Ford and IDSA to host 'Designing Innovation' live design panel discussion tomorrow

Freeman Thomas, strategic design director at Ford, will take part in a live design panel discussion on Wednesday 7 May. The panel, hosted by Ford and the Industrial Designers Society of America, will also include CEO of industrial design firm Fuseproject Yves Béhar, and Christopher Williams, business development director at product design and company Lime Lab. Topics will how technology plays a role in design; how designers shape consumer behaviors and responses to innovative products; and how products both stand out from and fit in with the world around them.

Climax Sports Racer revealed

The £92,000 Climax Sports Racer British firm Climax has revealed it’s readying a road-going race-car to rival others in the niche like the Ariel Atom and the Caparo T1. Imaginatively named The Climax Sport Racer the new car gets powered by a Ford 4.6 V8 developing 345bhp with a supercharged version offering 415bhp. All that grunt is driven through the rear wheels by a 6-speed Graziano GT ME1 gearbox.

Beijing motor show 2012 video review by CAR Magazine

CAR's journos on the ground at the 2012 Beijing motor show - Gavin Green and Tim Pollard - met at the end of the first press day to chew over the salient points of the Chinese auto show. Watch them in our video debrief above - and you can read Gavin's full review of the Beijing motor show and read 10 things we learned about the Chinese car market by Tim Pollard. And read individual articles on the 2012 Beijing motor show by clicking on the relevant links below: • Aston Martin DBS, V8 Vantage and Virage Dragon 88• Audi RS Q3 concept car• BMW i8 Spyder concept car• Citroen Numero 9 concept car• Ferrari's new HY-KERS hybrid supercar tech• Jaguar XJ Ultimate and engine news for F-type, XF, XJ• Lamborghini Urus SUV• Mercedes Concept Style Coupe• MG Icon concept car• Porsche Cayenne GTS• Toyota Yundong Shuangqing and Dear Qin • Roewe 950• Seat Ibiza Cupra concept car• VW E-Bugster convertible