We’ve all seen the way that most luxury cars develop through their conception phase. They start off as a rough drawing, then become a computerized image, and finally turn into a clay model just ...

Every vehicle by every major carmaker, from Mercedes to Tesla to Toyota, is formed in clay long before it ever hits the road. Here's why the hands-on sculpting is still preferred.

Since 1978, Nissan master clay modeler Haruo Yuki has created about 60 major clay models including the new Z, and he advocates for the use of hand-shaped forms to create the emotion under the metal.

The 3D printing revolution has transformed a lot of industries, but according to [Insider Business] the car industry still uses clay modeling to make life-sized replicas of new cars. The video ...

They take months to produce, but even today, nothing beats a clay model in imagining a car.

Car design begins with designers' sketches. Once the designers have narrowed down some ideas, sculptors make one-third-scale clay models of their drawings. One design is eventually chosen to pursue.