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The chief of design at Mercedes-Benz, Gorden Wagener, refers to the look of the new C-Class, which made its debut at the Detroit auto show, as Sensual Clarity
2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class is displayed during a private preview for media at the Westin Book Cadillac Hotel in Detroit, Michigan January 12, 2014, on the eve of the 2014 North American International Auto Show.JOSHUA LOTT/Reuters
2014 Mazda3 - Mazda refers to the design of this compact as “Kodo.”
Mazda’s earlier Nagare concept.
2013 Cadillac ATS, an expression of Cadillac’s Art & Science philosophy.
2015 Ford Mustang - is it Ford Kinetic 2.0?
The bold V bar on the front of Nissan’s Sport Sedan Concept is an abbreviation for V-Motion, the pun on velocity and emotion that the company’s design chief, Shiro Nakamura, has applied to the company’s next design language.
Nissan’s Resonance concept led to the redesigned Rogue crossover.Nissan
2014 Nissan Rogue production model
The Toyota FT-1 sports car concept shows the Japanese auto maker’s Vibrant Clarity design language.
2015 Hyundai Genesis uses Fluidic Sculpture 2.0 design, whichappears Audi-like: The Genesis’ single-frame Venetian-blind grille appears to come from the A8.
2015 Audi A8
The new Genesis has lines similar to the Hyundai’s Elantra (pictured here) and Sonata.
Under new owners, Volvo started fresh with its design for this Concept XC Coupe. Its look has not yet been named, but is a clear anticipation of the redesigned XC90 crossover expected later this year.
The rear deck of BMW’s 7-Series sedan, created under the reign of design director Chris Bangle, was dubbed the “Bangle Butt” by fans of the brand who didn’t welcome the new design.
2006 BMW 7-Series
2015 Lincoln MKC, the second of four freshly designed Lincoln vehicles.
2015 Lincoln Navigator. The company set up a new design studio and hired Max Wolff from Cadillac to reinvent its design language.
The Kia GT4 Stinger concept debuts during media previews during the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Monday, Jan. 13, 2014.Paul Sancya/The Associated Press