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CGT Automotive sets the mood [Sponsored]

Name CGT AutomotiveEstablished 1928Global HQ Ontario, CanadaDesign studio Bingham Farms, MichiganDesign manager Lilana NicoghosianContact lilana.nicoghosian@cgtower.comWebsite www.cgtower.com Canadian company CGT supplies cutting-edge synthetics to most OEMs in the auto industry. In her role as chief designer, CGT Global Automotive Division, former Ford color and trim designer Lilana Nicoghosian brings a wealth of experience and insight to the company's drive to provide customers with modern, tactile materials inspired by the latest trends in fashion and product design. 中文版请点击这里 The mood board pictured was created by Nicoghosian for the 2014-'15 design show, which she will present to OEM design studios in Europe, China and North America.

Concept Car of the Week: IAD Alien (1986)

Established in 1976 as a railway and aeronautical engineering company, Britain's IAD (International Automotive Design) rapidly oriented its expertise towards the automotive industry providing services from design to chassis engineering and even small-scale production. By the mid-80s two concepts had been presented – the TRX and the Arrival – that showed innovative thinking and tastefulness but a little innocuous styling. In an attempt to attract both attention and more clients, IAD CEO John Shute asked his team to design a futuristic concept that was both innovative and different.

One Lap of the Web: Famous Porsches at auction, Smokey the Aventador and classic snow cars

Here's a tip: If you're going to have a rev battle with a collection of Lamborghini Aventador supercars, keep clear of flammable foliage. Better yet, don't participate in something lame like a rev battle. If you're in a part of the country that's recently been socked by winter weather, don't think you have to put away the classic car: Hagerty Insurance lists five old cars that make great winter drivers.