In 2026, buying a car is no longer a question of emotions, the smell of gasoline, or the roar of the exhaust pipe. It has become a question of an IQ test and the ability to use a calculator. If you are buying as a company, you are crazy if you do not buy electricity. If you are buying as an individual and live in a house, insisting on gasoline is the same as burning banknotes to heat your neighbor's apartment.
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Volkswagen is at a turning point. After several years of searching for an identity in the electric age, criticism of the software and ergonomic slippages in the interior, it seems that the German giant is returning to what it has always done best: making cars for people. In sunny Portugal, the Volkswagen ID. Cross 2026 concept was revealed to selected eyes – a car that promises to correct the mistakes of the past.
Everyone is shouting about a revolution. YouTubers are swooning over the charging curves. But let's be honest - when you walk up to this car in person, when you actually see it without studio lights and filters, something unexpected happens. Nothing. Your heart rate stays steady. Instead of being overwhelmed by a sense of German dominance, you are overwhelmed by a strange "déjà vu". Doesn't it all seem a bit too... Peugeot? The BMW iX3 Neue Klasse is a monster on paper, but in reality it may just be proof that "premium" is no longer what it used to be.
Let's be honest, for a moment, between us. We've all done it. The phone vibrates, the red light seems to last forever, and the hand slides to the "forbidden fruit" in the center console. Until now, this act has been haunted by a bad conscience and, in Tesla's case, that pesky in-cabin camera screaming at us like a hysterical math teacher. But Elon Musk, the man who would probably try to colonize the Sun if he had enough sunscreen, has just changed the rules of the game. Or at least he thinks he has. His latest tweet (sorry, "post on X") claims that you can now officially type in your Tesla. But before you open Tinder in the middle of the highway, read the fine print. Because the devil - and the cop with the ticket - is always in the details. So - Tesla FSD.
If you ride a scooter, real bikers only greet you if their visor gets fogged up or they are very polite. Especially in the USA, where scooters are seen as a means of transportation for those who have given up on life. But LiveWire, the electric branch of the legendary Harley-Davidson, has just thrown down the gauntlet in the face of this prejudice. They are preparing an electric maxi-scooter - the LiveWire Maxi-Scooter, which promises to change the rules of the game. And guess what? They might even succeed, because under the plastic they have hidden the heart of a real beast.
Admit it, we were all a little scared. We were afraid that Lotus had become just another brand that produced heavy electric SUVs for people who thought that "dynamic driving" was accelerating to the next traffic light in the shopping mall. We thought that the spirit of Colin Chapman - that brilliant and obsessive engineer who shouted "simplify and add lightness" - had finally disappeared under the weight of lithium-ion batteries. But we were wrong. Oh, how wrong we were. Here we have the Lotus Theory 1. And it's not just a car. It's proof that physics still holds true and that the future doesn't have to be boring.
Elon Musk is like that friend who is always late for dinner, but when he finally arrives, he brings the best wine. It's November 2025. The year that, according to our spring predictions at City Magazine, was supposed to be a breakthrough year for "baby Tesla" is coming to an end. Let's remember: in March, we wrote that the "Model Q" (or Model 2, or even Model 1, as we affectionately called it in May) would hit the roads in June. What did we get? A cheaper Model 3 and a bunch of new promises about robotaxis. But don't be disappointed. Everything suggests that the delay was a tactical move of genius - or just chaos in Texas. Either way, 2026 is the year.
The BMW X4 is saying goodbye, but don't mourn it too soon. Here comes the BMW iX4, built on the Neue Klasse platform, promising 345 kW of power, futuristic design, and that signature Bavarian arrogance we all secretly love.
While German pride never seems to sleep, Audi has apparently decided that in China, it's better to "if you can't beat them, join them." In collaboration with Chinese car giant SAIC, a new, locally focused car brand has been created with the least original name ever - AUDI. And yes, it's written in capital letters. No legendary four circles. No nostalgia. No mercy. and its second model, the AUDI E SUV.
Concept cars are like haute couture in the automotive world: we may never drive them, but we enjoy admiring them and pretending to understand aerodynamics. The year 2025 has brought a veritable parade of studies that mix futuristic powertrains, wild proportions, retro inspiration and technologies that sound like they're straight out of science fiction. We've rounded up the most interesting, most extravagant and most "if they actually made this, I'd sell my kidney" concepts of 2025. So 20+ car concepts of 2025.
The Genesis Magma GT Concept looks like engineers took a Koenigsegg, sent it through a Korean aesthetics course, and gave it a racing license. This is no longer just an ambition—it's the start of a serious foray into the world of GT supercars. And yes, they mean business.
Someone at Hyundai has clearly been watching too much “Mad Max” while simultaneously listening to ambient Lo-Fi beats from the future. The result? The Hyundai Crater – an electric SUV that looks like a cross between a space rover and a digital transformer. But be warned – this isn’t just another SUV that wants to be an “SUV”. This is a machine that doesn’t play around. Well, except with our emotions.











