By Noah Mallin So this is what BMW designers come up with when nobody is around. The GINA, just unveiled (if that’s the right term) by the Bavarian company, was actually put together six years ago as an advanced design study by Chris Bangle’s team. Yes that is high tech cloth subbing for stiff body [...]
Report by Noah Mallin Mercedes-Benz Head of Design Peter Pfeiffer will retire this year, after having been head of design since 1978. During that time he has overseen a huge expansion in Mercedes model line-up, from the tiny A-Class on the small end to the sport utilities, crossovers, and minivans on the larger scale. Through [...]
The few remaining Italian design houses are using next week’s Geneva show as a showcase for their talents, as is their wont. Italdesign Guigiaro has unveiled the Quaranta which celebrates the firm’s 40th anniversary, and their continued survival under the auspices of the younger Giugiaro. The Quaranta pays explicit tribute to one of the firm’s [...]
Volvos — safe, stylish, detachedly cool. Who would make a hot rod out of a Volvo? Why, ex-Volvo guy Lief Tufvesson of Caresto naturally, and he’s done it before. Explain yourself, my tall Nordic friend: “Volvo has always been a special make for me. These were the cars I learned my skills on in my [...]
GMC is Genral Motors trucks-only brand in the United States. Despite the slowdown in SUV sales they are GM’s numer two selling nameplate here currently and the General wants to protect the brands growth in the coming gas sipping era. The Denali XT concept, to be revealed to the public at next week’s Chicago Auto [...]
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