Future cars worth waiting for: 2025-2030

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Autocar aboriginal   cars These are immoderate of the astir breathtaking cars worthy waiting for arsenic the manufacture enters the electrical age

Despite a caller slowdown successful the maturation complaint of electric car sales, overmuch of the manufacture remains wide that aboriginal cars volition beryllium powered by a plug.

Historic names including Alfa Romeo and Jaguar program to spell electric-only good earlier 2030, joining a dizzying array of caller start-ups successful contending for a portion of the market.

But that isn’t to accidental that combustion engines are gone for good: Ford’s acceptable to physique V8s “as agelong arsenic God and the politicians fto us”, and hybridisation has fixed galore supercars a enactment of execution.

Welcome to our usher to immoderate of the astir breathtaking models hitting the marketplace betwixt 2025 and 2030, covering everything from cute city cars such as the revived Renault Twingo to end-of-an-era sports cars and luxury SUVs.

If 2025 is excessively agelong to wait, wherefore not consult our usher to each the new cars coming successful 2024?

Aehra SUV

Aehra SUV unveiling – beforehand   4th   static

The archetypal exemplary to travel from Italian EV start-up Aehra volition beryllium a £155,000 coupé-SUV designed to transportation four NBA hoops players successful comfort. It volition beryllium powered by a three-motor powertrain outputting 794bhp.

Everything we cognize astir the Aehra SUV

Aehra Sedan

Aehra Sedan unveiling – beforehand   quarter

The Aehra Sedan is a sleeker foil to the Aehra SUV, with a much aerodynamic assemblage that volition supposedly let a scope of 497 miles betwixt charges. Nailing the “basic physics” is the precedence for the saloon according to engineering main Franco Cimatti, who was antecedently liable for processing Lotus’s EPA platform. 

Everything we cognize astir the Aehra Sedan

Alfa Romeo 4E

Alfa Romeo 4E render – beforehand   quarter

The Alfa Romeo 4E volition service arsenic a brand-building halo exemplary amid the brand’s displacement to offering solely electrical cars. Product brag Daniel Guzzafame said a caller Alfa Spider would go “within reach” erstwhile the marque has 5 EVs successful its line-up, suggesting it won’t get until aft 2027.

Everything we cognize astir the Alfa Romeo 4E

Alfa Romeo Giulia

Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio render – beforehand   quarter

The Giulia saloon volition determination onto Alfa genitor steadfast Stellantis’s extremist new STLA Medium platform arsenic it goes electric. It volition clasp its sporting character, though, successful Quadrifoglio spec, it promises to connection outputs of up to 1000bhp.

Everything we cognize astir the next Alfa Romeo Giulia

Alfa Romeo GTV successor

Alfa Romeo GTV successor render – beforehand   quarter

Alfa plan brag Alejandro Mesonero-Romanos has confirmed that plan enactment connected a caller coupé, inspired by the famed SZ, continues down the scenes. He hinted that it could marque accumulation if the brand’s fortunes proceed to amended nether Stellantis stewardship and that it would apt beryllium a variant of the Giulia (above). 

Everything we cognize astir Alfa Romeo's SZ-inspired coupé

Alfa Romeo ample electrical saloon

Alfa Romeo ample  electrical  saloon render – beforehand   quarter

Alfa volition motorboat a BMW 5 Series rival astir 2027, aiming it chiefly astatine the Chinese and North American markets. It volition beryllium based connected genitor institution Stellantis’s caller STLA Large platform, which allows for assemblage lengths betwixt 4.76m (about arsenic agelong arsenic a Mercedes-Benz C-Class) and 5.13m (the aged Jaguar XJ) and thrust heights from 140mm to 287mm. It tin besides connection immense performance, with 0-62mph times arsenic debased arsenic 2.0sec and ranges of up to 500 miles.

Everything we cognize astir Alfa Romeo's caller ample saloon

Alpine A110 EV

Electric Alpine A110 render – beforehand   quarter

The electrical follow-up to 1 of the past decade’s astir celebrated sports cars will usage a bespoke platform, confirmed Renault Group CEO Luca de Meo aft Alpine and Lotus ended talks to co-develop an electrical sports car. The Alpine É-ternite concept provides a archetypal look astatine what we tin expect from the electrical A110, offering a azygous 239bhp centrifugal and capable artillery powerfulness to thrust 261 miles betwixt charges. It’s 258kg heavier than the existent A110, astatine 1378kg successful total.

Everything we cognize astir the electric Alpine A110

Alpine A110 Ultime

Alpine A110 Ultime prototype beforehand   quarter

Before the EV arrives, the A110 is acceptable to spell retired with a bang. A caller model, thought to beryllium called the Ultime, has been spotted investigating astatine the Nürburgring with a much assertive aerodynamics package. It’s understood to boost the A110’s powerfulness to much than 330bhp, portion its value is acceptable to beryllium chopped to beneath a tonne. 

Everything we cognize astir the Alpine A110 Ultime

Alpine A290

The tone of Renaultsport has been revived for a hot-hatch rework of the Renault 5. It volition person the bigger Renault Mégane’s 215bhp centrifugal with an added overboost mode to uncork other shove successful abbreviated bursts. It volition besides person differential-simulating torque vectoring, hydraulic bumpstops and brakes from the A110. Range is promised astatine 236 miles.

Everything we cognize astir the Alpine A290

Alpine A310

Alpine A310 render – beforehand   quarter

The rakish Alpine A310 of the '70s volition beryllium reborn arsenic an electrical GT, as portion of the French brand’s enlargement to a seven-car line-up. It volition beryllium based connected the aforesaid Alpine Performance Platform (APP) arsenic the adjacent A110, owed successful 2027, but connection much applicable 2+2 seating – loosely mirroring the narration betwixt the Porsche 718 Cayman and the Porsche 911.

Everything we cognize astir the caller Alpine A310

Alpine electrical SUVs

Alpine SUV render – side

As portion of Alpine’s propulsion into caller ‘lifestyle’ segments it volition motorboat D- and E-segment electrical SUVs, aiming to construe the A110’s dynamic entreaty into much family-friendly packages. This volition necessitate “various method solutions”, according to the brand’s caput of design, Antony Villain, specified arsenic torque vectoring and four-wheel steering. “We privation thing high-performance, sporty and energised,” said Villain. “We don’t privation thing that conscionable goes successful consecutive lines super-quickly.”

Everything we cognize astir Alpine's upcoming electrical SUVs

Ariel Hipercar

2022 Ariel Hipercar beforehand   4th   tracking

The Ariel Hipercar surely lives up to its name, packing 4 electrical motors which combined to output a mammoth 1180bhp. It justifies its jet-fighter looks, too, with a gas-turbine range-extender that helps to support its 62kWh artillery topped up.

Ariel Hipercar review

Ariel E-Nomad

Ariel says this electrical car is "already connected the way". It volition connection akin show levels to the Ariel Nomad 2, but is apt to outgo astir £10,000 more. Its 281bhp and 360lb ft volition beryllium sent to the rear wheels - and Ariel is assured of a 0-60mph clip of 3.5sec.

Everything we cognize astir the electric Ariel Nomad

Aston Martin electrical SUV

Aston Martin electrical  SUV render – beforehand   quarter

Aston Martin’s archetypal electrical car volition beryllium a accelerated SUV powered by artillery and centrifugal technologies from Lucid. The nascent American EV brand claims its current-generation thrust outputs are susceptible of outputting up to 670bhp portion weighing somewhat little than 74kg apiece.

Everything we cognize astir Aston Martin's archetypal electrical car

Aston Martin ‘Project Rambo’

Aston Martin 4x4 render Autocar

Aston Martin is considering gathering a rugged 4x4 to rival the Mercedes G-Class, with plan proposals presently being evaluated. It’s said to beryllium dubbed ‘Project Rambo’ internally, successful notation to the infamous Lamborghini LM002. 

Everything we cognize astir Aston Martin’s super-4x4

Aston Martin Vanquish

Aston Martin Vanquish beforehand   quarter

The replacement for the DBS volition bring backmost the Vanquish sanction and present a thunderous caller V12, confirmed to battalion 824bhp and 738lb ft of torque. Spy shots uncover that the flagship is based connected the DB12, conscionable arsenic the DBS was based connected the DB11, but has a overmuch much assertive plan to maximise aerodynamic and cooling performance. 

Everything we cognize astir the Aston Martin Vanquish

Audi A3 successor

Electric Audi RS3 render – beforehand   quarter

The existent Audi A3 volition beryllium replaced by an all-new exemplary based connected the Volkswagen Group’s MEB level aboriginal this decade. It whitethorn beryllium sold successful parallel with a heavily-updated ICE exemplary – akin to the A4, A6 and Q5.

Everything we cognize astir the electric Audi A3

Audi A7

Audi A7 prototype – front

Audi’s reshuffle of exemplary names – combustion cars getting odd-numbered designations and EVs even-numbered ones – volition person the A6 renamed the A7. The caller car, precocious spotted investigating successful Germany, volition proceed to usage the Volkswagen Group’s MLB platform, truthful it should clasp its defining comfortableness and practicality, but it’s anticipated to bring large improvements to on-board exertion and substance efficiency.

Everything we cognize astir the caller Audi A7

Audi electrical 4x4

Audi bosses are plotting a caller go-anywhere 4x4 to rival the Land Rover Defender. It could get its underpinnings from caller sibling brand Scout’s upcoming SUV and pick-up truck, offering steep departure angles and the crushed clearance needed to traverse tricky terrain.

Everything we cognize about Audi's electrical 4x4

Audi RS5 Avant

Audi RS5 PHEV render – front

Just arsenic the A6 volition go the A7, the A4 volition go the A5. The high-performance RS mentation is acceptable to clasp its 2.9-litre twin-turbocharged V6 petrol motor but summation an electrical motor, boosting full powerfulness good beyond the 444bhp of today.

Everything we cognize astir the caller Audi RS5

Audi R8 successor

Electric Audi R8 render – front

Audi is acceptable to basal its follow-up to the R8 atop a bespoke EV level that it's co-developing with Porsche. Work is said to beryllium good nether mode connected the caller supercar, tipped to connection a greater powerfulness output than immoderate different car successful Audi’s line-up.

Everything we cognize astir the electric Audi R8 successor 

Audi TT

Audi TT render – side

The petrol TT has present been retired, but enactment continues apace connected its electrical successor. Audi Sport is said to beryllium successful an “intense conception phase” for the tiny coupé’s adjacent iteration, owed to get wrong the adjacent 5 to 10 years. Managing manager Rolf Michl said its improvement is simply a “huge job” and added that “it volition beryllium antithetic but emotional”. 

Everything we cognize astir the next Audi TT

Bentley EV

Electric Bentley render – beforehand   quarter

Bentley precocious delayed the motorboat of its archetypal electrical car to 2026, buying it clip to refine its autonomous-driving functionality. The caller EV is promised to connection up to treble the powerfulness of the brand’s outgoing W12, and scope capabilities connected a par with its petrol counterparts. In the meantime, however, Bentley volition absorption connected launching revised versions of its existing cars with V8-based plug-in hybrid powertrains.

Everything we cognize astir Bentley's archetypal electrical car

BMW 3 Series Neue Klasse

BMW Neue Klasse conception  beforehand   4th   tracking

The BMW Vision Neue Klasse conception unveiled astatine the Munich centrifugal amusement is our archetypal look astatine the aboriginal of the 3 Series. The extremist saloon volition beryllium the archetypal successful a caller harvest of electrical cars promised to connection a generational leap successful technologies, with 30% much range, 30% faster charging and 25% greater efficiency.

Everything we cognize astir BMW's Neue Klasse revolution

BMW M3 Neue Klasse

Electric BMW M3 render – front

The Neue Klasse 3 Series is besides acceptable to spawn the archetypal electrical M3, premiering a “crazy” caller ‘Heart of Joy’ chassis power computer. This is said to alteration dynamic show superlative to today’s petrol-engined model.

Everything we cognize astir the electric BMW M3

BMW iX3 Neue Klasse

BMW Vision Neue Klasse X conception  front

BMW’s Neue Klasse gyration won’t beryllium constricted to saloons: a caller iX3 SUV has already been confirmed by mode of the Vision Neue Klasse X conception car. It’s a adjacent preview of the replacement for the iX3, owed to beryllium launched adjacent year, prioritising ratio and introducing caller interior technologies.

Everything we cognize astir the Neue Klasse BMW iX3

BMW Skytop

BMW Concept Skytop beforehand   quarter

Revealed astatine the exclusive Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este, this V8-powered drop-top harks backmost to the BMW Z8. It’s based connected the CLAR level that underpins each BMW from the 3 Series upwards, and could beryllium green-lit for constricted accumulation if there’s capable demand.

Everything we cognize astir the BMW Concept Skytop

Caterham Project V

Caterham Project V beforehand   quarter

Caterham stunned crowds astatine the 2023 Goodwood Festival of Speed with its imaginativeness of an electrical sports car: 3 seats, 1190kg, 249 miles of scope and a terms tag of little than £80,000. It could deed accumulation arsenic soon arsenic 2026, astatine a complaint of astir 2000 cars per year.

Everything we cognize astir the Caterham Project V

Citroën ë-C3 Aircross

Citroen C3 Aircross beforehand   4th   static

The Citroën C3 Aircross has go an electrical seven-seater, arsenic the marque seeks to amended differentiate it from the regular C3. It’s based connected the aforesaid Smart Car platform, but is immoderate 200mm longer, and sits taller. Powertrains person yet to beryllium elaborate by Citroën, but the intimately related – and likewise conceived – is offered with mild-hybrid and electrical options.

Everything we cognize astir the next Citroën C3 Aircross

Cupra Raval

Cupra Urbanrebel – beforehand   quarter

Seat’s sporting sibling marque volition motorboat a fun-focused mentation of the Volkswagen ID 2 aboriginal this decade. Inspired by the formerly UrbanRebel concept, the Raval is an electrical hatchback that offers a scope of 273 miles for astir £25,000.

Everything we cognize astir the Cupra Raval

Dacia Bigster

Dacia Bigster render – front

Dacia is readying a foray into newer, bigger and much costly segments than it ever has before, starting with the Bigster. It’s astir the aforesaid size arsenic the Ford Kuga and Peugeot 3008 but volition beryllium positioned astatine a overmuch much affordable terms tag – surely nether £40,000 – to pull caller customers to the Romanian brand.

Everything we cognize astir the Dacia Bigster

Dacia Sandero

Electric Dacia Sandero render – front

Dacia CEO Denis Le Vot precocious revealed that the Sandero supermini volition follow electrical powerfulness successful 2027 oregon 2028. It volition support the aforesaid worth ethos arsenic the brand’s existent cars, with a shorter scope and longer complaint times than rivals to support prices low.

Everything we cognize astir the electric Dacia Sandero

DS 9 successor

DS electrical  flagship spy changeable  – side

DS is preparing to motorboat a marque caller flagship EV, apt replacing the DS 9 saloon that has frankincense acold done small to turn the French premium brand’s volumes. It appears to beryllium a high-riding fastback, akin to sibling marque Peugeot’s caller e-3008, and is likewise acceptable to utilise Stellantis’s caller STLA Medium platform. That means ranges of much than 400 miles could beryllium connected the cards, arsenic good arsenic four-wheel-drive powertrains with astir 400bhp.

Everything we cognize astir the DS’s electrical flagship

Fiat Panda

The caller Panda volition beryllium electric-only but stay existent to the model’s long-running ethos of accessibility and affordability. Prices volition commencement from little than £22,000 erstwhile it arrives adjacent year.

Everything we cognize astir the caller Fiat Panda

Ford Gen-E

Ford Gen-E render – front

The electrical mentation of the Ford Puma is expected to person akin specifications to the upcoming E-Transit Courier MPV that uses the aforesaid front-driven B2E architecture. That means 100kW charging with a capableness expected to beryllium astir 55kWh successful capacity, giving a scope good northbound of 200 miles. 

Everything we cognize astir the Ford Gen-E

Ford Mustang 4dr

Ford Mustang 4dr Autocar render

Remember the Ford Falcon? It’s acceptable to instrumentality successful the coming years, but this clip wearing the full-blooded Mustang badge. Ford CEO Jim Farley seeks to grow the musculus car into a marque successful its ain right, launching an expanded scope of variants. These volition comprise some affordable, accessible models for accepted buyers, arsenic good arsenic limited-run models that instrumentality it further upmarket – broadly mirroring the attack taken by Porsche for the 911. 

Everything we cognize astir the four-door Ford Mustang

Genesis Neolun

Genesis Neolun beforehand   quarter

Genesis previewed a striking caller flagship earlier this twelvemonth with the Neolun concept, said to beryllium inspired by Korean satellite jars. It’s a ample luxury SUV that’s acceptable to beryllium intimately related to the Kia EV9 and the Hyundai Ioniq 7, deploying the aforesaid E-GMP architecture and perchance the aforesaid scope of powertrains too. 

Everything we cognize astir the Genesis Neolun

GMA T33

Gordon Murray Automotive T33 – front

The 2nd supercar from Gordon Murray Automotive is pitched arsenic a “more practical” alternate to the three-seat T50. It drops the T50’s fan-assisted aerodynamics successful favour of a much elemental passive set-up. Its 3.9-litre Cosworth V12 has besides been adapted to amended low-speed torque, with a reduced rev bounds of 11,100rpm (down from 12,000rpm). “If you tin person lone 1 supercar,” said GMA laminitis and brag Gordon Murray, “the T33 is designed to beryllium the 1 you should have.”

Everything we cognize astir the GMA T33 and T33 Spider

Honda 0 Series saloon

Honda 0 Saloon – front

Honda’s 0 Series represents a extremist displacement successful the brand’s attack to EV development, prioritising efficiency, engagement and spaciousness. The archetypal 0 model, previewed by a radically styled saloon concept, volition get successful 2026.

Everything we cognize astir the Honda 0 Series

Honda Civic and Jazz EVs

Honda Civic render – side

The 0 Series volition besides usher successful electrical replacements for the Civic and Jazz hatchbacks, with apt towards the extremity of the decade. Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe has highlighted their importance, telling Autocar: “To summation volumes, we request much affordable EVs.” The steadfast hinted astatine its imaginativeness for a small, affordable EV with the Sustaina-C conception that took inspiration from 1981’s archetypal Honda City, which successful Europe was known arsenic the Jazz.

Everything we cognize astir the Honda Civic and Jazz EVs

Honda NSX EV

Honda NSX EV render – front

It’s not conscionable the affordable Hondas that are acceptable to person a full overhaul but besides the NSX. Honda already has an electrical sports car astatine its R&D centre and is said by CEO Mibe to beryllium “steadily proceeding” with its development, which volition apt reason adjacent the extremity of the decade. Mibe added that it volition “have a wholly antithetic taste” from immoderate show car that the Japanese institution has launched previously. 

Everything we cognize astir the electric Honda NSX successor

Honda Prelude

Honda is bringing its Civic-based Prelude coupé to the UK. The firm's CEO says it volition "embody Honda's unalterable sports mindset". It volition beryllium the lone front-driven coupé connected merchantability successful the UK erstwhile it arrives.

Everything we cognize astir the caller Honda Prelude

Honda’s Tesla Model 3 rival

Honda saloon Autocar render

Honda has confirmed it is processing a caller mass-market saloon arsenic 1 of 7 extremist caller electrical cars it’s bringing to marketplace by 2030. A rival for the Tesla Model 3, it volition basal retired for “the joyousness of driving”, said Honda, having been developed with an accent connected minimising value and complexity.

Everything we cognize astir Honda’s Tesla Model 3 rival

Hyundai Ioniq 6 N

Hyundai RN22e beforehand   tracking

The follow-up to the acclaimed Hyundai Ioniq 5 N volition beryllium a blistery mentation of the brand’s enforcement saloon. It’s expected to usage the aforesaid 641bhp dual-motor powertrain and a likewise assertive aerodynamics package, inspired by that fitted to 2022’s RN22e concept.

Everything we cognize astir the Hyundai Ioniq 6 N

IM L6

IM L6 – front

You mightiness not person heard of IM, but the caller Chinese steadfast is readying to enactment a dent successful Tesla’s income successful Europe from adjacent year. A sibling marque of MG, its L6 saloon promises market-leading specifications, including near-400kW charging, solid-state batteries and a 776bhp dual-motor powertrain. It volition beryllium joined by the LS6 SUV, based connected the aforesaid platform, and a brace of larger models.

Everything we cognize astir the IM L6

Ineos Fusilier

Ineos Fusilier – front

 

The smaller sibling to the Ineos Grenadier volition get successful aboriginal 2027 with a prime of battery-electric and range-extender powertrains. It’s promised to lucifer the off-road quality of its bigger sibling but successful a much city-friendly package.

Everything we cognize astir the Ineos Fusilier

Jaguar electrical GT

Jaguar electrical  GT render – front

Jaguar’s electrical rebirth volition statesman with a extremist four-door GT based connected the all-new JEA platform. It volition beryllium unveiled successful 2024 and spell on sale successful 2025 astatine a starting terms northbound of £100,000. 

Everything we cognize astir Jaguar's electrical GT

Jaguar electrical limousine

Jaguar electrical  limousine render – beforehand   4th   tracking

Autocar exclusively uncovered the quality that Jaguar is moving connected an electrical limousine to service arsenic an indirect replacement to the XJ. Early details suggest it volition output much than 450bhp, sprint from 0-62mph successful betwixt 3.0sec and 3.8sec, apical retired astatine 155mph and connection a scope of astatine slightest 385 miles.

Everything we cognize astir Jaguar's ample electrical limo

Jaguar electrical SUV

Jaguar electrical  SUV render – side

Joining the Jaguar GT and limousine volition beryllium a Bentley Bentayga-sized luxury SUV. It volition beryllium based connected the aforesaid JEA platform, with a akin divergent plan connection and agelong range.

Jeep Recon

Jeep Recon – side

Jeep volition get the leap connected the electrical 4x4 marketplace with the Recon, sitting conscionable beneath the Wrangler successful the firm’s line-up. It’s acceptable to usage the STLA Large platform, prioritising off-road capability, alternatively than luxury. Sales are slated to statesman successful 2025.

Everything we cognize astir the Jeep Recon

Jeep Wagoneer S

Jeep’s archetypal planetary electrical car is aimed squarely astatine the Tesla Model Y. It’s based connected genitor steadfast Stellantis’s caller STLA Large level and fitted with a 100kWh artillery that’s said to springiness a scope of much than 300 miles. Jeep's UK brag reckons it volition kick-start the American brand's growth implicit here.

Everything we cognize astir the Jeep Wagoneer S

Jeep Wrangler EV

Jeep Wrangler EV render – side

The iconic Wrangler volition person a extremist overhaul successful 2028, swapping accepted petrol engines for electrical and range-extender powertrains. Unlike the smaller Recon, it volition usage a accepted body-on-frame chassis, maximising its off-road potential. 

Everything we cognize astir the electrical Jeep Wrangler

Kia electrical vans

Kia PV5 conception  – front

Kia has its sights acceptable connected Ford’s monolithic stock of the commercialized conveyance market, launching its ain scope of electrical vans implicit the adjacent mates of years. The PV5 volition get first, successful 2025, sized betwixt the Ford Transit Connect and Transit Custom and targeting a motorboat terms of €35,000 (£30,000). The larger PV7 volition travel successful 2027, perchance offering four-wheel-drive powertrains and an 800V electrical architecture.

Everything we cognize astir Kia’s commercialized vehicles

Kia EV2

Kia EV2 render – beforehand   quarter

Kia volition motorboat a European-focused tiny crossover successful 2026, trading the agelong scope and accelerated charging velocity of its stablemates for a much affordable terms tag of astir £25,000. 

Everything we cognize astir the Kia EV2

Kia EV4

Kia EV4 conception  – front

The spiritual successor to the Kia Stinger will beryllium a high-tech electrical saloon designed to maximise aerodynamic ratio and interior space. It’s acceptable to spell connected merchantability alongside the EV2. 

Everything we cognize astir the Kia EV4

Kia EV5

Kia EV5 – beforehand   quarter

The Kia EV5 volition be an electrical alternate to the fashionable Sportage SUV, with a family-friendly interior design. The rear spot tin fold afloat flat, for example, and there’s a retention compartment successful the footwear susceptible of keeping nutrient and beverages blistery oregon cold. Pricing is expected to unfastened astir £40,000.

Everything we cognize astir the Kia EV5

Lamborghini Lanzador

Lamborghini Lanzador conception  front

The four-seat Lanzador conception is our archetypal look astatine Lamborghini’s archetypal EV, acceptable to get successful 2028. It’s hailed arsenic a “laboratory connected wheels” and features an abundance of sustainable materials, including Merino wool, recycled plastics and c strands.

Everything we cognize astir the Lamborghini Lanzador

Lamborghini Huracán successor

Lamborghini Huracan successor rear quarter

The replacement for the Lamborghini Huracán volition diagnostic 1 of the firm’s astir almighty engines to date: a turbocharged 4.0-litre V8 putting retired a whopping 789bhp and redlining astatine a screaming 10,000rpm. It volition enactment successful tandem with an axial-flux electrical centrifugal mounted astatine the gearbox, sending up to 148bhp to the rear axle. Lamborghini has yet to denote an authoritative fig for the car’s combined powerfulness output, but it’s expected to beryllium acold northbound of 900bhp.

Everything we cognize astir the Lamborghini Huracán successor

Lancia Ypsilon HF

Lancia Ypsilon HF – front

Lancia has revived its legendary HF designation for an electrical blistery hatch based connected the caller Ypsilon, fitted with the much potent 237bhp centrifugal from sibling marque Abarth’s caller 600e. The steadfast volition besides instrumentality to rallying with the caller car, albeit successful combustion-engined guise.

Everything we cognize astir the Lancia Ypsilon HF

Land Rover Discovery

JLR volition reinvent the ailing Discovery marque for its sixth procreation by repositioning it distant from its Defender sibling.

The Discovery has been losing retired connected income to the Defender, and this adjacent exemplary is acceptable to restore the earthy bid by making the Discovery much household focused. It whitethorn adjacent follow immoderate plan elements from MPVs.

Everything we cognize astir the new Land Rover Discovery

Land Rover 'baby' Defender

Baby Land Rover Defender render – side

As portion of its reorganisation into a ‘House of Brands’, JLR (formerly Jaguar Land Rover) is acceptable to drastically grow its exemplary offering wrong each of its sub-brands. Defender is expected to motorboat an entry-level exemplary arsenic a duplicate to the next-generation Range Rover Evoque, Range Rover Velar and Land Rover Discovery Sport.

Everything we cognize astir the 'baby' Land Rover Defender

Range Rover Electric

Range Rover Electric beforehand   quarter

JLR is putting the finishing touches connected the archetypal battery-powered Range Rover, with enactment said to beryllium focused connected optimising the show of its gearbox, motors and electronics successful utmost conditions. The car is promised to beryllium adjacent much susceptible than its combustion-engined siblings, with electrical motors offering importantly quicker responses to changes successful terrain. 

Everything we cognize astir the Range Rover Electric

Lexus LF-ZC and LF-ZL

Lexus LF-ZC conception  beforehand   quarter

Lexus unveiled its aboriginal astatine the Tokyo centrifugal amusement with the LF-ZC and LF-ZL concepts, a brace of electrical flagships premiering a caller modular architecture. The accumulation mentation of each car is acceptable to connection a large summation successful electrical scope – up to 621 miles, successful the lawsuit of the LF-ZC.

Everything we cognize astir the Lexus LF-ZC and LF-ZL

Lexus LFA successor

Lexus Electrified Sport conception  – beforehand   quarter

Lexus past twelvemonth confirmed the electrical follow-up to the legendary V10-engined LFA supercar volition usage a GT3 racing-specification chassis, caller physics steering and adjacent a manual gearbox to boost operator engagement. 

Everything we cognize astir the electric Lexus LFA successor 

LEVC L380

LEVC L380 – front

The shaper of London’s achromatic cab is expanding to merchantability applicable electrical cars to the wide public, starting with the L380 MPV. Named aft the Airbus A380 airliner, it volition connection highly flexible seating for eight. UK income are slated to statesman successful 2026.

Everything we cognize astir the LEVC L380

Lotus Type 134

Lotus Type 134 render – front

Lotus’s rival to the Porsche Macan is expected to utilise a variant of the EPA architecture that underpins the Eletre and Emeya, besides sharing technologies with those 2 models. It expects the crossover to relationship for fractional of its yearly income by 2028.

Everything we cognize astir the Lotus Type 134

Lotus Type 135

Electric Lotus Elise render – side

Despite its divided from Alpine, Lotus continues to enactment connected the electrical follow-up to the legendary Elise. It volition beryllium built astir the all-new Lightweight Electric Vehicle Architecture (Leva) with mid-mounted batteries, aping the value organisation of classical mid-engined sports cars.

Everything we cognize about the Lotus Type 135

Lucid compact saloon

Lucid compact saloon render – side

American EV steadfast Lucid volition look to summation its volumes with a smaller, much affordable sibling to its Air saloon, targeting the Tesla Model 3. It volition large connected efficiency, featuring precocious artillery and centrifugal technologies. It’s expected to get astir 2027.

Everything we cognize astir Lucid’s Tesla Model 3 rival

Maserati Quattroporte

Maserati Quattroporte render – side

Maserati’s rival for the Porsche Taycan was primitively scheduled to motorboat adjacent twelvemonth but has been pushed backmost to 2028 to let much clip to make its concern case. The caller Quattroporte is expected to usage Stellantis’s STLA Large platform, suggesting powerfulness outputs of much than 1000bhp could beryllium connected the cards. 

Everything we cognize astir the Maserati Quattroporte

Mazda MX-5

Mazda Iconic SP – beforehand   quarter

The centrepiece of Mazda’s Tokyo centrifugal amusement basal successful 2023 provided a imaginativeness of the aboriginal for the MX-5, featuring a rotary-electric powertrain susceptible of delivering 370bhp. It’s expected to power a accumulation car arriving aft 2026.

Everything we cognize astir the electric Mazda MX-5 successor

McLaren P1 successor

Electric McLaren P1 render – side

The long-awaited follow-up to Mclaren’s trailblazing hybrid supercar is acceptable to usage electrical powerfulness erstwhile it arrives astatine the extremity of this decade. It volition beryllium comparable weight-wise to the 750S, and “has to outperform what we bash connected an ICE”, according to CEO Michael Leiters.

Everything we cognize astir the McLaren P1's electrical successor

Mercedes-Benz CLA

Mercedes Concept CLA front

Mercedes is taking the combat backmost to Audi and BMW with the next-generation CLA, which volition follow electrical powerfulness for the archetypal time. “Pretty overmuch everything” connected the Concept CLA volition construe to the accumulation car, according to plan brag Gorden Wagener, who highlighted its star-shaped daytime moving lights and caller light-up grille.

Everything we cognize astir the adjacent Mercedes-Benz CLA

Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door Coupé

Mercedes-AMG.EA prototype beforehand   sliding

The replacement for Mercedes-AMG’s high-powered GT 4-Door Coupé will beryllium likewise brutal successful a consecutive line, adopting an electrical powertrain whose output could nudge 1000bhp. Prototypes precocious deed the roadworthy up of a 2025 launch.

Everything we cognize astir the electric Mercedes-AMG GT four-door

Mercedes-Benz EQG

Mercedes-Benz EQG render Autocar – front

The electrical equivalent of the G-Class promises each the capableness of the existent combustion-engined 4x4 arsenic good arsenic a bid of caller technologies, including caller artillery cells from the ultra-efficient EQXX concept. A torque-vectored quad-motor powertrain promises caller ways to power the EQG, specified arsenic the quality to ‘tank turn’ – donutting astatine a standstill. 

Everything we cognize astir the Mercedes-Benz EQG 

Mercedes-Benz ‘Little G’

Mercedes Little G Autocar render

The enlargement of the G-Class scope volition bring a caller ‘Little G’ successful 2026. The urban-focused exemplary volition beryllium offered solely with electrical power, sitting connected a bespoke level that takes learnings from some the entry-level MMA architecture and that utilized by the full-size G. 

Everything we cognize astir Mercedes-Benz’s ‘Little G’

MG 2

MG 2 render front

MG has confirmed it is moving connected an electrical metropolis car with a people terms of astir £20,000. It could beryllium named the MG 2 and is expected to spell connected merchantability successful aboriginal 2026.

Everything we cognize astir MG’s plans for a £20k EV

Nissan GT-R

Nissan Hyper Force conception  – beforehand   quarter

Nissan's adjacent GTR is acceptable to beryllium electrical lone - and it could beryllium the first accumulation car to marque usage of coagulated authorities batteries. It's acceptable to deliver 1341bhp done each 4 wheels erstwhile it goes connected sale, astir 2028.

Everything we cognize astir the Nissan GT-R's electrical future

Nissan Juke and Qashqai

Nissan Hyper Punk conception  – beforehand   quarter

Nissan has confirmed that the replacements to today’s Juke and Qashqai crossovers volition spell electric and that they volition proceed to be built successful Sunderland – welcome quality for the UK’s ailing car industry. 

Polestar 6

Polestar 6 beforehand   quarter

The Polestar 6 was initially a melodramatic conception car dubbed the O2, but the “overwhelming” affirmative reception has pushed the steadfast to enactment it into production. It volition usage the aforesaid bonded-aluminium level arsenic the Polestar 5, and is apt to stock its 874bhp dual-motor powertrain too. It’s acceptable to get successful 2026.

Everything we cognize astir the Polestar 6

Porsche Mission X

Porsche Mission X – front

The Porsche Mission X is simply a hypercar conception that previews a imaginable electrical successor to the Carrera GT and 918 Spyder, with a imaginable powerfulness output of astir 1500bhp. Described by Porsche brag Oliver Blume arsenic a “technology beacon”, it aims to seizure the grounds thigh clip for a road-legal car astatine the Nürburgring.

Everything we cognize astir the Porsche Mission X

Porsche 'K1'

Porsche K1 render – beforehand   quarter

Porsche volition usage the Volkswagen Group’s upcoming SSP Sport architecture for a seven-seat luxury SUV positioned supra the Cayenne. It has been tipped to person 920V electricals, with lighter-weight wiring and faster charging than PPE-based models. 

Everything we cognize astir the Porsche 'K1'

Porsche Boxster and Cayman

Porsche E-Boxster camouflaged beforehand   quarter

Porsche’s archetypal electrical sports car volition beryllium the next-generation Boxster and Cayman twins. Testing is presently underway, and Porsche precocious confirmed that each exemplary volition beryllium built astatine its Zuffenhausen, Germany, mill connected a caller ‘flexiline’. This volition let 2 antithetic generations of the sports car, utilizing 2 antithetic powertrains, to beryllium built side-by-side.

Everything we cognize astir the electric Porsche Boxster and Cayman

Renault 4

Renault 4ever conception  beforehand   quarter

The Renault 4 is scheduled to get successful 2025, reinventing the classical household car arsenic a trendy crossover atop the new Renault 5’s electrical underpinnings. It volition prioritise practicality to differentiate itself from the supermini, which volition travel a twelvemonth earlier.

Everything we cognize astir the caller Renault 4

Renault 5

Renault 5 astatine  Geneva centrifugal  amusement   – side

The reborn Renault 5 retains much of the concept’s charming style. UK deliveries volition commencement successful aboriginal 2025 astatine an introduction terms of astir £25,000, which volition bargain a 40kWh car with 186 miles of scope and 121bhp. A 52kWh artillery and a 148bhp centrifugal volition besides beryllium available. 

Everything you request to cognize astir the caller Renault 5

Renault Twingo

Renault Twingo conception  front

Renault brag Luca de Meo’s retro gyration continues with a revival of the original Twingo metropolis car. It promises to connection “best-in-class” ratio of 6.2mpkWh and 75% less CO2 emissions implicit its lifespan than the mean ICE car currently sold successful Europe. Perhaps champion of all, it volition beryllium cheap, astatine little than £17,000. 

Everything we cognize astir the new Renault Twingo

Skoda 7S

Skoda Vision 7S beforehand   4th   tracking

Skoda volition motorboat a ample seven-seat electrical SUV, heavy inspired by the Vision 7S concept, successful 2026. The alleged ‘Space’ exemplary volition beryllium underpinned by the Volkswagen Group’s MEB architecture and diagnostic a caller 86kWh battery, which should present a scope of astir 300 miles.

We thrust the Skoda Vision 7S concept

Tesla Model 2

Tesla Model 2 render – front

Recent reports suggest that Tesla volition physique its long-awaited entry-level electrical car, speculatively known arsenic the Model 2, successful Berlin. It’s tipped to deed the marketplace astatine astir £21,500, rivalling a question of caller Chinese hatchbacks, including the BYD Dolphin and MG 4 EV.

Everything we cognize astir the Tesla Model 2

Tesla Model Y

The Tesla Model Y volition beryllium substantially updated successful 2025 with a caller look, an interior overhaul and importantly improved show figures.

Chief among the changes volition beryllium an increase to the electrical range. Rivals from Skoda, Renault and Peugeot present connection much scope than the existent Model Y.

Everything we cognize astir the 2025 Tesla Model Y

Toyota Celica

Toyota Celica render – beforehand   quarter

Toyota president Akio Toyoda has expressed his tendency for the Celica to return, and it’s imaginable that this could instrumentality spot arsenic the petrol GR86 is phased out. Such a exemplary would apt usage Toyota’s caller modular architecture, which underpins the caller MR2-style FT-Se concept, with a much accepted ‘front-engine’ coupé bodystyle.

Everything we cognize astir the instrumentality of the Toyota Celica

Toyota Compact Cruiser

Toyota Compact Cruiser render Autocar – front

Just arsenic Mercedes is readying a smaller mentation of its legendary off-roader, Toyota is processing a babe Land Cruiser. It’s expected to beryllium connected an adapted mentation of the e-TNGA level that underpins the Toyota bZ4X, with a dual-motor, four-wheel-drive powertrain.

Everything we cognize astir the Toyota Compact Cruiser

Toyota FT-3e

Toyota FT-3e front

The Toyota FT-3e introduces a caller architecture and bundle level that are acceptable to alteration the brand’s electrical cars. The latter, dubbed Arene, volition let for accepted Toyotas to emulate the dynamic consciousness of immoderate of its astir divergent vehicles, specified arsenic simulating the powerfulness transportation of the old Lexus LFA’s people aspirated V10.

Everything we cognize astir the Toyota FT-3e

Toyota FT-Se

Toyota FT-Se beforehand   quarter

The FT-Se conception is our archetypal look astatine the aboriginal of Toyota’s Gazoo Racing sub-division. It’s an MR2-style electrical sports car akin successful proportionality to today’s GR Supra and features the aforesaid Arene operating bundle arsenic the FT-3e that allows its dynamic quality to germinate with updates. It whitethorn besides connection Toyota’s simulated manual gearbox to amended operator engagement. 

Everything we cognize astir the Toyota FT-Se

Volkswagen ID 2 and ID GTI

Volkswagen ID GTI conception  front

This could beryllium 1 of the astir important electrical cars arriving successful the coming years. The ID 2all conception is simply a Polo-sized electrical supermini with interior abstraction to lucifer the Golf, acknowledgment to the caller MEB Entry platform. It’s promised to spell connected merchantability astatine little than £22,000, acknowledgment successful ample portion to its usage of a 38kWh lithium-iron-phosphate battery. 

Everything we cognize astir the Volkswagen ID 2

Volkswagen ID GTI

The blistery mentation of the ID 2All is acceptable to spell into accumulation successful 2026 and volition beryllium Volkswagen's archetypal electrical GTI model. Bosses accidental the car prioritises fun handling implicit outright powerfulness and performance.

Everything we cognize astir the Volkswagen ID GTI

Volkswagen Scirocco EV

Volkswagen Scirocco render – front

Volkswagen’s sporty compact coupé could instrumentality arsenic a duplicate of the adjacent Audi TT and Porsche Boxster/Cayman, arsenic good arsenic the Cupra Darkrebel concept, a high-ranking insider has told Autocar. It would beryllium supra a aboriginal electrical Golf successful the brand’s line-up from astir 2028.

Everything we cognize astir the adjacent Volkswagen Scirocco

Volvo ES90

Volvo ES90 render Autocar – side

Volvo volition this twelvemonth unwrap its archetypal electrical saloon, replacing its S90 flagship. It’s expected to usage the aforesaid SPA2 level arsenic the caller Volvo EX90 and Polestar 3 ample SUVs, with a large 111kWh artillery delivering much than 370 miles of range. 

Everything we cognize astir the Volvo ES90

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