This new title in The Car Design Yearbook series features all the new cars launched worldwide from April 2008 to March 2009. This year's edition marks the launch of the Car Design Yearbook Awards, which nominate winners in the categories Best Concept Car, Best Production Car, Best Interior, The Environmental Award and Designer of the Year. For the eighth yearbook, Stephen Newbury and Tony Lewin also explore how tricks of the fashion trade — colour, texture, lines, patterns, shapes and seams — are used in the car industry, and consider the many varied facets of door design.

•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 • A unique and detailed reference for all car and design enthusiasts