New cars 2023: what's coming and when

We look at some of the best metal that will hit the streets over the next year and beyond

What’s coming when? If you’re looking for a new car in 2023, our comprehensive guide is the best place to start. 

We’ve listed all of the biggest model launches planned over the next few months, from supercars to superminis, electric cars to V12s and hybrids to hot hatchbacks. 

The shift to EVs is arguably having some unintended consequences as car manufacturers are pushing combustion technology to its absolute zenith before it bows out for good.

While there are a number of new nameplates coming through, manufacturers haven’t completely dispensed with the familiar ones we know and love: for every Spectre, there’s a 5 Series – which in these changing times is comforting.

Below, we’ve rounded up all of the new models that you can expect to see in a showroom near you in the second half of 2023.

*Cars arriving in November 2023*

-Honda CR-V-

The sharper, more chiselled CR-V arrives later this year, bringing a more upmarket interior and a mix of hybrid powertrains. It’s a comfortable, practical option, but also an expensive one – starting at £45,895.

*Read our Honda CR-V review*

-Mazda MX-30 R-EV-

Mazda’s electric debut faced much criticism for its short range, but it’s now addressed that with the addition of a range-extending petrol generator. This isn’t a standard petrol engine, either, as it’s a Wankel rotary engine; the first to be used by the firm since production of the RX-8 ended in 2012. Combined, the 17.8kWh battery and rotary generator provide a range of more than 400 miles – a significant increase on the pure EV’s 124 miles.

*Read our Mazda MX-30 R-EV review*

-Mercedes-Benz E-Class-

The new E-Class majors on technology, introducing a new dashboard-spanning infotainment panel – dubbed the superscreen – that comes with a built-in artificial intelligence (AI) assistant. Three powertrains are available at launch: the entry-level E200 petrol with 227bhp, the E220d diesel with 220bhp, and the E300e plug-in hybrid, which outputs a combined 309bhp. Prices start at £55,290.

*Read our Mercedes E-Class review*

*Cars arriving in December 2023 *

-BYD Seal-

This Tesla Model 3 rival is set to arrive in the UK before the end of the year as part of Chinese firm BYD’s bid for a slice of the burgeoning electric car market. It’s priced from £44,990, which nets you a single-motor model with lots of kit, 308bhp, and a range of 354 miles. 

*Read our BYD Seal review*

-Lexus LM-

Lexus has responded to the burgeoning popularity of luxury minivans – many imported from Japan – by bringing the next-generation LM to the UK. In four-seat configuration it effectively serves as a mobile executive lounge, with two massaging thrones in the back facing a whopping 48in screen.

*Read our Lexus LM review*

-*Volkswagen ID 7 *-

Volkswagen’s answer to the Tesla Model S arrives later this year priced from around £50,000. That nets you a 77kWh battery pack that – combined with an efficient new rear motor producing 282bhp – gives a range of 382 miles. Deliveries are expected to begin in December, following production delays as Volkswagen scaled back EV production.

*Read our Volkswagen ID 7 prototype review*

-*Rolls-Royce Spectre *-

Just as important as the Mini, its BMW Group stablemate – albeit much more exclusive and, ahem, a touch heftier – is the third electric car to enter series production in the UK: the Rolls-Royce Spectre. Tipping the scales at a hair under three tonnes but capable of matching a Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 to 62mph, the 577bhp Spectre promises to be one of the most beguiling and technologically impressive cars of the modern era. It is built around the latest iteration of Rolls-Royce’s Architecture of Luxury and draws its energy from a mammoth 120kWh battery, good for a claimed 323 miles between charges. It’s also one of the most aero-efficient cars around and the stiffest car the firm has put into production so far. The most advanced Rolls-Royce since FAB 1? It should well be, given its £275,000 pre-options price.

*Read our **Rolls-Royce Spectre review*

-*Volkswagen ID Buzz LWB*-

Volkswagen’s retro-futuristic minivan finally gets the seven-seat layout it deserves, stretching the regular version by 250mm to shoehorn the third row in. A larger, 85kWh battery option should boost range beyond the 258 miles of the standard 77kWh car, but it's likely to weigh more and be slightly less efficient as a result. Deliveries will start by the end of the year. 

*Read our VW ID Buzz review*