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In these homogenised times, not many cars have the ability to stop you in your tracks, but leave it to Polestar – unabashedly design-led – to deliver one of the few. Happening upon a finished Polestar 5 for the first time, the car basking in soft morning light outside a hotel on the outskirts of Marrakesh, is enough to momentarily halt the chitter-chatter.

Ferrari has revealed the exterior design and full technical details of its first electric car: the new Luce. Ferrari’s second five-door car (after the Purosangue) and its first five-seater will go on sale priced at around £440,000, with UK deliveries set for spring 2027. The Luce has four electric motors, one for each wheel, making a combined 1036bhp, with a 122kWh battery giving it an estimated range of 529km (329 miles).

One all-important new car on a brand-new platform from a major European manufacturer is big news; three of them are a sign of a generational shift. At the start of the year, the BMW iX3 made all of its rivals look like amateurs, but instead of having the premium medium-sized corner of the electric SUV market to itself for the foreseeable future, it’s now facing two fierce opponents. First, there came the Mercedes-Benz GLC Electric with very competitive specs.

The next-generation BMW 1 Series will arrive in 2028 with both electric and hybrid powertrains and a focus on winning over younger buyers in key markets across Europe. Described by BMW's compact-car design boss Oliver Heilmer as one of the "main pillars of the brand", the current entry-level hatchback is offered only with combustion engines.

Ford will "go on the offensive" with the launch of five new cars in the UK and Europe by 2029 – all of which will draw on its extensive heritage in rallying in a bid to win back buyers in the region. The new models will sit in the B- and C-segments and include a Bronco-inspired ‘multi-energy’ SUV, a small electric hatchback (which could revive the Fiesta name) and a crossover that will be built on a Renault platform and two further multi-energy crossovers.

Rimac Rimac Nevera Few car makers have made such a big impression in such a short space of time as Rimac. In little more than a decade, the Croatian firm has grown into a company that's partly owned by Porsche and directing Bugatti. Its Nevera hypercar is built around a composite tub, and there's an electric motor for each wheel, with independent single-speed gearboxes at the front and two two-speed dual-clutch 'boxes for the back axle.

Volkswagen has revealed its sportiest electric car yet, which introduces the brand’s hallowed performance badge to its extensive line-up of EVs for the first time. The Volkswagen ID Polo GTI is a higher-performance, dynamic version of the German car maker’s recently revealed electric hatchback. The ID Polo GTI will live up to its fabled badge by being “a sports car you can use every day”, according to the firm’s technical chief. We’ve got everything you need to know right here.

Back in the 1990s, Lexus revealed the RX as the world’s first luxury crossover SUV. Since then, the Japanese car maker has curated an image as one of the world’s leading luxury brands. The company’s shift to electric power has been gradual, but now it has revealed its most luxurious model yet: the all-electric Lexus TZ. Set to take on the Volvo EX90 when it arrives next year, the Lexus TZ is a new flagship electric car with six seats.

Reviving old car marques is very in vogue right now. The last few years have seen car makers like Renault, Volkswagen and Peugeot all breathing new life into models that were previously retired. In 2025, Vauxhall, known as Opel in Europe, revived its GSi subbrand for the electric age. Rebranded to GSE, the moniker was previously reserved for the company’s sportiest, most dynamic models.

Chairman Akio Toyoda’s edict that Toyota would no longer be a producer of “boring cars” was very bold. It’s the sort of PR gold that can easily turn to a PR nightmare if the engineers revert to making worthy but slightly dull vehicles. After all, it’s one thing to produce a couple of halo models like the GR86 and GR Yaris; it’s another to make family crossovers that aren’t boring. But Toyota has managed remarkably well.