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Ford launched its new Evos concept as no less than its new global design direction at a pre-Frankfurt show event in Berlin yesterday. Pay attention to the new Evos - it sets a blueprint for life after the Kinetic design language that has shaped Fords for the past few years. All its design big guns were in attendance to reinforce ...

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Ford Evos concept car (2011) news and pictures

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Guy Bird, 31 August 2011 06:00

CAR interviews new Renault design chief Laurens van den Acker (2009)

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Guy Bird, 15 October 2009 10:29

CAR: How did you get the top design job at Renault? LvdA: From what I’ve been told [outgoing design boss] Patrick le Quément was asked to come up with three candidates, two internal and one external, and somehow I bubbled to the top of the external candidates. I think the criteria included international experience, being relatively young and having a ...

Saab at the Paris motor show 2008

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Guy Bird, 02 October 2008 23:02

On one level, the Saab 9-X Air is a re-work of the Geneva show’s 9-X BioHybrid with its roof chopped off. But get up close and you’ll find it’s one hell of a smart hatchet job. Tell me more about the Saab 9-X Air We admire the packaging. If you’ve ever had a soft-top you’ll know that most have very ...

Suzuki at the London motor show 2008

Guy Bird, 23 July 2008 21:35

Suzuki’s London motor show stand played host to two UK debuts. They’re worth a look for several reasons… most notably because Suzuki tends to make its own concept cars, rather than farming it out to suppliers. So what’s new on Suzuki’s London motor show stand?In global terms nothing, but from a UK debut perspective the Kizashi and A-star concepts are ...

Buick Excelle and Invicta at Beijing

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Guy Bird, 21 April 2008 16:02

Why would such a quintessentially American brand like Buick unveil its cars in China first? Simple economics: China overtook the USA as Buick’s number one market over a year ago, allegedly on the back of the reputation of the old emperor of China having a preference for the brand. Buick (and parent brand GM) couldn’t be happier as the Buick ...

Pininfarina Sintesi

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Guy Bird, 10 March 2008 12:03

What’s new on Pininfarina’s Geneva Motor Show stand? Italian coachbuilder and design house Pininfarina showed another stunning concept at Geneva to follow the 2005 Maserati Birdcage and 2004 Nido. The 2008 Sintesi is strictly an ‘ideas concept’ imagining a future vehicle that can communicate with other cars to avoid traffic and accidents and thus reduce the need for current passive ...

Italdesign Giugiaro Quaranta

Guy Bird, 10 March 2008 11:53

What’s new on Italdesign Giugiaro’s Geneva Motor Show stand? The Quaranta concept. It celebrates 40 years of Italdesign and its founder, Italian car design legend Giorgetto Giugiaro, the man behind the VW Golf Mk1, BMW M1 and the original Alfa Romeo Brera concept. The 2008 Quaranta is another incredible looking Giugiaro vehicle combining old school super car proportions and shark-gill styling cues ...

Bertone BAT 11

Guy Bird, 10 March 2008 11:43

What’s new on Bertone’s Geneva Motor Show stand? Italian coachbuilder Bertone might be in deep financial trouble – it didn’t have a stand at the Geneva show – but its styling division, Stile Bertone, revealed an incredible one-off car on the night of the first press day instead at Auto Design Night, a special event for car designers held at ...

Mercedes GLK at Detroit

Guy Bird, 15 January 2008 21:28

When the pictures of Mercedes’ new small SUV concept were shown prior to Christmas, there were plenty of pained expressions in the CAR office. To be honest, the cars look little better in the metal. Aiming to draw inspiration from the iconic boxiness of the legendary G-Wagon and the more car-inspired sculptural curves of the huge GL-class, the resulting melange ...

Lexus LF-A Roadster (2008): first official pictures

Guy Bird, 15 January 2008 14:16

While we wait for Lexus finally to turn its long-awaited 200mph V10 LF-A supercar coupe into a production reality, Detroit showgoers had to make do with this roadster version. Still, the unveil of the ‘new’ sawn-off variant was one of the few Detroit surprises not known about beforehand, and offers an enticing glimpse of how the LF-A franchise could develop. ...

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