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Michelin Challenge Design 2007: The not so ugly truth about rising vehicle safety standards

Can cars be safe and beautiful at the same time? That may not have been the case a few decades ago when automakers were forced to hang those big, ugly so-called federal bumpers off the ends of their vehicles.  With vehicle safety standards on the rise around the globe are designers today feeling a little '70s deja vu when it comes to meeting the challenges of making cars safe as well as more fuel efficient? "(Back then) we said it was the end of automotive styling," says Patrick Le Quement, senior vice president for corporate design at Renault and one of the world's most influential automotive designers.

Awesome Hot Wheels photos from Killer Mike's Instagram, Pt. 1

If you're following Atlanta rapper Killer Mike on Instagram —and we're sure you are—you've no doubt noticed that he's filling his feed with artfully composed photos of his Hot Wheels collection. Mike's R.A.P. Music is widely considered to be one of the best hip hop records of the year, so he's earned a little leisure time.

Winners of Australia's 2011 Target 2030 design competition revealed

The winners of the 2011 Target 2030 ‘Design the Car of the Future' competition have been announced. The Victorian Automotive Chamber of Commerce (VACC) presented the winners of the Australian design competition with their Target 2030 Plaque and winner's check at a presentation ceremony at the Australian International Motor Show at the Melbourne Exhibition Center. There were three categories within the competition: model-making, design and essay.