car design | designboom.com https://www.designboom.com/tag/car-design/ designboom magazine | your first source for architecture, design & art news Sat, 16 Mar 2024 06:15:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 remembering marcello gandini, italian car designer of lamborghini, ferrari, maserati and more https://www.designboom.com/technology/marcello-gandini-obituary-italian-car-designer-lamborghini-ferrari-bertone-03-15-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/marcello-gandini-obituary-italian-car-designer-lamborghini-ferrari-bertone-03-15-2024/#respond Fri, 15 Mar 2024 10:00:20 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1053445

the italian car designer marcello gandini, whose body of work includes models for lamborghini, ferrari and maserati, passed away at 85 on march 13th, 2024 in turin.

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rivian’s latest R2 and R3 electric SUVs can drive on their own with 11 cameras and 5 sensors https://www.designboom.com/technology/rivian-electric-suv-r2-r3-r3x-autonomous-driving-03-08-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/rivian-electric-suv-r2-r3-r3x-autonomous-driving-03-08-2024/#respond Fri, 08 Mar 2024 10:50:15 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1052091

rivian unveiled three midsize electric SUVs, including R2 and R3, all equipped with computational software that can enhance their autonomous driving.

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rolls-royce’s third coachbuild droptail ‘arcadia’ glistens with glass particles & raw-metal clock https://www.designboom.com/technology/rolls-royce-arcadia-coachbuild-droptail-motor-car-03-01-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/rolls-royce-arcadia-coachbuild-droptail-motor-car-03-01-2024/#respond Fri, 01 Mar 2024 10:50:57 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1050620

alongside glass and lacquered wood, rolls-royce’s arcadia coachbuild droptail features a raw-metal clock face in guilloché pattern that took 5 months to finish.

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color-changing BMW i5 Flow NOSTOKANA glimmers with Esther Mahlangu’s Ndebele art https://www.designboom.com/technology/bmw-i5-flow-nostokana-esther-mahlangu-color-changing-frieze-los-angeles-02-29-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/bmw-i5-flow-nostokana-esther-mahlangu-color-changing-frieze-los-angeles-02-29-2024/#respond Thu, 29 Feb 2024 18:01:23 +0000 kat barandy I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1049923

BMW i5 Flow NOSTOKANA is wrapped in 1,349 sections of color-changing E Ink film, bringing life to esther mahlangu's south african patterns.

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singer revives 1991 porsche 911 into carbon-fiber ‘san juan commission’ sports car https://www.designboom.com/technology/singer-1991-porsche-911-san-juan-commission-sports-car-02-29-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/singer-1991-porsche-911-san-juan-commission-sports-car-02-29-2024/#respond Thu, 29 Feb 2024 10:40:16 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1050292

dubbed ‘san juan commission’, singer’s restored 1991 porsche 911 sports car has a custom-made engine, hand-built by experts at ed pink racing engines in california.

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microlino lite bubble car can be driven by 14 year olds and users without a driver’s license https://www.designboom.com/technology/microlino-lite-electric-bubble-car-geneva-motor-show-2024-02-29-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/microlino-lite-electric-bubble-car-geneva-motor-show-2024-02-29-2024/#respond Wed, 28 Feb 2024 20:15:20 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1050139

car company micro unveiled its two-seater microlino lite electric bubble car at the geneva motor show 2024, which also features a rollable sunroof.

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job smeets colors firmship’s land rover defender in light gray to neutralize bold undertones https://www.designboom.com/technology/job-smeets-studio-firmship-land-rover-defender-xs-suv-light-gray-02-21-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/job-smeets-studio-firmship-land-rover-defender-xs-suv-light-gray-02-21-2024/#respond Wed, 21 Feb 2024 19:30:59 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1048928

job smeets and firmship apply light gray to their land rover defender XS SUV because its neutrality can complement other colors and materials, including metals, concrete, glass, and wood.

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1991 mercedes-benz G-class gets restored into a windowless, all-terrain truck https://www.designboom.com/technology/1991-mercedes-benz-class-g-wagen-250gd-wolf-restored-expedition-motor-company-02-16-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/1991-mercedes-benz-class-g-wagen-250gd-wolf-restored-expedition-motor-company-02-16-2024/#respond Fri, 16 Feb 2024 20:00:59 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1048078

it took the expedition motor company around 2,100 hours to fully restore the 1991 mercedes-benz G-class 250gd wolf all-terrain truck.

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aston martin unveils vantage, GT3 variant, and AMR24 F1 cars https://www.designboom.com/technology/aston-martin-vantage-sports-car-gt3-amr24-formula-1-02-12-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/aston-martin-vantage-sports-car-gt3-amr24-formula-1-02-12-2024/#respond Mon, 12 Feb 2024 11:20:08 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1046733

aston martin introduces three new vehicles all in one day including the vantage sports car, its GT3 racer variant, and the AMR24 Formula 1 on-track vehicle.

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lunaz brings out james bond’s octopussy range rover as an electric open-air safari vehicle https://www.designboom.com/technology/lunaz-james-bond-octopussy-range-rover-electric-open-air-safari-vehicle-02-09-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/lunaz-james-bond-octopussy-range-rover-electric-open-air-safari-vehicle-02-09-2024/#respond Fri, 09 Feb 2024 06:05:39 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1046153

lunaz modernizes james bond’s octopussy range rover safari into a modern electric and open-air vehicle with a 3D-printed center console.

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