From Nissan’s completely modernised Leaf to Ferrari’s mad-fast electric crossover, 25 debuts to excite car fans in 2025

THIS will be the year Nissan turns over a new Leaf. Literally.

The OG electric car gets completely modernised this summer.

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And that’s just the start.

We’ve got two dozen more debuts in your handy guide to a bumper new-car year.

Everything is changed for the Leaf.

The body swaps its awkward lumpiness for smoother curves and more space. A bigger battery option should clear the 350 miles range. Look closely and you’ll see “23” hidden in the rear lights – two upright bars and three horizontal bars.

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That’s because the words “two” and “three” in Japanese sound like “Ni” and “San”.

It’s also why Nissan’s legendary race cars wear the number 23.

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When we visited the Nissan factory in Sunderland last year, re-tooling for the new Leaf was well under way.

Expect prices from £35k.

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Kia has another two electric family cars on the blocks. EV4 to directly rival the huge-selling Tesla Model 3, while EV5 is a Sportage-sized SUV with blocky styling that echoes the massive EV9.

BMW will launch the iX3, a step ahead in range and efficiency for its EV cars, with futuristic design and cutting-edge cabin to match.

Bigger again is Hyundai’s seven seater Ioniq 9.

Sports brand Alpine has the A390 crossover, with powerful three- motor drive.

Meanwhile, an electric version of the Range Rover is coming, ready to climb to the top of the luxury mountain. Or any other mountain. Toyota’s Urban Cruiser and Skoda’s Epiq are small crossovers. The Cupra Raval and Volkswagen ID 2 are supermini-size hatchbacks.

BYD reveals Atto 2 next week and there’s a smaller Dolphin on the way called, er, DolphinMini.

For work, there’s a funky-looking electric van from Kia, the PV5.

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Everything on the list so far is electric-only.

But given the uncertainty about the speed of the electric transition, some manufacturers are hedging their bets.

Their new entrants will have a choice of petrol or battery drive. If you can charge at home, get the battery one, as the electric savings will offset the slightly higher monthly payment.

If you cannot home-charge, then go for the petrol option.

Exotic electrics

Among those, Mercedes is starting a whole new generation of its A-class with a slinky looking saloon, the CLA.

The petrol version shortly follows the electric into showrooms.

Citroen replaces its popular C5 Aircross family crossover. More biased towards off-roading is the new Jeep Cherokee.

On the other hand, the Alfa Romeo Stelvio will be more sporty — and also more expensive.

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All those three crossovers will eventually come with a choice of electric and petrol power.

A couple of popular cars re-launch with petrol, hybrid and diesel options.

Audi’s new Q3 appears soon, and you know what sort of car that’ll be because there have been two previous generations. There’s also a new Volkswagen T-Roc.

Neither of those manufacturers plan on launching any more all-new combustion cars after that, but there will be facelifts and improvements on the current ones for many years.

And now for some more exotic electrics.

Porsche will do battery versions of the two-seat Boxster convertible and Cayman hardtop.

Ferrari is launching a mad-fast mad-expensive electric crossover.

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But perhaps not as expensive as the £850k Aston Martin Valhalla, a mid-engined hybrid supercar with 1,079hp.

And, you might have heard the odd whisper about this, some company called Jaguar will show us a new luxury EV. A real car. Not a concept.

So that’s 25 for 2025. There are lots more cars we have seen but not yet tested including real-world family tackle like the Ford Puma Gen-E, Renault 4, Volvo EX30 Cross Country and a cheap Fiat Panda.

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