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New cars 2026: What's coming and when?

Your guide to all of the new cars coming soon. From hatchbacks to SUVs - here are all the models due in 2025.

Buying a new car? Before you step into a new car showroom, read our guide to all the new cars that are coming in the next 12 months and beyond. There are some exciting new cars due in 2026 and some look well worth the wait.

So if you’re in the market for one of the best family cars, best SUVs or best electric cars in 2026 then hold your horses and read our expert guide to the best new cars coming in 2026 and beyond.

New Cars 2025 and 2026

DS No8

Type: electric large car | On sale: now | Starting price: £50,790

The new DS No8 is an intriguing range-topper for the French luxury brand. It’s an all-electric large car that’s derived from the same platform as the Peugeot e-3008. Styling is very distinctive, with the firm intending the DS No8 to be a bold shift towards its aspirations to become a genuinely upscale brand. It’s ultra-slippery, giving a range of up to 466 miles when fitted with the largest battery. Prices start from over £50,000, making it a rival to models such as the new Audi Q6 e-tron and Tesla Model Y.

Fiat Grande Panda

Type: small hybrid and EV | On sale: now | Starting price: from £18,000

The new Fiat Grande Panda is a small retro-infused revival of the famous 1980s city car. A car that’s been a long time coming, it was unveiled last summer but won't arrive until late 2025. Prices start from £18k for the hybrid version, while the electric model starts from £21,035. Both share the same delightful styling, with loads of original Panda cues. The interior is really characterful too and Fiat is promising a good amount of space for five people. Will it vie with the new Renault 5 as an affordable and must-have new small electric car?

Jaguar GT EV

Type: luxury EV | On sale: 2026 | Starting price: £100,000

You can’t have missed the new Jaguar GT concept. It’s created umpteen headlines – and put the Jaguar brand back on the map after years of being in the doldrums. So what is it? Well, the concept is an extreme, angular, low-slung two-door coupe that bears a welcome reference to a Rolls-Royce Spectre. The production car will be a four-door GT, with a design and interior that won’t be too far removed from this concept. It will be fully electric, have a long range and rapid charging ability, while prices will start from north of £100,000. 

Jeep Wagoneer S

Type: electric SUV | On sale: 2025 | Starting price: £75,000

The new Jeep Wagoneer S is the American 4x4 brand’s first global EV. It is a modern electric alternative to a Jeep Grand Cherokee that the firm hopes will take on rivals such as the BMW iX and Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV. Prices are likely to start from £75,000, and a huge 100kWh battery will give a range of more than 300 miles. It will have a really high-end interior, with plenty of luxury features to go up against its premium rivals. There will be an abundance of passenger space too, and an 866-litre boot.

Kia EV4

Type: electric hatch and saloon | On sale: now | Starting price: £34,695

The new Kia EV4 is another distinctive-looking modern electric car from the ever-popular firm. Effectively the hatchback alternative to the award-winning Kia EV3 SUV, it is a little longer overall than its sister car, and will rival models such as the Tesla Model 3 and Polestar 2. There may also be an equally-distinctive saloon version in the UK. It is offered with a choice of two batteries, the largest of which has a range of over 390 miles. Prices start from £34,695.

Maxus MIFA 7

Type: electric MPV | On sale: now | Starting price: £39,995

The new Maxus MIFA 7 is a large electric family MPV. Sitting below the extra-large MIFA 9, it measures around 4.9 metres long and has seating for seven. Those in the back enjoy the easy-access flexibility of sliding rear doors. Consider it a more affordable alternative to a Volkswagen ID.Buzz, with prices starting from £39,995. It is also an EV alternative to the Lexus LM but, again, is almost half the price. There are two battery choices, 77kWh or 90kWh, with the larger offering a range of 298 miles. The interior is high-tech, with a panoramic glass roof that floods it in light. The 2-2-3 seating layout is also functional.

Mercedes-Benz CLA

Type: electric saloon | On sale: now | Starting price: £45,615

The new Mercedes-Benz CLA is a crucially important car that heralds the first in an advanced future series of electric Mercedes-Benz. The headline is a range of almost 500 miles from the longest-range version, although there are no shortage of them elsewhere, from the cutting-edge infotainment system to the super-fast charging system. If electric is not yet for you, there will also be a hybrid-powered new Mercedes-Benz CLA. Prices start at £45,615 for a CLA 250+ EQ in Sport trim.

Range Rover Electric

Type: luxury SUV | On sale: early 2026 | Starting price: £125,000

The new Range Rover Electric is the first-ever electric version of the world-famous luxury SUV. It’s open for pre-orders now, and is expected to be fully released later in 2025. It won’t be cheap, with a starting price upwards of £125,000 likely – but it will be extremely luxurious, with brilliant refinement and performance to match a Range Rover V8. Visually, it will look almost identical to other new Range Rovers, which is no bad thing and the interior will be similarly palatial. An indulgent way to go green.

Renault 4

Type: electric small car | On sale: summer 2025 | Starting price: under £30,000

The new Renault 4 follows up another smash-hit retro recreation, the new Renault 5. Following in the footsteps of the classic Renault 4, it is a practical five-door that will be an alternative to more traditional small electric SUVs such as the new MINI Aceman. Cute touches include an opening canvas electric roof and, inside, a baguette holder. The comprehensive Google-based infotainment system is a real highlight too. It will have an EV range of up to 250 miles and a standard heat pump should ensure efficiency in the winter.

Renault Twingo

Type: electric city car | On sale: 2026 | Starting price: from £17,000

The new Renault Twingo sees the famous budget city car return as a fully electric five-door. It’s a little way off, with a planned launch in 2026, but the wait should be worth it – Renault is speaking of prices from £17,000. This will be exceptional value for an electric car, particularly one with a likely range of over 150 miles. The retro styling will probably be a similarly big draw though.

Skoda Epiq

Type: entry-level EV | On sale: late 2025 | Starting price: under £20,000 (est)

The new Skoda Epiq is our first look at an affordable new entry-level electric Skoda that may be revealed in 2025 ahead of going on sale in 2026. Affordable will hopefully mean a price from under £20k, although the Epiq will be a proper supermini-sized five-door with a huge 490-litre boot. A potential range of nearly 250 miles will be handy, too.

Suzuki e Vitara

Type: electric SUV | On sale: now | Starting price: £26,000

The new Suzuki e-Vitara is the Japanese firm’s long-awaited first EV. It’s a very important one, as the company looks to achieve its 2030 ZEV Mandate commitments. On sale now, it will run alongside the petrol-powered Suzuki Vitara for a while. The entry-level version of the Suzuki e Vitara has a relatively small 49kWh battery pack, giving it an official WLTP range of 213 miles. Prices start at £26,000.

Toyota Urban Cruiser

Type: small electric SUV | On sale: late 2025 | Starting price: £35,000 (est)

The new Toyota Urban Cruiser is a small SUV that is closely related to the new Suzuki e Vitara. It sits just above the existing Toyota Yaris Cross hybrid, as a pure electric alternative to take on models such as the Kia EV3 and Volvo EX30. It is likely to have a range of up to 250 miles, and there will be a dual-motor version with 4x4 for muddy-road confidence, alongside the core front-wheel drive variants. It arrives later in 2025 and prices are estimated to start from around £35,000.

ID.EVERY1

Type: Electric city car | On sale: 2027 | Starting price: £16,000 (est)

The new Volkswagen ID.EVERY1 is a very important car for the German giant. Aiming to be its most affordable new electric car of all, prices could start from just £16,000 when it arrives in 2027. It has been optimised for sale in Europe and the UK, with bosses saying it “represents the last piece of the puzzle on our way to the widest model selection in the volume segment”. It will sit below the 2026 Volkswagen ID.Polo, with contemporary rivals currently thin on the ground – only the Dacia Spring and Leapmotor T03 really compete in the sub-£20k EV sector. The keen pricing will mean a smallish battery, with Volkswagen estimating a range of at least 155 miles.  

Volkswagen ID.Polo

Type: electric small hatch | On sale: mid 2026 | Starting price: from £22,000 (est) 

Originally called the Volkswagen ID.2 concept, Volkswagen is reverting to its traditional names for its next generation of electric cars, hence this now being called the VW ID.Polo. It's designed to be an affordable EV so expect starting prices of around £22,000. You can expect to see the production VW ID.Polo feature a choice of two batteries – a 38kWh unit for the entry-level model and a larger 56kWh pack for long-range versions

Volkswagen ID.GTI

Type: electric hot hatch | On sale: 2026 | Starting price: £30,000

The Volkswagen ID.GTI Concept is our first indicaton of how a future new electric hot hatch may look. Wearing a full GTI makeover, with a sporty chassis and punchy performance, bosses have confirmed the new Volkswagen ID.2-based car will definitely make it into production. It’s likely to go on sale in 2026 – and could be tantalisingly priced from less than £30,000. Will the new Volkswagen ID.GTI Concept be a genuine electric car successor to the famous Volkswagen Golf GTI? We look forward to finding out.