Car Design News

1 week ago | cardesignnews.com | Freddie Holmes

Alpine launches new A390 The new electric fastback expands the brand’s product offering and subsequently its customer base. CDN is in France for the official launch to learn more  The Alpine A390 has been revealed at an event in the brand’s home of Dieppe, France. Car Design News is on site and we enjoyed zipping down from London in the A110 S in time for the launch.

1 week ago | cardesignnews.com | Guy Bird

Sixth sense: Micra returns electric As the sixth generation of the Micra is reborn as a full EV, Car Design News sneaked into a small and secret lock-up in south London to see the car up close and personal and ask the ever-affable European studio interior design manager and ‘Nissan Lifer’ Bert Dehaes to explain more Given the new Micra was designed in London, it was appropriate that the new Nissan supermini got its sneak preview in the English Capital earlier this month.

1 week ago | cardesignnews.com | Karl Smith

Ten intriguing concept car lighting designs A sampler from the weird and wonderful world of concept cars We recently published a list of unique lighting designs of production cars of the past, present and future. Concept cars were omitted because there just seem to be too many to name. But, as they say, “fools rush in where angels fear to tread”, and so the overwhelming desire to present some our favourites prevailed. Are there any designs that you think we missed?

2 weeks ago | cardesignnews.com | Freddie Holmes

Luxury and utility combine for unexpected Genesis concept interior From horology to helicopters, Manil Kim and the interior design team looked far and wide for inspiration with the X Gran Equator concept. This new concept is described as the brand’s first “adventure vehicle” and does feel more rugged than Genesis fans will be used to. But a strong sense of luxury remains.

2 weeks ago | cardesignnews.com | Karl Smith

Ten strange and wonderful lighting designs We see some wild lighting schemes on concept cars every year. But few make it into production. Here are a few that managed to slip past the censors The eyes are the windows to the soul, so they say. Thus, the fascination with automobile faces and, in particular, headlights and lighting design.