Category: Architectural Digest

“Fifty years ago, Audi was nothing compared to our main competitors Mercedes and BMW,” says Marc Lichte, the brand’s global design director. “And the reason why Audi became successful was that Audi made some really bold and progressive decisions.”

Because of the confluence of the tech and auto industries, CES has, in recent years, become a de facto auto show as well; the kickoff to the annual international cavalcade of car conventions.

Classic car sales are way up during the Covid crisis. Here are nine of the hottest options.

Is this, finally, a valid and viable competitor to Tesla’s dominance of the electric vehicle market?

“It was this idea that formed the basis of our designs,” says Sir David. “Weaving together the traditional and nontraditional.”

“It started with the idea of driving the car with the hands on the steering wheel and the eyes on the road,” Manzoni says.

What moves you? I uncover the hottest new offerings in cars, motorcycles, aviation, yachts–plus a few big surprises–to answer this question.

“The coolest Cadillacs from the past have always been turning points,” says Andrew Smith, the brand’s executive design director. “They’re always about the future. So the general brief for Lyriq was: Design the future of Cadillac.”

Fortunately, for those of us who love cars, or simply need a fresh distraction, many of the world’s leading automotive museums have digitized their holdings and are offering virtual tours of their facilities.

Mix discarded cork, recycled soda bottles, old fishing nets, and some flax chaff, and, voila.