Best new cars 2019 – the most exciting new performance cars arriving this year - Best new cars 2019 – the most exciting new performance cars arriving this year

Porsche

We’re all waiting with baited breath to see what form the new Porsche 911 Turbo will take when it arrives later this year. With standard Porsche 911 Carrera S models already dipping under the 3.5sec to 62mph mark, what Porsche might have in store for the new Turbo and Turbo S is very exciting. GT3 models will likely slip into 2020, but in the meantime, for your naturally aspirated flat-six fix, the new Cayman GT4 and Boxster Spyder will be on hand later this summer.

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Porsche’s Taycan will also be revealed in full this year, the new electric luxury saloon taking the fight to the Tesla Model S, with its devout customer base in its sights. This is no rush-job either, as it’ll sit on a new bespoke skateboard platform, developed from scratch to take Porsche into the electric age. Porsche’s Cayenne Turbo will also pick up a level of electrification, with a flagship Cayenne Turbo S E-hybrid in the wings with a near-700bhp combined power figure likely.

SEAT

SEAT will join Audi and VW in launching its MQB-platform C-segment hatchback, with the new Leon very close to its reveal. Like its Golf, A3 and Octavia cousins, the new Leon will feature new styling inside and out, dramatically improved tech and updated powertrains.

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Of course, it’s the Cupra Leon we’re most looking forward to, which will join the Ateca and incoming Formentor SUVs in the sub-brand’s range. Cupra remains tight-lipped about possible powertrains, and with the likelihood of hybridisation becoming a larger part of all of the Volkswagen Group’s performance offerings, it’s increasingly likely that a future Cupra Leon might feature a plug port and petrol cap.

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