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2024 Lamborghini Huracán Sterrato: A Rally Exotic With Design to Match
The Sterrato turns the Huracán into a raised, rally-inspired V-10 exotic. Its detailed design sells the idea, even when some add-o...
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Citroën Karin vs. Tesla Cybertruck: What Makes a Radical Design Work
The Karin’s curves, cabin position and shifting surfaces give its wedge shape more depth than the Cybertruck’s hard-edged design.
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Tom Peters’ GM Design Career: From Camaro Sketches to Corvette Leadership
Tom Peters helped shape modern Corvette design and revive the Camaro, drawing on a lifelong interest in cars and a 35-year GM care...
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1977–79 Pontiac Bonneville and Catalina: The Big Ponchos’ Brief Revival
Pontiac’s downsized Bonnevilles and Catalinas sold strongly before a sharp 1980 decline. Their design story starts with a Chevrole...
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Nine Custom Car Terms Explained Through the Hirohata Mercury
From frenched lights to a chopped roof, these nine terms explain the bodywork and details that made the Hirohata Mercury a definin...
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Virgil Exner Jr. on His Father’s Designs, Ghia and the Cars That Stayed on Paper
Exner reflects on the Forward Look, the XNR and his revival cars, while arguing that modern design gives style less room to matter...
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1984 Mercedes-Benz 280E W123: The Design Details Behind Its Enduring Appeal
The W123 280E balances upright Mercedes tradition with clean horizontal lines, practical details and a shape built for varied road...
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Virgil Exner Jr. on Car Design, Ghia, Ford’s First Computer Studio and His Father’s Legacy
The designer recalls racing cars, the Volvo P1800 S, Ford’s shift to computer design and a career shaped by Virgil Exner Sr.
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Labatt’s Streamlined Semis Turned Beer Deliveries Into Rolling Design
Alexis de Sakhnoffsky’s teardrop trucks paired striking 1930s styling with practical hauling capacity, then became a lasting part...
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2016 Volvo V60 Polestar: The Wagon That Made Volvo’s Shoulder Line a Performance Signature
The V60 Polestar pairs Volvo’s defining shoulder line with a lowered stance, 20-inch wheels and carefully detailed performance tri...
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Alfa Romeo Matta: The Sophisticated Military 4x4 That Beat Fiat’s Campagnola
Alfa’s 1900 M outperformed Fiat’s Campagnola in trials and the Mille Miglia, but its higher cost limited production to just over 2...
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2024 Hyundai Kona Design Review: Architectural Style on a Budget
The 2024 Kona pairs bold, building-inspired details with a sub-$25,000 starting point, making its unusual design stand out among s...
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Five Underrated Jaguar Designs That Deserve a Closer Look
From the V-12 E-Type coupe to the XJ-S, these five Jaguars have aged into distinctive alternatives to better-known classics.
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9 Luxury Concept Cars That Reimagined Grand Touring and Limousine Travel
From Bugatti’s V-16 fastback to Rolls-Royce’s autonomous lounge, these concepts show how carmakers imagined a more extravagant jou...
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Jaguar Type 00 Design: Bold Proportions, Uneven Details and a Big Production Challenge
The Type 00 makes Jaguar’s electric future impossible to ignore, but its unresolved front end and coming practical compromises lea...
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Jaguar Type 00 Sets Out a New Electric Design Direction
Jaguar’s Type 00 pairs a long bonnet and short cabin with a distinctive cabin design as the brand prepares an all-electric relaunc...
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1962 Jaguar E-Type Coupe: How the Series I Makes Its Shape Work
The Series I E-Type’s long nose and compact cabin create a striking silhouette, with thoughtful details from the front bumper to i...
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Rolls-Royce’s Balloon Car: The Silver Ghost Built for Charles Rolls
A one-off 70 hp Rolls-Royce carried a hot-air balloon basket, reflecting Charles Rolls’ early passion for flight and fast cars.
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2025 Fiat 500e Giorgio Armani Edition Pairs Designer Details With 149-Mile Range
The Armani 500e adds Greige and Green finishes, bespoke cabin trim and logoed wheels to Fiat’s urban EV, with 149 miles of stated...
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Why Maverick Ideas Still Make Some of the Most Memorable Cars
From the Renault 5 to the Toyota Prius, several defining cars began as ideas that conventional market research might have missed.
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