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finnish fisker
Quite a mouthful that, but this is the awesome 2009 Fisker Karma. An electric plug-in hybrid car that goes on sale in 2009, and will be built by Valmet here in Finland! The factory will lose its current contract building Porsche Boxters and Caymans and swap to making this beauty. This car really fits with…
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more product style cars
It has been a very long while since I posted here, just not really had the time or anything to write about. There have been many new cars announced though, at Paris and LA auto shows for example. Some really great car design has been appearing, and some really bad stuff also. By the end…
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what’s wrong with a C3?
This week our new car was finally delivered! A Citroen C3 1.4 16v, which is actually my wife’s car, not mine at all. Now, frankly this is not a car I would have chosen myself- I guess there is just something really girly about it. I also criticised the design somewhat- it is slightly flawed…
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lotus evora
Unveiled at the 2008 British Motorshow, the Evora is another ambitious Lotus. The design of this car was hard to gauge at first- seeming a little safe at the initial viewing, It also needs to be judged in the flesh perhaps, rather than in photos. The last time Lotus diversified their range this much- it…
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renault ondelios
I seem to be obsessed with blogging about Renaults, but I have to add this one. It is fantastic, and proof that the Renault studio are doing great work behind the scenes. This one may be timed to cheer them up, just as much as us after the recent Laguna and Megane. Not much to…
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1994 twingo
My wife’s new Citroen will be arriving at the end of this month, so my Twingo’s days are numbered… sadly it may get crushed. I had to try buying a Twingo once I found a cheap one, well- relatively cheap as cars are really expensive here. They were never officially sold in the UK of…
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renault megane III
Leaked photos of the new Renault Megane appeared this week. Now, first thing is- whatever happened to radical Renault design?! While this is a decently executed design, it is certainly a safe one when compared to the previous model Megane. Renault recenctly played safe on the new Laguna also. This product cycle of moving one…
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added design essays
OK people, first thing I’ve done for this blog is add some essay type pages that I’ve written or just talked about over the years. They describe some basic car design and styling principles that I had to think about while designing my own cars- or explaining to others how to model cars. There’s a…
thoughts on automotive design 