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Car design and more: five tomes that track trends in transport design
From airline design, the heyday of concept cars through to the origins of the world’s most notable logos, five covetable books that track trends in transport design
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DS 9 takes unexpected turns on the company’s route to electric cars
With its refined ride, interiors defined by luxury francophilia, and a defiantly different dashboard, there’s enough here to intrigue when the first pure electric DS model eventually appears
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Revisiting the golden era of the 1970s Lincoln Designer Series
As American car maker Lincoln marks 100 years, we celebrate its 1970s foray into designer collaborations that saw the Lincoln Continental transformed by Bill Blass, Hubert de Givenchy, Emilio Pucci and Cartier’s Ralph Destino
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Wallpaper* gets behind the button-festooned wheel of the Mercedes-Benz EQS
With tantalising tech, including a sci-fi Hyperscreen display, and superb range, the Mercedes-Benz EQS looks and feels like the new face of luxury electric vehicles
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Volt London e-bike: a city ride with a twist of style
The Volt London e-bike is a clear rival to VanMoof, boasting elegant styling and superb performance
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Genesis G80: forward-thinking luxury in a classically cut suit
While we await an EV version later in 2022, the Genesis G80 is a traditional luxury saloon free from the burdens of branding and heritage
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Citroën ë-Berlingo: the electric vehicle with a focus on utility
While its range won’t be for everyone, few modern cars are as spacious, simple, and unburdened by image as the Citroën ë-Berlingo
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Škoda Enyaq iV emerges as a credible EV with understated contemporary style
By 2025, Škoda promises to have six pure EVs on the market. The Škoda Enyaq iV is a very promising start
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This sybaritic den is designed around a private car collection
An auto enthusiast gets to play and display at The Library, a private car collection show space and decadent den designed by Hong Kong studio A Work of Substance
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Five EV concepts from CES 2022 preview big changes coming soon
CES 2022 reveals exciting electric concept cars from Mercedes-Benz, Sony, BMW, Cadillac and Chrysler that preview big changes for tomorrow’s transport
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Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo is the best version of the best EV
A practical Porsche? Following on from the highly praised Taycan EV, the Taycan Cross Turismo is a more purposeful, rugged and functional all-rounder
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Audi Q4 e-tron sets new standards for premium EVs
Audi Q4 e-tron hits a sweet spot for an all-purpose electric car, and is the brand’s best EV to date
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Hyundai Ioniq 5 hauls us into a bright retro-future as the smartest EV on the market
Hyundai Ioniq 5 is retro-futurism made flesh, fulfilling the neon dreams of the forward-thinking 1970s – it's also easy to live with, efficient and practical
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Year in review: transport editor Jonathan Bell picks top 10 stories of 2021
Wallpaper’s Jonathan Bell reveals his top 10 transport stories of the year, from Virgil Abloh’s Project Maybach to Paul Smith’s electric Mini and VanMoof’s high-speed e-bike
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Caravans and travel trailers enjoy a welcome design renaissance
Contemporary caravans and travel trailers evoke scaled-down loft living on wheels – perfect for modern nomads seeking a much-needed change of scene
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Volvo V90 Recharge is a hybrid with charm, class and calming elegance
Volvo V90 Recharge plug-in hybrid adds eco credentials to the model’s existing design integrity, while the new Concept Recharge takes sustainability further
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Virgil Abloh’s take on the Mercedes-Maybach is functional, fun and future-facing
Mercedes-Benz unveils Project Maybach, its second collaboration with Virgil Abloh (1980 – 2021), in homage to ‘a visionary, trusted partner and collaborator’
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Land Rover Defender finally drives electric with new plug-in hybrid
Land Rover Defender Hybrid, the first plug-in electric version, is equal parts luxury urban car and mud-wrangling hero
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New Suzuki Swift Hybrid celebrates everyday simplicity
Suzuki Swift Hybrid is compact, competent, and extremely easy to live with – what more do we really need?
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Three for 2022: future cars about to make their mark
Future cars set to make their mark in 2022 include the Mercedes-AMG SL, Volkswagen ID.5, and Toyota Bz4x – join us for a spin
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Mercedes-Benz enters new era with the bold EQS electric sedan
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Tried and tested: Jeep’s iconic Wrangler keeps on rolling
Jeep Wrangler 80th Anniversary special edition – typically fun, with a refined interior and supreme off-road competence – is a fitting marker of the brand’s ability to survive and thrive
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Polestar Design Contest 2021 winners reimagine future living
The Polestar Design Contest 2021 winners present visions of future living – from a home garage and charging hub to a pod-like, tree-hugging nature retreat and a car that cleans air as it goes
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Bentley Bentayga Hybrid successfully swaps out cylinders for a battery pack
Bentley reveals the new Bentayga Hybrid, its ‘true-luxury SUV’ plug-in hybrid
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Ultra-luxury and brooding menace combine in Rolls-Royce’s new Ghost Black Badge
Rolls-Royce Ghost Black Badge is at the super-villain end of the luxury scale, the latest in the company’s darkly desirable special series
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Mercedes-Benz EQC is a monumental EV debut
Mercedes-Benz EQC is a big, burly SUV and the brand’s first pure electric, mass production vehicle, but is already joined by a growing, variously sized, electric family
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New 2022 Range Rover is an architectural powerhouse
Tough but refined, the 2022 Range Rover cloaks its athletic abilities and off-road agility beneath a sharp suit informed by a modernist approach
