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Anders Warming chats with former BMW designer Nader Faghihzadeh at the Borgward Isabella concept unveiling | Frankfurt auto show | 2017.

The Isabella was an intricate sedan concept created by Warming and Napo Genot devised to show the future potential of the historic German brand. Genot is now at Kia and Warming was recently announced as Rolls-Royce's new design director. https://www.formtrends.com/anders-warming-returns-to-bmw-group-as-rolls-royce-design-director/

The Audi E-Tron GT and the Porsche Taycan share the same electric vehicle architecture: VW Group's J1 Performance platform. In this video, Car Design Research's Sam Livingstone and Form Trends' own Eric Gallina discuss the design of the new electric cars and their common traits. You can listen to the full FORMCAST episode on the links below.

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The MBUX Hyperscreen is a collection of three screens wrapped in a 56-inch long panel dubbed the Hyperscreen. Is it necessary in a car application? Sam Livingstone of Car design Research and Eric Gallina of Form Trends discuss.

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The new 2021 Tesla Model S is a refresh of an existing design that's been around since 2010. For this new model, the company has made some incremental improvements to the exterior design as well as the interior, and the big news is the unique steering wheel (aka Yoke). Tesla's been emulated by many companies in the past, will the Yoke also be adopted in other cars? Eric Gallina and Sam Livingstone discuss the merits of the new car and its possible impact on the car design industry.

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The Aygo X Prologue is a preview of the next generation Aygo. A successful A-segment model in Europe. The new car was designed by the team at ED2, Toyota's European Design Development center, near Nice in southern France. In this video, Toyota ED2 President Ian Cartabiano, Design Director Lance Scott, Senior Exterior Designer Ken Billes and Color & Material Designer Momoko Otawara take us through the process of creating the Aygo X Prologue and inside the ED2 studio.

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The Ioniq 5 is an all-new battery-electric vehicle (BEV) from the Hyundai Motor Group. Eric Gallina and Sam Livingstone discuss its design and how it fits into the electric vehicle space.

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The Alpine GTA is a personal project created by designer Arseny Kostromin that highlights the benefits of modern 3D design processes. “Creating an entirely new and modern take on the Alpine sports prototype concept was both an ambitious and complex undertaking,” Kostromin says of the project, which includes an engineering, monocoque, exterior and interior design study. "It is one of the first successful attempts for me to build a complete car, making this project a milestone in my professional experience.”

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Audi E-Tron GT

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There are more and more design competitions sprouting up every year. Some are run through companies' own websites or a media partner and some are on Instagram. The question is: Are they worth entering? Here's an overview of my sentiments in a few points.

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The Audi A6 E-Tron concept is the first fully electrified sedan shown by Ingolstadt and, as its name suggests, previews a future A6-sized four-door that will ride on Audi’s PPE architecture. Shown at the Shanghai show, the concept showcases a number of technology innovations but is regrettably devoid of an interior. Audi exterior design director Philip Roemers walks us around the design and features.

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It's taken a while to get there, but with the 2021 DS4 it finally looks like PSA's premium brand is finally coming into its own and carving out a niche for itself. Eric Gallina of Form Trends and Sam Livingstone of Car Design Research take a deeper dive into its design.

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Polestar Head of Design Maximilian Missoni takes us on a walk through the design facility and speaks with some of the key players on his team. In this video, exterior designer Nahum Escobedo, interior designers Conny Ewe Blommé and Benjamin Pérot, UX designer Michael Gordh, and Color and Materials designers Maria Uggla and Komal Singh share some insight into the Swedish electric car brand's design processes.

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Audi renderings done in marker and pastel by former GM, Audi, Porsche and Mazda designer Peter Birtwhistle. Buy Peter’s book from the Form Trends shop https://www.formtrends.com/shop/