The appeal of a supercar has many forms. For some it is the way it looks, the outlandish exotic styling, over the top aerodynamic aids and the sleek lines forming a thing of beauty and desire. For others it is all about the thrill of the driving, the insane power delivery, raucous noise levels and … Continue reading Menacing Mono’s Motoring Masterclass
Category: supercars
Lamborghini Cook Up A Storm With The Huracan
Last week a guest blog post offer came from the popular super car blog Supercar Network of Germany; A chance to spread the Car Design Blog UK to a wider audience and produce a new post especially for their platform. The guest blog post came in the form of one of the most striking new … Continue reading Lamborghini Cook Up A Storm With The Huracan
Porsche’s Mission E-mpossible
The revealing of a new Porsche, and in particular the 911, is usually the chance for a game of spot the difference. There are surely only so many ways a car company can reconfigure basically the same components and styling touches without running out of ideas, eventually stumbling upon the same car they’ve already shown … Continue reading Porsche’s Mission E-mpossible
Porsche rolls back the years with a vision of the future
A firm strength of Porsche’s fine motorsport history is its brilliance of engineering and design. With a portfolio of revolutionary and successful design classics at their disposal, the pressure on their talented designers and engineers to continue the legacy must be immense. From limited run supercars portraying cutting edge technology to the always reliable and … Continue reading Porsche rolls back the years with a vision of the future
The Mercedes AMG GT – the ultimate Grand Tourer?
With the original SLS Mercedes found themselves with a car that no one could really classify. Looking like a retro iteration of the suave original SL, complete with gullwing doors and stupendously long bonnet, yet with the pace to trouble the Ferrari 458, although possibly only in a straight line, the car was a mix … Continue reading The Mercedes AMG GT – the ultimate Grand Tourer?
Alfa Romeo 4C – A Return to Form
For a while it seemed Alfa Romeo were heading in the wrong direction. In the last decade the once flamboyant marque with a long line of sporting heritage had gone from producing some of the world’s greatest sports car icons and purveyor of finest engine notes to making family hatchbacks. The soul and passion of … Continue reading Alfa Romeo 4C – A Return to Form
The 2015 Audi R8 – Audi’s Difficult 2nd Album
As with most things in business, there’s only so long a manufacturer can sell something without the need to update it. When your product has become a style icon and a sales success the task is made that little bit harder in order to replicate the first model’s impact. Look at the first iPhone, it … Continue reading The 2015 Audi R8 – Audi’s Difficult 2nd Album
Hello world!
Welcome to Car Design Blog UK, a car fanatics look at the weird and wonderful world of the car industry and in particular the design that makes it such a fascinating industry. This blog will leave the usual facts and figures, miles per gallon, horsepower and tax prices to a minimum and instead focus on … Continue reading Hello world!