The podcast dives into a comprehensive rundown of every new car launching in the UK in 2026, highlighting a mix of electric and petrol models from well-known and emerging manufacturers. They discuss quirky and exciting entries like the Alpine A110R Ultime, the electric Aeryla Nomad, and Aston Martin's DB 12S, while also touching on the return of classics like the Audi A6 Allroad. The hosts share candid opinions on design choices, brand ethos, and market trends, making it a detailed guide for anyone curious about the automotive landscape in 2026.
"which will be a Model Y competitor. So Tesla Model Y competitor with two hundred and twenty four"
The Tesla Model Y is an electric SUV, which means it runs on batteries instead of gas. It's popular because it can go far on a single charge and has lots of cool features.
The Tesla Model Y is a compact all-electric SUV known for its range, performance, and advanced technology features. It is one of Tesla's most popular models and competes in the electric SUV market.
"From from the same brand, the Alpine A390, which is on sale from May."
The Alpine A390 is a new kind of car from Alpine, which usually makes sporty cars. This one is more like a small SUV, which means it’s a bit bigger and good for different kinds of driving.
The Alpine A390 is an upcoming model from the French sports car manufacturer Alpine, known for its lightweight and performance-oriented vehicles. This model appears to be a crossover or SUV variant, marking a new direction for the brand.
"No, no, because it's a crossover SUV. But I think."
A crossover SUV is a type of car that looks like a big family car with more space and a higher seat, but it drives more like a regular car than a big truck.
A crossover SUV is a vehicle built on a car platform that combines features of a sport utility vehicle (SUV) with those of a passenger vehicle, typically offering higher seating and more cargo space while maintaining car-like handling.
"They're like, if you can imagine a singer. But instead of doing it with a 9-11, they've done it with a Lotus Elise."
Singer is a company that takes old Porsche 911 cars and makes them look and perform better with lots of careful work and new parts.
Singer is a company that specializes in restoring and modifying Porsche 911s with high-end craftsmanship and modern performance upgrades. They are known for their meticulous attention to detail and creating bespoke cars.
"They're like, if you can imagine a singer. But instead of doing it with a 9-11, they've done it with a Lotus Elise."
The Lotus Elise is a small, light sports car from Britain that is very fun to drive because it handles corners really well.
The Lotus Elise is a lightweight British sports car known for its excellent handling and minimalist design. It is often praised for its driver-focused experience and agility.
"The best thing about this car, central driving position. Oh, McLaren F1. That's the cheapest McLaren F1 you're ever going to get."
The McLaren F1 is a very fast and special car made in the 1990s. It has the driver's seat in the middle, which is unusual, and is very light and powerful.
The McLaren F1 is a legendary supercar produced in the 1990s, known for its central driving position, lightweight construction, and exceptional performance. It was the fastest production car of its time and remains highly sought after.
"So this is an EV version. Expatis have 280 brake horsepower, 0 to 60 in three and a half seconds"
Brake horsepower is a way to measure how strong a car's engine is before any parts slow it down.
Brake horsepower (bhp) is a unit of measurement for an engine's power output before losses such as the gearbox or other components. It indicates the engine's raw power.
"Expatis have 280 brake horsepower, 0 to 60 in three and a half seconds and less than 900 kilos"
0 to 60 means how fast a car can go from stopped to 60 miles per hour.
0 to 60 refers to the time it takes a car to accelerate from a standstill to 60 miles per hour, a common measure of a vehicle's acceleration performance.
"OK. Oh, Aston Martin. Yeah, Aston Martin's next. DB 12S. So if the DB 12 wasn't enough, they're going to make an S version."
The Aston Martin DB12 is a fancy and fast car made by a British company called Aston Martin. It's designed to be both beautiful and powerful, good for comfortable long drives.
The Aston Martin DB12 is a luxury grand tourer from the British automaker Aston Martin, known for its elegant design and powerful performance. It continues the DB series lineage, blending modern technology with classic Aston Martin styling.
"I think Aston's like I know we've talked about a few times in the pod, modern Aston's are just so expensive and a bit overpriced and they depreciate badly and probably not the most reliable things in the world."
Aston Martin is a company that makes fancy sports cars. Newer models can cost a lot, lose value quickly, and sometimes have problems.
Aston Martin is a British luxury sports car manufacturer known for its high-performance and stylish vehicles. Modern Aston Martins are often expensive, have notable depreciation, and can have reliability concerns.
""And now they're bringing back the A6 Allroad. So let's keep our fingers crossed.","
The Audi A6 Allroad is a special version of the A6 car that can handle rough roads better. It looks like a wagon and is good for driving on different types of roads.
The Audi A6 Allroad is a variant of the A6 that features increased ground clearance and rugged styling, designed for light off-road capability while maintaining luxury and comfort. It combines the practicality of an estate/wagon with some SUV-like features.
""We might see another TT or R8 or something in the future.","
The Audi TT is a small, sporty car that looks cool and is fun to drive.
The Audi TT is a compact sports car known for its distinctive design and sporty performance. It has been popular for its blend of style and driving dynamics.
""We might see another TT or R8 or something in the future.","
The Audi R8 is a very fast and powerful sports car made by Audi. It is designed to be exciting to drive and looks like a supercar.
The Audi R8 is a high-performance sports car featuring a mid-engine layout and powerful engines, often associated with supercar-level performance. It is Audi's flagship sports car.
""and they've got a 296 and they've got maybe a GTC4 Lusso""
The Ferrari 296 is a fast car that uses both a gas engine and electric power to go really fast but also be more efficient.
The Ferrari 296 is a hybrid sports car featuring a V6 engine combined with electric motors, representing Ferrari's move towards electrification while maintaining high performance.
"All I would say is the GV60 because they're part of the Hyundai and Kia group."
Hyundai and Kia are two car companies owned by the same big company, so they share parts and ideas.
Hyundai Motor Group is the parent company of both Hyundai and Kia, two major South Korean automotive brands that share platforms, technology, and components.
"And they're bringing back the I-30N with a hybrid. That is wicked."
A hybrid car uses both gas and electricity to help it go. This makes the car use less fuel and be better for the environment.
A hybrid vehicle uses a combination of an internal combustion engine and electric motors to improve fuel efficiency and reduce emissions while maintaining performance.
"It's definitely not going to be a seven series, because that's just horrible. And it will scare off my clients."
The BMW 7 Series is a big, fancy car made for people who want to drive in comfort and style. It's often used by business people and executives.
The BMW 7 Series is BMW's flagship luxury sedan, competing directly with the Mercedes-Benz S-Class. It is known for its performance-oriented driving dynamics combined with luxury features.
"That was something we didn't mention about the Porsche Cayenne, because that's got a charge pad technology, isn't it?"
The Porsche Cayenne is a big, fancy SUV that can be charged with electricity. It mixes the power of a sports car with the space of an SUV.
The Porsche Cayenne is a luxury midsize SUV known for combining sports car performance with SUV practicality. It is available in various powertrains including plug-in hybrid versions that support advanced charging technologies.
""And they're a big proponent of Michelin tyres as well. Yes, they are.""
Michelin is a company that makes tires, which are the rubber parts that touch the road on a car. They are known for making very good tires.
Michelin is a major French tire manufacturer known for producing high-quality tires used in various types of vehicles, including performance and luxury cars.
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It is now.
It is now.
It is now.
Oh, he's still, see, I thought he had delay there again.
At least we've all got different Michelin branded clothing on this week.
Oh, yeah.
Oh, well, mine says Tomorrowland, but, you know, it's close.
Yeah. Isn't that Michael Jackson's ranch?
No, no, no, no, that is that Neverland.
All right. Neverland, yeah, never go there, land.
So we've got a different one this week, can we?
I don't know how this is going to go.
It could be the longest podcast ever.
Good. So you can take all the blame.
Mm.
Excellent.
Let's hope you can I just can I just pick up?
So did you really say in our wheelhouse then?
No, I thought it was am I wrong?
I mean, let's let's get the bullshit bingo card out.
I mean, come on.
I thought I did a good job of presenting that intro.
You could shit on me all you like.
Yeah, it was good. It was good.
Yeah, yeah, let's just circle around and give you some some feedback.
Yeah.
OK, we'll start.
We'll start.
Are we going to attribute the fact that this list is actually on AutoCars
website so people can go and have a look themselves?
Of course, you're more than welcome to follow along.
Yeah, we have stolen this list unapologetically from AutoCars.
We've done a much better job than us of organising this list in alphabetical order.
Yes. And also, I reckon we should make a list of any manufacturer
we've never heard of before, because the first two cars
off from a manufacturer I've never heard of before.
OK, well, I'll announce the names you guys give me your opinions
or not, OK, what it is, you drive, you drive, we'll navigate.
So the first car is an.
A I O and A on I on U T, which is available in April.
Yeah, next is from China.
Yeah. GSC is one of China's biggest car makers
and has yet to come to the UK.
So the first two cars are both from I on A on I away.
Yeah, so they're making it.
You see, and you'll see a picture of that on the screen with a range of up to
two hundred and sixty five miles and then also V,
which will be a Model Y competitor.
So Tesla Model Y competitor with two hundred and twenty four
brake horsepower and a 90 kilowatt hour battery. Great.
Next. Can I just say something?
Can I just say something?
What's what's wrong with giving a car a name?
It drives me insane.
Just give it a letter or a number, really?
Hey, good news. The next one's good news, though.
Yeah, the Alfa Mayud, Julia and Stelvio.
Do you know what's the good news about that?
Go on. It's a petrol.
Oh, so they haven't yet made an electric variant.
They're continuing with the V six quad folios.
They're coming back in April, which is good news because they are brilliant.
They're a bit long in the tooth now.
There is an electric Julia and Stelvio coming.
But they're keeping on with the V six quad folios.
That's wicked.
Wait, so it's still the same car.
So it's not a new model. It's still the same car.
Yeah, yeah.
It kind of looks pretty much like the Maserati Gran Turismo.
It's been around for forty seven years.
Yeah, I bet basically what they say
is they're going to sell Julia and Stelvio through to twenty twenty seven.
And that includes the quadrifoglio
basically because the electric successors are a bit late, I think.
OK, that makes sense.
I mean, they're great cars.
Yeah, great cars, a bit long in the tooth now, interior is a bit old,
but hey, who doesn't love a quadrifoglio?
Yeah, we'll be sad when they're gone.
The next car on the list is an Alpine A110R
Ultime, which is on sale from February from now.
Yeah. And if you've got three hundred thousand pounds for an A110,
knock yourself out.
Three hundred grand.
It's got three hundred and forty five horsepower.
I mean, that are I have the other week was was it that was bad enough?
That was a hundred and five or something. Wow.
Yeah, cool. I mean, it's just yeah, that's just a bit.
I mean, that's ridiculous, isn't it?
Who in their right mind?
I know the we know the Alpen's great.
It's a great car.
But who in their right mind is buying that over like a.
I mean, you could basically get a 911 ST for that money.
You'd. Yeah, I know.
You'd have to. Yeah, you'd have to have a head.
You'd have to work with yourself.
You would. Yeah. Yeah.
From from the same brand, the Alpine A390, which is on sale from May.
Now, I think that is going to be amazing.
I've seen it.
You love these crossover kind of pseudo SUV.
No, I know.
Not real cars.
Cross over electric boxes.
Yeah, I honestly think I think I think it's going to be a good car.
So yeah, there we go.
And I don't care what you say about me.
I don't care that you take them single, single question.
So we keep a pace on this, but single question to you.
Do you think the A390 will be in the ethos
of what Alpine is and stands for was built for?
No, no, because it's a crossover SUV.
But I think.
And do you think they'll sell so many of them?
It will save the brand and the ethos that they built?
I don't know.
OK, so it's a waste of time. Moving on.
We've got the analogue VHPK.
Now, this is really bizarre.
OK, so I met a good mate of mine when I was at Porsche,
picking a car up today, who works at Porsche.
And he was telling me about this.
These guys are based just at the road from me in Rogate.
They're based at what used to be a TVR dealer.
And they're like, if you can imagine a singer.
But instead of doing it with a 9-11, they've done it with a Lotus Elise.
Oh, OK.
So 600 kilos.
Just they.
Yeah, so yeah, that looks wicked.
I fully support that.
The best thing about this car, central driving position.
Oh, McLaren F1.
That's the cheapest McLaren F1 you're ever going to get.
I'm looking down all the time, not because I'm uninterested in what we're talking about,
but because I'm looking at the list of my phone.
So just anyone that's viewing this, if they're looking,
going, why are you just seeing my constant massive ballpats?
Getting it on his Mac was way too complex for him.
So yeah.
Oh, yeah, I should just put it on there, shouldn't I?
That's a great idea.
Yeah, basically.
We're still on A.
Wow, there's some cool car.
Cool thing that that comes out apparently in September.
So look forward to seeing one of those on the road.
600 kilos, 400 brake horsepower per tonne, which is not electric.
And not electric.
Next on the list, same kind of ballpark, same kind of world.
Aeryla Atom 4RR.
Wow, I mean, that sounds hardcore.
An Aeryla Atom with 522 horsepower, 770 horsepower per tonne.
Yeah, that's to celebrate the 25th birthday.
That will be terrifying and probably very expensive.
Because an Aeryla Atom is terrifying anyway.
Oh, I tell you what, Aeryla.
So that's cool.
What's next, Pat?
That this is so I think Aeryla Atoms are cool.
Aeryla Nomads are better.
Oh, no, I just realised there's a letter on the front of the name.
Yeah, it's an Aeryla E Nomad.
So this is an EV version.
Expatis have 280 brake horsepower, 0 to 60 in three and a half seconds
and less than 900 kilos, which would be impressive for an electric car.
Mate, it'd be like you're electric.
Show us, you've got one actually for a review avenue in your studio behind you there.
It's basically one of these.
It's a radio control car.
Oh, that's depressing.
OK. Oh, Aston Martin.
Yeah, Aston Martin's next.
DB 12S.
So if the DB 12 wasn't enough, they're going to make an S version.
Yeah, that, I mean, it'll be cool.
I mean, it's a pretty car, isn't it?
It is a pretty car, yeah.
I think Aston's like I know we've talked about
a few times in the pod, modern Aston's are just so expensive and a bit overpriced
and they depreciate badly and probably not the most reliable things in the world.
I don't know. But but if if I won the lottery tomorrow,
I would have to have a modern Aston in my line up just so I could go and look at it
occasionally because they are pretty on there.
And turning up in that anywhere is just like you are the boss.
You are literally Fernando Alonso.
Yeah, it's I don't I don't know how they can cock that up.
They they they they facelift the Vantage added a bunch of money on it.
But the interior, I think the interiors for me is the big thing that Aston Martin
have massively upped like they were previously kind of this is another
massive baseline to work from.
No, that's true.
But but yeah, now the interiors are yeah, very serious stuff.
So excited to see that.
See, see Pat, your list gives with one hand and takes with another.
I'm thinking we had an electric aerial nomad then and lovely V12 Aston Martin.
And then what it's on it's on Michelin's it's on Michelin's as well.
Yes, and so I like it.
Oh, yes.
Most AML sidewall tires.
Perfect. Yes.
Next is an Audi A2 e-tron.
Now, I didn't know that that was potentially a thing.
The photo we have here is a spy shot.
The old A2 was wicked.
But was it at the time or is it only wicked now?
You two will have to tell me because I was a child when that car came out.
Shut up.
I don't think it's like most things.
I don't think it was as appreciated when it came out.
Yeah, I saw one literally a couple of weeks ago and they're just cool things.
Yeah. Yeah.
Yeah, I think as you say, it was well ahead of its time, almost like the
what was the BMW?
The I3.
I was going to say the I3 to me wasn't cool when it came out, but it is now.
Like I quite like it.
I think I have one of those.
And the A2, the A2 are becoming very connectable.
And actually, as funny as this morning,
turn my phone on, I started getting a bit of a real hole as we all do, I'm sure.
And a hole.
And I was
aware of it.
Was it called? I don't know what it's called.
Gloria. No, no, stop it.
Do you know Puff Light's cars?
Is it? Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, Puff Talks cars, yeah.
Puff Talks cars, sorry.
Yeah, someone we should get on the podcast, actually.
And he's just done a real on one.
So if you want to know all of the little secrets
and intricacies of it, what an A2 is, go over.
This plastic hand.
Yeah, I didn't see the plastic hand in that one, actually.
Yeah.
But but it's brilliant.
And it's just such a such a clever little car, really, really is.
So, yeah, it's cool that I mean, yeah, it's cool.
I look at that picture, though, to me,
we all know it's going to be based on an R on there.
What do you call it? What's the ID 3?
ID 3. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
It's just, yeah, Cooper Bore.
Cooper Bore, your favourite car.
Yeah, Cooper.
It should be called Cooper Bore off.
Yeah, they're all boring.
So for that, yeah.
It's an actual car.
We don't expect anything else from YouTube, so that's fine.
We'll wait and see.
Next on the list is Joe's favourite 4x4.
It's the Audi A6 Allroad.
Favourite SUV.
Yeah, it's favourite SUV.
And it's an ICE as well.
And that's not the people running around
shooting people in America.
It's ICE look.
That is cool.
I'd love to see another one of those.
I've always had a soft spot for all roads.
Yeah.
Very cool.
We could tell last week in Leeds when we saw one
and you both freaked out.
Oh, there's an Allroad next to us.
It's cool that Audi appeared to be going back
on a lot of cars that they've got rid of over the years.
Like, you know, recently they got rid of the R8.
They got rid of the TT.
They got rid of all these cars
that we know don't sell in big numbers.
But we also know make up that brand.
Make them cool, yeah.
Yeah, getting rid of the A6.
When they got rid of that four or five years ago,
that was it.
They said they had no plans of bringing it.
And now they're bringing back the A6 Allroad.
So let's keep our fingers crossed.
We might see another TT or R8 or something in the future.
So, yeah, A6 Allroad, cool.
That gets a 10 out of 10 for me.
September.
OK, well, two more Audi models to go beyond the A6 Allroad.
You've got, apparently, a new Q7,
potentially on sale in August of this year.
And then a Q9, which could be coming out in December,
but mainly focused on the US and Middle Eastern markets.
So it's going to be massive and horrible.
Huge luxury SUV.
Quick questions to you guys without cheating.
You know the current Q7.
How long do you think that's been out?
Quick answer, quick answer, quick answer.
15 years.
Oh, come on.
It's 2015.
Yeah, I think late 15, early 16.
I only know that because I remember I had an SQ7 on the channel
and I'd not been doing YouTube very long.
So, yeah.
Yeah, the original path.
The original one came out in 1910.
Oh, that's why I thought you meant like how long.
No, I mean, the current model.
Wow, the current model has been out for that long.
Yeah, which still to me looks, it doesn't look old.
Like I think it's still quite a good looking SUV.
Anyway, yeah, Q9.
Yeah, big in the game.
And we had that lovely one for the podcast a few years back,
as well, didn't we, the 7-seater SQ7.
Yeah, and you were the chauffeur driver.
I liked that a lot.
That was good.
Yeah.
Next up on the list, still in Audi for two more cars.
We've got an Audi RS3 Ultimate and an Audi RS5.
It's just good that they're still doing RS's, don't you think?
Yeah, so I can actually talk about the RS5 in this one
because this, when does this one second,
when does this podcast go out, Pat?
20th of February.
20th of February.
So, yes.
Yes, it would have, my video would have gone live.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
My video would have gone live yesterday if I'm not late,
which I probably am.
But I'm not going to bore you with it.
But all I'm going to say, like I touched upon in the last podcast,
I said one of the models is absolutely stunning.
This is it.
It looks absolutely nothing like the A5 or the S5.
Like, you wouldn't...
Can we just say that, so that's really an Audi RS4, right?
Exactly. Although they make you a saloon.
In my head, I had a two-door coupe.
What are we talking about?
It's not. It's the saloon that lives in the wagon.
Yeah, so the saloon, so they're calling it the RS5 saloon,
which is a replacement for the RS5 Sportback
and the RS5 Avant, which is a replacement for the RS4 Avant.
They both look absolutely fucking epic.
Oh, I've just swore going, sorry, Pat.
You have massive, that was a massive swear.
That's how good-looking it is.
The negative side is, it weighs as much as a house.
And it's about a million pounds.
No, no, it's cheaper than an M3.
Oh, wow.
I mean, it's still a million pounds, but cheaper than...
Yeah, yeah, it's...
Yeah, it'd be interesting.
I'm looking forward to driving one at some point.
Right, sorry, moving on.
Moving on quickly, Bentley Urban SUV.
Yeah, move on, not interested December.
SUV from Bentley.
Yeah, horrible, move on.
Okay, we're now into BMW.
Apparently, in December, there'll be a new BMW 7 Series.
I mean, thank God, because if the one they made now,
I mean, it can't get any worse, can it, Joe?
No, it can't.
Is that why Archie sold his?
Yeah, he gave it back, but...
Yeah, he actually even said that.
I saw in one of his clips, don't lie, watching,
it came up on Instagram, as it does.
But yeah, I think he even said the years up,
I had to give it back to BMW, but...
It's not a new 7 Series, it's just gonna be a facelift.
So, yeah.
But I think they're gonna...
They could surely only improve the way it looks,
because I think a hippo's bum looks better than the 7 Series.
So, yeah, let's hope they do, let's hope they improve it.
Okay.
For those of us for that, the next one is BMW i3.
So, would that be an electric 3 Series, Joe?
Yeah, so that is all new.
That's basically the new 3 Series.
Yeah, exactly, yeah.
So, they're gonna launch that first.
I think that's gonna look mega.
I think, yeah, I think the M3 version
is gonna look incredible.
They won't sell any, but it will look amazing.
I'll remind you of that next year,
when you were already more.
Oh, yeah, oh, God, don't.
Next, we've got our Car of the Year winner.
Car of the Year, that's not actually on sale yet.
Which is only for sale from March, is the BMW iX3.
Yeah, really interesting.
Yeah, looks great.
I'm sure you both are interested to drive it.
Yeah, but most journalists are.
No journalists have driven it yet,
apart from the ones that paid for the...
Sorry, I can't tell you.
Moving on, carry on.
BMW iX5, apparently there'll be a new one
of those coming in August.
Weird, because that petrol diesel,
it's still gonna have diesel.
Well, let's see what the UK decide,
because unfortunately...
Hydrogen, hydrogen fuel sale.
Hydrogen, yeah.
Unfortunately, like the current five series
and the seven series, even the three series,
like markets like Germany and the rest of Europe
get all of those in with six-pot diesels.
Whereas the UK, we don't.
So, yeah, it might be launched with a diesel,
but whether the UK will actually take the diesels
is another question.
Here's a question then for both of you and for our audience.
Name me another model of car that is available
in petrol diesel, plug-in hybrid,
battery electric and hydrogen fuel sale.
I can't think of one.
Well, there is one.
Especially not hydrogen,
because there was only one or two hydrogen cars before,
theoretically this anyway.
I mean, no one.
Next one, how do you say the next one?
That is the Boven Zeben Zegato.
It's a nice looking car, that.
Now, we've already seen this launch, haven't we?
It was at Villa d'Este 2025.
Joe, what are your thoughts on that as a BMW man?
I think, I mean, so Boven Zeben
are the family who have run and owned Alpina
up until what we know of Alpina today,
but they've just obviously changed hands
and now they're part BMW.
And I think they've obviously set this up in the background.
So in a way, they're still continuing
to make Alpinas as we know it,
because under the skin it's a BMW M4.
So they've still obviously got that relationship.
Now, I think it's very pretty.
I'm not seeing one in real life.
I think it's a bit, I'm not sure about the front end of it,
but the rest of it is very pretty.
But I guess the only thing that bugs me slightly with it
is once you know it's based on an M4,
that's all you can see.
But that's not a bad thing,
and they've definitely improved it.
It's just a case of what's it gonna cost
when an M4 is 95 grand base today.
I mean, this is gonna be...
It's gonna be 250, 250 at least.
Oh, I've just seen the price.
Uh-oh, oh, no.
Oh, the Zegato scares me.
430,000 pounds.
They're gonna sell none of them.
But I would spend 400 grand on a M4.
Well, people spent 750 grand on the CSL thing, didn't they?
Yes, I was just gonna say, they sold much.
There is a market, it's just not a big one.
It's just more 300 than something grand on an Alpine 110.
Well, that's it.
As we all know, there are some people with massively deep pockets,
and if they want something very special, they'll pay for it.
Talking of something special,
I'll read the next selection of cars all at once.
Yeah, exactly, please.
This is the other end of the spectrum.
What's DMI stand for? Don't make it.
It's a...
Build your dreams and don't make it.
It's a P-Hep powertrain, apparently.
I mean, that is six cars for a brand to bring out.
It's nuts, isn't it? It is scary.
Aren't they the fastest?
They are the leading Chinese brand, I think, P-WD.
And I'll give them their dues.
The only car I've driven is the...
Oh, it's not on there.
Not the whale? The seal?
No.
The walker?
And actually, for the money,
there's a lot of car for the money.
It's a bit like you get a jacu and stuff.
You get a lot of car for your money.
They've all got that screen that spins round
from my landscape to portrait in there.
That's what you always want.
Right, next.
All I can say is this list is amazing,
because if you think P-WD is bad,
the next one is horrific.
That is a Cadillac lyric,
which is a...
America's luxury brand.
Their answer to the Porsche KM.
Right in their dreams.
It doesn't look the best in the photo that's been shown here.
An electric Cadillac in the UK,
I'm not sure really has much of a market, does it?
No.
A serious question, right?
Because they're a big luxury brand in the States.
I've been in a few Cadillacs,
and every single one has been utter pants.
I don't understand how they've got the reputation
they've got. They're just cheap crap.
I'm going to upset some American followers there.
It's the Escalade. Is that a Cadillac?
Yeah, and it's awful.
Apart from the size of a house.
It's the only one I know.
It's so cheap inside.
But then the thing is, in the States,
they are relatively well priced, aren't they?
It's not like they're super expensive
compared to the general equivalents.
When we end up with them, then we're paying,
you know, important.
I mean, that's just...
That is horrible.
Yeah, that is horrible.
I want to move the page. I don't want to look at it.
Moving on, I guess, to just improve Joe's mood,
we'll go to the Cherry T-Go-4,
which is going to be a 20,000-bound T-Rock rival.
Spaceship inspired?
Did I not say that bit? Sorry.
Spaceship inspired VWT Rock rival.
I'm going to see a picture of this. Hold on a minute.
As if the brand name wasn't crappy enough, like Cherry.
Let's call it a T-Go-4.
I mean, seriously.
Yeah, I'm not sure that one...
I mean, again, it's going to fit a very specific lease niche,
isn't it, really, of a Cadillac?
Ironically, though, it's better looking...
It's 20 grand, though.
It's better looking than that Cadillac.
It's better looking than Cadillac,
and it looks, to me, more like a Cadillac
than the Cadillac does.
Like, genuinely.
But it does.
That looks like what a Cadillac should look like in my head,
or Ford, like a Ford Tourist or whatever.
Okay, I mean, it's just crazy.
It isn't what they can produce for 20-odd grand.
It's mad. I mean, it's insane.
I'm going to list off the next all-in-one,
and you can talk about the models that interest you.
So, we've got a new Coupre-born,
a Coupre-formant or a VZ5,
Coupre-Leon, VZ-TCR,
and a Coupre-Rovale,
which I believe is a new car yet to...
The other one's a facelift, if I'm correct,
and that one is a new model.
Yeah. So, the Born is Joe's favourite electric car.
It is literally one of my favourite electric cars.
I really like the Born.
Oh, yes.
The one I wanted to...
So, the four-mentor VZ5,
that's an awesome car.
I drove it last year.
It's on sale from August,
because it's got the five-pot RS3 engine in it.
But are you buying one over an RS3? That's the question.
I suppose it's more practical, isn't it?
Yeah, it is, but I mean, it's just a brilliant car.
I love four-mentors anyway, but what I love about it is,
in the days where all of these manufacturers
are having to go hybrid or battery electric,
the boss of Coupre has gone,
do you know what? We've got a five-pot four-mentor sod,
it will sell it in the UK.
Well, they're only making 250 of them, so...
Yeah.
We're only getting 250.
What the boss of Coupre has actually gone is,
we're not selling any Borns or anything at the moment,
so let's make that VZ5 right and drive
like it should have been at the start.
Yeah.
The next one, again, I saw that
when I was out driving VZ5.
The TCR bit is basically a sticker pack
and some stick-on bits of plastic.
There's no performance upgrade and stuff.
It'll still be cool.
And then, Ravel, I'm literally flying out to Barcelona
next week to see that in a studio
that's coming out in September.
Oh, studio shoots!
Oh, yes!
So, yeah.
I haven't had a studio shoot since December, so...
Yeah, you were at your studio shoot last week,
so I'd wind your neck in if I were you.
Slightly different cars, yeah.
It's still a studio shoot, though.
I know, I know.
Oh, Dacia, come on!
Dacia-winning Dacia, just saying.
Congratulations to them.
So, we've got the C-Neo,
we've got the Dacia Duster Hybrid G 4x4,
and an update that looks like a Dacia Spring.
The main one there on that one is the Duster,
is the hybrid being a 4x4 is the big news there,
because the hybrid is a two-wheel drive at the moment.
Oh, okay.
And that's actually, I know it's really nerdy,
but I saw that last year,
and the chassis and the actual,
I feel like the powertrain is really, really very clever.
So, that's actually going to be a really good car, I think.
A Dacia Spring, but...
Yeah, a new one starts at 12 grand.
Oh, it's an EV, okay.
Yeah, yes, the Dacia's EV can buy.
Yeah, but I was going to say,
surely that makes it more impressive.
12 grand for an EV is like...
Yeah.
Yeah, I mean, Amis are a RRP only a little bit less,
and this actually probably does some sort of sensible range.
Pretty good car, really.
Pretty good car.
I'm sorry, I don't know who the next manufacturer is.
Okay, we'll go through the next ones again in bulk,
and you can discuss the models of which you find relevant.
So, we've got a Denzer B5, we've got a Denzer D9,
we've got a Denzer Z9 GT,
and then that's it,
because I thought the next one was a Denzer, but it's a DS.
So, you know, we were saying about BYD
bringing six models to market this year,
and how amazing that was.
Denzer's BYD.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
That's nine new cars.
This is their luxury wing.
Yeah, we need to keep a running tab on that.
The Z9 GT, that's not the one that does the jump, is it?
The one that drives along and then jumps in the air.
Have I got that mixed up?
I don't know, but it's got 950 horsepower.
Oh, dear.
Yeah, that's a lot.
I mean, I'm looking ahead of myself.
Sorry, I'm getting ahead of the game here.
Thanks a lot.
Yeah, move on.
A DS number seven?
I thought that was like a fragrance or something,
but actually that's a car, apparently.
Citroen, isn't it?
Yeah, that's their kind of luxury part of their wing.
I saw that at Brussels.
Really nice looking car, actually, to give it its dues.
Does anybody buy a DS?
Moving on, because I want to talk about the next one.
Sorry, quickly.
Who buys DS, French people, and the president of France?
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