Wish you were at Goodwood Festival of Speed? Here's your go-to guide for the biggest reveals – Autocar
The Goodwood Festival of Speed (10-13 July) agained delivered in being one of the highlights of the motoring year.
It hosted big reveals from Lanzante, Hyundai, MG and plenty more besides, as well as an array of debuts from Aston Martin, BMW and Honda.
Below is our guide to the most important cars at this year’s Festival of Speed.
Production of the Alpine A110 ends next year and this is its last hurrah. The Ultime’s 345bhp output – 49bhp up on the existing R – pushes beyond the limit of the original car’s gearbox, so a new six-speed unit has been swapped in. Swathes of carbonfibre feature elsewhere, cutting its weight to 1120kg, and it also gets an aggressive aero set-up. It’s priced from £276k and just 110 will be built.
Everything you need to know about the Alpine A110 R Ultime
The rally-ready version of Alpine’s electric hot hatch gains a limited-slip differential, bigger brakes and a hydraulic handbrake. There’s even an exterior speaker for the enjoyment of spectators.
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Alpine’s Porsche Macan challenger made its British debut at the Festival of Speed. Due to go on sale next year priced from around £60,000, it uses a tri-motor powertrain and torque vectoring to emulate the agility of the A110 sports car.
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This hydrogen-combustion demonstrator packs a twin-turbocharged 3.5-litre V6 that kicks out 740bhp. It can rev to 9000rpm as well.
This new performance-focused version of Aston’s luxury SUV outpunches the Ferrari Purosangue, putting out a substantial 717bhp.
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The Festival of Speed was the first chance to catch Aston Martin’s new 1064bhp hypercar rolling on home turf. Production of the Valhalla is scheduled to begin imminently.
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Aston Martin turns up the wick on the Vantage with the S, packing 671bhp and a top speed of 202mph.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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BYD’s premium offshoot is going after the Land Rover Defender with the new B5, a body-on-frame 4×4 with a 677bhp plug-in-hybrid powertrain. It made its debut at the Festival of Speed, ahead of sales beginning next year.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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
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.
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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.
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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.
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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 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
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.
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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
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.
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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
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.
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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.
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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.
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This special-edition roadster matches deep-black paintwork with chrome accents.
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A boxy 4×4, 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.
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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.
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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.
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The bigger sibling of the Renault 5 is due in British showrooms imminently, but Goodwood was your first chance to see one on the move. Priced from £26,995, it can be had with battery sizes of 40kWh and 52kWh, with the larger of the two giving a claimed range of 250 miles.
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Renault’s tribute to the original 5 Turbo is every bit as ludicrous, employing a pair of rear-mounted in-wheel motors for a combined output of 533bhp. It is priced from £140,000 and 1980 examples will be built, in reference to the original 5 Turbo’s launch year. A static design model was displayed at the Festival of Speed.
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Reinvented Jaguar XJS gets carbonfibre bodywork, a screaming supercharged V12 and a manual gearbox.
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It’s 2025 and the fastest production EV at the Nürburgring is made by a smartphone firm… This Porsche Taycan Turbo rival touts 1527bhp.
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Danish hypercar packs a 6.6-litre quad-turbo V12 that kicks out 1250bhp – yet is still said to comply with the upcoming Euro 7 emissions regulations.
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