Fiat’s Rooftop Race Track
When it was built in the 1920s in Turin, Italy, the Fiat factory was designed with a racetrack on the top of the building…
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Porsche is 3D printing pistons
3D printing technology is already used at the sports car manufacturer in prototype construction, manufacturing spare parts for classic sports Continue reading
How COVID-19 Will Influence Car Design
“COVID-19 will very much influence the way we design our cars in future,” Karim Habib, Kia’s new design chief, told Continue reading
The Dark Art of Cutaway Drawings
Technical illustrations give us a glimpse at the bones of our favorite machines. It’s why we feature such drawings on Continue reading
The Design Evolution of Car-Based Pickups, Part 2
The Design Evolution of Car-Based Pickups, Part 2: From Australia to America Low-riding nifties from the1950s Early Australian Evolution 1934 Continue reading
The Design Evolution of Car-Based Pickups
The Design Evolution of Car-Based Pickups, Part 1: Invented in Australia Lewis Bandt’s “ute” form factor spawned multiple generations and Continue reading
Are some design tasks still better done by hand? And where is the line between designer and artist?
I’m a huge believer in computer-aided design. But read about Acura’s car body process. A Look at Six Car Design Continue reading
Is it good #design…if it never gets used?
Consider this perfectly practical, effective idea…the original parallel parking assist. The fifth-wheel system uses your spare and hydraulics to help Continue reading
