Ever since Karl Benz patented the first gasoline-powered automobile nearly 150 years ago, the car has gradually shifted published by Phaidon, traces vehicular innovations around the world, spanning more than 650 models from over 30 countries. While Italy, Germany, and the UK are credited as longstanding powerhouses in luxury car design, nations like Egypt, Iran, and Uruguay have also contributed lesser-known pieces to the auto industry’s evolutionary puzzle. Accompanied by stunning imagery, the book maps out the art of automotive design over the decades, from vintage shots of the 1960s Jaguar E-Type—which is part of the permanent collection at the MoMA in New York—to futuristic renderings of the disruptive Tesla Cybertruck.
