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.

• Brand new edition of the definitive guide, covering new concept and production cars launched worldwide worldwide between April 2005 and March 2006

• 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

• Lists where all cars were launched – from the United States and Europe to Far East and Australia – and all the major international motor shows in the ahead

• Profiles three leading desgners and incorporates special features on ltalian design and dashboard design

• From microcars to supercars, The Car Design Yearbook remains the only annual reference available to the latest trends in design worldwide

Stephen Newbury is a freelance writer, automotive project-manager and engineering consultant. In his previous role, as Technical project Manager at specialist automotive consultancy TWR, he played a leading part in the creation of an exciting range of concept and production cars, including the Renault Clio Sport V6 and the Volvo C70.