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Goodwood Festival of Speed 2025 Preview: The Hottest Car Debuts and Must-See Reveals
Aston Martin, Hyundai and MG are among the brands making a splash at this year's Festival of Speed
The Goodwood Festival of Speed (10-13 July) kicks off tomorrow and it looks set to be one of the highlights of the motoring year.
It will host 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.
Alpine A110 R Ultime
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, so its participation in the Festival of Speed might just be your only chance to see one being driven to its limits.
Everything you need to know about the Alpine A110 R Ultime
Alpine A290 Rallye
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.
Everything you need to know about the Alpine A290 Rallye
Alpine A390
Alpine’s Porsche Macan challenger will make 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.
Everything you need to know about the Alpine A390
Alpine Alpenglow Hy6
This hydrogen-combustion demonstrator packs a twin-turbocharged 3.5-litre V6 that kicks out 740bhp. It can rev to 9000rpm as well.
Aston Martin DBX S
This new performance-focused version of Aston’s luxury SUV outpunches the Ferrari Purosangue, putting out a substantial 717bhp. You'll be able to see it in the First Glance paddock at Goodwood.
Everything you need to know about the Aston Martin DBX S
Aston Martin Valhalla
The Festival of Speed will be your first chance to catch Aston Martin’s new 1064bhp hypercar rolling on home turf. Production of the Valhalla is scheduled to begin imminently.
Everything you need to know about the Aston Martin Valhalla
Automobili Mignatta Rina
This Italian two-seater pays tribute to the sports cars of the 1960s with a striking speedster body, naturally aspirated 5.0-litre V8 and a manual gearbox.
Everything you need to know about the AM Rina
Bentley Bentayga Speed
This performance-focused version of Bentley’s luxury SUV trades its old W12 for a new twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre V8. With 641bhp and 627lb ft, it’s capable of dispatching 0-62mph in 3.4sec.
Read our Bentley Bentayga Speed review
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 will mark the first time it’s been 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. This may be your only chance to catch one in the metal before they disappear into collections.
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 will make 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
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 will make 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.
Eccentrica Diablo restomod
Described by its maker as the ultimate Diablo, this restomod intends to unleash the potential of Lamborghini’s famously tetchy flagship. Its chassis has been reinforced with carbonfibre, the brakes overhauled, traction control added and the V12 tweaked with new camshafts and springs. It has also received a redesign, with ‘pop-down’ headlights, flared wings and exposed exhaust pipes. It will take to the Goodwood hillclimb, marking the first time it will have been seen in action.
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 marks your first chance to see one in the UK.
Everything you need to know about the Ferrari 296 Speciale
Ferrari Amalfi
The new Amalfi replaces the Roma, bringing a fresh design and the promise of more accessible performance. It will break cover in public for the first time at Goodwood.
Everything you need to know about the Ferrari Amalfi
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 will run 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 and a more aggressive, track-focused S variant.
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. It will be on display to the general public for the first time at this year’s Festival of Speed.
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 will mark 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. Goodwood may just be your best chance to see one before they’re all gone.
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 will be the first chance to spot it on the move, as it takes to the hillclimb.
Everything you need to know about the Honda Prelude
Honda Super EV Concept
Honda will unveil 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 will at last reveal 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 car will bring major styling tweaks such as a huge rear spoiler, wider arches and a more aggressive-looking front fascia and it is likely to use the same 641bhp powertrain as the existing 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. Full technical details be revealed at the Festival of Speed, where the 5 will make its debut.
Everything you need to know about the Jaecoo 5
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. It will be seen in public for the first time at Goodwood.
Everything you need to know about the Land Rover Defender Trophy Edition
Lanzante 95-59
Petersfield-based hypercar specialist Lanzante will reveal its first bespoke model at the Festival of Speed. Based on an existing McLaren platform and penned by former McLaren designer Paul Howse, it will pack 700bhp per tonne and a McLaren F1-style three-seat cockpit.
Everything you need to know about the Lanzante 95-59
Maserati launch
Maserati will make a "highly anticipated world debut" at the Festival of Speed. It has yet to confirm what it will unveil but a preview image appears to show the rear haunch of an MC20, suggesting it may be a new variant of its V6-powered supercar.
McLaren W1
McLaren's striking new flagship picks up the mantle from the P1 and F1 with an electrified 4.0-litre V8 that sends 1258bhp to its rear wheels. Just 399 examples will be built.
Everything you need to know about the McLaren W1
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 will be your first chance to see one on the move in Britain, because the EV will be taking 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.
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 will host its European debut and could bring more news about any plans to build the model.
Everything we know about the MG CyberX
MG/IM IM6
MG will reveal a new model at Goodwood and it looks to be one of several models from Audi-rivalling sibling brand IM. Their arrival in the UK would mark a shift in MG’s strategy, boldly taking the brand into new segments and away from its previous budget-focused positioning.
Everything we know about the MG/IM reveal
Praga Bohema
This track-focused but road-legal supercar will take to the Goodwood hillclimb in a bid to topple some of the world’s biggest marques. Packing 700bhp and weighing just 982kg, it’s in with a fair chance.
Everything we know about the Praga Bohema
Renault 5 Turbo 3E
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 will be displayed at the Festival of Speed.
Everything you need to know about the Renault 5 Turbo 3E
Toyota GR reveal
Toyota’s GR performance division is gearing up for a big reveal at the Festival of Speed.
Speaking to Autocar recently, Toyota Europe vice-president Andrea Carlucci said “the UK is the most amazing country in terms of pure car lovers, even more than other countries” and he is “attached to Goodwood”.
He added: “This year, you will see something – let’s put it like that.”
Carlucci declined to disclose further details but said: “We have to bring [many] more cars as GR models to the marketplace and I hope the UK will bring as many as [it] wants.”
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Moni has overseen the aero development of every Audi for more than 10 yearsInside Audi’s secret wind tunnel, Dr. Moni Islam reveals what's next for aero design
Welcome to part two of our exclusive four-part interview series, where we’re endeavouring to find out what Audi’s iconic slogan – Vorsprung durch Technik, or progress through technology – means to the people at the forefront of Audi design and engineering.
Here we venture inside Audi’s state-of-the-art, top-secret windtunnel in Ingolstadt, Germany, to sit down with head of aerodynamics and aeroacoustics, Dr. Moni Islam.
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Introduce yourself and what you do...
I’m Dr. Moni Islam and I’m the head of aerodynamics and aeroacoustics development, which means in practice that I have several different tasks. On the one hand, I’m responsible for overseeing the development process for these two technical disciplines for all Audi production vehicles from their initial conception all the way up to the start of production.
On the other hand, I’m responsible for ensuring that in my department we work with the relevant technologies and processes that enable top-class results.
What’s your personal interpretation of Vorsprung durch Technik?
For me personally, Vorsprung durch Technik means pushing the boundaries of technological innovation to do something that hasn’t been done before.
As an engineer, I like to do things that are new and difficult, and I find it really cool to do things that others can’t do or haven’t done before. Being able to do this here is what first brought me to Audi many years ago.
Which project have you been most proud of at Audi? One that you think channels the Vorsprung durch Technik spirit.
I think it would be a project that wasn’t so much in the public limelight, but had a very big impact on the way the industry works in our technical discipline. A number of years ago we worked on developing a groundbreaking new software technology for aerodynamics simulations, which gave us a significant advantage in accuracy and flexibility.
People thought it couldn’t be done, so when we went public with it, it took the entire industry by surprise, because we showed that it was in fact possible, and we were the first team to achieve this globally.
Aerodynamic innovation has been at the very heart of Audi’s Vorsprung durch Technik philosophy for more than 50 years. Which models throughout Audi’s history brought the biggest steps forward in aero design and efficiency?
There is no doubt that the Audi 100 in 1982 and the Audi A2 in 1999 were the two biggest innovators in the world of combustion-engine vehicles. Both were driven by the need to significantly improve fuel consumption and so their design was fundamentally aero-driven.
At the time, the very streamlined greenhouse, the flush glazing, and the aerodynamically optimised body trim of the Audi 100 were quite revolutionary in automobile design. The A2 also pushed the boundaries of car design with its proportions based on the work of Wunibald Kamm, and its optimised underbody and wheels.
Now that we’ve entered the era of EVs, I am very impressed by what we achieved with our e-tron GT and A6 e-tron. In a very general sense, I’m proud that we were able to demonstrate with these two vehicles that there is no fundamental incompatibility between top-notch aerodynamics and progressive, eye-catching design.
In the case of the e-tron GT, we were able to make use of active vehicle components to achieve outstanding aerodynamics results, while the A6 e-tron makes use of a vast number of detailed engineering solutions to reach its optimum.
On that note, what inherent advantages does electrification bring to the worlds of aerodynamic design and efficiency? And what about disadvantages? How is Audi overcoming these?
Electrification has given a huge boost to us aerodynamicists, because efficiency is now of such paramount importance, and in real-world driving, aerodynamic drag is the dominant driving resistance. And because driving range is so important to our customers, it becomes financially viable for us to include technical measures in the vehicle that reduce its drag that wouldn’t previously have been possible.
In terms of the vehicle concept, electric vehicles have a number of significant advantages for us. First, there’s the completely closed and flat underbody, which is really an aerodynamicist’s dream. Then, because the electric powertrain is so efficient, the cooling-air requirements while driving are far easier to deal with than in combustion engines.
The biggest disadvantage for the vehicle’s aerodynamics derives from the size and weight of the battery. These create the necessity for large, wide wheels, which present us with a very big challenge, while also increasing the frontal area of the vehicle.
In the case of the former, we now place considerable effort in the aerodynamic optimisation of rims and tyres and generally offer our customers a variety of aero rims in our new cars. We do this together with our exterior designers, so these rims are really very aesthetically attractive, not just efficient!
Why is aerodynamic efficiency so important for drivers, especially in the electric era
For many if not most people, aerodynamics is something very abstract, perhaps because it deals with complex physics and mathematics, but likely also because one can’t see its effect frequently in everyday life.
As I mentioned earlier, as a driver of an all-electric Audi e-tron you can feel the effects of aerodynamic optimisation by virtue of options like the aero rims or the air suspension and the effect that they have on improving the vehicle’s driving range and energy consumption. More generally though, the large driving range that a vehicle like the A6 e-tron enables, at over 750km, is a direct consequence of the vehicle’s top-class aerodynamics.
But our innovation as aerodynamicists also has other consequences: One of the goals of our work is to come up with technical solutions that give our exterior designers as much freedom as possible to realise progressive aesthetics of the vehicle. So we work on optimising areas of the vehicle that aren’t immediately visible, like the cooling-air intake or the underbody, or we create technical solutions together which work for both of us, like attractive aero rims.
And last but not least, we also spend a lot of time on optimising the aeroacoustics, which our customers directly experience as very low wind noise when they travel in an Audi.
What advances in wind tunnel and computer-aided design technology is Audi making to ensure its cars are at the cutting-edge of aerodynamic design?
I’m very thankful for the fact that we have excellent tools at our disposal to work with here at Audi.
Our wind tunnel was the first automotive wind tunnel to combine full ground simulation for aerodynamics with top-class aeroacoustics functionality, some of which was even patented by us. It has now been in operation for 25 years, and because we not only work here, but run and maintain the facility ourselves, we have built up a treasure trove of expertise that is really irreplaceable.
A very important recent booster for productivity and accuracy in our work in the wind tunnel has been the advent of rapid-prototyping technology, also known as 3D printing. It’s been in use in Formula 1 development for quite some time, but now it’s a standard for us as well…
And, it has really raised the bar for our other key tool, computer simulation, because our wind-tunnel tests have made a big leap in accuracy and efficiency. To give you a feel for what magnitude of computing resources we work with, we have 60,000 processor cores at our disposal, and last year we ran simulations totalling nearly 300 million CPU-hours.
For the A6 e-tron alone we did more than 3000 simulations to optimise the shape and supplement our wind-tunnel tests. Modern aerodynamics development is in my view inconceivable without using computer simulations and wind-tunnel testing hand in hand.
The Audi A6 e-tron is the most aerodynamic car Audi has ever created. How has this been achieved?
Probably the most visible aerodynamic highlight is the optional virtual wing mirror, which is in its second generation on the A6 e-tron. Already in the WLTP certification cycle it results in about 7km more driving range, but over longer distances at constant speeds it offers an even greater advantage.
The active inlet shutters offer dynamic control of the cooling-air flow tailored to the needs of the vehicle’s thermal management system and thereby create an optimum for the flow of air through the vehicle.
The optional air suspension also improves the vehicle’s aerodynamics, by lowering its ride height during motorway driving. Everything else in the vehicle’s aerodynamics has to do with the many, many details of the aerodynamic design – ranging from the design of the rear diffuser in the underbody to the details of the tyre design. It’s only through the cumulative effect of all these details, and the optimisation of their interaction with each other, that we were able to reach the spectacularly low drag coefficient of 0.21.
Where do you think Vorsprung durch Technik will take Audi in the future?
For us aerodynamicists, I think Vorsprung durch Technik will lead us towards cutting-edge analysis and development methods, like artificial intelligence and even more computer simulations.
For our vehicles, it will take them even closer to the physical limit of what is possible in drag-coefficient reduction – and there is definitely a limit! – all the while making sure that an Audi always remains an Audi.
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