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Peter Schreyer introduces Kia's new Sportage

It's a sign of just how significant the new Sportage is for Kia that rather than flying UK journalists to an international launch location the company instead rented a boutique hotel in London's Notting Hill, created a sketch gallery in the basement and flew in key members of the car's development team to meet the press — who were then lent some the first new Sportage's in the UK to test for a month. One executive present at the event was Kia's Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Design Officer, Peter Schreyer. Car Design News was invited to meet with Peter to talk about his role at Kia and for him to talk us through a vehicle Kia is billing as the first to be designed entirely under his tenure.

Corvette Stingray vs Jaguar F-Type V8 S vs Aston Martin V12 Vantage S on Goodwood Hillclimb (video)

The new Corvette Stingray on the Goodwood hillclimb Can America really make a muscle car that Europeans love? It’s certainly starting to look like it with the 2014 Corvette Stingray. Many glowing reports about the Stingray’s more refined character, handling and performance abound, with many seeing the new Stingray as the first American muscle car that can really stick it to the Europeans, right across a range of abilities.

Chris Bangle, Peter Stevens and Tom Matano speak out about Google's driverless car

Google's driverless car technology took a major step on 27 May. The tech firm unveiled its self-designed autonomous car prototype, which will supplement the fleet of modified Toyota Prius and Lexus RX SUVs that have been used thus far. But what do some of the best-know car designers think of Google's foray into the automotive world?