Was the BMW 5 Series (2010) inspired by Alfa Romeo?
I stumbled upon this BMW 5 Series 2010 design gallery today. Is it just me that thinks the concept sketch below looks more like an Alfa Romeo 166, below left, than the resulting production car?
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Traffic Light Thought - When the “M’ in M3 is matt
On today's Sunday cycle ride I saw a car that challenged the glossy new car convention. The BMW M3 is the best looking vehicle in the current line-up and Matt Black paint just makes an already special car unique! It had a real stealth look yet stood out.
The Love the Ribbon page…
This page has resources related to the whole Fluent / Ribbon user interface thing that happened from 2007 to 2009,10,11,12… The posts: General UI Related posts: * The Story of the a Ribbon – Links to the full story from Microsoft’s Office UI team. * Is the Office 2007 Ribbon
Citroën celebrate 90 fabulous years
90 years of Citroën and it ends with a new logo http://www.youtube.com/v/pkpyz8etla0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&hl=fr&feature=player_embedded&fs=1&hl=en<\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt> via
Jalopnik Engine Of The Day: Fiat SOHC
I’ve driven countless kilometres pedalling one of these in a Fiat 128 Bello. The un-bustable 128 engine was one feature that made an old design (‘60s tech that was in production till the late 70s) a pleasure to drive. While there was which was dated by the end of
Renault Vel Satis in Wellington
Slightly "confronting" design, but better that than the boring current Renault look.
New Zealand
Formula One Expert floortalks - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, NZ
This is one reason to be at Te Papa next weekend, a special session at the Formula One™ - The Great Design Race Tour Exhibition ; Formula One – Expert floortalks - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa...
My Fiats, COTY
OK, so the European Car of the Year has a somewhat dubious history but I found this old feature online and was surprised to have owned nearly all Fiat's winners up to the Bravo. I was only 1 when the 124 was COTY, definitely wasn't driving,
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Stile Bertone re-born
Will a new Design Director, and influx of new young designers, bring new life to Bertone? I hope this design icon thrives. Who's Where: Jason Castriota joins Stile Bertone
On TypePad: Syd Mead, the world of Blade Runner
A series of videos with the brilliant designer/futurist/illustrator Syd Mead. He discusses Blade Runner, which is fascinating, but I also liked his comments about car design; Syd Mead, the world of Blade Runner
Lucire’s Car to Be Seen in for 2008 - Fiat 500
While there are many more powerful, expensive, bigger and (to be honest) better value cars out there it’s the new Fiat 500 which takes the “ Lucire Car to be seen in ” prize this year. I saw a preview...
It's a BMW Honda?
The BMW X6 is a strange, ugly and useless mix of XWD and Coupe. I’m pretty sure David Linklater knows what they look like but maybe this just looked better on the page. From memory the sleek beast pic...