https://www.carbodydesign.com Car Design Resources, News and Tutorials Thu, 20 Oct 2016 16:04:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/70968/materials-at-the-heart-of-the-paris-motor-show/ https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/70968/materials-at-the-heart-of-the-paris-motor-show/#respond Thu, 20 Oct 2016 16:01:06 +0000 http://www.carbodydesign.com/?post_type=pub&p=70968 At this year’s Paris Motor Show, we noticed the rise of the importance of the Color and Trim Designer, sometimes also known as the Color, Material and Finish (CMF) Designer. Here at Allegorithmic we share this passion for materials, so here is an ode to the materials at the 2016 Paris Motor Show.]]> https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/70968/materials-at-the-heart-of-the-paris-motor-show/feed/ 0 https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4959/an-assessment-of-mass-reduction-opportunities-for-a-2017/ https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4959/an-assessment-of-mass-reduction-opportunities-for-a-2017/#respond Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:00:00 +0000 http://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/an-assessment-of-mass-reduction-opportunities-for-a-2017/ The Energy Foundation funded Lotus Engineering to generate a technical paper which would identify potential mass reduction opportunities for a selected baseline vehicle representing the crossover utility segment. Lotus Engineering prepared this document in collaboration with a number of automotive and regulatory experts and submitted it to the ICCT. The 2009 Toyota Venza was selected […]]]> https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4959/an-assessment-of-mass-reduction-opportunities-for-a-2017/feed/ 0 https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4902/is-it-time-for-an-open-source-car/ https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4902/is-it-time-for-an-open-source-car/#respond Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:00:00 +0000 http://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/is-it-time-for-an-open-source-car/ In the Internet age, a company with limited funds and no track record can build a successful business with nothing more than a good idea and some powerful technology. It’s not easy, but it can be done. The same entrepreneurial spirit is coming to the auto industry. As cars become more and more like high-tech […]]]> https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4902/is-it-time-for-an-open-source-car/feed/ 0 https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4880/winning-by-design-the-methods-of-gordon-murray/ https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4880/winning-by-design-the-methods-of-gordon-murray/#respond Wed, 04 Mar 2009 10:00:00 +0000 http://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/winning-by-design-the-methods-of-gordon-murray/ This is a case study of the working methods of one particularly successful designer in a highly competitive design domain, Formula One racing car design. Gordon Murray was chief designer for the very successful Brabham and McLaren racing car teams in the 1970s and 1980s. His record of success is characterized by innovative breakthroughs, often […]]]> https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4880/winning-by-design-the-methods-of-gordon-murray/feed/ 0 https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4835/smart-materials-spur-additional-design-possibilities/ https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4835/smart-materials-spur-additional-design-possibilities/#respond Fri, 20 Apr 2007 11:00:00 +0000 http://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/smart-materials-spur-additional-design-possibilities/ An on-demand air dam that deploys without mechanical assistance is just one example of an on-vehicle technology being put in motion through the use of a smart material. Temperature, stress, or a magnetic field can make a smart material change its shape, strength, and/or stiffness. That means a smart material can move without needing a […]]]> https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4835/smart-materials-spur-additional-design-possibilities/feed/ 0 https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4823/a-lesson-in-lightness/ https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4823/a-lesson-in-lightness/#respond Fri, 02 Feb 2007 21:00:00 +0000 http://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/a-lesson-in-lightness/ You could argue, with justification, that Audi’s new A2 is the car Mercedes set out to create when it conceived the A-Class. Spool back to the Vision A at the ’93 Frankfurt auto show. The Mercedes concept car’s frame is aluminum and, because it weighs just 1,574 lbs. (714 kg), there’s talk of 91 mpg […]]]> https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4823/a-lesson-in-lightness/feed/ 0 https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4780/aluminium-structured-vehicles-myths-and-realities/ https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4780/aluminium-structured-vehicles-myths-and-realities/#respond Thu, 25 Aug 2005 10:00:00 +0000 http://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/aluminium-structured-vehicles-myths-and-realities/ ]]> https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4780/aluminium-structured-vehicles-myths-and-realities/feed/ 0 https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4740/technological-further-developments-to-realise-steel-space/ https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4740/technological-further-developments-to-realise-steel-space/#respond Mon, 21 Mar 2005 22:00:00 +0000 http://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/technological-further-developments-to-realise-steel-space/ ]]> https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4740/technological-further-developments-to-realise-steel-space/feed/ 0 https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4728/dent-resistance-of-automotive-panelling/ https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4728/dent-resistance-of-automotive-panelling/#respond Thu, 10 Mar 2005 20:00:00 +0000 http://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/dent-resistance-of-automotive-panelling/ https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4728/dent-resistance-of-automotive-panelling/feed/ 0 https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4727/plastic-body-panels-for-cars/ https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4727/plastic-body-panels-for-cars/#respond Thu, 10 Mar 2005 15:00:00 +0000 http://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/plastic-body-panels-for-cars/ https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4727/plastic-body-panels-for-cars/feed/ 0