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• 1995 TT concept in B&W.

  
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  The MK1 TT is quite simply the most beautiful German car design in…what…the last 50 years….since the original Porsche 911, in my humblest opinion.  The 80s and early 90s were pretty dark and depressing times for German car design which entered a comfort zone of drab, unimaginative, uncreative designs (except ...
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• Terrafugia TF-X: Your Personal Flying Car

  
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  The Massachusetts-based firm Terrafugia has announced its Transition design, which is part sedan, part private jet with two seats, four wheels and wings that fold up so it can be driven like a car, will be on sale in less than two years. They have also unveiled plans for a TF-X model that will be [...]
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• An interview with Peter Schreyer

  
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  I recently had the opportunity to interview designer Peter Schreyer, who transformed Kia and is now heading up Hyundais design centres as well. Read all about it in my Toronto Star story.
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• Nissan Design Europe launches Clay Modelling Apprenticeship

  
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  Nissan Design Europe in partnership with West Thames College have launched a Clay Modelling Apprenticeship Programme to address the UK national shortage in clay modellers.
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• Porsche 550 Spyder Photos by Addictive

  
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  Today we want to show you great digital photographies made by London based post-production studio Addictive. “When you spend all that time creating one really detailed 3d model, it only seemed logical to create a series. This time we wanted to explore closeups and use depth of field and bokeh effects.” Have fun! ...
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• Renault Twizy Sport F1 Electric Concept

  
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  Renault represented their latest concept – the Twizy Sport F1 – which was designed to crank up the performance of your average electric car with its kinetic energy recovery system (KERS), similar to that used in its formula 1 race cars. The result is six times the power output — almost 100 horsepower — which ...
  3 weeks ago

• Alfonso Albaisa on Infiniti’s future plans

  
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  A video interview taken at the 2013 Shanghai Auto Show with Infinitis new executive design director Alfonso Albaisa, who shares his plans for the premium brand.
  3 weeks ago

• Kia reveals China-only Horki brand

  
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  Kia Motors Corporations joint venture in China, Dongfeng Yueda Kia (DYK), has unveiled "Horki", a new Chinese-market concept based on the Cerato/Forte and a new local brand name.
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• INTERVIEW: Freeman Thomas, Director of Strategic Design at Ford Motor Company

  
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  Freeman Thomas won his first drawing competition in the first grade—it was a fire truck. Today, Thomas is credited with delivering some of the hottest designs in the automotive industry. A pioneer in his field, he has designed everything from the New Beetle to the Audi TT , and he’s been steering Ford’s ...
  4 weeks ago

• Hyundai unveils futuristic personal mobility concepts

  
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  Hyundai Motor Company has revealed some concepts for future personal commuters, with prototypes created by R&D engineers for the ‘IDEA festival’ internal contest.
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• Economy of scale: Why mass production needs the masses

  
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  Building a car isnt cheap, especially if you factor in how much it costs even before the first one runs down the assembly line. Bringing down that per-unit price is the key to profitability, and it can entail everything from designing architecture that can produce numerous variants, to even working with the ...
  5 weeks ago

• Lamborghini Pregunta on Sale for $2.1M

  
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  The Lamborghini Pregunta, which made its debut at the 1998 Paris Auto Show, is now up for sale for 1.6 million euros, or $2.1 million. It was acquired by Autodrome, a French specialist in vintage exotics. The Pregunta was an aerospace-influenced supercar with carbon fiber bodywork, a 530-horsepower V12 and a claimed ...
  5 weeks ago

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