This Month in Car Design

September: New Bentley EV, cool trucks and a genuine hot hatch

September was busy as ever and this month the focus was oncommercial vehicle design. Not usually the sexiest of topics, we were pleasantly surprised by some daring exteri

August: The new McLaren 6GT, an Italian road trip, and a chocolate car?

This month the team reflects on key stories from Monterey Car Week, namely McLaren’s dramatic new form language following two new design leaders, plus an unexpected conce

July: Goodwood, shooting brakes and cowboy hats

This month the team looks back on Goodwood which as always was more than a festival of speed and a celebration of design both old and new. It was also a chance to see bo

June: Audi Nuvolari, JLR’s new concept and all change at GM

This month it is the Audi Nuvolari that had chins wagging across the car design world. The CDN team give their take on the unexpected hypercar and the direction of Audi’s

May: The good, the bad, and the Luce

In the latest episode of This Month in Car Design, the team consider some last-minute news that is hot off the press: the Ferrari Luce. The brand’s first electric car ha

April: Beijing, beer leather and Bentleys

CMF innovation, global auto shows and the future of car design take centre stage in this month’s Car Design News in Review. The team discusses playful materials and sust

March: If technology is the answer, what was the question?

This month the team reflects on conversations around design tools, where digital and physical processes continue to merge. Chat also turns toward recent launches includi

February: Autonomous driving, Ferrari Luce and special guest Robert Forrest

This month the team discussed:   Autonomous driving, with stories involving Lucid, Tesla, Tensor, UE Studios and a chat with Romulus Rost (who designed the interior of t

January: Detroit, Brussels, and the Skoda 'Not Bad'

This month the team discussed:  The importance of design for manufacturing, highlighting how early production constraints improve creativity, feasibility and cross-team

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