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These Are the Cars Set to Make a Splash in 2025
A new year inevitably means new cars. 2025 is set to deliver a huge variety of vehicles, from more EVs to outrageous off-roaders, genuine race cars for the road and the return of beloved nameplates.
Here’s a taste of what we can expect to see on the roads this year.
AC
It’s a big year for Britain’s oldest independent car maker, with two models representing the dichotomy of driving today. First there’s the Cobra GT, with a five-liter 663-hp V-8 bite and a lightweight carbon fiber structure, that’s said to be the most advanced Cobra so far. Then, taking the Ace into the future is a new model that’s being offered with an all-electric powertrain. Choices, choices.
Dodge
It’s a similar story at Dodge, where we’ve already seen the electric Charger Daytona unveiled, while its ICE counterpart will appear later this year. That gets a twin-turbo inline six in 420- and 550-hp tunes, mated to an eight-speed automatic and driving all four wheels.
Ferrari
First came the F40, F50, Enzo, and LaFerrari…and now the F80 arrives to represent the finest that Ferrari can muster. The 1200-hp hybrid is the most powerful powertrain that Maranello has ever made, featuring a combination of a 900-hp turbocharged V-6 and an additional 300 hp of electric assistance. This e-tech is also paving the way for Ferrari’s first fully-electric vehicle, which we should see before the year is out.
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Ford
This time it’s not Ford vs. Ferrari, but Ford vs. Porsche battling for honors around the Nürburgring. The mightiest Mustang GTD is the first American car to lap the Green Hell in under seven minutes, thanks to its 816-horsepower V-8, trick suspension and advanced aerodynamics. The first deliveries of the $325,000 track tool start in 2025, but if you’ve only just ordered one you’ll be waiting until 2027.
Honda
Over at Honda we’ll have a blast from the past as the Prelude name returns. Like its predecessor, the new car is a pretty coupe with a 2020s interpretation of what driving fun means in a hybrid world. With a two-liter gasoline engine and electric motor there’ll be around 200 horses to play with, along with a Honda S+ Shift that allows drivers to change “gears” using wheel-mounted paddles. The truth is that they’re simulated shifts, but Honda claims, “Honda S+ Shift will stimulate all of the driver’s senses and provide exhilarating driving at the will of the driver, further ‘synchronizing’ the driver and the vehicle.”
Jaguar
2025 will witness the rebirth of Jaguar as an all-electric luxury brand. Its new logo, launch film, and concept car (see top of page) have proved controversial, but the first model likely won’t break the internet in the same way. Spy shots have already shown a more conventional four-door coupe than the car displayed in Miami in 2024, while Jaguar promises a 400-mile range and over 600 hp. It should be on the road by the end of the year.
Lamborghini
Lamborghini has bid goodbye to the V-10, but the new V-8 turbo hybrid Temerario dwarfs the Huràcan’s output, with over 907 horsepower to propel it from 0-62 mph in 2.7 seconds and on to 210 mph. On the unlikely occasion a Temerario owner may wish to go under the radar, the car can also operate in a near-silent pure electric mode. First deliveries start soon.
Land Rover
Land Rover is also showcasing extremes in 2025. Early this year the OCTA—the most powerful and dynamic Defender ever— arrives with 6D adaptive dampers and over 600 hp from its V-8 motor. It will be followed soon after by the all-electric Range Rover. It’s the first pure EV from the British 4×4 firm and promises 800-volt architecture for rapid charging, and plenty of power and range.
McLaren W1
Having won the Formula 1 Manufacturers’ World Championship, McLaren says that its W1 hypercar is from the same “winning mindset.” It follows on from where the P1 left off with a hybrid V-8 powertrain delivering 1300 hp. 399 W1s are to be made, and they’re all sold. The first examples are due on the road any day now.
Porsche
After a two-year delay, the electric Porsche Cayman and Boxster will finally go on sale in 2025. Full details are still under wraps, but it’s believed that the 983 will pack around 380 hp in S trim, 490 hp in GTS spec and over 600 hp in Turbo guise. Ultra-rapid charging will be a feature of the 800-volt electric system and range should top 300 miles. Meanwhile, 911 GT3 RS owners will be able to add a wild aero kit from Manthey Racing that also comes with uprated brakes and suspension to shave vital tenths from their lap times at the cost of an extra $80,000.
Toyota
Toyota’s 2025 is packed full of fresh faces and launches. The new Land Cruiser and 4Runner have debuted and are about to hit the trails, while the company’s GR GT3 sports car will be revealed in production form and a revived MR2 is also expected.
Volvo
Sharing its underpinnings with the EX90 electric SUV will be Volvo’s new ES90 luxury sedan, expected on the road before the end of 2025. It should better the EX90s 310-mile range with improved aerodynamics and similar levels of Scandinavian sophistication and safety.
Volkswagen
Perhaps the biggest trick offered by the electric VW ID.7 sedan is the way it packs such a roomy interior into a relatively compact body. There’ll be plenty of space for passengers to stretch out in the back while the driver enjoys a 282-hp electric powertrain and a range of 300 miles. Already on sale in Europe, it will reach the U.S. as a 2026 model.
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Funny how Toyota’s GR GT3 looks more like how a Jaguar should look than the Jaguar Abomination.
As a Jaguar owner since 1973, I think Jaguar as a brand have lost their way, perhaps more so than BMW has. Does the world need more six-figure electric cars, and will the new offering attract buyers who previously haven’t considered their products?
Have they lost their way or just taken a different path? I think that most manufacturers have at one time or another taken a different path. Of course some were profitable and some weren’t. Porsche started out as simple low power cars where the customer was expected to do their own maintenance. One manual I have says, in part, to remove the engine, disconnect four bolts and then lower the engine onto a third person and pull the person and engine out by his legs. Also, it says to use a strip of Pall Mall cigarette paper between the points to set the static timing. They are now complicated drag strip drivers that exude power and high technology. It worked for them, however, I prefer to drive my 356. The bottom line of any new path taken is profit. Jaguar started out with high performing luxurious expensive cars. I’m still impressed by the show off ride I was given in a brand new XK-150. Yes, I’m that old. It put years of USA muscle cars into the waste bucket for me. Never gave them a second thought. It’s a different market now, however profit still rules the maker. Sometimes you have to take a different path to get there. Sometimes it leaves a void in the market, other times it forces the customer to change or it may even unearth new customers. It always sacrifices the old customers.
Only time will tell.
Bunka; Used to use the old cigarette paper on the points of some of my motorcycles when stuck on the road or trail. However being a non smoker I had to use cigarette papers. They came in a nice little package that was easy to conceal. They also had other uses, but that’s another story
I once used a chewing gum wrapper to replace a fuse on a 67 Bonney motorcycle
Let’s get back to 2 and 4 door passenger cars with ICE or hybrid power…. maybe even some convertibles…
Absolutely.
Agreed
I’m with you. EV with its limiting range and lack of infrastructure is not in my wheelhouse of interest. I can get on board with a hybrid but not EV. Friend just leased one and spent an hour extolling all the good about EVs after I told him I wasn’t interested in EVs. 2 days later he had to go out of state. unexpectedly on a business trip. He rented an ICE vehicle for the trip. When I asked him why he didn’t take his EV, he wouldn’t discuss it.
What, no ZR1??
@David- Thanks! I heard about Chevy doing something with a ZR1 soon. LOL 🙂
189,995 can be ordered now…late summer delivery, expect ADM of many $$$$
No worries about delivery or ADM from this guy!
Meh. Used to be excited about new car showings. Nothing really new in this list. Might as well skip the ZR1 and put a few more foreign cars in the mix.
I thought Morgan was Britain’s oldest independent car maker!
Morgan 1910, AC (Auto Carriers) 1911
So the new prelude has a 2.0 liter ICE engine AND an electric motor and it’s only rated at 200 hp? Talk about whimpy/inefficient!
Rice is still on the menu
Nothing here!
None of these cars (?) have any interest whatsoever for me.
Way too much tech and gimmickry.
I plan to stick to cars made before 2018.
I don’t have anything older than 2010(for my wife). I don’t care for it. Computers and cars don’t mix.
My plan is to stick to cars made before 2004. That was when I think the mischief started.
It started long before 2004. It’s the reason I sold my 1996 Vette. Too many control and body modules that can’t be repaired and, or, are no longer available.
I recently heard that 1998 was the year lead was removed from solder. I was told this as I was having to resolder numerous connections in two different modules of my 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee. It seems to make sense why that year and beyond was so dreadful for electrical components in cars.
Will admit I like my 2020 GTI. But things went to hell in 2022 with the digital dashboard.
Where’s the carb and points/condenser contingent? Not to mention those new-fangled alternators? No oil cup! Ball joints? No way! King pins for me, just like God and Henry Ford intended….
Points and condenser?!? Magnetos!
The new Charger is a joke. Inline-six, after “hemi’s” no wonder Tom left a sinking ship…
550 hp is a hell of a “joke”
The real joke is that the Hurricane 6 is a riff off an Alfa Romeo 4-pot.
The ship sank in 2012 with the creation of FCA.
ICE was noted, 4-500 HP so you have a choice, maybe vapor ware?
Same engines used in the Ram 1500.
Bought a 2001 Z8 last year. It is far and away better than anything shown here. Smooth, quick, elegant and simple. Yes, I paid big money. But fun, unique and beautiful. I encourage everyone to consider purchasing 10-20 year old cars. They seem so much more enjoyable and if well treated, will hold more value in the long run.
Congrats! The Z8 is a beautiful, timeless design.
2000 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4 WD?
Dodge Challenger MIA
Hey look! A Lambo that looks like a Corvette! Imagine dat.
Not much super exciting here. Beyond the Mustang and McLaren and whatever Toyota might be releasing I’m not too interested.