Automotive Design
Lotus Elise Load Lugga
On April the 1st Lotus announced a new pick-up based on the Elise model: the so-called "Load Lugga" should be Lotus' first move into the lucrative LCV market... but pay attention to the release date...
Bmw Art Car 1986: 635 CSi by Robert Rauschenberg
The sixth Bmw Art Car was created by Robert Rauschenberg in 1986. The artist used photographic methods to transfer images, including famous classical paintings, to the car.
Acura MDX Concept preview
Acura will unveil a concept version of the next generation MDX SUV model at the next New York International Auto Show. Like the previous model, the new MDX will be designed, developed and manufactured exclusively in North America.
Design proposals by Autoblog.com.es
Autoblog.com.es is a website dedicated to Car Design owned by Luis Camino, a student at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. In his latest article he shows some interesting proposals for future Audi and Mitsubishi models.
Bmw Art Car 1982: 635 Csi by Ernst Fuchs
In 1982 Austrian painter Ernst Fuchs created the fifth Bmw Art Car, a 635 CSi. He took his inspiration from a dream he had when he was young.
Bmw Art Car 1979: M1 by Andy Warhol
The fourth Bmw Art Car was created in 1977 by the Pop Art legend Andy Warhol who, unlike the previous artists, worked directly on the full-scale vehicle and painted the car himself.
Nissan Design Challenge for Pforzheim University students
Nissan Design Europe has announced the winners of a design challenge open to design students from Pforzheim University in Germany. The challenge was focused on the future image of Nissan brand and its position in the global market.
Bmw Art Car 1977: 320i by Roy Lichtenstein
In 1977 Roy Lichtenstein turned a BMW 320i into a piece of his art that was driven by Poulain and Mignot at Le Mans 24-hour race and finished 9th overall and first in class.
Bmw Art Car 1976: 3.0 CSL by Frank Stella
The second Bmw Art Car was created by Frank Stella, an American artist and a passionate motor racing fan, who used a black and white square grid pattern taking inspiration from the technical graph-paper.
Bmw Art Car 1975: 3.0 CSL by Alexander Calder
Created by American sculptor Alexander Calder for his friend Herve Poulain, the BMW 3.0 CSL became the first piece of art of an exclusive and unique collection.
BMW Art Collection: the history
Bmw is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its Art Cars Collection and the 16th Art Car will be unveiled during the next weeks. We take this chance to chronicle the story of this unique collection, with a series of daily articles.
MG SV-R Concept for sale
MG Sport and Racing Ltd , the motor sport arm of MG Rover, is going to put some very special cars on sale, including the 2004 SV-R Concept Car.
Caparo Vehicles Technologies
Caparo, a metal processing multinational, has acquired the Engineering Company Freestream, that recently unveiled the T1 concept vehicle. The new brand will be named Caparo Vehicles Technologies.
Audi TT preview sketches
Audi has released new teaser images of the next generation of the TT coupé. New updates can be downloaded through a desktop screensaver available from the Audi TT Lounge microsite.
Citroen Concept for 2054
Citroen has created a futuristic concept car for the year 2054, that will be featured in a French Sci-Fi animation movie named "Paris 2054 - Renaissance", directed by Christian Volckman.
Pininfarina manager Lorenzo Ramaciotti about car design
Automotive News Europe Magazine publishes an interesting interview to Lorenzo Ramaciotti, ex Chief Designer at Pininfarina, who speaks about design trends and the influences that concept cars have had on production vehicles in the last years.
Why designers like Mazda
Franz Von Holzhause, the new Director of Design at Mazda North American Operations speaks about the possibilities offered to young designers by a "nimble" manufacturer like Mazda: more energy and flexibility and less "layers to get through".
Ford “Small-is-Big” Concepts
The Transportation design students at the Art Center College of Design where challenged by Ford to create an all-new entry-level car with the "small is big" idea in mind.
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