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Fitness-focused autonomous vehicle pedals to victory in Interior Motives Design Awards

Earlier tonight, on the eve of the first Paris Motor Show press day, the world's top designers and automotive journalists assembled at L'Espace Clacquesin in Paris to witness sponsors Ford and Volkswagen announce the 2014 Interior Motives Student Design of the Year: ‘Life Cycle' by Jason Chen and Dirk Wan of the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, USA. Launched in January of this year and themed ‘Beyond Styling: a Design for Life', the competition asked students to create projects around three diverse but specific briefs: ‘Beyond Autonomous', which posed the question of what would happen if we were to combine the latest developments in computing and robotics with automobile design; ‘An Interior for Life', in which students were asked to focus on one feature or element of a car's interior and adapt it for dual use in a user's ordinary life; and ‘Pickup Truck of 2030', which challenged the young designers to extrapolate what the future might hold for this popular and versatile mode of transport. This year's contest attracted more than 200 entries from students based at 57 schools in 24 different countries.

Show Review: Salone del Mobile 2014

Milan Salone, the city's annual furniture extravaganza, sees exhibitors in their thousands take over the halls of the Fiera Milano exhibition center in the Rho district. Its sprawling physical size dwarfs any motor show, making even the maze of Frankfurt's Messe seem compact, while the list of exhibitors can be plain overwhelming. Trying to contain the creative force of nature that is the world's largest design fair in one venue simply isn't possible, either.

Jaguar makes XK range more Dynamic for 2015

Jaguar has launched two new special edition XK models for the 2015 model year, both boasting greater value and offering more visual appeal. The XK Signature and XK Dynamic R replace all previous variants other than the range-topping XKR-S – yes, that includes the previous XKR model – and have been configured to fit in more comfortably alongside the smash hit F-Type range. Jaguar F-Type Coupe R prototype review (2014 onwards) 21 reasons why the Jaguar F-Type Coupe R will blow your mind Both models will arrive in showrooms in March – which, coincidentally, is the same time Jaguar’s new F-Type Coupe derivative also goes on sale… The XK Signature is the new value leader.