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At the Paris Motor Show in October, Renault will unveil its new concept car, the Ondelios. Renault’s vision of a high-end crossover, the Ondelios is designed to combine a comfortable...
BMW unveiled the fifth generation of the BMW 7 Series, introducing into the market a new range of engines including the BMW 750i and BMW 740i petrol engines and BMW 730d diesel engine....
We had a chance to evaluate the new Cadillac CTS-V extensively over the recent period and we did come away very impressed. The exterior of the car suggests quite a compact vehicle,
The new Delta, designed by the Lancia Style Centre, combines the traditional elegance of a Lancia sports car with the interior of a saloon for the first time, with a wheelbase of 2.7...
When BMW introduced the original M1 back in 1978, designed and partially built by Ital Design in Torino, it was true stunner, representing all BMW virtues of quality, sportiness, sophistication,...
With the arrival of the smart fortwo on the American shores, we wanted to see what other bright new ideas might be available on the European market that may be interesting for the US...
Within a week of each other Opel, GM's European daughter, and Buick introduced the Opel Insignia production vehicles and the Buick Invicta Concept, clearly on the same platform and
BMW presents its new high-performance sports car, the new BMW M3. It is the first BMW M3 powered by a new 309kW/420hp V8 displacing 4.0 litres and accelerating to 100km/h in 4.8 seconds....
Since the Mercedes SLK we have seen a number of hardtop convertibles in Europe as well as in the United States, with good and bad fit and finish. In this show you had ample opportunity...
After Ken Okuyama siddenly departed Pininfarina design everyone was wondering where he would turn up next, anxioulsy awaiting his next creations. Courageously enough he established
At the Geneva Motor Show Honda introduced its new European Honda Accord, which will be marketed as the Acura TSX in the United States, without the station wagon version. Similarly,
At the NYC Auto Show, Chrysler not only introduced the SRT version of the Dodge Challenger Coupe, a little less extreme version of the long awaited affordable image car within the Dodge...
We had the chance to evaluate the Audi S4 Convertible, and man did it impress us. Of course we know that the design language of Audi is changing, but this is still a very good example...
Sadly the Volkswagen New Beetle is and has always been a car for women, and the special White Convertible version we are showing you in this design evaluation emphasizes this point
Scion unveiled its Hako Coupe Concept vehicle at a press conference today at the New York International Auto Show. Scion's Hako Coupe was developed by Tokyo Design Division, which studied...
During the 2008 New York International Auto Show, Nissan unveiled two all-new models: the revised 2009 Maxima and the Infiniti FX. Nissan indicates the four-door 2009 Maxima combines...
Hyundai is looking to heighten the competition with the debut of its Genesis Coupe, a 300-horsepower sports car. The vehicle, unveiled during the New York International Auto Show, is...
Pontiac unveiled three new vehicles at the New York International Auto Show, including the 2010 G8 Sport Truck, 2009 Solstice Coupe and 2009 G8 GXP. Besides being a cross between lightweight...
We recently were invited to the studios of Mitsubishi Design North America, to interview designer Gary Ragle on the Mitsubishi RA Concept. When we arrived, it had turned out that Chief...
Audi introduced several new cars at teh geneva motor show, and we show you tjem all detail. Bread & butter vehicle introduction was the A4 Avant, the station wagon version of the A4,...
Infiniti unveiled the all-new, second-generation Infiniti FX50 crossover at an event hosted by Carlos Ghosn, President and Chief Executive Officer, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. in conjunction...
Volvo introduced the XC60 in production guise at the Geneva show, logically and predictably very close to what was expected after the "concept" version, and clearly not yet an indication...
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars unveiled its new Phantom Coupé at the 78th International Geneva Motor Show. Production of the new car will start at Goodwood in the summer of 2008. The car will...
At the Geneva Show basically the only kept secret was the unveiling of Renaults's Megane Coupe Concept. All other "secrets" were somehow shown on the Internet prematurely, mostly by...
In our Episode 42 we showed you the VW IROC concept, a prelude to the new Volkswagen Scirocco, and thankfully there are not many changes between the "concept" and the final version....
We have reached our 200th Episode!! In just under 2 years we have been providing our viewers with what we think is useful video footage and extensive photo libraries of the latest news...
Renault introduced its new SUV Koleos, sadly a far cry from its very inspired concept car, but noteworthy nevertheless. In this show, one before we reach our 200th episode mark, we
At Detroit Land Rover, on its way outside of the Ford stable and most likely into Indian hands, Tataaaahh.., introduced the LRX concept. Designed under the direction of Gerry McGovern,...
VW needed a minivan for the US market, and rather than developing their own, the joined forces with Chrysler and did a facelifter version of the new Chrysler/Dodge minvan. In this show...
Chrysler enlisted the help of famous Orange County Chopper tough -fatherSon duo Paul Sr. and Paul Jr. to introduce the all new production version of the raw power rocket Dodge Challenger....
Chicago is for GM clearly THE event to introduce all its truck news from most of its North American brands. In this show you can see the new GMC Denali XT Concept in all its splendor,...
Lexus just placed the LF-A Convertible concept on their stand at the 2008 NAIAS, without any fanfare, leading to much speculation that the production introduction is imminent. Much
Honda used the NAIAS to introduce their 2009 Pilot SUV in prototype guise. As you can see from the video and the images in the gallery, Honda not only managed to find an extremely
Chrysler displayed 3 concept cars at the NAIAS, one for each brand, all with clean powertrains, but used in different variations specific to the purpose of the vehicles, and each displaying...
GM made a lot of presentations during the NAIAS, all related to their new found Green-nes. In this episode we will show you their message as it relates to the SAAB 9-4X and the Saturn...
Cadillac unveiled a series of new vehicles at the North American International Auto Show, being held in Detroit, that range from elite sports cars to gas-free automobiles. General Motors...
GM, as many other OEMs, made a big deal of their apperent environmental consciousness, this despite having killed their own electric car EV1 not that long ago. What was clear was that...
On the eve of the first press day, GM invited a lot of stars to their GM Style party. We show you footage of plenty of stars, of the Buick Velite with Tiger Woods and Regis Philbin,...
The flowing design language is a pleasure to see, and with every new concept it is interesting to see how it eveolves. The Furai is based on a Courage Le Mans chassis, and thus is a...
Nissan unveiled their Forum concept at the Detroit Motor Show. The unveiing was scheduled to take place in the afternoon, but Nissan opted instead to have the concept on full display...
On the second press day Ford Motor Company again called the press to the COBO Arena to witness the unveiling of the Lincoln MKT concept. This time there was no paid audience, and the...
Early on Sunday morning Ford was the first with its major press conference. It introduced its all important new F150 Truck. All important because it is the best selling truck on the...
One of the most interestinmg production vehicles introduced at this years' NAIAS was the Volkswagen CC, a 4-door coupe based on the Passat platform. It is clearly going in the same
Mr. Ratan N. Tata, Chairman of the Tata Group and Tata Motors, today unveiled the Tata ‘NANO’, the People’s Car from Tata Motors that India and the world have been looking forward to....
As you can detect from the title of this show, we were quite impressed driving the Peugeot 407 Coupe. Sadly this car is not available on the U.S. market, but in ooks, style, quality...
A little guised "concept" at the recent Frankfurt Motor Show, BMW now unveils the final production version of its innovative Sports Activity Coupe X6. ...
Volkswagen used the LA Motor Show to officially introduce the Tiguan production version to the US market. As can be heard from the speakers at the introduction, a lot is riding on this...
This is the third itteration of this small car concept from VW over the past few months, indicating that they are taking this concept quite serioulsy. Sadly, with VW that has proven...
Updating a design icon like the Nissan Murano was inevitably going to be a tough job: Do you go even further in its abstract language? Do you tone it down to get a bigger audience?
Hyundai unveiled the Concept Genesis Coupe at the L.A. Show, but as you can see in the video of the introduction, there are running prototypes of this car already driving around, and...
Audi used the L.A. Motor Show 2007 to introduce its Audi Cross Cabriolet Quattro Concept. Renowned architect Frank gehry was present at the introduction, since the exterior design for...
At the 2007 L.A. Motor Show Lincoln introduced the production version of its new 2008 MKS luxury flagship. Director of Design made an extensive introduction of the design philosophy...
The Honda FCX Clarity production fuel cell vehicle was by far the best and most significant car at this years LA Motor Show. It represents a clear turn by a car manufacturer towards...
Much in line with the design language conceived and implemented by Frank Stephenson on the Fiat Bravo earlier this year, the Nuova Croma displays well balanced proportions and nicely...
The “New Small Family” from Volkswagen is gaining speed on its journey to the future. Just six weeks after the world premiere of the up! – the two-door city specialist – Europe’s largest...
At the Tokyo Motor Show Audi is unveiling the metroproject quattro, an original, characteristically Audi design study for the sub-compact segment. The three-door four-seater car blends...
We had the opportunity to drive and evaluate the Peugeot 407 SW station Wagon recently, and we came back mighty impressed. The car looks dynamic, young and is still very practical.
Citroën unveiled the C-Cactus at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show. This ingenious concept is a new take on vehicle design, centered on essential values. The Marque's ambitious aim is to...
Yet again a show with no video, just to be able to present the art work to you as quickly as possible. As in the past few years, the L.A. Auto Show organizers again held a design competition...
We always try to bring you the news as soon as we can, and update you with video and images as soon as these become available. Well, we are in a situation where we have lost of nice...
Design wise from recent production cars, Nissan seemed to have lost its way of design innovation a bit. In Particular the recent European and US SUV's have not been up to par with expectations....
Hot on the heels of the arrival of a new M3 Coupé, BMW UK has announced details of the four-door M3 Saloon. While four generations of M3 have been built, this is only the second time...
Nissan today unveiled the Pivo 2, an advanced electric concept car that will debut at the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show. Pivo 2 builds on the popularity of the first Pivo, shown at the
BMW has launched its BMW 1 Series Convertible, the fourth model in its series. The vehicle features an electro hydraulic operated soft top that closes within 22 seconds, evben while...
Ford used the Frankfurt IAA to introduce a couple of new cars, the Verve Concept, the Kuga and the Mazda6. We show you all of them in this show, with behind the scenes footage on building...
The New Porsche GT2 was introduced in Frankfurt at the IAA, and in our video it is spectacularly driven by Walter Roehrl, ex-ralley World Champion from Germany. In presenting the new...
At this years Frankfurt IAA the Volkswagen Group was going all out, not only with their own up! concept, but also with their Lamborghine, Bugatti and Seat brands. In this episode we...
Back in Geneva the Dodge Demon was introduced as a concept, late on the first press day. We never had a chance to feature it thus far, so we are making up for this now with an extra...
Pictures were shown to the press already in advance, but its first public debut the new Dodge Journey made at this years Frankfurt IAA Motor Show. The Journey has recognizable Dodge...
Quirky, yet clearly one of the more interesting and thought provoking concepts displayed at this years Frankfurt international Motor Show can be found on the Nissan stand in the form...
At the Frankfurt IAA motor show, Volksagen introduced the up! concept. Uniquely packaged with a a rear engine, thereby creating a lot of interior space. Says VW Chief Designer Walter...
During the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt, Germany, BMW finally unveiled its first sports activity coupé, the much hyped up BMW Concept X6 Active Hybrid. Teaser pR has
Opel, a division of General Motors (GM), has unveiled Flextreme, an eco-friendly concept car designed to emit less than 40 grams per kilometer of carbon dioxide. The electric vehicle,...
Renault unveiled four cars - Laguna Coupé, New Kangoo, Kangoo Compact Concept and Clio Sport Tourer - at a press event on September 10 in Frankfurt ahead of the Frankfurt Motor Show...
We were surprised seeing the European Honda Accord Stationwagon, since it looked very familiar.. and rightly so. It is in fact largely identical to the Acura TSX as sold in the US,
Well, the busy season for the IAA Frankfurt Show is beginning. After the New Renault Laguna, Porsche recently unveiled early drafts of its Cayenne SUV hybrid prototype. The SUV, which...
The C-XF Concept raised a few eyebrowse when it was introduced at this years Detroit Motor Show, and Jaguar made it clear that it was not far removed from the production version. Jaguar...
An extensive video shoot plus over 300 downloadable images are not going to begin to cover the main event of the famous Pebble Beach Concourse d' Elegance, held every third weekend
The new Aston Martin DBS featured heavily in the most recent James Bond Movie, but at Pebble Beach was its first official presentation to press and public. We were there for the event...
We were given the opportunity to test drive the new 2008 Honda Accord Sedan and Coupe through the Malibu Hills. After an initial presentation by Product Planning, we were taken to the...
At the Pebble Beach Concourse we caught up with Ian Cameron, Director of Rolls Royce Motors, and talked extensively with him about Rolls Royce Design, how it fits within the BMW organization,...
At the Frankfurt Motor Show IAA in a couple of weeks, the New Renault Laguna will make its Motor Show Debut, but already we can show you the car in all versions and in great detail....
Nissan/Infiniti President of Design Shiro Nakamura has attended many Pebble Beach Concourses and thought this would be the perfect setting to officially introduce the production version...
The combination of McLaren and Mercedes has proven to be very successful in Formula 1, so it seemed inevitable that there would a road going result of this venture as well. Given the...
There seems to be a tendency among young designers to go extremely wild, which is of course good for creativity. In the old days, these "wild" designs were brought back eleganct and...
The break up of Daimler and Chrysler became final this weekend, and on Monday, with a lot of bravour, The New Chrysler was introduced. In this time of upheaval and uncertainty for the...
As I mentioned, the weather in Europe has not been the most accomodating during our stay there. Nevertheless, we did manage to shoot some nice design evaluations for you. Starting with...
Finally MINI broke cover on the production version of the long-awaited, and less then subtly hinted at, MINI Clubman. Well... Was it worth the long wait? Is it all it promissed to be?...
After an absence of twelve years, former F1 driver and ITV-F1 pundit Mark Blundell returns to the Formula One cockpit with the ATT Williams team. Having started his career with the
Investigating the physiological effects of driving a Formula One car. This feature is the first in a series of Formula One Insights produced by the UK's F1 rights holder, ITV, in association...
RUDOLF DASSLER by PUMA launched at the first Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Berlin, where it presented a runway show featuring Australian rock and pop band, Van She, and top model Irina...
We drove both the Hybrid as well as the 3.5L V6 version of the new Nissan Altima for this design evaluation. Of course both cars featured the same exterior and interior. The only major...
The smallest in the current Lexus line-up is the IS 350, a small and sporty sedan aimed squarely at the BMW 3 series buyer, and to a lesser extend at the Mercedes C-Class buyer as well....
In the last show on our Alias series we made a quick model of the ZeroKar, a Narrow Lane vehicle concept as initiated by Danny Ellis of Form Design in Rancho Santa Margarita, California....
Like its predecessors, the fourth-generation BMW M3 sets new standards in technology and driving dynamics. And at the same time, like all high-performance models from BMW M GmbH, the...
In Episode 99 we already showed you the first footage on the new Fiat 500. In this show we come back to this important new FIAT, and show you all available information. The 500 is so...
We recently showed you the Toyota F1 Team to see if there is any relationship between what is going on in that race category and what we are doing in car design. We found that there...
BMW just introduced the 2 door Coupe version of its surprisingly successful 1-series. The 1 series is not available in the US, most likely because of profitability questions, but this...
The face lifted Nissan Maxima is the subject of this designevaluation. The new fascia put it in line with the new Altima face. The overall quality of this car is good, but definelty...
BMW Design was awarded the very coveted Red Dot Design Prize in Germany, a prize that will most likely be seen as finally an acceptance of BMW's risky styling incepted over the past...
Controversial is the least negative of the opinions that are being heard in reference to the BMW Z4. We had a closer look at it and formed our own opinions. As a styling exercise the...
With the surge in fuel prices in the US, and no end in sight, the interest in fuel efficient vehicles is prevalent. Toyota corporation attacks this with 2 different strategies, for
As you may by now know, I have been very keen on Formula 1 for a very long time. In fact, that is how I ended up in car design ultimately. I still believe that the design achievements...
In time for the summer, we show you our extensive and detailed design evaluation of the Volkswagen EOS Convertible. In comparison to the Pontiac G6 Convertible we showed you recently,...
With the introduction of the New Renault Laguna, the company takes a bold step in establishing its newest design language on their bread and butter vehicles. With clear styling cues...
Sadly interrupted by the extensive brush fires in our area, we show you our extensive, but slightly overcast footage on the Pontiac G6 GT Convertible. I have had a weak spot for Pontiac...
Making a dedicated separation between Honda and Acura projects within Honda RD Americas, the opening of the new Acura Design studio yesterday, Thursday, in Torrance, just under the
Stunning looks alone don't make a good design, nor a good car for that matter. We were really looking forward to this car after our very nice experience with the Chevy Corvette last...
As car designers we are keenly aware of what is going on around us. The noticeable changes in our climate can be experienced by all, but sadly our very own industry is very lacking
Very impressive, this Honda Civic 5 door diesel, very nice exterior design, very nice interior, excellent fuel consumption... Sadly it is not available in the US, it is Europe only....
The new Audi TT has been on the European market for a short time now, and we decided not to wait for the US introduction, but rather ask Audi in the Netherlands for their cooperation....
We had "The Beast" parked on our driveway and got the attention of all each time we started it up. The exhaust sound is so passionately exhillirating, so grunty, so... GOOD... that
Saturn will put a new Vue on the US market this year as a 2008 model. The new Vue will be nearly identical to the Opel Antara on the European market, basically badge changes are the...
The Lexus LS 460 L, the Long wheelbase version of the LS, again shows excellent built quality throughout. However, from a design point of view, we wonder why mother company Toyota does...
The introduction of the Chrysler Sebring Sedan was an important one for Chrysler, American arm of DaimlerChrysler. It has become even more important these days in light of the possible...
General Motors introduced the China developed Buick Riviera Concept at the Shanghai Motor Show. We can niot only show you the videos, a short interview with Ed Welburn, but also a very...
At the Shanghai Autoshow BMW is one of the main attractions, displaying the Concept CS, a 4 seater, 4 door sports coupe much in the line of the Mercedes CLS, the Porsche Panamera and...
In this second part both Ricky and John are guiding us around and inside the Acura MDX to explain the actual design of the car. And.., Ricky Hsu shows you 2 concept sketches in Photoshop...
We had the opportunity to experience the awesome Cadillac STS 500 HP V8 for our design evaluation special. The Cadillac sports the new Cadillac crisp and edgy design language. The upright...
We recently had a chance to experience the new Acura MDX and were suitably impressed. We wanted to know more about the design development and went to Acura's new Advanced Design Studio...
GM Design Asia Pacific Executive Director Mike Simcoe explains the three concepts shown at this weeks New York Auto Show, and we take a closer look at all of them. As you may have read...
Audi USA doesn't rate our design audience as important enough for them to make cars available for our design evaluation sessions, but thanks to Audi in The Netherlands we were able
During our recent trip to Europe we used the opportunity to drive and evaluate a couple of cars on the European scene, cars you don't normally see in the US. One of them was the SAAB...
One of the more controversial concepts shown in Geneva came from Hyundai's European Design Center in Ruesselsheim, the Hyundai Qarmaq, conceived in cooperation with GE's Holland based...
This special 100th episode can be watched for free by all free registered users for the next 5 days. Simply go to Subscribe and select Free Account, and if you like what you see, please...
This time a small episode on a small, but potentially very important car. The new FIAT 500 builds on so much history within the company and within Italy. The significance of this can...
At Geneva we also had a chance to interview Mazda's global General Manager Design Laurens van den Acker. He talks about his stellar career, the differing design phylosophies of the
At the Geneva Motor Show we met up with Mazda Europe RD Chief Design Peter Birtwhistle. Peter has been with Mazda for nearly 20 years, and he was kind enough to tell us about his design...
Since the demise of the Turin Motor Show, it has become tradition at the Geneva Motor Show for the famous Italian design houses to give acte de presence with concepts. Times are changing,...
At the Geneva Motor Show we finally met up with Frank Stephenson. We talked extensively with him about his career through BMW, Ferrari and his current position within Fiat, about the...
In Europe for the Geneva Motor Show, we took the opportunity to shoot design evaluations of several cars. We were lucky enough to find a willing ear with Aston martin Europe and drove...
Since the unexpected departure of Dan Sims from Mitsubishi Design North America, David O'Connell has been promoted to the role of Chief Designer. We met up with Dave, asked him a lot...
In this Episode of our sketch and rendering seminar series, North American Mazda design chief Ken Saward show us his techniques, where he makes an initial ballpoint and marker sketch,...
In this Episode of our sketch and rendering seminar series, North American Mazda design chief Ken Saward show us his techniques, where he makes an initial ballpoint and marker sketch,...
FREE for all registered Users!! With the success of Car Design TV, and the incredible amount of reactions to the one episode showing the use of Alias software, it became clear that
During our recent visit to Mazda's North American Design Studio we did not only have the chance to film the render seminars, one of which was shown in Episode 88, we also had a talk...
We visited the Mazda North America Design Studio and had the opportunity to film a couple of their designers give rendering seminars. First in line is George Yoo.
George is currently...
In this episode as well as in the accompanying downloadable gallery below, we give you an extraordinary insight into the design development of the new Mercedes-Benz C-Class. You will...
The most stylish and striking concept shown in Detroit was the Mazda Ryuga. A continuation on the theme Mazda introduced at the L.A. Motor Show, the Ryuga was shown with full exterior...
The Acura RDX was introduced as a production car in 2006. In this episode we will show you our findings with this luxury medium size SUV from the Japanese brand. On the exterior we
Toyota's Calty Californian Design Studio displayed a concept of a hybrid sports car, a concept in similar size to what a new Celica, more than a Supra, may actually get should it be...
The Jaguar C-XF concept was without doubt one of the most interesting "thinly disguised production" concepts at the Detroit motor show. A clear departure with the conventional 3-box...
The most significant thing for Ford at the Detroit Motor Show sadly were not the concept cars we show you in this episode. Sadly from all around we were confronted by statements from...
A bit surprising to find a 2005 Holden concept at the GM stand in Detroit 2007, but it was quite a nice site to see. So we spoke to Holden Chief Designer Richard Ferlazzo about the
In this episode we will show you the full introduction of the Lexus LF-A Sports Car Concept as well as extensive footage on the actual car. We came away from this with mixed feelings....
After the pretty unfinished concept Acura displayed at the L.A. Motor Show, we were expecting a very refined and finished model to be shown at the Detroit show, especially since competitor...
Chevrolet took the public wraps off of their Camaro Convertible Concept at this years Detroit Auto Show. As GM announced earlier, last years Camaro Concept will go through to production,...
The Acura RL that is subject of this Design Evaluation Episode, came equipped with Acura's Technology Package, which among others include a Collision Mitigation System.
Driving on
Merry Christmas! In this Christmas Special we show you a very extensive design evaluation of the 2007 Jaguar XKE Convertible, the long awaited replacement for the heralded late Geoff...
Ever since the early 80's, after peter Horbury took the reigns at Volvo Design in Sweden, the Volvo design language has transformed from rigid hard lines to more softer shapes. Nevertheless,...
From its initial introduction as a concept car, the Mercedes-Benz CLS broke new boundaries for Mercedes-Benz Design as we had come to know it. Since the concept was in fact a thinly...
After seeing the Audi R8 at both the Paris and the LA Auto Shows, we went to hunt for some additional footage to accompany the video we shot ourselves. We have found some excellent
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. inaugurated a new design studio complex that will serve as the central hub for the company’s global design activities. The new design studio covers an area of...
The sketch and rendering seminars we showed thus far, as well as the ones we have taped already, all use the new digital tools to make sketches and renderings. We get lots of reactions...
Daniël Sims, General Manager of Mitsubishi RD of America, Inc. Design Studio, was kind enough to extensively explain the design of the new Outlander SUV to us inside the Mitsubishi
The LA Auto Show saw the premiere of the new Audi TT Roadster derivative of the famous Audi TT. The overall design of the vehicle was very much in line with that of its Coupe brother....
In this episode we will take a long overdue extensive look at the Audi TT. We have Walter da Silva extensively talking about the development of the exterior, Markus Auerbach explains...
The trouble with the concepts at the LA Auto Show is that none of the manufacturers really know what the value is of showing it in LA as compared to Detroit. That is why most of the...
As mentioned in our news section, Ford presented the Ford Mustang Giugiaro Concept at this weeks L.A. Auto Show. Sadly it was more akin to a SEMA show derivative, rather than a true...
The most polarizing concept shown at the LA Motor Show was doubtlessly the Hyundai HCD 10 Hellion. Joel Piaskowski, Chief designer of Hyundai Design America in Irvine, California, gave...
At this years LA Auto Show, one of the most striking concepts was displayed at the Mazda stand. The Nagare concept was introduced by Frans von Holzhausen, Director of Design at Mazda...
At the recent Paris Motor Show we had an extensive interview with Chris Bangle. From our point of view it was refreshing to hear how he sticks to his design guns amidst criticism, a...
To start of our series of sketch and rendering seminars by professional car designers, we will show you the first episode in this series. Robert Lemmens, designer at Nissan Design Europe,...
We had an interview with Nissan Design Europe designer Robert Lemmens, who was on the design team for the original QashQai concept, show you Nissan Europe Chief Designer Stephan Schwarz...
We re-visit the FormDesign Studios run by Danny Ellis, this time in HD. FormDesign is one of a few independent studios in Southern California, and offers its design services next to...
At the Paris Motor Show we shot the Peugeot 908RC on its turntable display, but we wanted to show you more. So here we include a lot of extra footage on the concept. We also show you...
This is the first of the new series of Car Design TV. We changed to filming in HD, and the online shows can now be watched in a bigger window, with much more detail. ...
At the launch of the Dodge Avenger "Concept" in Paris we interviewed young Dodge designer Ryan Nagode about his work on the project and about Dodge Design. We show you the interview,...
We are in Europe and taping a lot of interesting material. First in line are 2 of the 3 Renault concepts shown at the Paris Show, the Koleos and the Twingo. We show you here extensively...
We showed you the Renault Nepta before, but we received extensive new footage which we found a good motivation to post now. Also we want to show you in detail the BMW M6 Convertible....
All our pre-conceptions about Hybrid vehicles, being slow, boring and for "tree Huggers" only, were completely thwarted when we drove the Lexus GS450h during our Green Month as part...
Danny Ellis founded Formdesign in California following his successful stints at Ford and leading Subaru Researh & Development in California Studio. Now in its spacious new building,...
My friends all know that one of the dreams I share with my son Sebastian since the 1997 is to once own a Dodge Ram with a snow shovel up front. Well, this was not quite it, but very...
The Chevrolet Sequel, which debuted at the 2005 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, uses renewable hydrogen as a fuel and emits only water vapor. GM officials say the...
BMW just introduced its Hydrogen 7, based on its 7-series. It is billed as a luxury performance sedan for everyday use. 100 of them will be built to test the viabibilty in various parts...
The Chrysler 300C Hemi is not a new car, but it still is a very significant design with a unique presence on the road and has been highly successful for DaimlerChrysler. We take a closer...
The 2007 incarnation of the Mitsubishi Eclipse has a fluid shape more in line with the second generation Eclipse featured prominently in The fast and The Furious movie. We evaluate
In advance of the Mondial de L'Automobile Paris Motor Show we show you images and video footage of the latest concept cars from Renault, Peugoet and Citroën. We also show you the production...
Alias Studiotools has been THE software of choice in the Automotive industry for a long time. Now owned by Autodesk, Studiotools version 13 features major improvements. We thought it...
