automotive design
Can the new Jeep Cherokee be lifted?
It's a matter of principle: Jeeps should be liftable! But for the new KL Cherokees, the conventional wisdom was that it couldn't be done. To prove the haters wrong, Jeep lifted oneonly oneand I drove it.
Photos: 2014 Jeep Cherokee Dakar Concept
Check out the photos of the 2014 Jeep Cherokee Dakar concept.
Norman Bel Geddes, prophetic designer and unsung...
From the Chrysler Airflow to multi-level freeway interchanges and au…
Mercedes CLS63 AMG shooting brake gets a Savile...
Mercedes wanted to give the CLS63 AMG Shooting brake a makeover, so …
Sensuous steel: Art Deco automobiles
Running from June until September, the Frist Center for the Visual A…
Jaguar preparing XJ for Chinese squares
Ian Callum has been creating Jag's sexy new sheet metal for years, but thanks to classic tastes in China, he may be asked to undo some …
R&T staff mouths off on the GWA 300 SLC
The results of an unscientific survey of the Road & Track staff on the retro-rodded SLS AMG Roadster, known as the Gullwing America…
What if cars looked like landspeeders from Star Wars?
Photographer Renaud Marion's new project takes the rides we know and love, removes the wheels, and re-imagines them as hovercars remini…
The C7 Vette has a stick and paddles. Why?
One of the questions we had since we first saw the new Corvette's interior is, "Why does a car with a manual shifter have steering whee…
Porsche 959: The Future Is Now
The Porsche 959 was a technological tour de force that paved the way for the Porsches of today.
Luc Donckerwolke to Lead Bentley Design
The former Audi, Lamborghini, Seat and Skoda designer who is currently Head of Advanced Design for Volkswagen Group is taking over from…
Dartz Motorz: No That's Not a Misspelling
Its not often we are left speechless more properly wordless in a blog -when we check out an automotive website. Then we came across th…
Stillen Style Contest
Not surprisingly, Steve Millens Stillen is already hard at work developing mod pieces for the Scions FR-S. They are creating cold air i…
Dartz Motorz Leather-Covered Ferrari
From the company that brought you a whale penis interior, Dartz Motorz builds a leather-covered Ferrari F430. Dartz Motorz is at it aga…
Sergio Pininfarina 1926-2012
Sergio Pininfarina, honorary chairman of the Italian styling house bearing his name, died last night aged 86. He is survived by his wif…
Automotive Design—and Gargoyles
Many aspects of car design are right out there. Others may be harder to see, but no less artful.
5 Questions with Ian Callum
Jaguar Director Of Design
Driven by Design
Is it in you, to create the next great automobile of the future?
A Trailer Rig for Your Cayenne Courtesy of Lumma Design
Powersports fans might be tickled by this new trailer rig made for the Porsche Cayenne just announced by German tuning specialist LUMMA…
Featherweight Ferrari F12berlinetta
The aluminum architecture of Ferraris new F12berlinetta is very close to Audis alloy structures, according to senior vice president, Ro…
Armored Rolls-Royce Ghost by A.Kahn Design
Consider this the car for someone who has everything, including enemies. According to London-based A.Kahn Design, Anyone who resents a …
Evoque Tuned by A. Kahn Design
If you love the Range Rover Evoque and also enjoy the color red, British tuner Afzal Kahn has come up with a tasteful take on the styli…
Exclusive: Lexus LF-LC Concept
The LF-LC concept represents the start of a Lexus design revolution.
Lexus LF-LC Concept Auto Show Reveal
The LF-LC has a muscular lean-back stance delineated by a simple flowing roofline thats cantilevered at the A-pillar to give an airy fe…
Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Video: Lexus LF-LC Concept
R&T sat down with the team behind the Lexus LF-LC Concept for an exclusive in-depth interview at Calty Design Research, Inc.
Exclusive Eye Candy: Lexus LF-LC Show Car Concept
Before the Lexus LF-LC concept car unveiling at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show, this new sports car concept took part in an exclusive video…
