June: Audi Nuvloari, JLR’s new concept and all change at GM

This month it is the Audi Nuvolari that had chins wagging across the car design world. The CDN team give their take on the unexpected hypercar and the direction of Audi’s form language under now not-so-new design chief Massimo Frascella.  We also reflect on ‘Project Cornerstone’, a new concept (and initiative) from JLR to create recycled components and reuse materials, and share some takeaways from our various interviews on the theme of Advanced Design.  Our resident student correspondent Lucy reports on recent travels to design school degree shows, and shares alpine tales from the Skoda Peaq launch. Freddie recounts a visit to Rome with smart, and the enviable task of creating a Gulf livery Escort RS. Meanwhile, James has mixed feelings about the new electric Mazda but enjoyed an exclusive interview with GM’s latest retiree Andrew Smith.  Stories mentioned in this pod include:  https://www.cardesignnews.com/cars/the-audi-nuvolari-shows-what-frascella-has-in-store-for-audi/2676110 https://www.cardesignnews.com/designers/june-focus-advanced-design/2676033 https://www.cardesignnews.com/cars/smmt-test-day-2026-manuals-muscle-cars-and-a-gti-masterclass/2675687 https://www.cardesignnews.com/designers/umea-uid-2026-degree-show-highlights/2672969 https://www.cardesignnews.com/cars/first-sight-skoda-peaq/2692706 https://www.cardesignnews.com/cmf/we-designed-a-gulfinspired-boreham-motorworks-escort-rs/2692733 https://www.cardesignnews.com/cars/reimagining-an-icon-wayne-burgess-on-the-new-ford-escort-mk1-rs/2678390 https://www.cardesignnews.com/designers/design-something-people-genuinely-want-pratap-bose-mahindra-cdo/2685997 https://www.cardesignnews.com/cmf/jlr-we-have-a-duty-to-rethink-how-we-make-our-products/2688585 https://www.cardesignnews.com/interiors/product-and-fashion-combine-for-new-smart-2-interior/2686864 https://www.cardesignnews.com/designers/interview-renaults-new-advanced-design-chief/2685758 https://www.cardesignnews.com/cars/hyundai-advanced-design-india-why-localised-advanced-design-studios-are-key/2684085 https://www.cardesignnews.com/designers/university-of-staffordshire-automotive-and-transport-design-ba-show-highlights/2682003 https://www.cardesignnews.com/ux/industry-is-at-a-turning-point-says-hmi-expert/2681389 https://www.cardesignnews.com/designers/coventry-university-automotive-and-transport-design-show-2026-highlights/2680864