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Volkswagen Group

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  As  Ford  prepares to reinvent the Mustang coupé with a hybrid V8 and electrify its  Ford Puma ST  hot crossover, the manufacturer could soon bring back several other historic nameplates to its portfolio. Last year, Ford’s Europe design chief, Murat Gueler, told Autocar that reviving old monikers could be a shrewd marketing ploy for the firm.  Murat Gueler, told Autocar that reviving old monikers could be a shrewd marketing ploy for the firm. This could be a move purely to stop other companies using them and a spokesperson told Autocar that “the registration of intellectual property is not a signal for any future product plans”. But with a Europe-focused electric crossover on the way, sitting atop  Volkswagen ’s MEB platform and built at the same Cologne site that made the Capri, Granada and even Scorpio, Ford could look to spiritually link the newcomer with a successful ancestor. Gueler told Autocar last year: "The industry is in its crazi...
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Ford Ranger Raptor engineer

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    Ford has revealed the heavily upgraded and uprated second-generation version of its fan-favourite   Ford Ranger Raptor   pick-up. Chief among the changes is the switch from a four-cylinder diesel engine to a new 3.0-litre V6 with significantly more power and enhanced performance potential. But the powertrain forms only part of a wide-reaching overhaul that Justin Capicchiano, one of  Ford 's senior engineers involved in the truck's reinvention, says has taken the  Ford Ranger Raptor  from ST levels of performance to full-fat RS.  “We wanted to push the car from where we have it - which is a massively capable vehicle. You never want to stay still. Ask any automotive engineer - they’ll always want to be moving the needle forward. You can’t just focus on one specific area: if you just do the engine and leave the suspension, you’re making an immediate compromise. “We touched on all of those areas - technology, engine, chassis - and what we’ve...
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McLaren P1 designer Frank Stephenson

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    Ford,   BMW ,   Mini . The top styling jobs at   Maserati ,   Ferrari ,   Fiat ,   Lancia   and   Alfa Romeo , then leading   McLaren’s   design journey from a standing start to the dawn of an entirely new product cycle. Frank Stephenson has some CV. Unfettered by the birth of Frank Stephenson Design in 2018, the 62-year-old American’s current projects are intriguingly diverse, extending well beyond the automotive world. So we wanted to know what views this unique perspective would lend to the armchair designer topics du jour. Should electric cars look different from fossil-burners? What four-wheeled artistry can I buy on a budget? And, not unimportantly, are SUVs inherently ugly? “The EV world will change everything we know about interior packaging. When you start reducing the powerplants, you’re going to open up a lot of room inside the vehicle, which should be used to maximum effect. You have to start radically changing ...
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