Posts Tagged ‘designers’
Last week's release of a teaser showing the front end of the Saab 9-1 concept has been followed by the shot above procured by our friends at TrollhattanSaab. The cloaked profile pic answers one of the main questions we had, namely how Saab's designers decided to shape the rear hatch. It looks more u......
Geneva ‘08 Preview: Saab releases 9-1X teaser shot
Sunday, December 9th, 2007
We've got to give GM props on this one, since, unlike other automakers, it's blacked-out teaser isn't nearly as susceptible to Photoshop trickery. Regardless, Saab put up the image above on its media site announcing what we already knew: the Saab 9-1X concept is coming to Geneva and it's going to ta......
Lexus looking for successor to L-Finesse design
Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Lexus LF-A roadster concept.Lexus' L-finesse design language was meant to stand for "Seamless Anticipation," "Intriguing Elegance," and "Incisive Simplicity." If we put aside the marketing speak for a moment, the point of L-f was to give Lexus design a great......
Chrysler offering buyouts up to $100,000 to hourly workers in Detroit
Sunday, November 18th, 2007
Seven months ago, so many Chrysler workers took up the offer of a buyout that the newly purchased pentastar slowed the whole process down while it sorted things out. To start 2008, the axe is back out again, with Chrysler working to reduce reduce its workforce by up to 12,000 people and offering mor......
Acura NSX replacement still delayed due to design issues
Sunday, November 11th, 2007
Here's the only firm detail about the new Acura NSX: it will have a new ten-hole engine. While the designers have been trading bodyslams and suplexes over what the next Honda supercar will look like, engineers took the opportunity to collaborate about wrist pins, valve geometry, and vee angles. Ever......
Indian offers glimpse of next production Chief
Friday, November 9th, 2007
In their latest blog post, Indian Motorcycles' newest owner calls itself "The Guardians of the Jewel". Although that sounds a little self-indulgent, as can be seen by the positive comments to that posting, Indian has such a huge following and loyal fan base that they are probably not too far off. At......
Detroit 2008: Mercedes SLK looking a bit SLicKer for ‘09
Monday, November 5th, 2007
click above for high res media and live images of the new SLKMercedes Benz showed off its newly-restyled-for-'09 SLK350 (closed roof) and SLK55 AMG (open roof) in Detroit this week. While the platform remains the same, the cars feature restyled noses and tails that bring the mini roadster into line......
Detroit 2008: The rest of the story on the Lexus LF-A Roadster Concept
Friday, November 2nd, 2007
Click above image for a high resolution gallery of photos
We were left hanging yesterday with a ton of pictures of Lexus' brand new LF-A Roadster Concept, but no information to go along with them. Now Lexus has filled us in by releasing information and rather vague specifications on the car, althoug......
Nissan Pathfinder may return to CUV roots, ditch body-on-frame again
Friday, October 26th, 2007
The Nissan Pathfinder has done what was needed to take advantage of a sales trends: it started life as body-on-frame, then switched to unibody, then back to body-on-frame. Today, it shares the ladder platform with the Nissan Titan pickup and Armada SUV.Speculation, however, is that the next generati......
GM reaffirms Chevy Volt on sale by 2010
Thursday, October 25th, 2007
General Motors, which has been blasted for having too many fuel-thirsty trucks and SUVs in the past, has recognized that the Chevy Volt has some serious momentum, and the Detroit automaker is redoubling its efforts to make the series hybrid a reality on time. Bob Lutz told us that the Volt would beg......