以法国海港城市马赛、丝织业中心里昂、香槟酒之都兰斯、澳大利亚文化和时尚之都墨尔本以及最新设计的概念型现代有轨电车为例，从地域文化展示、仿生设计、情感设计、城市环境融合、形式和技术之美5个方面对国外现代有轨电车的外观设计方法与实践进行分析，为体现我国各地文化和城市形象的现代有轨电车外观设计提供参考。

By referring to the conceptual modern trams latest designed in the French port city Marseille, silk industry center Lyon, champagne capital Reims and Australian culture and fashion capital Melbourne and so on, foreign design methods and practices of modern trams are analyzed from five aspects as follows: regional culture of bionic design, emotional design, city environment, form and the beauty of technology. The analysis is to provide a reference for appearance design of modern trams to reflect culture and city images of our country.