi S1 Hoonitron Concept https://www.carbodydesign.com/2021/12/audi-s1-hoonitron-concept/ https://www.carbodydesign.com/2021/12/audi-s1-hoonitron-concept/#respond Thu, 16 Dec 2021 08:17:08 +0000 https://www.carbodydesign.com/?p=86735 The S1 e-tron quattro Hoonitron is a one-off concept developed by Audi for Ken Block and inspired from the iconic Audi Sport quattro S1 Grop B rally car from the 1980s.]]> https://www.carbodydesign.com/2021/12/audi-s1-hoonitron-concept/feed/ 0 Jaguar XJ-C Restomod by Carlex Design https://www.carbodydesign.com/2021/12/jaguar-xj-c-restomod-by-carlex-design/ https://www.carbodydesign.com/2021/12/jaguar-xj-c-restomod-by-carlex-design/#respond Tue, 14 Dec 2021 11:25:26 +0000 https://www.carbodydesign.com/?p=86480 Poland-based Carlex Design has revealed the first images of a Rstomod project based on the Jaguar XJ-C from the late 1970s.]]> https://www.carbodydesign.com/2021/12/jaguar-xj-c-restomod-by-carlex-design/feed/ 0 Hennessey Venom F5: new images and design video https://www.carbodydesign.com/2021/11/hennessey-venom-f5-new-images-and-design-video/ https://www.carbodydesign.com/2021/11/hennessey-venom-f5-new-images-and-design-video/#respond Sat, 27 Nov 2021 14:25:07 +0000 https://www.carbodydesign.com/?p=86292 New photos and a recent design overview by Hennessey Director of Design Nathan Malinick of the Venom F5, the 1,800+ hp model that will be on display at the Petersen Museum Hypercar Exhibit.]]> https://www.carbodydesign.com/2021/11/hennessey-venom-f5-new-images-and-design-video/feed/ 0 Hyundai retrofuturistic Restomod pays tribute to 1986 Grandeur flagship https://www.carbodydesign.com/2021/11/hyundai-retrofuturistic-restomod-pays-tribute-to-1986-grandeur-flagship/ https://www.carbodydesign.com/2021/11/hyundai-retrofuturistic-restomod-pays-tribute-to-1986-grandeur-flagship/#respond Tue, 23 Nov 2021 08:40:42 +0000 https://www.carbodydesign.com/?p=86182 To celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Grandeur flagship sedan, Hyundai designers created a retro-futuristic makeover with an all-electric powertrain, Parametric Pixel exterior and a restyled interior.]]> https://www.carbodydesign.com/2021/11/hyundai-retrofuturistic-restomod-pays-tribute-to-1986-grandeur-flagship/feed/ 0 Ferrari Daytona SP3 https://www.carbodydesign.com/2021/11/ferrari-daytona-sp3/ https://www.carbodydesign.com/2021/11/ferrari-daytona-sp3/#respond Mon, 22 Nov 2021 08:38:25 +0000 https://www.carbodydesign.com/?p=86158 Following the Monza SP1 and SP2 in the Ferrari Icona series, the Daytona SP3 limited edition model pays homage to the sports prototypes of the 1960s and the victory at the 1967 Daytona 24H.]]> https://www.carbodydesign.com/2021/11/ferrari-daytona-sp3/feed/ 0