By contrast, a competing Czech car designer claimed priority for features on a similar car he thought a predatory Volkswagen copied from.
They are also freer from the numerous "status competitions" (the social pressure to drive a fancy car, wear designer clothes, enroll the children in private schools and take European vacations) that further drive up the cost of living in big cities and suburbs.
Tesla announced that it will release a new, cheaper electric car in 2016 or 2017, and Renault teamed up with British designer Ross Lovegrove to design the flashy Twin'Z Electric concept car.
Ms. Horyn wrote: For any other designer, it would have been a car crash.
Fellow guests during my stay included a famous fashion designer, the president of a French car company, and a cabinet minister.
The team headed by Tomasz Bachorsky (Lead Designer, Volkswagen Brand) equipped the concept car with six individual seats in three rows.
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Top of the pile is Aston Martin, James Bond's car-maker of choice, followed by Apple and motorbike designer Harley Davidson.
Maintaining some of its glamour, the car-free main shopping street of Via Matteotti is lined with upscale boutiques selling furs, designer handbags and evening gowns.
Fourgeaud, 32 and Kallio, 33, are also on the hunt for Series A financing, but potential investors will note that neither come from the world of car making, with Fourgeaud steeped in mobile and social media, and Kallio primarily a brand designer.
Engineers working for car companies and using networked computer-aided design terminals still file their ideas directly to the server for the chief designer to approve rather than bouncing them around among colleagues for collective improvement.
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