Auto & Design is a highly professional magazine and can be found all over the world in the design centres of car manufacturers, in the offices of independent designers, in the design centres of components companies and electronic and special materials manufacturers, in University libraries and in the libraries of specialised schools. Its contents mainly cover project analyses from drawing board to final product, illustrated with research drawings and style models. Specific sections are dedicated to industrial and product design, new materials and innovative technologies as applied to the automotive world and to a variety of design sectors.
AUTO & DESIGN
FAR EASTERN TIMES
The China of tomorrow
Lean design
Suv Crossover, French-style
But bring back beauty, too • Innovation, immagination, optimization? Ok
The reversible coupé
Dramatic fastback • A Granturismo with status
The Bentley of the future • Symbol of extreme luxury
When three worlds meet
The glamour of the Roaring Twenties
En plein for the Atlantic • The car which won “Best of Show” at the Concours d’Elégance is an icon of coachbuilding history: it is one of the four Bugatti Atlantics built between 1936 and 1938.
Four masterpieces • Mercedes-Benz 680 S, Saoutchik, 1928
Rolls-Royce Phantom, Jarvis of Wimbledon, 1928 • Each year, the Concours d’Elégance held at Villa d’Este never fails to surprise us. First and foremost, because some of the great masterpieces of the history of coachbuilding are on show, but also because many of these cars have individual stories to tell.
Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Competizione, 1956 • Ogni anno, il concorso d’eleganza che si tiene a Villa d’Este riserva numerose sorprese. Prima di tutto, perché è possibile osservare alcune dei capolavori della storia della carrozzeria, ma altresì perché molte di queste vetture raccontano delle storie.
Quattro capolavori • Lamborghini Flying Star II, Carrozzeria Touring, 1966
Mystery bike surprise
“Dimensions-aesthetics” fusion
Sea-going “silver arrow”
Jeep Grand Cherokee evolution
Kia Carens, slimly dynamic
BMW 3 Series GT, elegant sportiness
A hypothesis for Volkswagen
Books
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