Henning Knoepfle

Mitsubishi, Opel and GM

Years
2001 to 2009
Roles
Manager Design, Principal Designer, Chief Designer
Work
Production facelifts, a show car and advanced design
Makers
Mitsubishi, Chevrolet, Opel
Mitsubishi Galant, front three-quarter view

Mitsubishi Galant, 2007 and 2009 facelifts

I was Principal Designer on the 2007 facelift. On the 2009 model year car I was Manager Design and took it from sketch to production in Japan.

Galant front rendering
Galant rear sketch
Front rendering and rear sketch.

Mitsubishi Endeavor, 2010 model year

I guided the major exterior change for the facelift.

Mitsubishi Endeavor, front
Mitsubishi Endeavor, rear three-quarter

Mitsubishi Outlander GT prototype, 2009

Shown at the New York Auto Show in 2009. I managed the project.

Mitsubishi Outlander GT prototype, front three-quarterMitsubishi Outlander GT prototype, rear three-quarter

Mitsubishi sketches, 2008

Proposals and renderings from the same years.

Mitsubishi sedan rendering, front
Mitsubishi sedan rendering, side
Mitsubishi compact car sketchMitsubishi Pajero sketchCoupe sketch

Chevrolet Cobalt, 2005 model year

Chief Designer at IVM for GM. I planned and ran the program, which had three body variants.

Cobalt sketch, front three-quarterCobalt sketch, rear three-quarterCobalt coupe sketch, rear three-quarter
Sketches for the body variants.
Chevrolet Cobalt clay model, side view
Chevrolet Cobalt sedan, production design
Clay model, and the production sedan.

Opel Frogster show car, 2001

I created the vehicle concept and took it from the idea through concept development to the design of the show car.

Opel Frogster show car
Frogster sketch, front three-quarterFrogster sketch, rear three-quarter
The show car and two sketches.

Opel Astra, advanced design

Advanced design models that defined key styling elements. My exterior concept was used for the production Astra H of 2004.

Astra advanced design model, front
Astra advanced design model, side
Astra advanced design model, second proposal
Opel Astra H, production car
Advanced design models, and the production Astra H.

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