Future

​‘Baby Defender’ to join JLR’s compact off-roader line-up. CEO confirms sign-off of long-awaited 4x4; Defender Sport name likely, due in 2027.

​McLaren targets profits before EVs. CEO predicts “difficult year” as firm sets out plan to restructure and improve quality.

​Alfa tees up new GTV. Designers are working on an electric coupé that could come out in 2026 with looks based on the striking SZ.

​Lawrence Stroll believes he should be knighted for the work he has done in saving Aston Martin and setting the company up for future success.

​Aston’s EVs to pack Lucid tech starting with 2025 SUV. New deal with US start-up secures tech for EVs including an SUV, a GT and sports cars.

​Development of the keenly anticipated electric successor to the Lotus Elise looks to have hardly been affected by the split with Alpine

​Plan to co-develop the Elise and A110 EV successors is dead but both cars will live on

​Dacia is looking at the viability of a diminutive, barebones city car in the vein of the Citroën Ami in a bid to tap into the rapidly growing shared urban mobility market.

​Top-selling hatch will become a high-riding ‘active’ car with electric power in 2027

​Slew of fiery EVs on the way as Audi ups RS focus. RS-branded successors to today’s models and full-fat Audi Sport EVs are incoming.

​Citroën readies new £25k C3 EV. Affordable electric supermini with 180-mile range will take on cheap Chinese arrivals.

As a diehard classic Beetle enthusiast and owner, I couldn’t be more pleased that the name won’t be returning any time soon

​Volkswagen CEO Thomas Schäfer has ruled out reviving the Beetle for the electric age, even as some of the brand’s most famous model names are primed for comebacks

​New seven-seat VW due 2025. Tayron SUV shares platform with new Tiguan; offers petrol, diesel and PHEV power.

​Toyota Gazoo working on a ‘fun to drive’ BEV Sports car to get the latest battery tech but also ICE-era characteristics such as engine noise and manual shift.

​Coupé and convertible CLEs will get four-cylinder, six-cylinder and PHEV power

​Skoda’s take on the ID 1 would fill a gap left in its line-up by the diminutive Up-based Citigo-e iV, but crucially it would serve more directly as a successor to the petrol-engined Fabia

​VW flat out to put ID 1 on streets for under £17k. Inbound tech developments will allow new entry-level electric VW to dip below £17,000.