Marcello Gandini, the designer of the original Lamborghini Countach, has spoken out against the new Countach LPI 800-4, claiming that it “does not reflect his spirit and his vision.” Gandini, who has also been credited with iconic shapes such as the Lancia Stratos and Alfa Romeo Montreal, went as far as issuing a press release distancing […]
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BMW is embarking on a bold new era led by design director Domagoj Dukec and while some of the carmaker’s most recent models have caused controversy, Dukec says the brand needs innovative designs. Dukec will play an instrumental role in BMW’s ongoing shift towards electrification and during a recent interview, used the recent i Vision […]
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Automakers usually keep the doors of their design studios closed in order to preserve the well-kept secrets concerning future models. Sometimes, however, we get the chance to see the automotive designers at work, and this is exactly the case with a couple of videos – unfortunately with Russian dubbing – giving us a good look […]
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Fully understanding that design sketches are by their nature impressionistic and intended to give more of a sense of what a designer is thinking than a precise prediction of the production car, I still sometimes find myself deeply disappointed by the vehicle that actually ends up being made. I appreciate that the process of making […]
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Although I would argue that we live in an era of generally good-looking cars, and although beauty is in the eye of the beholder, I don’t think anyone would argue that we live in an era of exclusive good taste. Automakers have mostly mastered the safety requirements that challenged the designers of the mid to […]
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G-Class customers may already be familiar with Mercedes’ Manufaktur label, which allows them more opportunities to customize the appearance of their vehicle. Now, the label is being extended to more of Mercedes’ vehicles. Available for the Mercedes-Maybach S-Class, as well as the Mercedes-Benz CLS, S-Class, and the Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door Coupe, the brand plans to […]
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Frank Stephenson has made a name for himself as one of the automotive industry’s most revered car designers and recently decided to create his dream vehicle for GTA V. Speaking about the design of cars featured in GTA V, Stephenson says they are often two real-life cars that have been mashed together to create one […]
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The Bugatti Bolide was voted the world’s most beautiful hypercar by a jury of design professionals during the 36th Festival Automobile International in Paris. The limited-edition, track-focused model won in the hypercar category “by a substantial margin” among a total of four finalists. While the other three contenders for the hypercar category were not named, the […]
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To celebrate the 70th anniversary of Bentley’s design department, the team went looking through its archives and found four colors from its back catalog that it thought were worth bringing back. Returning to the Bentley color palette are Dove Grey, Claret, Old English White, and Oxford Blue. The colors cover more than 30 years of […]
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4Design, a Japanese crafts company, has released a new product that will, no doubt, appeal to petrolheads that also have a sweet tooth. Working together with BBS Japan, the company has developed a set of chocolate molds that allow you to craft your own wheel out of chocolate. The company says that the “Hanagata” molds’ […]
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