7 Cool New Cars We Haven’t Seen Yet, But We’re Excited to Meet in 2024

The new year should bring plenty of amazing new vehicles showing their faces for the first time.

Published January 5, 2024

Updated January 5, 2024

2024 is shaping up to be a momentous year for the automotive industry. We already have a long list of vehicles we can’t wait to drive, but there are also some game-changing new vehicles we can’t wait to see revealed in their final production forms. Brands are reinventing themselves, and iconic cars are going hybrid and electric; 2024 should give us a much better vision of what the automotive future will look like.

Here are seven new vehicle launches that will define 2024.

2025 Toyota 4Runner

Toyota has not confirmed a 2024 reveal for the 4Runner yet. But a new model is long overdue; the current gen — still rolling with a five-speed automatic transmission — entered production in 2009.

One of the most exciting changes could be a new hybrid engine. The 4Runner is expected to get the 2.4-liter inline-four hybrid bound for the Tacoma and Land Cruiser that puts out 326 horsepower and 465 lb-ft of torque. And rumored fuel economy for the hybrid could put it in the neighborhood of 10 mpg better than a Ford Bronco Badlands.

2025 Porsche 911

The current 992 generation of the iconic Porsche 911 is due for a mid-life cycle update, and based on rumors, reports and spy photos, the so-called 992.2-gen 911 is expected to arrive in calendar year 2024 — right in time to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the model first entering production in September 1964.

Don’t expect much of a revolution in terms of design — we wouldn’t expect that from an all-new 911, let alone a refresh — but according to Car and Driver, we could see a naturally aspirated engine return to the mainstream (i.e. non-GT3) models. Reportedly, this new 3.6-liter flat-six will arrive first in the 992.2 911 GTS before eventually spreading up and down the lineup — including, in turbocharged form, to the 911 Turbo models. In addition, the very first 911 Hybrid should join the lineup in calendar year 2024 or 2025.

Mercedes-Benz EQG

Mercedes-Benz plans to go all-electric by 2030. That won’t be an issue for the traditionally gas-guzzling G-Class. Mercedes views it as a core vehicle in the lineup and has plans to create its own G sub-brand. We should see the electric version, which we saw in concept form as the EQG, arrive sometime in 2024.

We’re titillated by the prospect of a guilt-free G-Wagen, even if the eventual price tag makes it pure unobtanium. It’s also a chance for Mercedes to recast its lot on EVs when one could argue early efforts have been a tad underwhelming, especially on the aesthetic front.

2025 Lamborghini Huracan replacement

In 2003, Lamborghini broke new ground with the introduction of the Gallardo — a V10-powered supercar that was more affordable, more manageable and more livable. than the V12 titans that had long defined the brand — to massive acclaim. After a 10-year run, that car was followed up by the Huracan, which built on everything the Gallardo did and improved the breed in spectacular fashion. Now, after another decade, it’s the Huracan‘s turn to pass the torch.

Lamborghini has officially been cagey about what to expect from the brand’s next supercar, but reports from knowledgable sources like Autocar and CAR strongly indicate it will ditch the beloved V10 engine for a new V8 that’s been developed in-house. (Turbochargers seem unlikely, but rumors suggest it could rev to around 10,000 rpm.) That’ll allegedly be combined with a hybrid system like the one found in the new Lamborghini Revuelto; don’t expect the smaller car to match that Lambo’s 1,000-hp output, but since the Ferrari 296 makes 819 ponies, we’d bet the Huracan replacement makes at least 820. And based on spy photos we’ve seen, it’ll look every bit as extroverted as we’d expect from a Lamborghini.

2025 Jeep Recon

We’re not getting an electric Jeep Wrangler — at least, yet. But 2024 should see the production version of the first American Jeep EV, the Recon. It looks sort of like a cross between a Wrangler and a Grand Cherokee … in a good way.

The Recon should pack Jeep’s Trail Rated badge, features people like from the Wrangler such as removable doors, and features that should be on the Wrangler, like an independent front suspension. It will also be Stellantis’s first full-bore EV in America after the Fiat 500e city car. Jeep says the Recon will hit dealers before the end of 2024.

2025 Ferrari 812 Superfast replacement

Even less is concretely known about the replacement for Ferrari’s 812 Superfast and 812 GTS than is known about Lambo’s new supercar, but from what we hear, it should be exciting. Spy photos of what are believed to be the new front-engined V12 super-GT from Maranello suggest an even lower, sleeker design than the 812 and its F12berlinetta predecessor, with a silhouette almost reminiscent of the 550 Maranello. A lack of Europe-required “electrified vehicle” stickers on the prototypes suggest it won’t be a plug-in hybrid like the 296 or SF90.

Anonymous but apparently well-connected sources from the FerrariChat forum have claimed that the new car will pack a V12 that revs past 9,000 rpm, like the one in the 812 Competizione. And according to multiple posters, the car will be formally revealed to the Prancing Horse’s best customers at the Miami Grand Prix in early May. The rest of us would then likely catch our first glimpse that summer or fall.

2025 Porsche Macan EV

porsche macan ev prototype on a charger testing

Porsche already has an EV, the Taycan. But the brand is pledging to become an almost entirely (911 excepted) EV manufacturer by 2030. That means bringing its current combustion customers into the battery-electric fold. That starts with the Macan SUV.

The brand’s best-selling vehicle is going entirely electric in the next generation (though a refreshed combustion model should linger alongside it for a bit). And it should offer our best look yet at how Porsche plans to redefine itself as an EV brand, with new battery tech and new suspension and powertrain technology.

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