CAR DESIGN AWARD 2025, THE FINALISTS
Forty-one years after its launch, the Car Design Award continues to be the international reference accolade for the design teams authors of the best production and concept car projects, as well as the best design language. The award, organized this year in collaboration with Alcantara, announces the finalist projects and brands for 2025:
| Concept Cars | Production Cars | Brand Design Language |
| BMW Skytop | Alfa Romeo Junior | Cupra |
| DS SM Tribute | Aston Martin Vanquish | Dacia |
| GAC Motor City Pod | Bugatti Tourbillon | Genesis |
| Genesis Neolun | Dacia Bigster | Hyundai |
| Hyundai Initium | DS N°8 | Renault |
| Italdesign Quintessenza | Ferrari 12Cilindri | |
| Jaguar Type 00 | Fiat Grande Panda | |
| Lotus Theory 1 | Hyundai Inster | |
| MG EXE181 | Kia EV3 | |
| Renault Emblème | Renault 5 E-Tech Electric |
As required by the Rulebook, the jurors selected 10 Production Car projects and 10 Concept Car projects unveiled between 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024, as well as 5 brands that have stood out for the formal language of their entire product range to compete in the Brand Design Language category.
The 2025 Car Design Award’s winner announcement ceremony and the handover of the trophies will be held on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at the ADI Design Museum in Milan, during the 2025 Milan Design Week.
The international jury that will elect the winners of the Car Design Award 2025 is made up of journalists from renowned global car and design magazines:
Brazil: Paulo Campo Grande, Quatro Rodas, Editor
China: Jun Miao, MJ CarShow, Chief Editor
Europe: Luca Ciferri, Automotive News Europe, Editor & Associate Publisher
France: Stéphane Meunier, L’Automobile Magazine, Editor in Chief
Germany: Michael Köckritz, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief and Creative Director Ramp.Space
Japan: Tetsuya Kato, Car Graphic, Publisher
India: Dhruv Behl, AutoX, Founder & Managing Editor
Italy: Silvia Baruffaldi, Auto&Design, Editor
South Korea: Kibeom Kim, Roadtest, Publisher & Editor in Chief
Spain: Juan Carlos Payo Calderon, Mobilitas Group, General Director
United Kingdom: Andy Franklin, Top Gear, Creative Director
