Toyota MOB by Jorge Martí

Young spanish designer Jorge Martí (25) presented his tesis project called Toyota MOB as an electric roadster just drawn by only two lines. He was inspired by the ‘Möbius stripe’.

The two seats ultra light vehicle is 3.64 meters long by 1.79 wide and only 1.06 height. Its compact dimmensions suggest a brilliant handling, [...]

IED Torino: dream the Aston Martin of the future

(From IED Press Release)

Thirteen projects celebrate the famous British Car Label thinking of the car for 2025

A brand, Aston Martin, that is synonymous of elegance and sporting style. A team of young car designers. A brief looking head towards the near future. These are the ingredients of the project which has seen [...]

BMW Vision EfficientDynamics

(From BMW Press Release)

Character:

• High-performance concept study with BMW ActiveHybrid technology visualising the dynamic performance typical of a BMW against the backdrop of future demands in sustained mobility. BMW Vision EfficientDynamics as a symbol for the future of Sheer Driving Pleasure in harmony with trendsetting efficiency.

• Development aim: [...]

Basic theory about car design

A small collection of tips directed to make that the exposition of a project or simple sketch has more possibilities of success. The drawing is an act of communication of ideas, and the main tool for a designer who wants to shape on paper and to transmit the ‘soul’ of his [...]

UPV ‘08 Degree Show

A few weeks before the ‘09 Show open its doors, it’s time to take a look to the last year projects and their authors. The students from the Transportation Design Master of the Polytechnical University of Valencia (Spain) traditionally have been considered among the most qualified Spanish students from the professional point of view. [...]

The Spanish magazine Autopista announces its XII Design Contest

After its previous eleven succesful editions, the heaviest automotive spanish publication Autopista announces its present year Contest. Previous winners CV’s includes a lot of very known designs, as the Audi TT Series II (Jorge Díez, the winner of the first edition) or the Fiat 500 (Emanuel Derta, fifth edition, has participated). The Prizes? [...]

Porsche Panamera – Design Analysis

Porsche Panamera maybe is the most interesting car to write about from the last cars that arrived on the market. One very important thing is the fact that the Panamera is so much more than a 4 door Porsche. And all this because it is a true 4 seats coupe with a hatchback [...]