Future

Mini plots radical new line-up. Design chief talks of a new approach for an expanded, more varied model range.

​The E-Sports platform has huge implications for the future of Lotus’s own line-up, but it will also find its way into models from other manufacturers

​Electric Elise successor to crown Lotus’s EV rebirth. New 2026 two-seater will kick-start an electric era of Hethel-developed sports cars

​Porsche design chief Michael Mauer has hinted that he has already conceived how the design of a future electric 911 could work, but insisted such a model is unlikely to appear before 2030

​Two-seater sports cars are among the tightest-packaged vehicles, so it makes sense that Porsche is thinking about supplanting the weight and bulk of a combustion engine with a drive battery pack for its electrified 718.

​Porsche mimics mid-engined balance for electric 718 duo. Firm’s new ‘e-core’ battery design aids weight distribution and centre of gravity

​Hyundai forges ahead with hydrogen powertrain tech The 2023 Nexo to spawn a new family of Hyundai fuel cell electric vehicles

This just looks like a blacked-out 911, right? The stickers in the window tell a different, electrified story. Porsche has been open about developing a hybrid 911, and we’ll see it when the 992.2 midlife refresh arrives in a couple of years

It’s been a long time since Maserati teased a new GT car – the Alfieri concept debuted back in 2014 – but the ancient GranTurismo and GranCabrio are finally being reborn

​Four new Lotus EVs by 2026. Two SUVs and a four-door coupé from China to precede Hethel-built sports car

​SsangYong is poised to shift its design language to a more rugged approach, as previewed in design sketches for a future SUV codenamed ‘X200’

​The dramatic looking Audi Skysphere concept has been unveiled at the Monterey Car Week in Pebble Beach, California, hinting at Audi’s future design language.

Defender family to get all-new luxury flagship. Land Rover will expand the Defender line-up with a new Range Rover-based model

R5 hot hatch marks start of Alpine’s EV renaissance. Renault-owned brand’s EV-only line-up will follow the R5 with an SUV and sports car.

New G87-gen M2 will remain RWD, and pave the way for an M2 Gran Coupe and fiery full-fat BMW M 1 Series

​Recreating an Eighties icon like the Countach? Good luck with that. And yet Lamborghini has taken a brave pill and dived right in

​New tech key to ‘affordable’ ID 2. Downloadable options will help keep the VW electric crossover’s price at £17,000.

​Aston’s smarter game plan and new focus on electrification doesn’t rule out fun. Check out the new Valhalla, and the secret dossier of AMG aided EVs to follow