New electric cars 2019,

New electric cars 2019

2019 Aston Martin RapidE

On sale End of 2019
Price from £190,000 (estimated)

Aston Martin’s first electric car is being built around its oldest model, the Rapide. That may seem odd, but the company says that it’s a sensible move, given that it knows what it’s working with inside out. The prototype car is pictured above.

The target is for a four-door, four-seat luxury car than can travel around 200 miles on a single charge and turn heads wherever it stops to charge its batteries. However, only 155 will be built, and they won’t come cheap – expect a price of just under £200,000.

2019 Audi e-tron

On sale 2019
Price from £70,805

Drivers in the UK can reserve their place in the queue for Audi’s first mainstream electric car, the e-tron. Audi dealers are accepting (refundable) £1000 deposits for the electric SUV that’s about the size of a Q5. Its batteries offer a driving range of around 250 miles. Performance is brisk for an SUV, with acceleration from 0-62mph taking less than six seconds, but it's a bit slower than electric rivals in this price range including the acclaimed Jaguar I-Pace, impressive Tesla Model X, and forthcoming Mercedes EQC.

The car is being built now, at a new factory in Brussels, which is said to be CO2-neutral. 

2019 BMW iX3

On sale late 2019
Price from £60,000 (estimated)

BMW has dabbled with electric cars already, namely the i3. Now it is forging into more mainstream territory, with an electric SUV called the iX3. Drivers may be treated to a view of the production model this year, but it won’t reach UK showrooms until 2020. The German car maker says it will match competitors’ cars, like the Jaguar I-Pace, with a driving range of around 250 miles before a recharge is required, and with the equivalent of 270bhp it will zip along nicely.

2019 Mini EV

On sale Late 2019/early 2020 (estimated)
Price from £35,000 (estimated)

Much has been made of the new electric Mini, which will be built at the company’s Oxford factory. And it’s fitting that the original city car should now be going green with the arrival of the all-electric Mini EV in 2019. Not much is known about the batteries and motor but expect them to be similar to the system in BMW's i3 (Mini is owned by BMW), giving the new car a range of around 190 miles. 

The car is based on the design of the current Mini Hatchback, so it's likely to look similar to the popular small car. However, it is likely to include some design features, including a distinctive grille, from the Mini electric concept car that was unveiled last year.

2019 Honda e

On sale Mid-late 2019
Price from £20,000 (estimated)

Cute looks can be worth billions of pounds in car sales: just look at the success of the Fiat 500 and Mini Hatchback. Honda's electric city car is looking to repeat the trick, with a design that mimics a puppyish face, including large round headlight "eyes", a grille that curves upwards like a smile, and a black "snout" on the top of the bonnet.

It's shorter than the Honda Jazz, so should make an ideal city car, while its estimated range of around 150 miles means that it will take you far from urban streets on a single charge.

  

2019 Kia Soul EV

On sale summer 2019
Price from £35,000 (estimated)

The Kia Soul has always been a car with a bit more character, and the latest version develops the boxy design, with narrow windows and modern, thin headlights. For the European market, it will only be available as an electric car, and underneath the funky looks are the same components that you'll find in the Kia e-Niro and Hyundai Kona electric.

The 64kWh battery should hold enough charge for around 280 miles of driving in real-world conditions, and performance will be nimble. You can expect it to be charged from 20% to 80% in 42 minutes from a 100kW fast charger, and there's a smartphone app that lets you control functions like the heating and the sat nav.

2019 Mercedes EQC

On sale summer 2019
Price from £65,000 (estimated)

EQ is Mercedes’ name for its new range of electric cars. The first to be revealed is the EQC, which is a large, expensive SUV – unsurprisingly, given the global demand for such cars.

The five seat model is powered by an 80kWh battery, giving an output of 400bhp and the potential for a 250-mile driving range. A clever touch is that the navigation can account for which chargers can give a faster battery charge; if only it knew which units were working properly...

2019 Mercedes-Maybach Vision Ultimate Luxury EV

On sale 2019
Price from £200,000 (estimate)

Mercedes' Maybach brand is on a mission to satisfy the extravagant demands of China’s elite – some of the wealthiest drivers in the world. They want luxurious SUVs that tower over all other cars, opulent interiors - with china sets for brewing leaf-tea - and silent-running electric propulsion to meet stringent Chinese emissions standards. The wincingly-named Maybach Vision Ultimate should offer all this, and more, if it goes on sale at the end of 2019.

2019 Polestar 2

On sale Winter 2019 (estimated)
Price from £35,000 (estimated)

Volvo aims to bring electric motoring to the (relatively affluent) masses with its sub-£40,000 hatchback from the firm's electric brand, Polestar.

Designed and priced to compete with the Tesla Model 3, Polestar says that itc car has similar specifications, with the ability to cover around 275 miles on a single charge, and to accelerate from 0-62mph in under five seconds. Initial images suggest that the interior will be luxuriously minimalist, with a sleek, seemingly frameless touchscreen, grey wood panels and the option of vegan fabrics.

New technology available with the car includes an app that allows the phone to be used as an advanced key, that can allow the car to be shared.

2019 Porsche Taycan

On sale Late 2019/2020 (estimated)
Price from £100,000 (estimated)

Porsche has always embraced new technology. Think of the 959 supercar from the mid-80s. Compared with the Ferrari F40, its direct competitor, the Porsche was as sophisticated as the Starship Enterprise. Now the German car company is embracing the rise of the electric car, and its first model will be the new Taycan. It promises a great deal: working with an 800 volt system, it will be capable of a 200 mile charge in as little as 15 minutes, and has a total range of about 310 miles – still short of a Tesla Model S P100D.

2019 Tesla Model 3

On sale Now, deliveries March
Price from £40,000 (estimate)

Few imagined American drivers could be weaned off a diet of cheap petrol, but Elon Musk has proved the doubters wrong. In August, the new Tesla Model 3 was the fifth best-selling car in the US, and comfortably the most expensive car in the top 10 list.

Late this year, the BMW 3 Series-size electric family car will go on sale in the UK. By then, much reported production hold-ups and quality control issues will hopefully be a thing of the past, and Britain’s electric car enthusiasts can enjoy a relatively affordable model with a driving range of 220 miles for the entry-level version, which rises to around 300 miles if a larger battery is fitted. 

2019 Audi Q4 e-tron

On sale Late 2019
Price from £30,000 (estimated)

What’s the Audi Q4? It’s a rival to the BMW X2. What’s that? A cross between a high-riding SUV and a low-slung coupe. Confused? Don’t worry, this is a niche that is likely to grow in popularity, as many drivers who have owned an SUV for several years look for something more stylish to replace it with.

It's tipped to look similar to the Geneva Motor Show concept car from 2019, that's shown above. At the compact end of Audi’s SUV family, it will offered as an electric only version with e-tron badging, although petrol and diesel engines, and a plug-in hybrid model look set to be rolled out too.

More electric cars coming in 2019

2019 Bentley EV

On sale 2019-2020 Price from £170,000 (estimated)
Bentley is turning its back on big W12 and V8 engines and working on its first electric car. The company is using sister brand Porsche’s new Taycan as a foundation for its luxury electric model, and rumours suggest it will be a four-door coupe.

New sports cars 2019

2019 Aston Martin DBX / Varekai

On sale End of 2019
Price from £150,000 (estimate)

Is it a sports car, or is Aston Martin’s new Varekai an SUV? With an Aston Martin badge on the bonnet, you’d hope it would be the former. What was introduced as a concept car (above) with the DBX name is tipped to become the Varekai, when it goes on sale at the end of this year. It’s a five-door coupe with a high stance, and V8 turbo engines are likely to be used initially, with a hybrid model to join the range later. It will be built in Wales.

2019 Audi A9

On sale End of 2019/early 2020
Price from £90,000 (estimate)

Audi’s luxury coupe has been a long time in the making. Back in 2014, the company was parading a concept – the Prologue (above) - for the A9 on Rodeo Drive, vying for attention with £100,000 handbags and diamond-studded Rolexes. This year, it will finally hit the road, with a V8, bi-turbo petrol engine and four-wheel drive.

2019 BMW 8 Series Gran Coupe

On sale Now
Price from £80,000 (estimate)

The first BMW 8 Series will arrive on British roads, promising Porsche 911 performance for a lower price. Being the budget option isn't really familiar territory for BMW, although with a price of £80,000 it's all relative. The car will be offered with a choice of rear-wheel or four-wheel drive, and, ultimately, a hot M8 version.

2019 BMW Z4

On sale March 2019
Price from £30,000 (estimate)

The new Z4 may not be BMW’s finest looking roadster, but most sports car drivers will simply be glad to have it on the market and available to choose from. It uses a fabric folding roof, and the Porsche Boxster rival is claimed to be much better to drive than before; BMW wanted to match the Boxster for thrills and spills.

2019 Ferrari F8 Tributo

On sale Late 2019
Price from £200,000 (estimated)

Beautiful, powerful and outrageously quick. Ferraris are an intoxicating drug to people who can afford them.

Revealed at this year’s Geneva Motor Show, this new Ferrari will replace the 488GTB. It uses the same 710bhp V8 as the 488 Pista, and new aerodynamic bits house big claims. Chief of bragging rights is the new F1-inspired S-Duct. This aerodynamic bonnet scoop allows air to travel into one place, and exit it from another. This alone provides a 15 per cent increase in downforce when compared to the 488GTB.

If those kinds of words get you hot under the collar, we expect that this new Ferrari may well just set your entire shirt on fire.

2019 Mercedes-AMG GT 4-door

On sale Now, deliveries Spring 2019
Price from £100,000 (estimate)

We’re not quite sure where the new, uninspiringly named GT 4-door, fits within the Mercedes-AMG range. It’s hard to see much difference between it and a CLS 63, E 63 and S 63, but the German company is confident there’s a niche that needs filling. Based on the S-Class limo, it’s a luxurious cruiser with the beating heart of a bruiser. It reaches showrooms by the Spring.

2019 Mercedes-AMG Project One

On sale Late 2019/early 2020
Price from £2,000,000 (estimate)

Is this the car that will topple the Bugatti Chiron as the fastest production car on the planet? The £2 million supercar packs a 1.6-litre, turbocharged V6 engine from a Formula One racing machine that will rev to 11,000rpm and deliver more than 1000bhp. Despite its eye-watering price, all 275 are said to be more than spoken for, such is the hype surrounding this F1 car for the road.

2019 Polestar 1

On sale Late 2019/ealy 2020
Price from £120,000 (estimate)

If you visited the Goodwood Festival of Speed last year, you might have spotted the Polestar 1 zipping up the hill. The high performance hybrid car is the first model from Polestar, a Volvo spin-off, and is a four seat GT that boasts nearly 600bhp and features carbon fibre bodywork. Only 500 will be made each year, but quite how many British drivers will be prepared to pay a costly subscription for what is a four-cylinder car remains to be seen.

2019 Porsche 911

On sale March 2019
Price from £93,100

The 911 is not just another new Porsche, it is Porsche. The car that has come to define the German sports car maker gets a substantial overhaul and the first cars will arrive in March.

Unsurprisingly it doesn't look a great deal different, but the classic design has been subtly tweaked, engine power has been boosted and there's a new "Wet" mode for more surefooted performance in the rain. Halfway through its lifespan, in around 2022, a new plug-in hybrid model will be introduced. Rumours circulate that a pure electric model could be in the pipeline too.

2019 Toyota Supra

On sale Summer 2019
Price from £52,695

The Supra is back – well, nearly. A new Toyota Supra arrives in Britain this summer, following a partnership between BMW and Toyota that led to the two co-developing the Z4 and Supra. While the former is a roadster, the Japanese machine will be a coupe, weigh about 1500kg and use a 350bhp turbocharged straight-six-cylinder engine to drive the rear wheels. The company promises that, like its GT86 sibling, it will be fun to drive at road speeds. It won't be quite as garish as the car above, which is the racing version.

2019 Bentley Continental GT Convertible

On sale Late 2019
Price from £170,000 (estimate)
The third generation of Bentley Continental has been well received, striking a fine line between a luxury saloon and lithe sports car. A convertible version will follow it into showrooms, priced from around £170,000.

It’ll have a continent crushing top speed of 207mph, and a 0-62mph time of 3.7seconds, as long as it has the 6.0-litre engine installed under the long bonnet. It’s also available with a tweed roof, if that’s your kind of thing.


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