Tag: LA Auto Show 2008
Mazda Kaan wins LA Design Challenge
The Mazda Kaan has won the Design Challenge at the 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show.The 2025 futuristi race car was designed at Mazda North American Operations by a team led by Jacques Flynn and Carlos Salaff.
Automotive Designers Show: updates
The updated information on the Automotive Designers Show, the trade only event for vehicle design professionals which will take place in Milan on next April 7th, 8th and 9th.
Hawaii Motors design competition: the winners
The Hawaii Motors Design Competition was won by Iranian Iman Maghsoudi with the iBite Concept, a Formula 1-like sportscar that celebrates Hawaii with a whale-inspired rear end and surfboard-styled doors.
SketchBook Pro: Collaborative Purposes
This official video presentation shows how Autodesk SketchBook Pro can be used as a tool for brainstorming sessions and Meetings in the product design development process.
Nissan 370Z preview
Nissan has released the first official images of its 370Z model, which will debut at the 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show and will go on sale in 2009. The release includes pictures and a video trailer from Electronic Arts's Need for Speed Undercover.
Mazda3 preview
Mazda has released the first images of the all-new Mazda3 sedan, that will debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November and will replace the current model first introduced five years ago.
Audi Cross Cabriolet quattro: design interview
Audi Exterior designer Claus Potthoff on the design of the Cross Cabriolet quattro Concept. Interview taken at the 2007 LA Auto Show.
LA Design Challenge: Nissan OneOne
Nissan OneOne combines personal mobility with the family-robot concept. Powered by a skating-like propulsion and guided by a GPS system, it is capable of tranporting passengers without the driver.
LA Design Challenge: Toyota Biomobile Mecha
Presented by Toyota at the 2007 LA Design Challenge, the Biomobile Mecha is a futuristic study of a vehicle capable of turning pollution into an energy source. Among the features are the nano-laser wheels and the transformable structure.
LA Design Challenge: Volkswagen Slipstream
Designed to solve urban congestion, the Volkswagen Slipstream Concept is a two-wheeler single-seat futuristic vehicle capable of changing its configuration from vertical to horizontal to reduce the occupied space.
VW Slipstream wins LA Design Challenge
The 2007 Los Angeles Auto Show Design Challenge has been won by the Slipstream Concept, a futuristic personal mobility vehicle designed by Volkswagen of America's Design Center in Los Angeles.
Nissan Murano 2009
At the LA Auto Show Nissan has revealed the second generation of its successful Murano SUV, based on a new platform. The exterior design is an evolution of the outcoming model and features softer volumes.
Honda FCX Clarity
The Honda FCX Clarity is a zero-emissions, hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicle based on the Honda V Flow platform. American Honda is planning to to lease the FCX Clarity to a limited number of consumers in California starting from summer 2008.
VW Space Up! Blue Concept video
The official video presentation of the Space Up! Blue Concept, the minivan unveiled by Volkswagen at the 2007 LA Auto Show.
Mazda Design Challenge: clay modeling
Autoblog has published an image gallery of the Los Angeles Auto Show live clay modeling process tht turned the winning project of the Mazda Design Challenge into a full-scale clay model.
Volkswagen Space Up! Blue Concept
At the 2007 Los Angeles Auto Show Volkswagen has presented the Space Up! Blue concept, a compact minivan inspired by VW's historic Samba Bus and powered by a new high-temperature fuel cell (HT-FC) system.
Hyundai Concept Genesis Coupe
Hyundai has revealed its Concept Genesis Coupe, the 2+2 rear wheel-drive sportscar designed by Californian Hyundai Design Center that previews a production model scheduled for 2009. Among the features are a +300hp V6 engine and exposed carbon fiber...
Audi Cross Cabriolet quattro Concept
Audi has released the first information and renderings about the Cross Cabriolet quattro, a concept car that blends together design elements typical of convertibles and SUVs. It debuts at the Los Angeles Auto Show.
