The 10 finalists of the Peugeot Design Contest "Design the Peugeot of your dreams for the near future" have been selected by the public in the Official Website of the Contest from the 30 pre-selected projects.

There must be only one

The more than 100.000 recorded votes from public and journalists selected the final phase projects of this 3^rd Peugeot Design Contest, whose are full of freshness and creativity.

A little over two years ago Bentley Motors stunned the world by unveiling a Grand Tourer masterpiece, the Continental GT coupé. Now, only 12 months after the first deliveries of that extraordinarily successful car, we are proud to announce the arrival of the fastest four-door in the company’s history; a car that shares the heart and soul of the 198mph coupé from which it is born – the Continental Flying Spur.

Volvo Car Corporation's’ 3CC: A sustainable mobility concept beyond the car

Volvo Car Corporation is rewriting the rulebook on how we will use our cars in the future with its 3CC prototype being unveiled to the public for the first time at the Michelin Challenge Bibendum in Shanghai, October 12-14.

Taking Ford's performance car future in a new direction

The Ford Shelby GR-1 concept springs from a long line of Ford performance project cars and quickly establishes itself as one of the most contemporary and dramatic front-engine, two-seat, fastback supercars. This running prototype reaches closer to reality with a 605-horsepower, 390-cubic-inch all-aluminum V-10 engine, a road-tested version of the Ford GT suspension and a stunning new polished-aluminum body.

Students from the Northumbria University presented us their projects.

The work here presented is the result of the 4^th year final project for 2004. The main guidelines were either to create a resolved evolution of a current vehicle, or a concept that deals with the more ethereal and imaginative incarnations of vehicle design

ICEM Style – a revolutionary new software package for product styling and design ideation.

ICEM Ltd., the leading surface modelling, analysis and visualisation software developer, today launched ICEM Style, a revolutionary new software product developed specifically for use by stylists and industrial designers.

(From Audi Press Release)

Debut in Detroit: Audi is proudly unveiling the allroad quattro concept at the North American International Automobile Show in Detroit. This very special crossover has indeed been developed especially for presentation at the most important car show in the USA, just as the very first allroad quattro concept car was also revealed in Detroit in January 1998.

Like its predecessor, this new Audi allroad quattro concept presents a completely new philosophy in the world’s leading and most significant crossover market and will test both the press and the public for their response.

(From Lexus Press Release)

Lexus unveils 500-plus horsepower, 322kph sport concept car at the 2005 North American International Auto Show

Detroit, Mich., January 9, 2005 – Lexus unveiled the LF-A sport concept car at a press conference at the 2005 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). The two-seater concept blends the performance of an exotic sports car with the luxury refinements of a Lexus.

(From Jaguar Press Release)

DETROIT, Mich., January 10, 2005 – The Jaguar Advanced Lightweight Coupe show car made its world debut today at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit, Mich. The Advanced Lightweight Coupe show car heralds a new generation of stunning Jaguar sports cars and sports sedans. The car remains true to Jaguar's illustrious past but more importantly signals the company's confident leap forward into the future.

Stefan Jansson, a designer at the Volvo Monitoring and Concept Center, Camarillo, California, describes how the shape of the Volvo SCC was created, with the aid of computers. He was the responsible exterior designer for that project.