{"id":22501,"date":"2018-01-03T06:19:35","date_gmt":"2018-01-03T06:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/?p=22501"},"modified":"2018-01-03T06:19:35","modified_gmt":"2018-01-03T06:19:35","slug":"8-top-cars-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/8-top-cars-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Cars We Can\u2019t Wait To Drive In 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

The coming year is set to be a big one for cars. The old guard are still chucking out amazing designs that are set to deliver big thrills (and big speed). But aside from the standard industry leaders, a new crop of electric car manufacturers is picking up speed, too, with a whole bunch of releases slated for this year.<\/p>\n

In fact, these electric designs look so promising that, actually, old-school manufacturers are making their own electric cars as well. We reckon that 2018 will be a turning point for the electric car \u2013 sales are slated to hit record levels as battery tech finally catches up with the needs of regular drivers.<\/p>\n

Still, that doesn\u2019t mean that every car we\u2019re looking forward to driving in 2018 is electric; there are some properly interesting combustion-engined dinosaurs launching this year, too. So, in no particular order, here are eight of the cars we can\u2019t wait to drive in 2018. What do you most want to see?<\/p>\n

\"Kia<\/h3>\n

Kia Stinger<\/h3>\n

Okay, this car technically came out towards the end of 2017, but we\u2019re driving it this month, and it looks fabulous. This is Kia\u2019s first attempt at a premium sports saloon \u2013 it wades into battle against the likes of the Audi S5 and Mercedes C43 AMG. Crucially, it costs less than those two cars, but not that much less. This signals Kia\u2019s intent with the Stinger \u2013 it costs that much because it\u2019s been very well engineered (by a former BMW M-Division boss, no less). Keep an eye out for our review later this month.<\/p>\n

\"Aston<\/h3>\n

Aston Martin Vantage<\/h3>\n

The new Vantage<\/a> has been a long-time coming, and, boy, has the wait been worth it. The DB10 featured in the last James Bond film, Spectre, was based on the design of the Vantage, but unlike that car, it\u2019s all-new underneath. The structure is mostly aluminium, and the engine is an AMG-sourced, 4.0-litre, twin-turbo V8. That means the new Vantage will be good for 0-100 km\/h in 3.8 seconds. Hence our excitement at the prospect of driving it. That, and the fact it\u2019s a new Aston Martin.<\/p>\n

\"Lamborghini<\/h3>\n

Lamborghini Urus<\/h3>\n

To be honest, the MotorGeeks office isn\u2019t hugely enamoured by Lamborghini\u2019s new SUV<\/a>. It may be, according to Lamborghini, \u201cthe world\u2019s first super-SUV\u201d, but you can\u2019t deny there\u2019s something a little Lexus about its looks. Still, with the sort of performance that Lamborghini is promising from the Urus<\/a>, we\u2019re more than curious to see how the car stacks up. There\u2019s more than a good chance that it\u2019ll be fantastic.<\/p>\n

\"Suzuki<\/h3>\n

Suzuki Swift Sport<\/h3>\n

At the other end of the spectrum, we have the new Suzuki Swift. The last one was a big hit in the UAE because it looked good, drove great, and came incredibly cheap. The new one is an updated version of the same formula. You get just 2 bhp more than the outgoing model, so power is a handy little 136 bhp. However, Suzuki has shaved 80 kg from the weight (it now weighs just 970 kg), and upped the torque to 169 lb-ft. This means the new Swift Sport should be incredibly nippy. This should be a properly exciting little city car.<\/p>\n

\"BMW<\/h3>\n

BMW 8 Series<\/h3>\n

We mean, just look at it. Is there any reason why we wouldn\u2019t be interested in driving it? But the 8 Series is more than a pretty face \u2013 it\u2019s the rejuvenation of what we think is one of BMW\u2019s most interesting lines of cars. The original 840i and 850i were sales flops in the 1990s (just 30,000 were built), but to us, they were just so, so cool. Now, the 8 Series is back, and it looks like BMW has got the coolness factor down. There\u2019s no word on an engine range yet, but it\u2019s a safe bet that the range-topping M8 (oh yes, there\u2019s an M version) will be powered by a twin-turbo V8. To be honest, though, we reckon this car will be brilliant in any guise.<\/p>\n

\"Jaguar<\/h3>\n

Jaguar I-Pace<\/h3>\n

Up until this year, Tesla has had the electric SUV segment all wrapped up. But Jaguar\u2019s hoping to break the Model X\u2019s monopoly with the I-Pace, an electric compact SUV. From the off, we reckon it looks way better than Tesla\u2019s SUV, but with a 0-100 km\/h time of 4.0 seconds, it isn\u2019t quite as fast. Still, that\u2019s plenty quick enough for most, and if Jaguar\u2019s claims that it\u2019ll do almost 500 km on a single charge stack up, this could be a seriously desirable electric car. We\u2019re looking forward to it.<\/p>\n

\"Tesla<\/h3>\n

Tesla Model 3<\/h3>\n

Speaking of electric cars, the first Tesla Model 3s are slated for delivery to customers in 2018. Whether or not Tesla makes its production targets is still up in the air (there are tons of reports of delays and manufacturing issues), but assuming all goes to plan, there\u2019s a good chance that we\u2019ll start seeing Tesla\u2019s first \u2018mass-market\u2019 model in the wild this year. If Tesla\u2019s other two current models are anything to go by, the Model 3 should be pretty good.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/h3>\n

The New Mercedes G-Class<\/h3>\n

Mercedes hasn\u2019t actually released any pictures of the new G-Class\u2019s exterior \u2013 we\u2019ve only been teased with new shots of the interior<\/a>. That said, it\u2019s a safe bet that the new G-Class<\/a> will look almost identical to the old one \u2013 after all, the styling is a big part of the reason why people buy G-Classes in the first place. What\u2019s interesting, though, is that underneath the G-Class will be all-new \u2013 Mercedes has sunk a whole lot of money into building an old-looking car that\u2019s actually very modern under the skin. For obvious reasons, it\u2019s an important car for the Middle East, and we\u2019re pretty confident in predicting that it\u2019ll be brilliant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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