Product Description

This brand new title in the definitive Car Design Yearbook series features all the new cars launched worldwide from April 2005 to March 2006. Also included are special features on Italian car design and the latest in dashboard design, profiles of the industry’s leading designers, a full technical glossary and a list of all the motor shows in the year ahead. For the fifth yearbook, Stephen Newbury also assesses the recent evolution of design styles, from retro to ‘soft’; of concept types, from SUVs to sports cars; and of new interior materials and exterior colours.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #233148 in Books
• Published on: 2005-10-17
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 304 pages

From the Publisher
The Car Design Yearbook remains the only annual reference available to all the latest trends in car design worldwide

Over 130 cars, clearly organized A–Z, from mass-market brands to high-performance models

Over 550 stunning photographs and original renderings show exterior and interior styling, engine layouts and significant details

Key performance and technical data provided for each car, plus a review of the car’s main stylistic features and innovations

About the Author
Stephen Newbury has played a leading role in the creation of an exciting range of road vehicles, from concepts such as the 3PV to contemporary production cars such as the Volvo C70 and the Renault Clio Sport V6. He now works as a freelance writer and design consultant.

Customer Reviews

Concept cars galore!!!
A brilliant book, with all you need to know about concept cars and the main stars in the automotive world in 2005. A beautifuly presented hard back book with nearly 300 pages. It also contains a section on car designer biogs. A must have for all car fanatics.