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Polestar 2 – Driving the Brand’s First Pure Electric Model

Eric Gallina — Tue, 15 Jun 2021 22:57:27 +0000

The electric car is no longer an environmentalists’ token. With plans to end the sales of new petrol and diesel vehicles in the UK, Germany, Ireland and the Netherlands by 2030 (Norway will bring in a ban in 2025 and France has a 2040 ban in the pipeline) electric vehicles will be the way forward – quite literally – in the not-too-distant future. Many manufacturers are having to jump in with both feet, sink or swim. And that’s the role […]

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Rolls-Royce Returns to Coachbuilding Roots with New Boat Tail

Eric Gallina — Fri, 28 May 2021 08:59:00 +0000

Coachbuilding has been around since the dawn of the automobile, even before. In the age of horse drawn carriages, wealthy clients would come to a carriage builder and specify what they wanted and craftsmen would set to work developing a vehicle that was tailored to their requests. The practice can be traced all the way back to the mid-1600s. Before mass market production, a car – then very much a luxury product – would be supplied as a rolling chassis, […]

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Renault Memento Concept – Emotional Sanctuary for Two

Eric Gallina — Tue, 18 May 2021 13:55:00 +0000

The Renault Memento is a concept study created by Nozomi Okazaki for his Strate College thesis project. While it may look a bit rudimentary with its lack of windscreen and completely open top, the two-passenger concept is notable for a few reasons: It interprets the future of the sports car as an intimate space and it does so while taking into account Renault’s history and values. Working in collaboration with Renault’s design and management team Okazaki developed the project in […]

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Mercedes GenH2 Design Process

Eric Gallina — Fri, 14 May 2021 10:30:00 +0000

The Mercedes GenH2 hydrogen fuel cell heavy-duty vehicle was designed by the company’s in-house team in Sindelfingen. Here’s a video with project lead designer Mattia Lucsi talking us through some of the design details of the new truck.

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FORMCAST – Recap of the New Car Designs Unveiled in April 2021

Eric Gallina — Wed, 28 Apr 2021 08:05:00 +0000

The Shanghai motor show opened its doors to the public recently, showing an immense array of new vehicles. While the debuts from Chinese carmakers are numerous, there were also some noteworthy new car launches from European, US-based and Japanese manufacturers looking to tap into the world’s largest car market. In this FORMCAST episode, Eric Gallina and Sam Livingstone discuss these foreign carmaker debuts, including some new vehicles specifically designed with Chinese customers in mind. Have a look at all of the […]

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Canoo Pickup – California Startup Steals Heritage Carmakers’ Thunder

Eric Gallina — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 09:00:00 +0000

The Canoo pickup unveiled this week is a radical, expressive, yet soft and non-aggressive vehicle. Its contemporary design is at once minimal, welcoming and cool. It’s also inherently practical and modular, with a multitude of options available to suit specific user tastes and use cases. In my opinion, it is one of the most important new vehicle designs to launch so far this year. But it also begs the question: Why aren’t traditional automakers developing vehicles that are this forward-thinking […]

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Škoda Designers Re-Imagine Classic Icons for 21st Century

Eric Gallina — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 09:00:00 +0000

Volkswagen Group’s Škoda brand delivered over one million vehicles to customers around the world in 2020 and is currently focusing its ‘Next Level’ program for the future. The plan is to expand the model portfolio towards entry-level segments, explore new markets for further growth and progress it sustainability efforts. But that hasn’t stopped the Czech company’s designers from participating in a project to re-imagine Škoda’s past design icons. Škoda has made great strides in the design space since coming under […]

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Dacia Design Director Alejandro Mesonero-Romanos on the Dacia Bigster Concept

Eric Gallina — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 12:25:00 +0000

Groupe Renault is making some big announcements today! Besides the Renault 5 Prototype, the Group also unveiled the Dacia Bigster Concept, a C-segment SUV created under the direction of new Design Director Alejandro Mesonero-Romanos. The Bigster Concept measures 4.6m in length and is an exterior-only model, which is no surprise given its four-month development time. It has a very robust aesthetic with sculpted surfaces, pronounced fenders and – save for its very technical lighting – no unnecessary ornamentation. I’ve always […]

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2020 Kookmin University Automotive and Transportation Design Degree Show

Eric Gallina — Mon, 21 Dec 2020 09:00:00 +0000

Unlike other university degree shows this year, the 2020 Kookmin University degree show was a physical event, with students... LOGIN OR SUBSCRIBE TO VIEW

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GAC Moca Concept Showcases Individualization and Technology

Eric Gallina — Fri, 27 Nov 2020 10:00:00 +0000

GAC Moca concept showcases the design team’s vision for individualization possibilities. And it looks like the Chinese carmaker’s team is having a whole lot of fun!

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Bugatti Bolide – Molsheim’s new Extreme Track-Focussed Performance Hypercar

Eric Gallina — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 13:31:03 +0000

Bugatti has revealed the Bolide, a track-focused hypercar with a 0.67 power-to-weight ratio. Designed by Nils Sajonz, Max Lask, Jan Schmid and Artur Hindalong, the new hypercar is 212mm longer than the Chiron but 40mm narrower and 217mm shorter in overall height. The Bollide is powered by Bugatti’s tried and trusted quad-turbocharged 8.0-liter W16 engine, which generates 1824hp – more than any version of the Chiron – and weighs in at 1240kg, a full 755kg less than its more pedestrian […]

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Hydrogen Motive Company Unveils First Car, the Hopium Machina

Eric Gallina — Tue, 27 Oct 2020 11:00:20 +0000

These are the first sketches and renderings of the Hopium Machina, designed by former Porsche, Tesla and Lucid designer Felix Godard. Hopium is a new French car brand powered by hydrogen. Its CEO, Olivier Lombard, is a former French racing driver who earned his reputation by becoming the youngest ever driver to win the 24-hour Le Mans race in 2011. The Hopium Machina is a 500 hp carbon-neutral sedan with a 621-mile range and a minimal recharge time of three […]

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