Monthly Archives: July 2009
Bad Economy: Online Car Design School reduces prices
With the economic havoc still raging on, many people find themselves at a cross roads in their life. Having lost a job or jobs just evaporating around every one, it becomes a struggle to decide what to do next: Wait … Continue reading
Audi introduces A5 Sportback, presented by Design Chief Wolfgang Egger!
By Cor Steenstra Audi proudly introduced the A5 Sportback, a sporty yet practical vehicle that falls in line with recent cross-over trends on the market. In the accompanying Video, Audi Design Chief Wolfgang Egger explains the design by sketching it … Continue reading
Honda CEO: F1 less relevant to Honda’s goals – “Poppycock!”
TOKYO (Reuters) – Formula One’s growing restrictions have made the sport less attractive and reduced Honda’s incentive to rejoin a series it abandoned due to the global economic downturn, the company’s new chief executive said Monday. Honda withdrew backing for … Continue reading
NEW 2010 Jaguar XJ: A 4 door sports coupe? This is how you do it!
By Cor Steenstra We just critiqued Porsche’s Panamera for the way Porsche had manage to get the interpretation of its brand image into a 4 door sports coupe wrong, and immediately we are confronted with the introduction of the new … Continue reading
Porsche Panamera: A wasted opportunity
By Cor Steenstra As a designer what better job can you imagine than working for a sports car company like Porsche and then get assigned the project to make the first production 4 door car for that iconic brand? Wouldn’t … Continue reading
2009 Infiniti FX35
By Cor Steenstra, Photography Christopher Jones, Model Radeyah When the first Infiniti FX was introduced as a concept it stunned me. It was so different, so unique, and yet devoid of any “Lexus-like” styling gimmicks, so clean and original, that … Continue reading
2009 Nissan 370Z
By Cor Steenstra, Photography Christopher Jones The latest guise of Nissan’s Z-car, the 370Z, showed up looking smaller, more compact than what we were used to from the previous versions. The clear intention was to make a closer link to … Continue reading
2009 Mazda3
By Cor Steenstra, Photography Christopher Jones The new Mazda3 shows the new design DNA that Mazda adopted under direction of Laurens van de Acker.. who left a few months ago to take up Patrick LeQuement’s position at Renault in France … Continue reading
2009 VW Pasat CC
By Cor Steenstra, Photography Christopher Jones, Model Dominique The Volkswagen Passat CC follows the directions set by Mercedes’ CLS a couple of years ago, for a 4 seater, 4 door coupe version of a sedan, aiming at a more sporty … Continue reading
2009 Dodge Challenger RT
By Cor Steenstra, Photography Christopher Jones, Model Krisondra, Hair Stylist Aisha Pitt Talk about a head turner..!! In the bright orange paintwork and combined with the throaty V8 Hemi RT exhaust sounds, this Challenger RT turned heads where ever we … Continue reading