Future Cars Worth Waiting For: 2027–2030

Some cars are worth buying today. Others are worth waiting for. This is our running list of the most important models expected between 2027 and 2030 — full-size trucks, revived nameplates, electric flagships and a few genuine surprises.

Every entry tells you what the car is, what will power it, when it is expected to go on sale, and what it is likely to cost. Where a manufacturer has confirmed a car, we say Confirmed. Where a model is still only reported by credible outlets, we label it Reported — we never dress a rumor up as a launch.

Last updated: October 24, 2026. We refresh this page as new announcements land.

2027 Chevrolet Silverado

Confirmed. Chevrolet has already taken the wraps off the next-generation Silverado 1500, and the headline is proudly old-school: two brand-new Gen VI small-block V8s. The 5.7-liter makes 402 hp, while the 6.6-liter delivers 481 hp and 501 lb-ft — which Chevrolet bills as the strongest naturally aspirated V8 in the class. An updated 2.7-liter TurboMax four-cylinder and the 3.0-liter Duramax diesel round out the range, all paired with a 10-speed automatic. The lineup simplifies to seven trims, pricing starts at $41,395 including destination, and trucks reach dealers in December 2026. Shopping today’s trucks instead? Start with our truck comparisons.

2027 Ford Fathom

Confirmed. Ford’s affordable electric pickup finally has a name: Fathom. Built in Louisville on Ford’s new Universal EV platform with a cost-cutting LFP battery, this midsize truck starts at $28,350, with deliveries beginning in 2027. It is aimed squarely at buyers who have been priced out of $60,000 trucks. One housekeeping note: if you saw “Ranchero” rumors earlier, that name was trademark speculation — Ford never confirmed it, and Fathom is the real truck. Curious what an EV costs to run? Try our EV cost calculator.

2027 Mazda CX-5 Hybrid

Confirmed. Mazda’s best-selling model goes hybrid for the first time — and notably, it uses Mazda’s own in-house hybrid system rather than the Toyota-sourced setup found in the CX-50 Hybrid. The system is built around the new Skyactiv-Z gasoline engine, and Mazda has confirmed there will be no CVT; a conventional automatic does the shifting instead. Mazda has confirmed the hybrid CX-5 for the Americas in 2027, but US specifications and pricing are still to come, so treat any exact figures circulating online with caution.

2027 Genesis GV60 Magma

Confirmed. Genesis’s new Magma performance brand starts with a hotter GV60. Dual motors deliver 601 hp — 641 hp in Boost Mode — good for 0–60 mph in 3.4 seconds, fed by an 84 kWh battery with an EPA-estimated 222 miles of range. This one is not a distant promise: it is officially priced from $69,950, and the first cars are already rolling out in California, New York and New Jersey as a 2027 model, with wider availability to follow.

2027 Genesis GV90

Confirmed. The GV90 is Genesis’s largest and most luxurious model yet: a full-size, three-row electric flagship that grew out of the Neolun concept — the ultra-luxury Neolun trim even keeps the concept’s rear-hinged coach doors. Dual-motor all-wheel drive produces 657 hp, the battery is a 123.5 kWh unit with an estimated range of about 310 miles, and 350 kW fast charging is on board. Sales begin in early 2027. Pricing has not been announced, but major outlets expect it to start in the $100,000 range.

2027 GR GT

Confirmed. Toyota Gazoo Racing’s new flagship is a front-engine sports car with no Toyota badges at all — a road-legal counterpart to the GR GT3 race car. Power comes from a newly developed 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 hybrid driving the rear wheels, with system output of at least 641 hp and 627 lb-ft; Toyota describes those figures as development targets, so the final car may be stronger still. The launch is targeted around 2027, and while Toyota has not announced pricing, major outlets expect it to land in the region of $500,000. See what Toyota offers today on our Toyota page.

2027 Jaguar Type 01

Confirmed. Jaguar’s all-electric reboot begins with the Type 01, a four-door, four-seat luxury GT on the dedicated JEA platform, revealed in production form in New York in October 2026. Three electric motors produce up to roughly 1,015 hp, the battery is a 118 kWh unit on an 850V architecture, and 0–62 mph takes 3.2 seconds. Expected EPA range runs up to about 400 miles. Orders open in early 2027 with first deliveries in the second half of the year, and US pricing is reported at roughly $130,000 and up.

2027 Ferrari Luce

Confirmed. The Luce is Ferrari’s first fully electric production car — a five-door, five-seat grand tourer whose interior was designed with Jony Ive’s LoveFrom studio. Four electric motors combine for about 1,035 hp, the 122 kWh battery runs on an 800V system, and Ferrari quotes 0–60 mph in about 2.5 seconds with a top speed near 192 mph. Customer deliveries begin in spring 2027, with US cars arriving in the second quarter, at a price reported around $640,000. Orders are already open — to existing Ferrari clients first, as is tradition in Maranello.

2027 BMW M3

Confirmed. The first fully electric M car is an M3 sedan on BMW’s Neue Klasse platform — and despite the early “iM3” nickname, BMW M boss Frank van Meel has indicated the production car will simply be badged M3. It uses four electric motors, one per wheel, with a battery of more than 100 kWh and 800V charging, and it will be sold alongside a new gasoline M3 rather than replacing it. BMW has not published a horsepower figure yet. Production begins in 2027, with US arrivals expected late in the year. Browse the current range on our BMW page.

2027 Audi Electric Sports Car

Confirmed — but it is not a TT. Audi has committed to building the Concept C as a production two-seat electric coupe, and CEO Gernot Döllner has been explicit that it is not a TT replacement: it carries a new name and sits between the old TT and the R8. The car rides on a Porsche-developed sports-EV platform shared with the electric 718, with the battery mounted behind the seats for a mid-engine feel. Audi has ruled out a gasoline version. Production starts in 2027, with sales following in 2027–2028, and no price has been suggested yet.

2028 Dodge Charger Hellcat V-8

Reported. The supercharged V8 flagship is reportedly on its way back to the Charger, in both two-door and four-door form. The reporting traces to a Stellantis supplier planning document seen by Automotive News, pointing to the supercharged 6.2-liter Hemi V8, rear-wheel drive, and a launch in late 2027 as a 2028 model, at roughly 12,000 cars a year. Dodge has not confirmed the car, and the final power figure is genuinely unsettled — treat the exact-horsepower claims on smaller sites with suspicion. For what it is worth, SRT boss Tim Kuniskis has said publicly that a V8 Charger would only make sense as a Hellcat.

2028 Alfa Romeo Stelvio

Confirmed. The second-generation Stelvio moves to the STLA Large platform, and Alfa Romeo has scrapped the EV-only plan: the lineup will now span mild-hybrid, plug-in hybrid and full-electric versions on an 800V architecture, with a Quadrifoglio performance variant expected at the top. Timing has slipped — the new Stelvio debuts in 2028, and the current model stays in production through 2027 to bridge the gap. US pricing is a long way off, but the strategy shift alone makes this one of the more interesting launches of 2028.

2028 Jeep Wrangler Scrambler

Reported. MotorTrend reports that Jeep is reviving the Scrambler as a desert-focused, retro-styled pickup spun off the Wrangler and Gladiator, with independent front suspension for high-speed off-road work and a fold-flat rear seat and bed arrangement. A halo SRT version is expected to use the 6.4-liter 392 Hemi V8 — 470 hp in today’s Wrangler 392 — while cheaper versions could run a turbo four-cylinder or the Pentastar V6. Jeep has not announced the truck; MotorTrend’s reporting points to 2028 and estimates pricing between $55,000 and $80,000.

2028 Infiniti Q50

Reported. Infiniti’s sports sedan is reportedly coming back as a rear-wheel-drive car related to the next Nissan Skyline, using the Nissan Z’s 3.0-liter twin-turbo V6 at around 400 hp — with a six-speed manual on the options list, which would make it a rare bird indeed. The reporting began with Automotive News and is echoed by MotorTrend and Motor1, and Infiniti Americas’ leadership has spoken supportively about an enthusiast sedan. The car itself has not been unveiled; the expectation is a debut in the second half of 2027, sold as a 2028 model.

2028 Genesis Magma GT

Reported. Genesis design chief Luc Donckerwolke has confirmed production intent for the Magma GT, a mid-engine supercar concept that would serve as the brand’s halo car and the basis for a GT3 racing program. The running concept uses a V8 — reports point to a twin-turbo V8 — but Genesis has locked in neither the production powertrain nor a date. The “2028” tag is optimistic; a production car before the end of the decade is the honest read, and there is no price estimate worth printing yet.

2029 Chevrolet Camaro

Reported. Chevrolet has announced nothing, but insider reporting says the Camaro nameplate returns for 2029 — not as a two-door coupe, but as a rear-wheel-drive, four-door sedan roughly the size of the old Chevy SS, on GM’s Alpha 2 platform, with a V8 option and a manual transmission. If the reporting holds, it puts a V8 sedan squarely against Dodge’s Charger. The project was earlier rumored for 2028 before slipping to 2029, which is a fair reminder of how fluid unannounced programs are. No pricing estimates exist yet.

2029 Dodge Copperhead

Program confirmed, specs open. Dodge showed a styling model of the Copperhead to the press at the Stellantis Investor Day in May 2026, and SRT boss Tim Kuniskis has confirmed the name — revived from a 1997 Dodge concept. It is a low, long two-door flagship coupe that sits above the Charger as the revived SRT division’s halo car, and Dodge stresses it is not a direct Viper replacement. The powertrain is unconfirmed; visible exhausts point to combustion power, with a Hurricane inline-six or a Hemi V8 reported as candidates. Expect a 2029 model year; MotorTrend estimates pricing around $100,000.

2029 Lexus LFA

Production confirmed, timing reported. Lexus has shown the LFA Concept and confirmed that an all-electric successor to the legendary LFA is coming, sharing its aluminum architecture with Toyota’s GR GT. Lexus is targeting 0–60 mph in the low two-second range and more than 430 miles of range; solid-state batteries have been linked to the car but are not confirmed, and a simulated manual gearbox has been reported from patent filings. The year is the soft spot: some outlets say 2027, while Lexus-linked reporting points to production around 2029. We will firm this entry up the moment Lexus does.

2030 Mitsubishi Montero

Dealer-confirmed. Mitsubishi has shown its US and Canadian dealers a body-on-frame, three-row off-road SUV reviving the Montero name, part of its Momentum 2030 plan and revealed to about 180 dealers in June 2026. It rides on a ladder frame shared with the Triton pickup, wears boxy styling, and was reported by dealers as offering roughly 12 inches of ground clearance — a deliberate shot at the Toyota Land Cruiser. The global Pajero twin debuts first; North America gets the Montero around 2030. Mitsubishi has not stated the US powertrain or any pricing.

How to Use This List

If you need a car this year, buy from what is on sale now — our comparisons and buying guides cover today’s lineup. If your current car is running fine and a model above is confirmed within the next 12 months, waiting is usually painless and often cheaper than buying the outgoing version months before a redesign. And if the car you want is labeled Reported, enjoy the anticipation, but do not plan a purchase around it — unannounced cars can slip, change, or vanish. When you are ready to run the numbers, our car loan calculator shows what waiting does to your monthly payment.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which future car is the most anticipated?

It depends on the budget. The returning V8 cars — the Charger Hellcat and the reported Camaro sedan — carry the loudest fan bases, the GR GT and Lexus LFA anchor the supercar end, and at the affordable end the $28,350 Ford Fathom may be the most consequential car on this entire list.

Should I wait for a future model or buy something now?

Wait if the model is confirmed, lands within about a year, and your current car is reliable. Buy now if the model is only reported, is more than a year out, or your current car needs real money spent on it. Redesigns also make outgoing models cheaper — sometimes the best deal is the car the new one replaces.

Are the prices on this page official?

Only where we say so. Some cars here (the Silverado, the GV60 Magma) have official US prices; others carry estimates from major outlets, which we name; and for several cars no credible estimate exists yet, so we print none rather than invent one.

How often is this list updated?

Monthly at a minimum, and immediately when a manufacturer reveals, prices, delays or cancels one of these cars. Entries move between Reported and Confirmed as the facts change.