Automotive
July 2011
On the Road Again
Renting an old VW bus brings with it a chance to relive life’s simple pleasures.
November 2010
Tesla Takes Shape
Already avant-garde, the car company endeavors to be the EV player that values adventurous design as much as long-range, gas-free mobility.
July 2010
VW in the Driver’s Seat
Volkswagen design maestro Walter de’Silva bucks the car-industry cult to design vehicles that suit the unique tastes of regional markets.
July 2009
Tastemakers 2009 Elon Musk
Inc. magazine’s 2007 Entrepreneur of the Year is a master tinkerer, from cofounding Paypal to designing rockets in El Segundo. Now as head of Tesla Motors, he's about to set the electric-car market on its ear.
October 2008
J Mays Auto Didact
The visionary car designer's innovative legacy of prototypes and concept cars continues with his radical new direction at Ford, based on an aesthetic called Kinetic Design.
