New cars 2025: Your handy guide to the 137 cars coming this year

From hybrid hypercars to high-rise hatchbacks, here's every new model that's set to arrive this year This year is shaping up to be crucial for the car industry, as major manufacturers battle through what is perhaps the most challenging period they have ever faced. They will have to grapple with the need to slash their carbon outputs amid slower-than-expected growth in electric car sales without compromising their business through heavy discounts. Indeed, that slowdown, coupled with an assault of new and cheaper cars from China, has left some of the world's most established makers in the firing line for government-imposed fines for falling short on EV sales. But despite the turmoil, green shoots look to be sprouting for car lovers. The future of the driver's car looks to be in safe hands, with the arrival of properly fun EVs like the Alpine A290 hot hatch, as well as various poster-worthy sports and supercars. And design classics are returning as futuristic EVs: Fiat has reprised the Giugiaro styling of the original Panda of 1980 for the new Grande Panda crossover and Renault has revived both the 4 and the 5. Meanwhile, many established brands are diversifying into uncharted territory. Dacia is set to launch a Volkswagen Golf-rivalling family hatchback, Kia is vying for a slice of the lucrative van market and the Range Rover is going electric for the first time. Read on for our A-Z (well, A-Y...) guide to all the new cars set to arrive in 2025. AC Ace Electric Quick, quaint and really quite expensive, this reborn ’60s roadster packs 300bhp into a 1134kg shell – and costs more than a Porsche 911 GT3 RS. A four-pot Ace will also be available. Everything you need to know about the AC Ace Electric AC Cobra GT Reborn with aluminium chassis, carbonfibre body and 654bhp V8.  Read our AC Cobra GT Roadster review Alfa Romeo Junior Ibrida Alfa’s small crossover gets a 134bhp 1.2-litre hybrid powertrain and a more ornate grille. Read our Alfa Romeo Junior review Alfa Romeo Stelvio One of the best-handling SUVs around is about to swap from Alfa’s acclaimed Giorgio platform to a new Stellantis structure called STLA Large, which will enable it to offer electric power for the first time while retaining a combustion option. Full details remain under wraps, but the new Dodge Charger, based on the same platform, uses a 3.0-litre straight six encouragingly known as the Hurricane. Everything we know about the next Alfa Romeo Stelvio Alfa Romeo Tonale update SUV gains a revised interior with new centre console, rotary drive selector and reworked display screens. Everything we know about the Alfa Romeo Tonale update Alpine A110 Ultime The sun is setting on the car that proved once and for all that Renault has what it takes to fight Europe’s best. The Ultime is one last crack at the likes of Porsche: a super-light, track-focused special honed by Alpine’s Formula 1 team. Its aero package produces an extra 160kg of downforce compared with the A110 R on which it’s based, and the additional 49bhp required the fitment of a new gearbox. A fitting end for a hero. Everything we know about the Alpine A110 Ultime Alpine A290 “The saviour of the hot hatch”, “a modern-day Clio RS 182”, “a proper electric driver’s car – at last!”: everything you’ve read online is true: the hot version of the new Renault 5 is just as quick, engaging and fun as we had hoped, which proves one of our favourite types of car can survive into the EV era. Read our Alpine A290 review Alpine A390 Meet the “A110 for five”. Previewed by a concept at the 2024 Paris motor show, the A390 is Alpine's first SUV – and, it hopes, a cash cow to fund its next-generation sports cars. But the French firm claims not to have compromised on driving dynamics, having benchmarked the A390 against the sports car and developed a trick torque-vectoring system for its tri-motor powertrain. A rival for the Porsche Macan Electric, it’s expected to arrive priced north of £60,000. Everything we know about the Alpine A390 Ariel Nomad 2 Nutter’s choice of off-roaders returns with Ford Focus ST power and 715kg kerb weight. Mind-boggling fun. Read our Ariel Nomad 2 review Aston Martin Valhalla With its front-engined sports cars freshened up and fighting fit, Aston is now turning its attention to launching a mid-engined hypercar to rival the Ferrari SF90 XX and Lamborghini Revuelto. Equipped with an electrified version of Mercedes-AMG’s flat-plane-crank V8, it puts out 1064bhp and should sound pretty biblical – but has a relatively plush cabin and enough EV range for silent running through town. A Valkyrie you can take to the shops, then. Everything we know about the Aston Martin Valhalla Aston Martin Vanquish Volante Drop-top, V12-powered super GT gets soft top but doesn't lose much in the way of pace: it will still hit 60mph from a standstill in 3.3sec and go on to 214mph. It's the stuff of dreams. Read our Aston Martin Vanquish review Aston Martin Vantage Roadster Rowdy sports car drops its

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New cars 2025: Your handy guide to the 137 cars coming this year
New Cars 2025 lead From hybrid hypercars to high-rise hatchbacks, here's every new model that's set to arrive this year

This year is shaping up to be crucial for the car industry, as major manufacturers battle through what is perhaps the most challenging period they have ever faced.

They will have to grapple with the need to slash their carbon outputs amid slower-than-expected growth in electric car sales without compromising their business through heavy discounts.

Indeed, that slowdown, coupled with an assault of new and cheaper cars from Chinahas left some of the world's most established makers in the firing line for government-imposed fines for falling short on EV sales.

But despite the turmoil, green shoots look to be sprouting for car lovers.

The future of the driver's car looks to be in safe hands, with the arrival of properly fun EVs like the Alpine A290 hot hatch, as well as various poster-worthy sports and supercars.

And design classics are returning as futuristic EVs: Fiat has reprised the Giugiaro styling of the original Panda of 1980 for the new Grande Panda crossover and Renault has revived both the 4 and the 5.

Meanwhile, many established brands are diversifying into uncharted territory. Dacia is set to launch a Volkswagen Golf-rivalling family hatchback, Kia is vying for a slice of the lucrative van market and the Range Rover is going electric for the first time.

Read on for our A-Z (well, A-Y...) guide to all the new cars set to arrive in 2025.

AC Ace Electric

Quick, quaint and really quite expensive, this reborn ’60s roadster packs 300bhp into a 1134kg shell – and costs more than a Porsche 911 GT3 RS. A four-pot Ace will also be available.

Everything you need to know about the AC Ace Electric

AC Cobra GT

Reborn with aluminium chassis, carbonfibre body and 654bhp V8. 

Read our AC Cobra GT Roadster review

Alfa Romeo Junior Ibrida

Alfa’s small crossover gets a 134bhp 1.2-litre hybrid powertrain and a more ornate grille.

Read our Alfa Romeo Junior review

Alfa Romeo Stelvio

Alfa Romeo Stelvio replacement – Autocar render, front quarter

One of the best-handling SUVs around is about to swap from Alfa’s acclaimed Giorgio platform to a new Stellantis structure called STLA Large, which will enable it to offer electric power for the first time while retaining a combustion option. Full details remain under wraps, but the new Dodge Charger, based on the same platform, uses a 3.0-litre straight six encouragingly known as the Hurricane.

Everything we know about the next Alfa Romeo Stelvio

Alfa Romeo Tonale update

SUV gains a revised interior with new centre console, rotary drive selector and reworked display screens.

Everything we know about the Alfa Romeo Tonale update

Alpine A110 Ultime

The sun is setting on the car that proved once and for all that Renault has what it takes to fight Europe’s best. The Ultime is one last crack at the likes of Porsche: a super-light, track-focused special honed by Alpine’s Formula 1 team. Its aero package produces an extra 160kg of downforce compared with the A110 R on which it’s based, and the additional 49bhp required the fitment of a new gearbox. A fitting end for a hero.

Everything we know about the Alpine A110 Ultime

Alpine A290

“The saviour of the hot hatch”, “a modern-day Clio RS 182”, “a proper electric driver’s car – at last!”: everything you’ve read online is true: the hot version of the new Renault 5 is just as quick, engaging and fun as we had hoped, which proves one of our favourite types of car can survive into the EV era.

Read our Alpine A290 review

Alpine A390

Alpine A390 – Autocar render, front quarter

Meet the “A110 for five”. Previewed by a concept at the 2024 Paris motor show, the A390 is Alpine's first SUV – and, it hopes, a cash cow to fund its next-generation sports cars. But the French firm claims not to have compromised on driving dynamics, having benchmarked the A390 against the sports car and developed a trick torque-vectoring system for its tri-motor powertrain. A rival for the Porsche Macan Electric, it’s expected to arrive priced north of £60,000.

Everything we know about the Alpine A390

Ariel Nomad 2

Nutter’s choice of off-roaders returns with Ford Focus ST power and 715kg kerb weight. Mind-boggling fun.

Read our Ariel Nomad 2 review

Aston Martin Valhalla

Aston Martin Valhalla – front quarter

With its front-engined sports cars freshened up and fighting fit, Aston is now turning its attention to launching a mid-engined hypercar to rival the Ferrari SF90 XX and Lamborghini Revuelto. Equipped with an electrified version of Mercedes-AMG’s flat-plane-crank V8, it puts out 1064bhp and should sound pretty biblical – but has a relatively plush cabin and enough EV range for silent running through town. A Valkyrie you can take to the shops, then.

Everything we know about the Aston Martin Valhalla

Aston Martin Vanquish Volante

Aston Martin Vanquish Volante – front quarter

Drop-top, V12-powered super GT gets soft top but doesn't lose much in the way of pace: it will still hit 60mph from a standstill in 3.3sec and go on to 214mph. It's the stuff of dreams.

Read our Aston Martin Vanquish review

Aston Martin Vantage Roadster

Rowdy sports car drops its top so you can hear its 656bhp V8 with even greater clarity. It's understood to cost around £10k more than the £165k coupé.

Everything we know about the Aston Martin Vantage Roadster

Audi A5 plug-in hybrid

Junior executive saloon gets the PHEV treatment, using a 2.0-litre petrol engine, a single electric motor and a 20.7kWh battery. The set-up puts out a combined 295bhp and allows for 67 miles of electric-only driving. Prices start at £48,950.

Read our Audi A5 and S5 review or find out everything we know about the A5 PHEV

Audi A6

Bigger brother to the A5 was originally meant to be called the A7, but a reversal of that naming policy means it remains an A6. It will be one of the last diesel-powered Audis.

Everything we know about the Audi A6

Audi Q3

Popular mid-sized SUV is set for powertain and styling tweaks, borrowing interior design cues from the larger Q5.

Audi Q6 Sportback E-tron

Coupé roofline beats the range of the regular Q6 E-tron SUV by 15 miles but trades away 15 litres of boot space.

Everything we know about the Audi Q6 Sportback E-tron

Audi RS Q6 E-tron

With nearly 500bhp, the SQ6 E-tron is hardly lethargic, so Audi Sport’s 600bhp-plus RS version of the Porsche Macan Electric twin should be pretty rapid.

Everything we know about the Audi RS Q6 E-tron

Audi RS6 E-tron and RS6 Avant

Audi RS6 E-tron –  Autocar render, front quarter

Audi’s hot RS6 will be back this year, but not as you remember it. Planned to be badged RS6 E-tron, the high-performance model will be offered as an estate or a saloon, the latter bodystyle returning for the first time since 2010. In turn, the combustion-engined RS6 will be renamed the RS7, in keeping with Audi's new naming structure. Expect well above 600bhp and 700lb ft...

Bentley Flying Spur PHEV

New 771bhp plug-in hybrid set-up replaces the W12 and offers 47 miles of electric-only driving.

Read our Bentley Flying Spur Speed review

BMW iX

Mid-life update for this large electric SUV brings a huge range increase, plus new design elements. That grille will remain, though.

Read our BMW iX facelift prototype review

BMW iX3 Neue Klasse

BMW iX3 – Autocar render, front quarter

Previewed by the Vision Neue Klasse X, the successor to today’s iX3 will set the tone for BMW’s future electric line-up. Much of that concept’s design will be carried over to the new SUV, such as its fresh kidney grille, new LED headlights and flatter, more imposing silhouette. BMW’s sixth-generation eDrive system is claimed to give an efficiency boost of up to 25% over the brand’s existing EVs, with range bolstered by around 30%.

Everything we know about the next BMW iX3

BMW M2 CS

Weight savings, rear spoiler and aggressive suspension set-up will prime this sports car for track use.

Read our BMW M2 review

BMW M3 Touring CS

Even hotter estate gets 542bhp and carbonfibre goodies, cutting its kerb weight from 1865kg to 1850kg.

Everything we know about the BMW M3 Touring CS

BMW M5 Touring

Hallowed super-estate returns with raunchier styling and a 717bhp plug-in hybrid powertrain.

Read our BMW M5 review

BMW Skytop

BMW Skytop – side

Just 50 examples of BMW’s gorgeous convertible concept will be made, possibly carrying the Z8 name.

Everything we know about the BMW Skytop

BYD Atto 2

Competitor for the Vauxhall Frontera Electric and Renault 4 gets a 174bhp motor up front and a 50kWh battery for a range of more than 200 miles. Prices will start at around £27,000.

Read our BYD Atto 2 review

BYD Dolphin Surf

Dacia Spring rival, known in China as the Seagull, is poised to swoop in on the UK’s affordable EV market with a 200-mile range.

Everything we know about the BYD Dolphin Surf

BYD Seal 06 GT

Vital Seal hatchback is set to make a splash against the venerable Cupra Born and Volkswagen ID 3.

Everything we know about the BYD Seal 06 GT

BYD Seal update

Critical tech updates and battery changes look to keep this Tesla Model 3 rival feeling fresh.

Everything we know about the BYD Seal update

BYD Sealion 7

Soft-riding family SUV undercuts the Tesla Model Y at £44,990.

Read our BYD Sealion 7 review

Citroën Ami facelit

Citroen Ami facelift – front

UK’s cheapest electric ‘car’ gets a distinctive new look inspired by the 2CV, with round headlights and vent-aping grooves on its flanks. It keeps the same 28mph top speed as before, though.

Everything we know about the Citroën Ami facelift

Citroën C3 Aircross and ë-C3 Aircross

Next-generation C3 Aircross is one of the smallest seven-seaters on sale, measuring just 4.39m long. Taking aim at the Dacia Jogger, it arrives with petrol, mild-hybrid and electric power.

Read our Citroën C3 Aircross or ë-C3 Aircross review

Citroën C4 and C4 X

New look inspired by the Oli concept and a dashboard overhaul for this hatchback, which is now auto-only.

Read our Citroën C4 or C4 X review

Citroën ë-C3 van

New two-seat version of the French brand's entry-level EV is intended to capture the market left behind when the Ford Fiesta van was taken off sale. Prices will start at just £15,035 (excluding VAT).

Everything we know about the Citroën ë-C3 van

Cupra Raval

Cupra Raval prototype – front tracking

Forget the World Cup qualifiers: the fiercest international showdown of 2025 could well be when Spain’s Cupra Raval squares up to France’s Renault 5. The Cupra certainly has the readies to take the win: a circa-£25,000 price, a sumptuous interior and a whole array of digital tricks.

Everything we know about the Cupra Raval

Dacia Bigster

Stretched Duster does a pretty good impression of a Land Rover Defender for just £24,995 – undercutting all its rivals apart from the MG HS. Entry-level Expression trim isn't short on kit, either, with a 10.1in infotainment touchscreen, dual-zone air conditioning and 17in alloys, plus more to boot. You can't have a Bigster with seven seats, though.

Read our Dacia Bigster review

Dacia Duster hybrid 4x4

If you want the hardy Duster with four-wheel drive, your only choice at present is to have it with a manual gearbox. That won't remain the case for long, however, because Dacia is looking to introduce another 4x4 variant with an automatic ’box and an electric motor on its rear axle. It's expected to sit above the current mild-hybrid 4x4, which is priced from £23,550.

Everything we know about the new hybrid 4x4 Dacia Duster

Dacia family hatchback

Dacia family hatchback – Autocar render

We don’t have a lot to go on here, but Dacia boss Denis Le Vot has confirmed that the Bigster follow-up will wear a totally new bodystyle and have a new name. A Golf-sized hatchback with characteristically chunky styling and an outdoorsy focus seems a safe bet, we reckon.

Everything we know about Dacia's VW Golf rival

Dacia Jogger facelift

Fresh styling for the UK’s cheapest seven-seater, which is also in line for a more potent hybrid engine.

Everything we know about the Dacia Jogger facelift

Denza Bao 5

Toyota Land Cruiser rival gets a 677bhp range-extender powertrain. It's badged as a Fangchengbao (‘formula leopard’) in China but is strongly tipped for a rebranding when it comes to Europe.

Everything we know about Fangchengbao

Denza Z9 GT

Upmarket sub-brand of BYD was originally a joint venture with Mercedes, but the Chinese firm now has full control over its destiny. The first Europe-bound Denza is a 952bhp electric GT.

Everything we know about the Denza Z9 GT

DS No4

DS No4 facelift, camouflaged

DS's plush, high-riding hatchback is due a mid-life update, bringing a new name and electric power.

Everything we know about the DS No4

DS No7

Family SUV has been around since 2017, so a styling and technology refresh beckons.

Read our DS 7 review

DS No8

DS No8 – front quarter

New flagship is based on the same underpinnings as the Peugeot e-3008 and Vauxhall Grandland but fettled to minimise its aerodynamic drag (and therefore maximise electric range). It's tipped to be priced below £50k in the UK.

Everything we know about the DS No8

Ferrari 12Cilindri

Twelve booming cylinders, a big old snout and a tremendous 819bhp on tap: the Ferrari 12Cilindri is everything a proper GT should be. The centrepiece, of course, is its 6.5-litre V12. Unlike that in the rival Aston Martin Vanquish, it’s naturally aspirated and revs to a screeching 9500rpm. “An engine to die for,” in the words of our Matt Prior.

Read our Ferrari 12Cilindri review

Ferrari F80

F40, F50, Enzo, LaFerrari and now this: a 1184bhp hyper-hybrid with a proper Formula 1-derived V6 and three electric motors. Enjoy, Lewis.

Everything we know about the Ferrari F80

Fiat 500 Ibrida

Fiat 500 Ibrida – Autocar render

The petrol-powered 500 lives on! A long-term future was secured for Turin’s big-selling city car with the recent confirmation of this new Ibrida version, due to enter production in November. It's effectively the electric 500e retrofitted with a petrol engine – most likely Stellantis’s ubiquitous 134bhp 1.2-litre mild-hybrid unit. It comes as Fiat struggles to sell the EV, idling its factory.

Everything we know about the Fiat 500 Ibrida

Fiat 500e update

A more capacious battery is part of a mid-life update for the pint-sized Piedmontese. But will it boost sales?

Read our Fiat 500e review

Fiat Grande Panda

Cute new crossover stays true to the Giorgetto Giugiaro-designed original in both styling and spirit, using the same underpinnings as the Citroën C3 to hit a starting price below £22,000.

Read our Fiat Grande Panda Electric review

Fiat Topolino

Meet the 'Ami Superleggera': cubic microcar gets a 1950s design treatment and ditches its doors.

Everything we know about the Fiat Topolino

Firefly hatchback

The first model from Chinese EV giant Nio's new entry-level brand is a Renault 5 rival that's priced from the equivalent of £16k in China. It will almost certainly cost more when it lands here but should still undercut the French EV.

Everything we know about the Firefly hatchback

Ford E-Tourneo Courier

Citroën ë-Berlingo-baiter gets a 134bhp motor and a 43kWh battery for a 179-mile range.

Read our Ford Tourneo Courier review

Ford Mustang GTD

Ford Mustang GTD – front quarter

Before you ask, no, it’s not a diesel. That ‘D’ actually stands for 'Daytona', hinting at the track-focused billing of what is the most extreme Pony Car to date. Its 5.2-litre V8 is borrowed from Shelby’s GT500 but has a smaller supercharger pulley plus a modified intake and exhaust to boost it north of 800bhp. It’s also got a dry sump to ensure it isn’t starved of oil on track. There’s just one catch: applications to buy one closed long ago.

Everything we know about the Ford Mustang GTD

Ford Puma Gen-E

The UK’s favourite car plugs in to take on the Peugeot e-2008. As close as we will get to a Fiesta EV – for now, anyway.

Everything we know about the Ford Puma Gen-E

Genesis GV60 facelift

Genesis's sporty electric crossover gets a more aggressive look with new headlights, plus a lightly fettled interior.

Everything we know about the Genesis GV60 facelift

Genesis GV60 Magma

Magma performance arm’s first UK model is set to be a more luxurious take on the riotous (and closely related) Hyundai Ioniq 5 N.

Everything we know about the Genesis GV60 Magma

GWM Ora 07

Quirky-looking saloon will follow the Ora 03 (née Funky Cat) into UK showrooms. It will have 402bhp and an expected £35k starting price.

Read our GWM Ora 07 prototype review

Hyundai Ioniq 6

The mid-life update for Hyundai’s drag-busting, Tesla Model 3-rivalling electric saloon will include a refreshed design inspired by the petrol Sonata, plus a bigger battery – and therefore a longer range than the current 338 miles.

Read our Hyundai Ioniq 6 review

Hyundai Ioniq 6 N 

Hyundai Ioniq 6 N – Autocar render, front quarter

Second albums are always difficult, but sometimes they’re absolutely game-changing. Hyundai will certainly be hoping for a Led Zeppelin II moment with the launch of its second electric sports car. The Ioniq 5 N has completely overturned the misconception that EVs can’t be fun, with its realistic ‘manual gearbox’, genuinely enjoyable ‘engine note’ and scintillating dynamics, so the pressure is on the hot Ioniq 6 to take things one step further. Expect a ludicrous power figure and a rapid 0-62mph time, of course, but no doubt there will be a hefty dose of chassis tweaking and electrickery deployed to ensure this is more than merely a quick car.

Everything we know about the Hyundai Ioniq 6 N

Hyundai Ioniq 9

Previously, we had the Ferrari LaFerrari, McLaren P1 and Porsche 918 Spyder. Now Hyundai’s Ioniq 9 is the final piece of what could be considered the new ‘holy trinity’, this time made up of electric MPVs. Joining the Kia EV9 and Volvo EX90, the Ioniq 9 is a development of the Seven concept shown three years ago. It offers upwards of 350 miles of range and 378bhp. Pricing? From around £90k.

Read our Hyundai Ioniq 9 review

Hyundai Nexo

Hydrogen isn't dead, says Hyundai. A new hydrogen-fuel-cell Nexo EV is on the way, having been previewed by the efficient Initium concept. That brings a range of 404 miles between fill-ups and a little more power too.

Everything we know about the next Hyundai Nexo

Jaecoo 5

Toothy SUV is China’s answer to the Honda HR-V and Hyundai Kona, coming with petrol and electric options.

Jeep Compass

Jeep’s assault on the lucrative compact SUV market will sit above the Avenger and use Stellantis’s STLA Medium platform, which makes it a close relation to the Peugeot 3008 and Vauxhall Grandland. Rivalling the Volvo EC40 and Volkswagen Tiguan, the Compass will be the only car on its platform to be offered with a pure-combustion engine. It is also likely to come with the option of a 134bhp mild-hybrid petrol and a 207bhp electric motor with a 73kWh battery.

Everything we know about the Jeep Compass

Jeep Recon

Jeep’s European push will include this potent off-roader, intended as an electric equivalent to the Wrangler.

Everything we know about the Jeep Recon

Jeep Wagoneer S

This flagship electric SUV will also join Jeep’s UK range, with 592bhp, a 300-mile range and 0-62mph in 3.2sec.

Everything we know about the Jeep Wagoneer S

KGM Actyon

New SUV is a more rakish take on the existing Torres, bringing petrol power and a lower price than many alternatives.

Read our KGM Actyon review

KGM Musso

Brutish EV will be one of the first four-wheel-drive electric pick-up trucks to go on sale in the UK.

Everything we know about the next KGM Musso

KGM Torres Hybrid

This small electrified SUV will be a left-field alternative to cars such as the MG HS and Dacia Duster.

Read our KGM Torres review

Kia EV4

Kia EV4 hatchback

Tesla beware! Kia’s coming for the Model 3 with its new EV4, offered in both hatchback and saloon guises. Both get a single front-mounted motor putting out 201bhp, as well as a choice of 58.3kWh and 81.4kWh batteries. The longest-legged Long Range saloon can manage 397 miles between charges. 

Everything we know about the Kia EV4

Kia EV5

Electric equivalent of the Sportage majors on design flair and practicality. Front- and four-wheel-drive models will be available and the rangiest versions will be comfortably capable of more than 300 miles per charge. Prices are expected to start from around £40k.

Everything we know about the Kia EV5

Kia EV6 GT

Kia’s 577bhp Porsche Taycan chaser has been zhuzhed up with the 641bhp powertrain and simulated gearchanges from the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N. Drift mode stays.

Everything we know about the new Kia EV6 GT

Kia EV9 GT

Got a big family and a lead right foot? You’ll want the EV9 GT, a seven-seat, 2.5-tonne electric SUV that packs a whopping 501bhp. Supercar pace, in other words.

Everything we know about the Kia EV9 GT

Kia K4

A new petrol hatchback in 2025? You betcha. The K4 is tipped to arrive as a replacement for the Ceed, packing a turbocharged 1.6-litre four and putting out 190bhp.

Everything we know about the Kia K4

Kia PV5

Kia PV5 Passenger front quarter

Kia has its sights set on the evergreen Ford Transit Custom with the new PV5, its first-ever van. It’s targeting a punchy starting price of just €35k (£29k), undercutting most other electric vans, and there's a seven-seat people-mover too. Could it change the van game for good?

Everything we know about the Kia PV5

Kia Sportage

One of the UK’s best-sellers gets EV9-inspired looks as part of its fifth-generation mid-life facelift to keep it high in the charts. The hybrid powertrain introduces a new ‘Infant’ mode with a smoother power delivery.

Everything we know about the new Kia Sportage

Lamborghini Temerario

Huracán’s replacement gets a 4.0-litre V8 that, combined with three electric motors, puts out a huge 907bhp. But only a small fraction of that is thanks to the motors, which are used to fill the gap in torque delivery left by the fitment of two whopping great turbochargers. The set-up’s good for 0-62mph in 2.7sec and allows for new tricks, such as a drift handling mode inspired by the Huracán Sterrato.

Everything we know about the Lamborghini Temerario

Land Rover Defender Octa

Land Rover Defender Octa

The most powerful and capable Defender yet? A 626bhp V8 suggests so.

Read our Land Rover Defender Octa review

Leapmotor B10

This Renault 5-sized electric hatchback from China made its debut in Paris late last year and a UK launch is on the horizon.

Everything we know about the Leapmotor B10

LEVC L380

Eight-seat MPV, anyone? The L380 is a four-row luxury electric transporter inspired by the world of airline travel, made by the firm behind London's black cab.

Everything we know about the LEVC L380

Lexus LBX Morizo RR

Lexus LBX Morizo RR – front quarter tracking

Lexus’s small SUV gets fire in its belly courtesy of the Toyota GR Yaris’s turbocharged 1.6-litre three-cylinder petrol engine.

Read our Lexus LBX Morizo RR review

Lexus RZ update

Lexus's electric flagship will introduce steer-by-wire technology later this year, allowing buyers to swap a traditional steering wheel for a yoke with adaptive ratios. It will also introduce Hyundai Ioniq 5 N-style simulation of a combustion engine with 'gears' operated by paddles behind that yoke.

Everything we know about the Lexus RZ update

Maserati MC20 GT2 Stradale

Track-ready rocket is 60kg lighter than standard – and Maserati’s dearest car yet, at £338k.

Read our Maserati MC20 GT2 Stradale review

Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door Coupé

Mercedes AMG GT 4dr – Autocar render, front

Has the Porsche Taycan had it too good for too long? Mercedes is working on its own lightning-fast four-door, which should outpunch today’s V8-engined AMG GT 4-Door Coupé in just about every respect – except, perhaps, noise. The first full-fat AMG EV will ride on a bespoke platform for electric sports cars and is tipped to pack as much as 1000bhp and 1000lb ft. We’re off to buy shares in Michelin.

Everything we know about the Mercedes-AMG GT 4dr EV

Mercedes-AMG GT Pro

Performance connoisseur’s super-sports GT gets four-wheel drive, four seats and an 805bhp range-topping PHEV powertrain.

Read our Mercedes-AMG GT review

Mercedes-AMG CLE 63

No plug-in hybrid here: instead, this even punchier CLE will get AMG’s traditional 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8, along with a host of styling adjustments.

Read our Mercedes-AMG CLE 53 review

Mercedes-Benz CLA

2025 Mercedes-Benz CLA – front quarter tracking

The CLA is the first mainstream Mercedes offered with both combustion and electric power. While the saloon has been dubbed ‘electric first’, it will be available with a new 249bhp electrified engine. The EQ-badged EV, meanwhile, will be the rangiest in the UK, offering a claimed 492 miles of driving between charges. There will also be an AMG version with an active rear spoiler and more than 500bhp.

Everything we know about the Mercedes-Benz CLA and the Mercedes-AMG CLA 45

Mercedes-Maybach SL

“Sportiest” Maybach model yet is a big roadster with a 577bhp V8 and all the bling a dictator could want.

Everything we know about the Mercedes-Maybach SL

MG 4 EV update

Popular hatch is due an interior and tech update to keep it on the pace with rivals such as the Kia EV3.

Read our MG 4 review

MG Cyberster 2+2

MG Cyberster 2+2 – front quarter

Everyone’s getting in on the retro revival act, but we will admit that the MGB GT wasn’t on our 2025 bingo card. Admittedly, the hard-top Cyberster doesn’t look much like its ancestor, but as it’s due to arrive on the B GT’s 60th birthday, you can’t really avoid the comparison.

Everything we know about the MG Cyberster 2+2

MG S5 EV

Based on the 4 EV’s platform, the ES5 replaces the ZS EV. It improves on its lower-riding sibling in several key areas, thoe most notable of which is interior quality.

Read our MG S5 EV review

Mini Convertible

Drop-top versions of the definitive small car get 161bhp and 201bhp petrol engines. Priced from £27k.

Read our Mini Convertible review

Mini John Cooper Works EVs

Mini’s go-faster arm goes electric as hot Aceman and Cooper get 254bhp.

Everything we know about the Mini John Cooper Works EVs

Mini John Cooper Works petrol

Mini's hottest petrol hatches are automatic-only, with racy styling and more muscle.

Everything we know about the petrol Mini John Cooper Works

Mobilize Duo

Mobilize Duo – side tracking

Spiritual successor to the Renault Twizy goes posh (it has airbags!) to take on the Citroën Ami. There's also a cargo version named the Bento.

Read our Mobilize Duo review

Morgan Midsummer

This finely detailed £200,000 barchetta is a Plus Six that has been reinvigorated by Pininfarina.

Everything we know about the Morgan Midsummer

Morgan Plus Six Pinnacle

Venerable flagship bows out with limited-run, £97k special and 3.0-litre straight six.

Read our Morgan Plus Six review

Morgan Supersport

Morgan Supersport – front quarter

Plus Six replacement retains the fantastic BMW-sourced straight six and edgier styling, aimed at a younger audience. Prices start at £102k and Morgan expects to build some 200 examples annually.

Everything we know about the Morgan Supersport

Nissan Leaf

It’s a Leaf but not as we know it: the Sunderland-built EV has morphed into a saloon-like crossover for its third generation. It will be revealed in full later this year and offer a range of more than 372 miles. 

Everything we know about the next Nissan Leaf

Nissan Micra

2025 Nissan Micra – front quarter

Squint a bit and you can see the Renault 5 links in the new Micra. But while it shares a platform and will be built in France, much of its design and engineering work has been done by Nissan – and in the UK, to boot. We’ve been promised a “sporty urban” car.

Everything we know about the next Nissan Micra

Omoda 7

Essentially a more rugged and boxy reworking of the Omoda 5, the 7 will be sold in the UK with petrol and PHEV powertrains.

Omoda 9

Have there really been nine Omodas already? Of course not: the number just signifies that it’s a big SUV.

Onvo L60

Onvo L60 – front quarter

The first model from another Nio-owned EV brand, this time aimed at the likes of Tesla and Polestar. It's claimed to be the most aerodynamically efficient SUV on the market.

Everything we know about the Onvo L60

Peugeot 308 update

Volkswagen Golf rival will receive a styling refresh and doubtless some revived powertrains.

Read our Peugeot 308 review

Peugeot e-408

Unusual high-riding saloon will gain an electric powetrain packing 207bhp and 281 miles of range. Looks identical to the petrol 408, though.

Everything we know about the Peugeot e-408

Polestar 3 single-motor

Polestar’s biggest car drops a motor to gain extra range for a lower price.

Read our Polestar 3 review

Polestar 5

British-engineered electric super-saloon has up to 974bhp and radical new fast-charging tech, so it will be rapid off the mark and at the plug.

Everything we know about the Polestar 5

Porsche 718 Boxster and 718 Cayman

Porsche 718 Cayman Electric – Autocar render, front quarter

One of the year’s most hotly anticipated arrivals. The next 718 Boxster and Cayman will be electric-only and based on a new platform, with their batteries stacked behind the cabin. Dual motors derived from Formula E are intended to deliver a clever blend of performance and efficiency.

Everything we know about the Porsche 718 twins

Porsche 911 Carrera S

Sitting between the Carrera T and the new GTS T-Hybrid, the latest Carrera S brings 473bhp and a more aggressive look inspired by the wide-hipped Turbo. It's priced from £120k.

Everything we know about the Porsche 911 Carrera S

Porsche 911 Turbo

The second electrified 911 variant will keep its flat six but gain a small electric motor for even more dazzling off-the-line performance.

Range Rover Electric

After years of teasers, spy shots and claims of a stacked order book, it’s finally time for Land Rover to make its first foray into the world of electric cars. This is in some ways a subtle debut, because the new EV has the same looks and underpinnings as its combustion-engined counterparts – but with whisper-quiet propulsion. It’s not just refinement that benefits from going EV, though. JLR claims the Range Rover’s motors allow snappier reactions to any slippage at each wheel, reducing the reaction time of its traction control from 100 milliseconds to a single millisecond. Could this be the most capable Range Rover to date, as well as the most luxurious? We’d count on it.

Everything we know about the Range Rover Electric

Renault 4

Renault 4 front quarter

It must have been Opposite Day when Renault’s product planners conceived the new 4 and 5, as it's due to arrive in showrooms months after the 5. It's very similar underneath but should offer much more room inside.

Everything we know about the Renault 4

Renault Austral

Range-topping family SUV is in line for a host of updates as part of a facelift in a bid to keep up with rivals.

Read our Renault Austral review

Rolls-Royce Ghost

Likely one of the final Rolls to draw its power from a V12, the Series II Ghost limousine will take some design cues from the Spectre EV.

Everything we know about the new Rolls-Royce Ghost

Rolls-Royce's second EV

The follow-up to the Spectre has been confirmed for this year but little else is known at present. A new Phantom limousine is one possibility.

Everything we know about the new Rolls-Royce EV

Seat Arona facelift

Spanish brand's small crossover will be updated with hybrid power and sharpened looks some eight years after it launched.

Everything we know about the Seat Arona facelift

Seat Ibiza facelift

The popular supermini lives on, receiving the same suit of changes as its Arona sibling. 

Everything we know about the Seat Ibiza facelift

Skoda Elroq vRS

Skoda Elroq vRS teaser

Skoda's second sporty electric car will take the fight to the Abarth 600e and Alpine A290, potentially packing as much as 322bhp. It's due to be revealed imminently.

Everything we know about the new Skoda Elroq vRS

Skoda Enyaq facelift

Skoda's best-selling EV gets a redesign insipired by the Elroq, bringing a small boost in range and an upgraded infotainment screen.

Everything we know about the Skoda Enyaq facelift

Skywell Q

A new name to the UK, this Volkswagen ID 3-rivalling electric hatchback will offer up to 300 miles of range. It follows the BE11 electric crossover.

Everything we know about the Skywell Q

Skywell Skyhome

Tech-heavy, 617bhp electric limo will take on the BMW i7 as the Chinese brand’s third model in the UK.

Everything we know about the Skywell Skyhome

Smart #5

Smart #5 front quarter

Brand’s largest and most potent car yet will be launched with 366 miles of range and an off-road-inspired special edition with nifty stepladders mounted along its right flank.

Everything we know about the Smart #5

Suzuki eVitara

Suzuki staged the European launch of its first EV on an ice rink, mystifyingly, but the car is self-explanatory: a decent-sized SUV with up to 172bhp, a 250-mile range and a mid-£30k starting price.

Everything we know about the Suzuki eVitara

Tesla 'Model 2'

Long-mooted affordable electric car is still up in the air, but the business case remains. Watch this space (again).

Everything we know about the Tesla 'Model 2'

Tesla Model 3 entry-level

Tesla Model 3 entry-level – Autocar render, front quarter

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has repeatedly hinted at a vastly more affordable car. Model 3 with plastic bumpers and steelies, anyone?

Read our Tesla Model 3 review

Toyota bZ4X facelift

Three years after Toyota's debut EV first hit these shores, it's getting a few tweaks. Those include more efficient motors, boosting its range to 356 miles between charges, as well as a sharper look up front. 

Everything we know about the updated Toyota bZ4X

Toyota C-HR+

Electric counterpart to Toyota's style-focused crossover is also one of the most powerful cars it's ever built, with 338bhp. And, thanks to a 77.0kWh battery pack, it will do 373 miles between charges. 

Everything we know about the Toyota C-HR+

Toyota GR Corolla

Volkswagen Golf R rival packs 300bhp and four-wheel drive and could fill a gap in the Toyota line-up when the GR86 sports car retires.

Everything we know about the Toyota GR Corolla

Toyota Urban Cruiser

Having manufactured the Swace (née Corolla) and Across (RAV4) for Suzuki, it’s Toyota’s turn to receive a gift: its Urban Cruiser is basically a reworked eVitara and will be built by Suzuki in India.

Everything we know about the Toyota Urban Cruiser

Vauxhall Frontera

Fancy your compact budget seven-seater with a British badge? Thankfully, Stellantis's Smart Car platform also underpins a revived Vauxhall Frontera. Prices start at £23,495 for both the petrol and (five-seat-only) electric versions.

Read our Vauxhall Frontera review

Volkswagen Golf GTI Edition 50

Volkswagen will reveal a new version of the Golf GTI at this year's Nürburgring 24-hour race, celebrating 50 years of the hot hatch. Following previous convention, it's set to be based on the range-topping GTI Clubsport and will most likely bring a small power uplift plus a few heritage-inspired styling tweaks inside and out.

Everything we know about the 50th anniversary Golf GTI

Volkswagen Tayron

Replacement for the Tiguan Allspace is a seven-seat safe bet. The plug-in hybrid version is limited to five seats, however.

Everything we know about the Volkswagen Tayron

Volvo ES90

Volvo ES90 front quarter

For a moment, it seemed as if Volvo might abandon saloons for good, but the ES90 comes as welcome reassurance that it's sticking with the traditional three-box shape. Based on the same underpinnings as the EX90, it will be one of the most computationally advanced cars on the market, capable of handling 500 trillion mathematical operations per second. That should enable advanced infotainment and driver-assistance technologies, according to Volvo.

Everything we know about the Volvo ES90

Volvo XC60

Volvo's best-seller gets a number of tweaks to keep it on pace with rivals: a larger 11.2in infotainment touchscreen, softer dampers (for cars riding on coil springs) and more sumptuous materials inside.

Everything we know about the Volvo XC60 update

Volvo XC90

Electric EX90 inspires a design and tech overhaul for the school-run king as Volvo steps back from its plan to ditch all ICE cars.

Read our Volvo XC90 review

Xpeng G6

Positioned to take on the Tesla Model Y, the G6 is the first EV from upmarket Chinese brand Xpeng to go on sale in the UK.

Read our Xpeng G6 review

Yangwang U8

Tank-turning Chinese SUV brings silly stats and gimmicks galore with 1180bhp, a near-3500kg kerb weight and an equally silly-sounding name.

Read our Yangwang U8 review