Goodwood Festival of Speed 2025: the hot new cars shown

Everything you need to know about the Aston Martin Valhalla

Aston Martin Vantage S

Aston Martin turns up the wick on the Vantage with the S, packing 671bhp and a top speed of 202mph.

Everything you need to know about the Aston Martin Vantage S

BMW M2 CS

BMW’s junior sports car gets the Competition Sport treatment, gaining 50bhp more than the regular M2 and packing a generous 479lb ft. An abundance of carbonfibre also helps to reduce its kerb weight to 1700kg and it dispatches 0-62mph in just 3.8sec. Goodwood marked the first time it was displayed to the public in the UK. Customer deliveries will start at the end of the summer.

Everything you need to know about the BMW M2 CS

BMW Concept Speedtop

Last year’s striking Skytop convertible has been transformed into a svelte shooting brake for a lucky handful of BMW loyalists. It has been conceived as an “intentional counterpoint to our current models”, according to BMW Group design chief Adrian van Hooydonk, and is set to make limited production. 

Everything you need to know about the BMW Concept Speedtop

BMW Vision Driving Experience

Four motors, five downforce-producing fans and 13,269lb ft of torque: the Vision Driving Experience is BMW’s manifesto for driving enjoyment in the electric age. The firm's performance machines will still be rear-biased, for example, and they will use control electronics that can respond 10 times more quickly than those fitted to previous-generation M cars. This car made its first UK appearance at the Festival of Speed.

Everything you need to know about the BMW Vision Driving Experience

Bovensiepen Zagato

The Bovensiepens, founding family of Alpina, have established a new coachbuilding firm – and this is its first car. Based on the BMW M4 and styled by Zagato, it has 603bhp and 516lb ft, yielding a 0-62mph time of 3.3sec and a top speed north of 186mph.

Everything you need to know about the Bovensiepen Zagato

Callum Wood & Pickett Mini

Former Jaguar design chief Ian Callum’s take on the Mini turns it into a hot hatch for zipping around the streets of London. Its arches are widened, deep-dish wheels are fitted, and its A-series engine is upsized to 1310cc. That gives it 110bhp, sufficient to have required the fitment of a reinforced gearbox.

Everything you need to know about the Callum Wood & Pickett Mini

Chery Tiggo 8 Pro

Chinese giant Chery has launched its own brand in the UK, joining Omoda and Jaecoo. Its first model will be the Tiggo 8 Pro, a large SUV.

Everything you need to know about Chery's UK launch

Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray

The first hybrid Corvette packs 634bhp thanks to its naturally-aspirated V8 and electric motor. It has been confirmed for a launch in the UK later this year, priced from £153k.

Everything you need to know about the Corvette E-Ray

Denza B5 

BYD's premium offshoot is going after the Land Rover Defender with the new B5, a body-on-frame 4x4 with a 677bhp plug-in-hybrid powertrain. It made its debut at the Festival of Speed, ahead of sales beginning next year.

Everything you need to know about the Denza B5

Denza Z9 GT

The first Denza model to arrive in Europe, the Z9 GT rivals the Porsche Panamera and its electric counterpart, the Taycan. It is available with the choice of an 858bhp plug-in hybrid powertrain or a 952bhp battery-electric set-up. 

Read our Denza Z9 GT review

Ferrari 296 Speciale

Billed by Ferrari as the "most fun-to-drive, emotionally charged" car it has built to date, the 296 Speciale brings a swathe of upgrades compared with the existing GTB. Power is up by 49bhp, downforce is improved by 20% and it's 60kg lighter than the GTB. That's thanks in part to kit taken from the new F80 hypercar, such as its aluminium pistons and titanium conrods. The Festival of Speed was the first time it set foot in the UK.

Everything you need to know about the Ferrari 296 Speciale

Ferrari F80

The LaFerrari's successor is virtually a Le Mans hypercar for the road, taking components from the marque's 499P racer to put out 1184bhp. Priced from £3 million and limited to 799 examples – all sold – it ran up the Goodwood hillclimb course.

Everything you need to know about the Ferrari F80

GMA T33

Gordon Murray previously used the Goodwood Members’ Meeting to unveil the T33, but now is the general public’s chance to see it in the metal. Priced from £1.37 million and positioned as a more practical foil to the T50, it too packs a naturally aspirated V12, here kicking out 607bhp and revving out to 11,100rpm. Just 100 will be built, although there will be spin-off models, such as a Spider (below) and a more aggressive, track-focused S variant (which will be revealed soon).

Everything you need to know about the GMA T33

GMA T33 Spider

Weighing just 18kg more than its coupé counterpart, the T33 Spider promises a more visceral experience, thanks to its Targa-style roof and air intake scoop positioned just proud of the roll bar.This year’s Festival of Speed was the first time it was displayed to the public.

Everything you need to know about the GMA T33 Spider

Honda 0 Series SUV

This blocky MPV-like SUV serves as our first look at Honda’s rebirth for the electric age. Named the 0 Series to represent the brand starting afresh, it ushers in a dramatic new look and promises major developments in both efficiency and practicality. The Festival of Speed marked its first appearance in Europe.

Everything you need to know about the Honda 0 Series SUV

Honda Civic Type R Ultimate

One of our favourite hot hatches is about to bow out, but not before receiving a special-edition variant commemorating its 28-year production run. It’s painted in the Type R’s signature Championship White shade, with contrasting red racing stripes recalling its trademark interior colour. Only 40 will be built, of which a quarter are bound for the UK. 

Everything you need to know about the Honda Civic Type R Ultimate

Honda Prelude

Honda’s sporting coupé returns with Civic underpinnings, a 181bhp hybrid powertrain and even a simulated sequential gearbox. The production car isn’t due until later this year, but Goodwood was the first chance to spot it on the move, as it took on the hillclimb.

Everything you need to know about the Honda Prelude

Honda Super EV Concept

Honda has shown off its vision of a small, fun-to-drive EV at the Festival of Speed. Named the Super EV Concept, it previews a rival for the Hyundai Inster and Fiat 500e, and has already been tested in the UK. 

Everything you need to know about the Honda Super EV Concept

Hyundai Ioniq 6 N

Hyundai revealed the hot Ioniq 6 N at this year’s Festival of Speed, having hinted at the model since it unveiled the RN22e concept car three years ago. The BMW M3 rival will packs 641bhp and brings major styling tweaks such as a huge rear spoiler, wider arches and a more aggressive-looking front fascia. It is said to be "more sophisticated" than the smaller Ioniq 5 N.

Everything you need to know about the Hyundai Ioniq 6 N

Jaecoo 5

This Range Rover Evoque rival will be the second car in Jaecoo's UK line-up, bringing a 1.6-litre turbocharged petrol engine at launch with an electric sibling to follow. The 5 made its debut at Goodwood.

Everything you need to know about the Jaecoo 5

Jaguar Type 00

Radical concept car makes its UK debut at the Festival of Speed. A statement of intent for Jaguar's future, it provides our best look yet at what's in store for the new electric GT due in 2026.

Everything you need to know about the Jaguar Type 00

Land Rover Defender Trophy Edition

This special-edition Defender harks back to Land Rover’s Camel Trophy 4x4s, with chunky steelie-style wheels, a choice of Sandy Yellow or Forest Green paintwork and even the option of an intake snorkel. Goodwood was its public debut.

Everything you need to know about the Land Rover Defender Trophy Edition

Lanzante 95-59

Petersfield-based hypercar specialist Lanzante revealed its first bespoke model at the Festival of Speed. Based on an existing McLaren platform and penned by former McLaren designer Paul Howse, it packs 700bhp per tonne and has a McLaren F1-style three-seat cockpit.

Lanzante 95-59 is 850bhp three-seat homage to McLaren F1

Lexus 'LFR'

A new V8 Lexus supercar was officially show for the first time in prototype form – and it previews a rival the likes of the Aston Martin Vantage and Mercedes-AMG GT.

The GT Concept is the homologated variant of the incoming GT3 GR hardcore racer – itself revealed in concept form in 2022 – and both took to the hillclimb.

The road-going GT3 GR is likely to wear a Lexus badge, rather than a Toyota one, in keeping with the premium brand’s history of large-engined sports cars, including the LFA, LC 500 and RC F.

As such, it is thought to preview what could be the spiritual successor to the acclaimed LFA – and may take the LFR name.

All we know about the new Lexus flagship

Maserati MCPura

The Maserati MC20 has been renamed the MCPura as part of its mid-life update. The styling is subtly tweaked, with a reshaped grille and front diffuser, plus a new twin-spoke wheel design. 

Everything you need to know about the Maserati MCPura

Mercedes-Benz CLA

Europe’s longest-range and most efficient electric car is due to arrive in the UK imminently, with prices starting from £45,615. But Goodwood was the first chance to see one on the move in Britain as the EV took to the hill as part of the First Glance group.

Everything you need to know about the Mercedes-Benz CLA

MG Cyberster Black

This special-edition roadster matches deep-black paintwork with chrome accents.

Read our MG Cyberster review

MG CyberX

A boxy 4x4, this radical concept car hints at MG’s plans to expand into new segments and punch upmarket. The Festival of Speed hosted its European debut - and brought news that a production model could arrive in the UK by 2027.

Everything we know about the MG CyberX

MG IM5

MG has launched a new sub-brand in the UK that will rival Tesla with a high-tech saloon and crossover. The new IM 5 saloon gets an official range of 442 miles from a 100kWh battery pack and its 800V electricals allow a 10-80% recharge in 17min, according to MG.

Everything you need to know about the new MG IM5 and IM6

Praga Bohema

This track-focused but road-legal supercar took on the Goodwood hillclimb in a bid to topple some of the world’s biggest marques. It packs 700bhp and weighs just 982kg.