After all is said and done the New York car show, or at least its preview days, gave a good sense of where the industry and its players are at as well as allowing me a close up look at some of this season’s most interesting designs. The overall mood was glum but tempered by [...]
Here’s the follow-up to the predictably titled Part One of our Geneva Motor show design round-up.
Chris Bangle, BMW’s controversial chief designer, has announced his retirement from the company and indeed the entire auto industry. While this is understandable considering the scarcity of good jobs in the autoverse right now, Bangle is simultaneously one of the most loathed and influential modern car designers. 2007 7 Series The American born Bangle’s “flame [...]
This year’s Detroit auto show was shaping up to be a giant gloomfest but the actual metal on the ground held some reason for hope, even if a number of big manufacturers like Nissan decided to take a pass entirely. Here were some of the highlights from the new introductions. Ford Taurus (Production)
This year turned out to be a true annus horribilus (Latin for bad anus) for the world’s car makers. Designers continued to be creative though even as the year ended with the industry on a precipice. In no order whatsoever here were my favorite new designs of the year: 1. Mazda Furai Concept Mazda extended [...]
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