After the industry bloodbath that was 2009, 2010 saw rebuilding and in some cases re-energizing across the industry as sales stabilized. From a design perspective the standouts were the emergence of both Hyundai and Kia (full disclosure – both former clients of mine) as leaders, Ford’s continuing solid work (with a few missteps), and Jaguar’s [...]
The decade started with such excitement. As the century turned it seemed that automotive design was on the cusp as well, looking backwards with retro designs like Volkswagen’s New Beetle, Chrysler’s PT Cruiser and Ford’s GT as well as forwards with Audi’s original TT and Ford’s original Focus series. The 00s ended with excitement too [...]
By Noah Mallin Former Head BMW designer and VW/Audi designer Claus Luthe has died at age 75. His single most classic design is the NSU Ro80 from 1967, a radical rotary-engined aerodynamic sedan that became a touchstone for many automotive designs of the 1980s and 90s including much of the Ford lineup and Audi’s 100/5000.The [...]
Yes its another eye-glazing car post from me… deal with it suckas! Here are my 15 best automotive designs of 2007. I’ve denoted which of these are production and which ones are concepts. 1. Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster (production) I am a huge fan of Aston Martin’s recent design language and the V8 has [...]
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