Andrew Meehan

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    CDN-GM/PATAC Interactive Design Competition China winners announced

    2015-05-09T11:13:52

    The winners of the CDN-GM/PATAC Interactive Design Competition China have been announced during Car Design Night at The Waterhouse in Shanghai on April 20, 2013.

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    CDN/GM-PATAC competition deadline extended

    2015-05-09T11:13:26

    We're now three months into the CDN-GM/PATAC Interactive Design Competition China, and here at CDN we're excited to see some many strong entries coming in.

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    Design Review: Renault R-Space concept

    2015-05-09T10:18:36

    In the rear, we see this ‘blade' repeated several times in a very literal way both in the rear ‘diffuser' lights and surrounding the Renault name. However, stepping back we notice that this sweeping form has been very cleverly used to integrate the tail lamps into a scalloped surface that ...

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    Design Review: Renault R-Space concept

    2015-05-09T10:18:27

    The third car in the line of Laurens van den Acker's Renault ‘life-cycle' concepts - which started with the stunning DeZir in Paris - is a sporty compact MPV called the R-Space. Renault's communications department paints a picture of a sexy MPV, a loving family unit, and of Sunday breakfast ...

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    Design Review: Renault Frendzy concept

    2015-05-09T10:15:34

    The fourth in the line of ‘life-cycle' vehicle concepts, the Renault Frendzy was designed to represent a new reality of what defines ‘work' for 21st century families. No longer separate from our family life, technology has brought our work home from the office, and with the Frendzy concept Renault has ...

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    Design Review: Renault Clio 4

    2015-05-06T20:38:58

    While we've seen it before in Renault's recent concepts, the execution of the soft but muscular surfaces in the fenders really stands out in the metal. As the VW Group has abandoned softer surfaces across all its brands in favor of harder chiseled edges, and PSA group's soft surfacing always ...

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    Design Review: Renault Clio 4

    2015-05-06T20:38:20

    First seen Paris 2012Designed in Exterior Design Studio IExterior designer Yann JarsalleInterior designer Stéphane MaïoreLength 4,026mmWidth 1,732mmHeight 1,448mmWheelbase 2,589mm

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    Design Review: Land Rover DC100 & DC100 Sport concepts

    2015-05-05T21:56:54

    On the DC100 Sport however, the elegant detailing shared with the DC100 is overshadowed by some baroque plastic cladding that runs over the entire rear decklid, with metallic painted plastic roll bars at the top. This is echoed by the plastic engine cladding poking through the hood - a detail ...

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    Design Review: Land Rover DC100 & DC100 Sport concepts

    2015-05-05T21:56:39

    Replacing an icon is one of design's greatest challenges. For some it's a heavy burden, while others relish the opportunity to make a name for themselves. For Land Rover though, there is a very real need to replace a car that has been in continuous production in one form or ...

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    Design Review: Audi A2 concept

    2015-05-05T21:03:12

    Continuing the ‘band of light' theme, the LEDs of the headlamps are elegant stripes of light that seem to swirl through a pool of darkness behind their clear polycarbonate covers. At the rear, we have a near perfect opposite to the front, with a large black surface exiting the side ...

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    Design Review: Audi A2 concept

    2015-05-05T21:03:03

    When we heard that Audi was unveiling a new A2 concept at Frankfurt, nearly every designer we spoke to had a nostalgia-tinged story about the original 1999 model.

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    Comment + photo gallery: Bertone B99

    2014-11-04T11:37:52

    To commemorate its 99 years as a coachbuilder and design house, Bertone unveiled a Jaguar sedan concept called the B99