While the Detroit auto show greets visitors in winter, another major US show, New York, arrives in spring, when the city’s yellow taxis are predictably brightened with yellow forsythia and daffodils. This year’s show suggested a new pressure on designers to blossom almost annually as well.
Ford design chief Moray Callum said he saw more and more emphasis in the press and industry for new looks and new design languages.
But the list of vehicles at the show was dominated by new versions of existing models. There were many mid-cycle refreshes, including new versions of mainstays of . . .