DesignStudy


The Big Mac: British design student pens McLaren F1 successor

Since hiring Frank Stephenson as its styling chief last year, the nascent McLaren Automotive hasn't been lacking for design talent. But the general consensus over his first design at Woking seems to be that the MP4-12C is missing a touch of originality to set it apart from other supercars. Enter one Matt Williams, a recent graduate of the transportation design program at England's Coventry University who thinks he can do a better job with the study you see here. Positioned above the MP4-12C in McLaren's product porfolio, the LM5 concept is ... Read more →

Russian designer works with Zagato on ZR1-based Iso Rivolta Marella concept Noah Joseph

Front-engine rear-drive aluminum chassis, 640-horsepower supercharged V8 engine, high bang:buck ratio... Chevrolet's Corvette ZR1 has got it all. No wonder it's proving to be such a compelling ...

Alternative Romeo: Alfa Berlina Da Corsa design study Noah Joseph

We've never made any attempt to hide our love of the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione, an exotic GT widely regarded as one of the most beautiful shapes the industry has put on the road in decades. But ...

Mercedes-Benz ConceptFASCINATION previews new E-Class Alex Nunez

When the doors open at the Paris Motor Show next month, Mercedes-Benz will be giving everyone a sneak peek of the new E-Class front-end styling. No, not in the form of the new E-Class itself, ...

Nissan Shiraz is half car, half SUV, all odd Jonathon Ramsey

Click above for hi-res gallery of the Nissan Shiraz Concept Design student Miguel Ángel Iranzo Sánchez created the vehicle you see above, and he describes it as "a mix between a[n] SUV ...

London 2008: Honda OSM concept roadster says, "Cheerio!" 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a hi-res gallery of the Honda OSM Honda says that the OSM roadster on display at the 2008 British Motor Show is merely a design study, but given that "design study" is frequently a euphemism for "future design language," we wonder if we're seeing the next iteration of Honda car ...

Wrthersee 2008: VW Golf GTI Performance study on display 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the VW Golf GTI Performance VW hasn't released any info on the car you see here, which is called the Golf GTI Performance design study, so we'll call it like we see it. A black-and-copper checkered flag motif adorns the hatch, which is enhanced with a widebody ...

Geneva 2008, a Space Oddity: Italdesign-Giugiaro Quantara 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the Italdesign Giugiaro Quaranta concept Beauty may be in the eye of the proverbial beholder and all that, but the Italdesign Quaranta wasn't quite the beauty of the Geneva ball. And while Giorgetto Giugiaro, the celebrated designer at the studio's helm, has ...

Geneva '08 Preview: IED Maserarti Chicane concept 1 year ago on Autoblog

Any regular reader of Autoblog should know that the major automakers aren't the only ones unveiling striking new concept cars. In fact, independent designers tend to create even more exciting concepts than the big boys. All the more so for design students who give us a preview of what the future ...

Frankfurt 2007: ?koda Fabia Scout "Design Study" 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for photo gallery Based on the Fabia Combi (wagon) that's making its world debut for Škoda at Frankfurt, the Fabia Scout "design study" on the show floor is, in all likelihood, a lock for production. Škoda already offers an Octavia Scout and a Roomster Scout, both of which ...

Rendered Speculation: Next-gen VW sport hatch 2 years ago on Autoblog

You can probably guess how much fun reading our mail is here at Autoblog. Tips and comments come flooding in all day and all night. Sometimes the tips are good, sometimes not so much, and sometimes we just can't figure them out. Whether it's a missing link, an incorrect link, or a link to a foreign ...

Paris Preview: ?koda Joyster Concept 3 years ago on Autoblog

The Paris Auto Show is around the corner, and automakers are steadily pumping out announcements in advance of the big event. Today, Škoda officially sent out word of the Joyster Concept vehicle it'll be unveiling in France. The Joyster is a 3-door design study that hints at a future styling ...






Autoblog Podcast #151: With Car and Driver's Eddie Alterman

Eddie Alterman wades in with Sam, Chris, Dan, and Jonny to talk about SEMA and other recent events.

 
 

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