To most, the late ’60s and ’70s were the glory days of motorcycle design. America made muscle and the Japanese took over the industry with attractive, simple, reliable machines of all engine sizes. While Triumph’s Bonneville and Honda’s new CB1100 offer something vaguely akin to the aesthetic of this sought-after era, no modern motorcycle makers have been able to capture the feeling quite like Royal …
Since its founding in 1902, Cadillac has stood as an American icon of automobile design that hails straight from the heart of Detroit. When the future-facing brand unveiled its sleek, modern new insignia design on the 2015 ATS Coupe earlier last month, it caught the attention of the entire automotive and design industry, ourselves included. As you can imagine, the job of redesigning such a …
Nixon famously visited China in 1972 and now—42 years after the People’s Republic opened up to the West—Lincoln has just announced it will soon arrive. This fall, the American car company that’s been hard at work rebranding itself here in the States will begin selling its vehicles in China. It’s a critical moment not just for Lincoln (which has been on a roll of late), …
