Future

​Sustainable, more affordable and road-car relevant – like it or not, electric power is the future of motorsport, even Formula 1

​Alfa-Romeo Giulia lives on! Under new management and backed by Stellantis, Alfa’s saloon is expected to make the electric switch from 2024.

How will Britain’s low-volume car makers survive the upcoming ban on new ICE cars? Steve Cropley sits down with Equipmake and WEVC to plan an enthusiast’s electric roadster

UK-built Leaf successor to lead Nissan’s EV charge. Nissan will release 15 new bespoke electric cars by 2030, including innovative SUV

​Hennessey will follow its speed-record-hunting Venom F5 hypercar with its first electric car, a six-wheeled grand tourer with a mindboggling power output and a $3 million (£2.25m) price.

Spectre coupé signals Rolls-Royce shift to EVs New two-door, due in 2023, will start firm’s move to an all-electric line-up by 2030

​Lotus will follow its fellow Geely Group sibling brands Volvo and Polestar in launching an electric SUV – and the firm has given the first official glimpse of it ahead of a reveal next year

​XC90 reinvented to define Volvo’s new-era ethos. Flagship gets EV and ICE versions, new look and minimalist tech-led cabin.

​‘The speed of EV change is so fast’ And motorsport has a crucial role to play, says the boss of a firm quietly shaping the future

​A new Polestar shines. The second of two SUVs due in two years from the electric-focused Swedish brand will be this coupe-esque Macan rival

​A hot version of the high-riding Aygo X is on the cards to rival the likes of the Suzuki Swift Sport and Volkswagen Up GTI as Toyota continues to expand its GR-badged performance line-up

​Audi’s fast future Quattro magic inspires next-gen performance heroes. Audi Sport plots electric performance car blitz S and RS line-ups to transition to battery power only by 2026, spearheaded by RS6 E-tron

​Under the umbrella of electric mobility BMW Group also presented three additional concepts for sustainable mobility on two wheels at the IAA Mobility event

Prototype 4x4 using Hyundai hydrogen tech will open the way for production models

​Opel Manta and Lancia Delta to lead Stellantis EV attack. New long-range electric cars will tap into sporting pedigree of famous names

​New Lotus Technology HQ will be completed in 2024 while an all-new factory is set to manufacture new-generation EVs

​Mazda MX-5 Clever tech will keep all-new one petrol. Mazda stays true to petrol power with all-new MX-5 Next-gen roadster, due 2024, to be designed around innovative Skyactiv-X engine

​Nissan GT-R sticking to its guns. Next iteration of supercar will get a new platform but is unlikely to ditch turbo V6.