Creative use of space and reinterpretation of styling canons. Mini presents the new Aceman, the first crossover model for the 100% electric small premium car segment, at the Beijing Salon. The car combines compact exterior dimensions with the maximum possible space inside. The result is a contemporary interpretation of the classic vision of the inventor of the first Mini, Sir Alec Issigonis: optimised use of space with a minimal footprint, combined with a modern driving concept. With its distinctive front end and athletic stance, the new crossover model is characterised by its agility and ..read more

Smart presents Concept #5, the largest electric crossover and Smart ever made, at the Beijing Motor Show. The production version of the model will arrive in Europe in 2025, but for the concept that anticipates it, the designers led by Gorden Wagener, Chief Design Officer of Mercedes-Benz, have let their imaginations run wild, especially in terms of equipment. If the lines echo those of Smart’s new stylistic direction inaugurated by the #1, the intentions of Concept #5 hark back to the world of off-road. A vocation demonstrated, among other elements, by the tyres fitted with a winch and alu ..read more

After making a name for itself as the first brand to take part in the Dakar with an electric motorcycle, Tacita presents an all-new line-up on the battery-powered two-wheeler market for 2024, consisting of five models designed for both road and off-road, divided into two families: T-Cruise and T-Race. The first includes the Urban and the Turismo, two bikes designed for off-road rides, the second includes the Motorally, the Enduro and the Motard. The latter two focus heavily on substance, leaving less room for style in favor of more functional forms, while Motorally, Urban and Turismo have in ..read more

Jozef Kabaň has been appointed Vice President of Saic Design and will work at the headquarters of the Chinese group. The former Volkswagen design chief will report directly to Shao Jingfeng, Saic Global Design Director. The group operates the Anting Global Design Centre in Shanghai and style centres in London and Tokyo, which boast a global team of more than 300 creatives. Jozef Kabaň graduated from the Royal College of Art in London in 1997 before joining the Volkswagen Group in Germany. At only 25 years old, Kabaň was responsible for the design of the Bugatti Veyron supercar. During his car ..read more

Once again, this year, the eleventh, Audi is at the center of the scene at the Fuorisalone during the Milan Design Week thanks to the protagonism of the Audi Q6 e-tron, the SUV that redefines the standards of premium electric mobility, presented in a world premiere. Like last year, the setting is the elegant and monumental Piazza del Quadrilatero of Portrait Milano, a hotel of the Lungarno Collection hospitality brand. This edition’s installation, created as part of the INTERNI Cross Vision exhibition-event, bears the signature of the international design and architecture studio Bjarke Ing ..read more

To celebrate its 75th anniversary, Abarth has designed a special car inspired – not only in name – by the historic 1300 OT road-going berlinetta of 1965. A brand new model that takes up the vein, and the basis, of the 1000 SP concept, another revival packaged by Abarth Classiche on the chassis and mechanics of the Alfa Romeo 4C and built in just five units. A limited series to which this new homage to the past is also intended, which is also part of the Heritage “Reloaded by Creators” project, presented as a 1/3 scale model (the “format” usually used for aerodynamic tests) to a small circle o ..read more

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There are many new features at the Car Design Awards 2024. The recently concluded edition also saw new trophies, the exclusive design of which was created by ERRE Company, a company operating in the field of engineering consultancy applied to the automotive, railway and industrial sectors. Saddled by hand with Alcantara inserts, the designers decided to call it Traccia: “We tried to recreate the trace that every award-winning car leaves in others, imagining a curvilinear, which is by definition what we have always used to leave the trace of our ideas on paper,” explained Hernan Charalam ..read more

The design teams of BMW for the Vision Neue Klasse concept car, of Volvo for the EX30 and Kia for its Brand Design Language are the winners of the 2024 Car Design Award, the Oscar of world car design established in 1984 by the Auto&Design magazine. The award ceremony was held in Milan at the renowned ADI Design Museum today, April 17th, during the Milano Design Week. The event was opened by an exclusive “Living in the car” Talk with Rossella Guasco, Vice President C&M Design Stellantis Europe, Francesca Sangalli, Head of Color&Trim and Concept&Strategy Seat Cupra, Stefano Pion ..read more

Milan Design Week 2024 enters the future with Lexus, which brings its innovative and distinctive vision to Milan’s most important cultural event. Unveiled today, ‘Time’ is the name of the installation that stems from the Lexus Future Zero-emission Catalyst, the concept that testifies to the brand’s desire to maximise the potential offered by electrification and innovation to shape its new idea of mobility. The installation, consisting of two works expressing all the visionary power of Lexus, will be open to the public from 16 to 21 April, available at the Art Point and Art Garden of Superstud ..read more