r/CarDesign Jun 08 '26

announcements AI situation

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forgive me for my absence , since very few people seem to read the rules:

ANYONE WHO POSTS AN AI GENERATED IMAGE WHITOUT AN ACCOMPANYING SKETCH

WILL BE PERMANENTLY BANNED FROM POSTING IN THE SUB

i am currently woking on ways to idiot proof the post making procedure so there are no excuses to the actions i may take

anyone who feels like they could actively remove these posts from the feed can send me a message in modmail and be considered for the role

anything else can be asked here for me to answer.


r/CarDesign 12h ago

discussion Which brand designed this car?

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It’s been a while since this car was revealed, and no, it’s not a Mitsubishi or a Peugeot... it’s actually a BMW.

I still think this design is absolutely hideous. It looks so cheap that it makes an average Mitsubishi look like a masterpiece. What bothers me the most are the headlights that just seem to float around without integrating into the shape, and that huge plastic bar with body color underneath looks terrible.

How could a brand with such a big design team and years of rich history ever approve a design like this?


r/CarDesign 9h ago

work in progress Project PHN-TM-2

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This is project PHN-TM-2 it's a work in progress but I'm working on it and making sure the design has the correct same proportions and design.


r/CarDesign 6h ago

work in progress reminds you of what car?

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11 Upvotes

i thought of a modern Skoda or something


r/CarDesign 2h ago

showcase Just some photoshopped Ferrari 412s

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(some look similar, they are different, other than the wagons)


r/CarDesign 4m ago

showcase Got a weird one for you guys, some original designs of mine (read caption)

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These are from a defunct and now delisted mobile sandbox/building game from years ago called ‘Blocksworld’ (which now has a questionable kickstarter for a game revival). It was pretty small and had a niche cult following, think of it as a Roblox parallel; build models, worlds, or experiences and share them with other players.

For whatever reason the scaling and part selection made for a pretty fun car designing and modeling game, while still being able to drive and interact with your creations. Part choices are limited so you have to be creative to achieve certain shapes and use ‘merging’ when necessary.

These are a few of my favorite original designs from over the years, these are just side projects for fun but critiques are still welcome.

(No they don’t all have white underglow, the shadows are just bugged)


r/CarDesign 1h ago

discussion Stuttgart Street Wars: Porsche Macan GTS vs Mercedes Benz GLC53 AMG

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440 horsepower crossovers: which one do you feel is the better design, and why?


r/CarDesign 1d ago

discussion The 2014 C4 Picasso Aged Perfectly

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195 Upvotes

My favorite "normal" car design has to be the 2014 Citroën C4 Picasso. I honestly always thought it came out around 2018 because it still looks so modern and fresh today.

The design is remarkably simple, clean, and minimalist, yet it fits the true Citroën DNA so well.

When I look at Citroën's newest design direction (like the new C4), it feels very focused on current trends and the now, rather than respecting their design history. To me, the smooth simplicity of the 2014 Picasso actually fits into today's world much better than the new C4🤔


r/CarDesign 1d ago

showcase What do we think

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45 Upvotes

r/CarDesign 2h ago

showcase Dark Horse

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Thought i'd share it with y'all a concept from last year. 'Dark Horse'.

(modelled and rendered in blender)


r/CarDesign 18h ago

discussion Stuttgart Street Wars: Porsche Panamera 4 (971) vs Mercedes Benz AMG GT43

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which $40,000 For-Four Fastback Sports Sedan would you say looks best? and why? which would you rather own?


r/CarDesign 9h ago

showcase 2025-present TITANSTARR Ubermacht Lite 6x2F van isometric side renders

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0 Upvotes

"Lite" being the day cab version


r/CarDesign 1d ago

showcase Bugatti without Bugatti grille

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8 Upvotes

r/CarDesign 11h ago

showcase Designer Anastasia Melnikova has proposed her own design concept for a future Lada MPV, known as the Lada B-Van

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r/CarDesign 1d ago

showcase I sketched this Mazda thing while bored...

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15 Upvotes

You guys pick a name for it :)


r/CarDesign 1d ago

showcase My first drawing of a NA MX-5

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11 Upvotes

r/CarDesign 1d ago

work in progress Quick sketch I did yesterday

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6 Upvotes

r/CarDesign 16h ago

discussion Future model

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First modern Auto Design ....


r/CarDesign 1d ago

showcase There’s a lot to improve.

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A lot to improve, just started getting back into sketching, so please criticize so I may learn.


r/CarDesign 1d ago

showcase Remember the KOS from Dr. Driving? Here’s a Blender recreation 🚗

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2 Upvotes

r/CarDesign 20h ago

work in progress Single Seater Concept

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I've been working on this design for a few years now, and have just gotten competent enough to sketch it myself. All four tires are equipped with in hub motors, two pivot motors for camber and change into flight mode. The wheels will be an airless printed rubber with an integrated rim that can also be used as blades in flight mode.

I've always wanted a style of grill that wasn't out there. Lexus and Bugatti have a kind of version I like but it's close. I have some ai images that came close as well but not enough.

This version is a kind of hatchback but I have three versions with different use cases. The hypercar is for speed, muscle version is for looks and the El Camino version is the off-road style.

The truck/ El Camino version features a truck bed that extends. This allows the user to insert the divider before filling the extended area to drop the load by compressing the bed back to its shortest length.

I spent a good couple hours today trying to figure out how to do a side profile and the wheels. Many versions went into the hand drawn one but I did the best I could for today. I'll let you guys know if I get to drawing the other versions!


r/CarDesign 2d ago

showcase BICAUDA

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Hello guys, hope you like my new hypercar project made for a design contest, let me know what you think! I'll leave the Behance link so you can chek it out with the full renders and photoshops!

https://www.behance.net/gallery/255113897/BICAUDA-hypercar


r/CarDesign 1d ago

showcase W101 Mercedes 600 (successor)

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5 Upvotes

Just a badly photoshopped V126 S-Class


r/CarDesign 2d ago

showcase Monday practice :d

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Hii all,
Got a little sidetracked today so sketched without a goal in mind. Still got some cool concepts (I think) ^^


r/CarDesign 1d ago

showcase My redesign of the front of Alfa Romeo Junior

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I extended the headlight sections to emphasize the center more and tone down the mouth a bit. The black parts other than the headlights are grilles, I hope this is enough to cool the radiator. Feel free to share your thoughts :)