Rocco Morales, a 12th grader from Northville, Michigan, emerged as the grand-prize Drive for Design winner for the second consecutive year.
Admit it – the majority of new cars look the same. Strip off the logos of all 2023 compact SUV’s, and we’d bet you wouldn’t be able to tell the difference.
Now in its 11th year, the Drive for Design contest aims to encourage young minds to explore and innovate the future of the automotive industry by designing the next-generation Ram EV truck.
The strangeness of bike category-think.
Marcello Gandini is an Italian car designer born on August 26th, 1938, in Turin, the motor city of Italy. He developed a passion for cars in the early 1950s and quickly started sketching them in his free time.
Story has it Gandini’s sketches first came to life when a friend hired him to draw a new body for the OSCA 1500 Barchetta that he raced all around Italy. The stunning body that Gandini drew was later built by an experienced panel beater and bolted to the Barchetta’s chassis.
Michiganders Matt Marrocco and Adam Hubers have launched a Kickstarter project for their sketchbook and reference guide for budding auto designers. It’s called I Draw Cars, and it currently available for preorder with a pledge of $25 or more to their project.
As 2009 comes to a close, we’ve been reflecting on the many cars that have stood out over the past decade. And though many cars are revered for their great levels of performance or their overall presence in the automotive marketplace, a car’s design is easily the most recognizable trait that lingers in our minds. Here, we present to you, the most beautiful cars of the last decade.