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Gertrude Luthe. . ( m. 1953–2008) . Children. 4. Claus Luthe (December 8, 1932 – March 17, 2008) [1] was a German car designer, noted for his design work on the NSU Ro 80, Volkswagen K70 and numerous seminal models from Audi and BMW. Luthe was a pioneer of aerodynamics and digital design within the automotive field.
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Jan 25, 2019 · Like the Prinz, this car’s design was inspired by an American company, though much less directly. Upon viewing the 1976 Ford Taunus, Luthe considered how that car could was redesigned quite extensively around an existing passenger cell and sought to apply this philosophy to the new Five, which was to be redesigned on a budget of $100 million.
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Apr 10, 2008 · April 10, 2008. Claus Luthe, an influential German car designer whose 1967 NSU Ro80, with its sloping hood and tail-to-headlight crease line, was a precursor to many models of recent decades, died ...
Mar 29, 2008 · Giles Chapman. Claus Luthe, car designer: born Wuppertal, Germany 8 December 1932; head of design department, NSU Motorenwerke AG 1956-70; designer, Audi-NSU Auto Union AG, 1971-76; chief designer ...
Apr 12, 2008 · Stephen Bayley celebrates recently departed design legend Claus Luthe, and nominates three other unsung greats
Sep 23, 2018 · On Good Friday 1990 came a shocking turn of events: Luthe stabbed and killed his 33-year-old son, Ulrich, after an argument. Ulrich, the first of Claus and Gertrude Luthe's four children, had become increasingly addicted to alcohol and pills; the stabbing was the culmination of years of conflict. Luthe was convicted of manslaughter, but was not ...
Claus Luthe (December 8, 1932 – March 17, 2008) was a German car designer, noted for his design work on the NSU Ro 80, Volkswagen K70 and numerous seminal models from Audi and BMW. Luthe was a pioneer of aerodynamics and digital design within the automotive field.
