Apr 14
Audi, Auto Shanghai, Automotive Design, BMW, British Cars, Car Design, Concept cars, Crossover, German Cars, Hybrid Cars, Hybrids, Interiors, Mercedes-Benz, Motor Shows, Peugeot, Porsche, Rolls-Royce, Show cars, Volkswagen
By Giancarlo Perini ©
The 2011 Auto Shanghai motor show, opening in a week time, will not be business as usual. Indeed it will mark a new era of the entire world car industry, the one steered by the Chinese market and industry. China is the biggest car market, and the one that is growing faster worldwide. The leading premium brands are betting on for most of their growth in the decade. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr 01
Aerodynamics, American Cars, BMW, Concept cars, Concourse D'Elegance, Crossover, Experimental Vehicles, Flamboyant Cars, Fuoriserie, German Cars, Motor Shows, Show cars, Sports Cars, Supercars, Tuned for the road, off-road
Exclusive.
Just 21 days ahead of the Auto Shanghai 2011 show, BMW has officially released the news concerning the very unique and amazingly fast M3 Pick-up developed by a task force in a very short period of time.
Considering the speed of the entire development, today I prefer to let the press-office tell you the entire story by reproducing here the full press release, issued just few hours ago.
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Jan 24
by Giancarlo Perini (c)
The past week-end Fiat has announced it will unveil the first addition to its product range sourced from Chrysler. It is a crossover to be called Freemont and indeed a rebadge, and very slightly modified, 2011 Dodge Journey. Read the rest of this entry »
Feb 27
Automotive Design, Car Design, Car Styling, Concept cars, Crossover, Electric Cars, Hybrid Cars, Hybrids, Italdesign Giugiaro, Italian Cars, Italian Coachbuilders, Lotus, Motor Shows, Show cars
More news have come form Italdesign-Giugiaro on their presence at the Geneva Motor Show, with some detail concerning the powertrain developed with Proton and their own Lotus Engineering think thank in the U.K. Read the rest of this entry »
May 24
Its mission is simply to be the most rational, functional, comfortable, luxurious and yet emotional, sexy and charismatic car of the next decade. To do so, the very best of BMW as experienced with recent luxury and premium cars is combined in the all-new BMW 5 Series GT (famous acronym for Grand Turismo, as you well know) when its make its world-premiere at the IAA in Frankfurt next September.BMW is preparing the public for the acceptance of a radically new car, a car that has many technical innovations to offer but that will be more or less successful according to the acceptance of its body concept and architecture as well for its coupé-like styling. Most probably it will not be love at first sight, but give the new Gran Turismo version of the next 5 Series generation a year or two and it will be the car that everybody will want in his/her garage. Read the rest of this entry »
Mar 12
Aston Martin, Automotive Design, BMW, British Cars, Car Design, Car Styling, Concept cars, Crossover, Flamboyant Cars, Motor Shows, Porsche
There is no doubt that the most provocative, outrageous and controversial “concept” car presented at this year Geneva Motor Show is the Lagonda. It was on display only on the second and final press day at Aston Martin. Day one was focuses on the showing of the full scale mock-up and the 200,000 English pounds carbon fibre rolling chassis of the One-77. Read the rest of this entry »
Feb 13
BMW is unveiling the secrets of its all-new addition to the 5 series model range at the Geneva Motor Show, early next month (March). It does it by showing the “BMW Concept 5 Series Gran Turismo” a “Concept Car” that perfectly demonstrates what current and future BMW enthusiasts will get later this year, when the actual production car, currently planned for a world première at the Frankfurt Show, goes on sale.
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Nov 13
Automotive Design, Car Design, Car Styling, Concept cars, Crossover, Designers, Flamboyant Cars, Honda, Hybrid Cars, Motor Shows, RACING CARS, Renderings, Show cars
In 1908, 17 men dared to take on the “toughest race ever devised.” Spanning six months, the Great Race brought these men over 22,000 miles, through three continents and around the world. Read the rest of this entry »
Oct 23
Automotive Design, Car Design, Car Styling, Cars, Crossover, Designers, Flamboyant Cars, Fuoriserie, German Cars, Mercedes-Benz, Motor Shows
Brought to you from the company design centre and press office.
Pictures always say a lot more than thousands of words. However, here some news you might like to read.
The Mercedes-Benz Concept Fascination seems to be committed to bring back to the brand those car buyers who appreciate clear-cut and simple design. The Concept Fascination has still a way to go before being accomplished for simplicity but it is clear that this brilliant show-car is moving in that direction.
They say this elegant 2-door sports car anticipates the look and some of the design treatment of the forthcoming new E-generation and its CLK derivative. In this case, it constitutes a promise of more distinctive, modern and attractive Mercedes-Benz. However, I would like to see the fascination in production soon both for its sleek shooting-brake concept that is a classic among sports car and for its design, which shows a new, welcome, direction for the German carmaker. The interior too is simply fascinating and there are just too many details and stimulating combinations of classic and modern materials matched with a great sense of harmony, that it makes more sense to let the images speak for the dream-car.
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