New cars

Future cars worth waiting for: 2026-2030

These are some of the most exciting cars worth waiting for as the industry enters the electric age

23 January 2025
Future cars worth waiting for: 2026-2030
Xpeng AeroHT Land Aircraft Carrier wide front
Aircraft folds up and automatically loads into the rear of the 'mothership'
New cars

Xpeng Land Aircraft Carrier with 'flying car' on track for 2026

Six-wheeled 'mothership' with range-extender electric powertrain is used to transport folding six-rotor aircraft

23 January 2025
Xpeng Land Aircraft Carrier with 'flying car' on track for 2026
Autocar Citroen 2CV 2025 render
Autocar render imagines what a new 2CV, heavily based on the original, could look like
New cars

Exclusive: Citroen 2CV set for return as retro city car

Work has started on a back-to-basics model embodying the look and ethos of the French icon

22 January 2025
Exclusive: Citroen 2CV set for return as retro city car
Polestar 2 front quarter tracking
It had previously been suggested the 7 SUV would replace the 2 liftback; that's no longer the case
New cars

Polestar 2 to get direct successor later this decade

Recently announced Polestar 7 SUV won't replace popular model, new CEO of Swedish EV brand says

21 January 2025
Polestar 2 to get direct successor later this decade
GWM Ora 03 front quarter
New entry-level Pure model is £7000 cheaper than the Pure+ that it replaces; offers one mile less range
New cars

GWM Ora 03 gains new entry level, bringing £7k lower price

Chinese brand revises hatchback’s line-up, gaining lower prices and a GT range-topper

21 January 2025
GWM Ora 03 gains new entry level, bringing £7k lower price
Alpine A290 front 3 4
The A290 is £10,505 more expensive than the regular Renault 5
New cars

Alpine A290 hot hatch goes on sale in UK, priced from £33,500

French performance brand's first EV is a warmed up Renault 5 with up to 215bhp; range tops out at £38,500

21 January 2025
Alpine A290 hot hatch goes on sale in UK, priced from £33,500
smart hashtag5 premium
Decision to add PHEV tech to #5 is a response to market trends in China
New cars

Smart #5 to gain plug-in hybrid as brand slows all-electric plans

New SUV to go hybrid in selected markets as Smart steps back from all-electric line-up

21 January 2025
Smart #5 to gain plug-in hybrid as brand slows all-electric plans
Land Rover Defender P400e hybrid
Defender is already offered with PHEV but "it's not easy to find the extra space" needed for more batteries
New cars

Land Rover Defender to get EV in next generation

JLR commercial boss reveals potentially insurmountable packaging difficulties with current car

21 January 2025
Land Rover Defender to get EV in next generation
New cars

The new electric cars coming in 2025

New EVs are arriving thick and fast. Here's your guide to what's to come this year

20 January 2025
The new electric cars coming in 2025
New cars

Alpina has revealed its final standalone car - now what?

Buchloe has been turning out belters since 1965 – but that run might now be ending

17 January 2025
Alpina has revealed its final standalone car - now what?

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