Best new cars launching in 2025 – from Jaguar’s ‘flagship’ EV with 15-min charging to elite ‘Thor’s hammer’ Polestar
THE car industry is set to look radically different in 2025, even compared to this year.
The furious progress towards Net Zero and the huge shifts in manufacturing practices as a result of it have caused plenty of uncertainty.
Indeed, just this week Stellantis, one of Europe’s largest carmakers, announced it would close one of its UK factories, citing stalling demand for EVs.
But the necessity of innovation (sometimes legally enforced) does mean that there are some exciting prospects on the way in 2025.
Here are some of the “coming soon” cars that caught our eye at SunMotors.
Dacia Bigster
Plenty of the models on this list are revolutionary for their new tech or reworked designs, but the Bigster stands out because of just how affordable it is.
Coming from Romanian firm Dacia, which is quickly cementing itself as the king of cheap new motors, the Bigster is entering the hotly-contested mid-sized SUV bracket at the bottom end in terms of price.
Expected to cost just £20,000, it would instantly become one of the most affordable “big” cars on the road.
Much of the design (as well as all of the interior) is set to be borrowed from the Dacia Duster but delivered in a larger package, with mild hybrid and full-hybrid options available.
Cupra Raval
Originally displayed in concept form as the UrbanRebel, the Raval is Cupra’s next big entry into the city car segment.
Since stepping out of the shadow of its old parent brand Seat, Cupra has built a reputation for sporty EVs, largely SUVs.
But the firm is now branching out into smaller vehicles, with the Raval leading the way.
It will make use of a front-mounted electric motor (so it will have a boot like a normal hatchback) and boast around 270 miles of range on a single charge.
And customers should be able to pick one up next year for around £20,000.
‘Flagship’ Jaguar GT
Jag fans were stunned back in August when the iconic British firm announced that it would not be selling any new cars in the UK for an entire year.
And they were equally baffled by the bizarre rebrand the company unveiled this month, which provoked widespread criticism.
The Sun’s Julia Hartley-Brewer certainly saw why, describing the technicolour ad as looking like a “dodgy box of Quality Street“.
But bosses remain committed to the strategy which will see Jag relaunch at the end of next year as a luxury EV company to rival the likes of BMW and Mercedes.
At the forefront of this will be the firm’s new “flagship” GT model.
Relatively little is known about it except that it will be released near the end of 2025 and will likely cost over £100,000.
However, the company has claimed that it will manage a range of up to 435 miles, with up to 200 miles gained from just 15 minutes of charging.
Polestar 5
Speaking of luxury EVs, Polestar is a big fish in that particular pond as Europe’s answer to Tesla.
It’s already given us the Polestar 3 and the Polestar 4 but now we’re going to get, you guessed it, the Polestar 5.
Built to match up with the Porsche Taycan and Tesla Model S, it will certainly sit in the premium bracket for price at £95,000.
It will be based on a specialist platform and using new battery tech developed with StoreDot.
The design is sleeker and sportier than its siblings as has been dubbed “Thor’s Hammer” as a nod to the firm’s Swedish nationality.
Fisker Pear
The Pear will be just the second model launched in the UK by US-based startup Fisker, following the release of the Ocean last year.
The name is actually an acronym for Personal Electric Automotive Revolution.
Coming in at under £30,000 it will be one of the cheapest EVs on the market despite its spacious proportions.
Despite the low price, it still promises almost 350 miles of range and boasts a special “Houdini Trunk” that allows drivers to open up extra storage space at the back.
Renault R4
Renault is taking a bit of a different approach to some of its major rivals these days.
Rather than overhauling its brand or developing EVs that look like something out of Star Trek, the French brand has decided to replay the greatest hits.
It started this year with the return of the Renault 5 in electric form and is now doing the same thing to the beloved Renault 4.
Re-dubbed the R4, it will look very similar to its ’70s heyday, with a bit of a modern twist.
It will use a platform borrowed from sister brand Ampere and cost about £35,000, staying true to the cheap, practical nature of the original.
And it’s set to be followed in 2026 by a revived Twingo.