Automotive

Designworks is a global creative consultancy with a focus on strategic innovation and design. Over the past 50 years, it has become renowned for creating innovative and impactful designs across a wide range of industries, including transportation, consumer electronics, lifestyle, and health. In particular, the company has developed a reputation for its user-centric approach, which places the needs and desires of the end-user at the center of every design decision. This approach has been honed over many years of collaboration with BMW Group, the company's parent organization, and has resulted in some of the most iconic automotive designs of the past few decades. However, Designworks' expertise extends well beyond automotive design, and the company has leveraged its design capabilities to cr...

Range Rover North America is expanding its fleet with the launch the new limited edition 2023 Range Rover Sport Deer Valley Edition.Inspired by Park City, the new edition blends the automaker's focus on luxury with alpine-ready performance. Unveiled at Ranger Rover House Park City, the new edition is based on the Range Rover Sport Autobiography P530 V8. The car appears in a deep gloss vermillion red wrap with black accents. The car also includes SV bespoke 23" satin dark grey wheel with carbon accents, an alpine ski roof box and light cloud/ebony semi-aniline seats.The special edition vehicle only features 20 units and each car comes with two custom sets of Hinterland Skis. Additionally, the automaker is set to donate $5,000 USD from each sale to Youth Sports Alliance (YSA), which aims to ...

Celebrating the 60th anniversary of the automaker, Lamborghini partners with contemporary artist IKEUCHI for a custom Lamborghini Huracán STO "Time Chaser_111100" and a Time Gazer interactive art piece as part of its "Chasing the Future" initiative.Having recently worked with Balenciaga for its Spring 2022 campaign and Medicom Toy for a BE@RBRICK figure, designer and artist Ikeuchi Hiroto is best known for his futuristic mechanical display pieces inspired by classic sci-fi series such as Star Wars and Gundam.The Lamborghini Huracán STO Time Chaser_111100 is reminiscent of an advanced mecha featuring cyberpunk decals and a white, silver, and black color scheme with carbon fiber accents. The most definitive element of the supercar is a transparent unit mounted on the engine cover reminiscent...

Mercedes-Benz and Moncler have partnered for an out of this world collaboration, bringing together the world of motors and puffers to the Mercedes G-Wagon.Revealed earlier this week at Moncler's "The Art of Genius" show during London Fashion Week, it continues both brands' collaborative ethos that pushes the boundaries of creativity and bridging unlikely industries. Prior to this collaborative project, Mercedes-Benz worked with critically acclaimed designer Virgil Abloh on Project Maybach. As for Moncler, under its Genius label, collaborations are a driving force to success.This particular re-imagination of the G-Class is known as Project Mondo G. The piece itself took over a year in the making and sees the heavy-duty wagon feature high-gloss reflective surfaces that are formed in the shap...

Following a $600,000 USD Super Bowl ad spot ordered by major tech CEO Dan O'Dowd, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has ordered the recall of 363,000 Tesla vehicles due to its Full Self-Driving Beta software.In a recent announcement from Tesla itself, the report indicated that the recall will affect 362,758 of its electric vehicles including, "certain 2016-2023 Model S, Model X, 2017-2023 Model 3, and 2020-2023 Model Y vehicles equipped with Full Self-Driving Beta (FSD Beta) software or pending installation." The EV giant has admitted that the FSD Beta could be the source of crashes reported. Since Tesla announced the FSD Beta program, the NHSTA has formally launched an investigation back in August 2021 for fatal highway accidents that have been documented on socia...

A rare 2006 Ford GT has headed to the auction block. One of only 2,011 produced for the model year, the car has rarely seen the road, with only four miles on its odometer.Finished in a Tungsten Grey Metallic, the original buyer for the car opted to deck it out with sporty over-the-top silver stripes and BBS-forged alloy wheels. On the doors of the car, there’s a Ford GT graphic, while the inside is finished in ebony leather and boasts a McIntosh stereo system and custom mats covering the aluminum floors. Aluminum body panels throughout the car, along with an aluminum frame are inspired by the 1960s-era GT40 racing cars.As for its capabilities, the GT is packed with a supercharged 5.4-liter V8 that’s linked up to a six-speed manual gearbox. A factory rating measures the vehicle’s output at ...

By 2024, Tesla will be opening up 7,500 of its charging stations to non-Tesla EVs. The move arrives amid the Biden administration’s commitment to spend $7.5 billion USD on building 500,000 EV chargers across the United States as part of its plan to have EVs make up 50% of car sales by 2030.Tesla’s charging network is composed of both Superchargers and Destination Chargers. Out of the 7,500, the open chargers will include “at least 3,500 new and existing 250 kW Superchargers” located along major highways,” as well as Destination Charging at popular spots such as hotels and restaurants in both urban and rural locations.All EV drivers will be able to check out the charging station located closest to them using the Tesla app or website.Beyond that, Tesla has committed to doubling its full nati...

Under its newly-minted CEO, Koji Sato, Toyota has announced that it will be focusing its efforts on creating new electric vehicles “unique to Toyota and Lexus.” While the company has been dabbling in hybrid models for some time now, it only has one fully electric car, the bZ4X SUV. The company now says it plans to “accelerate” its approach to EV development.Toyota is now aiming for a 2026 timeline to debut “next-generation” EVs under the Lexus brand. The company says it will be working on "everything from the battery and platform to how a car is built optimized for BEVs."“To deliver attractive BEVs to more customers, we must streamline the structure of the car, and―with a BEV-first mindset―we must drastically change the way we do business, from manufacturing to sales and service,” Toyota s...

Mercedes‑Maybach has revealed its first-ever plug-in hybrid, the S 580 e, as part of Mercedes' larger electrification plans which saw the electric G-Class revealed last year. With a legacy that stretches back to 1909, Maybach founded by Wilhelm and Karl Maybach became a sub-brand of Mercedes-Benz in 2015. The Mercedes‑Maybach S‑Class in particular was first introduced in 2021, and has grown steadily in demand since.“With our first plug-in hybrid model, we are combining the luxury experience typical of Maybach with emission-free local driving when in electric driving mode. The Mercedes‑Maybach S 580 e represents a pivotal step in the transformation of our heritage brand into an electric future. We will present our first fully electric model as early as 2023,” writes Daniel Lescow, Head of M...

Last month, Stellantis debuted a prototype of its forthcoming electric Ram truck, a sleek and futuristic take on the iconic vehicle. Now, the automaker has returned with official images of the 2024 Ram EV.For the model, which is still in the pre-production phase, Stellantis seems to have shied away from its ambitious plans. Compared to the design of the prototype, the actual truck looks similar to the standard Ram.From the exterior, the Ram lacks the sharp, angular windows of the prototype, opting for a normal square-shaped window. And on the interior, the control screen is embedded in the dashboard, rather than the thin, floating panel shown in the initial design.While the model may have not lived up to its concept, Stellantis is still billing the truck as a reliable model that won’t leav...