The Car Design Yearbook 3: The Definitive Annual Guide to All New Concept and Production Cars Worldwide [Hardcover]

Stephen Newbury (Author)

Book Description

Series: Car Design Yearbook | Publication Date: October 20, 2004

• Brand new edition of the definitive guide to all the new cars launched worldwide from April 2003 to March 2004
• Over 130 cars, clearly organized A-Z
• Over 800 stunning photographs and original renderings show exterior and interior styling, stylistic developments and engine layout
• Performance and technical data provided for each car
• Lists all the major motor shows in the year ahead
• Profiles of the year's leading designers and special features on aerodynamics and the evolution of headlight design
• The Car Design Yearbook remains the only annual reference available to the latest trends in car design worldwide.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Let your eyes gaze on the flowing lines and fetching curves of the world's most dozzling production and concept cars. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 304 pages
• Publisher: Merrell Publishers (October 20, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 185894242X
• ISBN-13: 978-1858942421
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 9.8 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,500,879 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Car Design Yearbook 3, November 6, 2004

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Donald W. Bowden Jr. "Car Nut" (Chicago IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Car Design Yearbook 3: The Definitive Annual Guide to All New Concept and Production Cars Worldwide (Hardcover)

Volumes 1 and 2 in this series were sensatioanl and highly recommended. The newest volume is a disappointment in terms of what is omitted. The entire Chicago Auto Show and its premiers are simply, for whatever reason not presented as well as the wild Ford Cobra concept which debuted at the NAIAS. Missing are the Dodge Dakota, Buick LaCrosse, and Mercury Montego introductions. Also missing are the GM crossover sport vans such as the Chevrolet Uplander, Saturn Relay et al. Compounding these omissions is the fact that the photos of the new for 2005 Honda Odyssey are those of the preceding model. So while this is still perhaps a worthwhile addition to one's automotive library,
it is not what it should be based on previous volumes. Perhaps the problem lies with the mention that the Tokyo Auto Show generated so many concepts that there was not enough space. Also frustrating is the fact that, even though the book comes out six months after the New York Auto Show, its debuts will be included in the next volume.