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CAR interviews BMW design chief Adrian van Hooydonk (2009)

Guy Bird, 03 November 2009 09:22

CAR: Chris Bangle once told a great story about sending BMW designers to study with an origami master to gain influence. Judging by the Vision EfficientDynamics concept it looks like you were on that trip? Adrian van Hooydonk: I didn’t go along but in the recent past our designers have experimented with a lot of things – folded metal, folded ...

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CAR interviews BMW design chief Adrian van Hooydonk (2009)

Guy Bird, 03 November 2009 09:22

Nissan’s new lightweight philosophy revealed

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Guy Bird, 28 October 2009 14:00

The leaked official drawings of the new Nissan Micra might have revealed the conventional styling of the company’s new supermini, but they gave little clue to the dramatically lightweight new platform that underpins it. The new Micra will be significantly lighter and more fuel efficient than the outgoing car due to a ruthless pursuit of weight reduction on the new V-platform (V ...

CAR interviews Aston Martin design director Marek Reichman (2009)

Guy Bird, 19 October 2009 09:42

CAR: The new Aston Martin Rapide looks great, as did the 2006 concept. We just wished it had arrived sooner. How much has changed from the concept to the production version? Marek Reichman: We’ve spent the time on driving dynamics, the package and constructing the car correctly. The car has grown taller (by 25mm) and fractionally longer (under 10mm) – ...

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 ...

Diesel Smart to become UK’s cleanest by 2009

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Guy Bird, 17 June 2008 10:30

From February 2009 the cleanest conventional-engined car you can buy will be a diesel Smart Fortwo. That’s the date set for the launch of a right-hand drive version of the city car brand’s oil-burning two-seater Fortwo coupe and cabriolet already on sale in Continental Europe. What are the crucial figures for the Smart Fortwo diesel? The incredible economy and emissions ...