Alpine A 390
Even a sports car firm like Alpine can’t ignore SUVs every year. Unveiled as a concept car in October 2024 this car will go on sale later in 2025. As sister car to the Nissan Ariya, we expect a range of around 310 miles.
Alpine A 310
Alpine will crown its electric sports car line-up with the A310 – a 2+2 tourer that will put the French firm toe to toe with the likes of Porsche, Maserati and Lotus.
Tipped by Alpine to be “an icon of future sports cars”, the new EV will arrive in 2028 and serve as a flagship for an expanded all-electric Alpine line-up.
The DB12 has been around since 2023, and we recently spotted a new top-of-the-range AMR model testing at the Nürburgring; we expect this to get launched towards the end of 2025.
Audi is considering a new model that revives the spirit of some of its most iconic sports cars – and the original TT is cited as a key potential source of inspiration.
Having retired the TT and R8 in the past 18 months, Audi is currently without a dedicated two-door sports car in its line up for the first time in decades. But CEO Gernot Döllner has suggested that a new coupe might be a good idea, and new Audi design boss Massimo Frascella is a big fan of the original TT.
Audi Sport is to resurrect the RS6 saloon as an electric-powered rival to the likes of the recently unveiled BMW i5 M60 saloon and the Mercedes-AMG EQE 53 saloon.
It should arrive in 2025. There will be an RS6 Avant estate version too.
Bentley’s first electric vehicle will arrive in 2026. The SUV will be one of 10 EVs and plug-in hybrid models to be launched in the space of a decade.
The first EV from Bentley had been due in 2025 but, like other car firms, Bentley has pushed its timescales back, including its ambition to become electric-only, which is now set for 2035.
The BMW M3 will return for a seventh generation with the choice of either a straight-six turbo petrol engine or a high-tech EV powertrain with huge power and unprecedented dynamic capability.
Due by early 2028, the next M3 is being engineered for both powertrains in a bid to maximize its appeal and in line with BMW’s ongoing commitment to combustion power. In our photos the new M3 EV can be seen testing at the Nürburgring in Germany, where we spotted it a few days ago.
While Mercedes and Audi may be leaving the small car space, with both the A-Class and A1 not being replaced, BMW remains committed to this market and will relaunch the 1 Series as an Electric Vehicle in 2028.
We recently spotted the next generation X5 testing on the public road for the first time, in Munich. It looks like the model also adopts the new BMW ‘Neue Klasse’ design language. Most recently, we also spotted it at BMW’s winter testing location in Sweden, where it got stuck in the snow. We expect this new model to be launched in 2026.
Land Rover is going to capitalize on the success of its Defender model by expanding its range and introducing a smaller electric-powered Sport model by 2027. It’s possible that this car will effectively replace the ageing Discovery Sport model in Land Rover’s range.
Mercedes-Benz CLA SB
The new CLA has already been revealed, and the model will get an estate (Shooting Brake) version too, and we recently spotted it out testing. We expect it to be unveiled in the autumn of 2025, and to go on sale in 2026. Like the CLA, it will have both EV and petrol options.
Mercedes will use its new MB.EA platform to create the first all-electric C-Class model, due to arrive in 2026. The company is working hard to improve its efficiency, which should yield a range of over 400 miles.
We spotted the forthcoming Porsche 983 Cayman during winter tests near the Arctic Circle. We originally expected this car in 2025, but the slowing market for electric cars combined with continuing good sales for the existing petrol-powered models has led it to be delayed. We now expect this model in 2026.
Range Rover EV
The first electric Range Rover will be crucial to finding sales volume and perhaps helping convert a new group of buyers to EVs. The company says 57,000 people have expressed an interest in buying the new model.
We recently spotted the new all-electric Range Rover EV testing at the Nürburgring. Most notably, this prototype has a completely redesigned grille from the current petrol and diesel version of the car. We expect the car to be on the road in late 2025.
The new Volvo EX60, which is set to arrive in 2026, will be the first car to sit on an advanced new platform that is highly scalable and features advanced computing technology.
The EX60 will be a key model for Volvo’s electric switch as the EV equivalent of the hugely popular XC60 family SUV, which has long been the Swedish firm’s best-seller.
