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Design Development: Ford Edge concept

Vehicle type mid-size SUV ConceptLength 4,689mmWidth (exc. Mirrors) 2,119mm Height 1,699mmWheelbase 2,849mm Chief exterior designer George BucherExterior design manager Kevin GeorgeSenior exterior designers Steve Gilmore, Shawn WehrlyInterior design manager Hak Soo HaInterior lead designers Yuichi Ogura & Zulf AliTechnical build manager Bruce Youngs Project started January 2013 Project completed October 2013Launch Los Angeles Auto Show 2013 The second-generation Edge mid-size crossover will be a global product, sold  in North America, Europe, China and South America by 2015. The 2013 LA Auto Show concept prefaced its arrival closely.  Sitting below the Explorer and above the Escape (or Kuga in Europe), the original Edge was introduced in 2006.

Speakers confirmed for Interior Motives China Conference 2009

Seven new speakers have been confirmed for the 2009 Interior Motives from Car Design News conference in Shanghai, which will run from 21st - 23rd April. Brought to you by the team behind Car Design News and its quarterly interior design publication, Interior Motives, the conference will take place immediately after the two Shanghai Auto Show press days, and bring together the biggest names in Chinese, Asian and Western car design for a two-day program of interactive debate. Chaired by Director of the China Automotive Design Institute and former Nanjing Auto design director, Li-Chih Fu, this two-day summit will see some of the biggest names in the business gather in Shanghai to discuss the issues facing Western and Chinese carmakers searching for success in China.

Subaru Legacy Concept heading for Los Angeles Auto Show

The new Subaru Legacy Concept (pictured) is heading for Los Angeles Auto Show The Subaru Legacy is a more than decent car – and very appealing – but it’s not the most stylish looking car. But that could soon change if the new Subaru Legacy Concept – revealed today ahead of a debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show next week – is anything to go by. The front end is very ‘in yer face’ with a big hexagonal grill and ‘Hawk-Eye’ headlights, with big flared wheel arches hinting at decent power – and four wheel drive – and a character line running upwards along the side from the back of the front wheel arches to the tail.