Car manufacturers around the world went through a period of extraordinary inventiveness at the turn of the 21st century. As a result of their efforts, dozens of models which had not been seen before (or at least, in some cases, not with the same badge) went on sale for the first time in 2002.

Reading about all of them in one go would take up too much of your time, so instead we're taking a look at a modest 40 of them, presented here in alphabetical order: