Auto Design

May 01

Liquid surfaces

Car Design, Inspiration, Interiors, Various 11 Comments »

Taking a walk at design exhibitions is always something that i like to do, to relax, to find new inspiration, new colours new surface treatments.

During the latest Salone Satellite (http://www.cosmit.it/) located in the Milan farigrounds i’ve come across something quite unique that has brought my mind to the great Luigi Colani designs: Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 14

SHANGHAI AUTO SHOW PREVIEW

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 5 Comments »

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 13

ROLLS-ROYCE LUXURY FOR THE VERY BRITISH MINI GOODWOOD.

Auto Shanghai, Automotive Design, British Cars, Car Design, Interiors, Mini, Motor Shows, Rolls-Royce, Show cars 3 Comments »

By Giancarlo Perini ©

Can you concentrate all the luxury of a most aristocratic Rolls-Royce into a compact Mini?

Probably not. Yet you can go a very long way with the help of the Rolls-Royce design team led by Ian Camerun. Just look at the very plush and British interior of the Mini Inspired by Goodwood to be unveiled for the first time at Auto Shanghai next week and you may agree that a compact city car can be very seriously luxurious, filled with the finest material, soft leather and quite a bit of traditional walnut veneer. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 27

For EV fun Smart proposes “forspeed” in Geneva.

Car Design, Car Styling, Concept cars, Electric Cars, Geneva Motor Show, German Cars, Interiors, Motor Shows, Roadsters, Show cars, Sports Cars, smart 1 Comment »

By Giancarlo Perini. ©

You can’t be mistaken: the show car that Smart is presenting in Geneva with the name of “forspeed” proves that the company’s designers have taken a ride on the roller-coaster and had a lot of fun in creating an EV Roadster so full of curvatures, shapes and colour that in its full-size dimension attract teen-agers with a driving license and, in a smaller scale, would be the dream of their younger brothers and sister under ten. Read the rest of this entry »

May 24

BMW PREVIEWS ITS NEW 5 SERIES GT.

Automotive Design, BMW, Car Design, Car Styling, Crossover, Designers, German Cars, Interiors, Motor Shows 1 Comment »

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 08

INTERIOR DESIGN FRESH FROM GENEVA.

Automotive Design, Car Design, Concept cars, Electric Cars, FORD, Frazer-Nash, Hybrid Cars, Hyundai, Interiors, Italian Coachbuilders, Lexus, Motor Shows, Protoscar, Rinspeed, Show cars, Sports Cars 2 Comments »

Back from the Geneva Motor Show I choose to offer first a first selection of interior shots, either from the show itself or its carmaker. Part 1 shows the ones I liked. Part 2, tomorrow will show what could be better.

In these pages a selection, for the entire gallery click on the image at the bottom.