David Hilton (auto designer)

David Hilton is an American automobile designer currently based in Europe.

Hilton was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. From 1991 until 2000, he was a designer and chief designer for Ford Motor Company in Detroit, England, Brazil, Japan and Germany. His most notable automotive contributions include the Ford Focus RS,[1] Ford S-MAX (2007 Car of the Year),[2] and Ford F-150. From 2000 to 2011[3][4][5] he ran the successful design firm Motorcity Europe,[6] where he created the design of the MCE MC1[7] as well as the Infiniti Emerg-e concept car. In the period 2012–2013 he was Head of Exterior Design for Bentley Motors in England,[8][9][10][11] being responsible for the Bentley GT3,[12] and the Bentley EXP 10 Speed 6 concept. Since May 2015, he is Senior Design Director at NEXTEV.[13] Hilton is also known for his automotive artwork and lecturing activities.[14][15][16]

In addition to his excellence in the automotive field, he also is a master of martial arts since childhood.

References

  1. ↑ Zach Bowman, "Bentley hires David Hilton", "Autoblog", 09 February 2012
  2. ↑ Car of the Year, "Car of the Year 2007: Ford S-Max wins close contest", "Car of the Year", 20 November 2006
  3. ↑ Bloomberg Business Week, "Design Services: Motorcity Europe", "BusinessWeek.com", 04 December 2005
  4. ↑ Anthony Ingram, "New Bentley Designer, David Hilton's past: Motorcity Europe", "Motor Authority", 11 February 2012
  5. ↑ CarDesignNews, "Design Services: Motorcity Europe", "CarDesignNews.com", 30 November 2005
  6. ↑ MCE, "Motorcity Europe"
  7. ↑ Autocar, "Britain's Secret Supercar", "Autocar", 22 January 2008
  8. ↑ Bentley Motors, Bentley Press Release, 09 February 2012
  9. ↑ David Jolley, "Bentley names ex-Ford Designer Hilton to lead Exterior Design", "Automotive News Europe", 12 February 2012
  10. ↑ Owen Ready, "Who is Where: David Hilton appointed Head of Exterior Design for Bentley", "CarDesignNews.com", 09 February 2012
  11. ↑ Phil Patton, "David Hilton to lead Exterior Design for Bentley", "The New York Times", 09 February 2012
  12. ↑ AutoMotoTV, "GT3 Interview with David Hilton", "AutoMotoTV", 27 September 2012
  13. ↑ "David Hilton". AUTO(R). Retrieved 2016-03-07.
  14. ↑ Eric Gallina, "Celebrated Automotive Artists collaborate on German exhibition", "Form Trends", 31 October 2012
  15. ↑ Vasiliy Kurkoff and Asia Vildanova, "Interview: David Hilton", "CarDesignCommunity", 29 April 2013
  16. ↑ Marco Traverso, "MCE Design Workshops", "CarBodyDesign", 04 December 2013

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