The Designers Pt3 – Gert Hildebrand, Qoros

Car Design News launched its first ever Car Design Review yearbook at the Geneva motor show, featuring the award-winning Production Car and Concept Car Designs of 2013. If you're interested in buying a copy of the 160-page yearbook this interview appears in, alongside trend reports, bespoke car design infographics and a special feature on Marcello Gandini, our inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award winner, Car Design Review can be purchased here. Name Gert HildebrandRole Head of design QorosAge,nationality 60, GermanLocation Munich & ShanghaiEducation Braunschweig University of Art & RCA "Personally 2013 was a fast-running year.

2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster video hits the Web

Last week we showed you fresh photos of the 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster. In this morning's edition of car porn, we give you a video of the two-door convertible that shows interior details and an action shot of the soft top dropping while the car moves along at 31 mph. That's all great but, with 563 hp under the hood, we just want to see this thing go fast.

Sky takes Mazda powertrains to the next level

Mazda's next-generation of powertrains, called Sky, will feature a variety of new technologies that company engineers say improve fuel efficiency by 20 percent. The Sky engines--Sky-G for the gasoline version, Sky-D for diesel--coupled with a Sky-Drive automatic transmission or a six-speed manual, were offered for test drives during a technology day in Berlin. The Sky-G engine we drove was a 2.0-liter inline-four that made 160 hp and 155 lb-ft of torque.