131 new cars for 2008

By Georg Kacher

Motor Industry

31 January 2008 14:30

Will 2008 be a good year for new cars? You bet. Our European editor Georg Kacher has the lowdown on all the new metal due this year and we can spill the beans on all 131 new cars. There's everything from new 2+2s from Ferrari and Lotus, to a 210bhp Mini Works and a new Ford Ka. Just check out the handy A-Z below:

Alfa Romeo
159 facelift (Geneva Motor Show), Brera/Spider facelift (Paris Motor Show), Junior (October)

Audi
RS6 Avant/A3 Cabriolet/A4 Avant (Geneva Motor Show), A6 and A3 facelift (April), TTS coupé and roadster (May), RS6 saloon (Paris), Q7 V12 TDI/Q5/A5 cabriolet (September), S4 Avant and saloon (November), R8 V10 (December)

Bentley
Brooklands (March)

BMW
M3 saloon/1-series cabriolet (March), M3 convertible and X6 (June), Mini Cooper Works (August), 3-series facelift and new 7-series (September)

Citroen
Nemo/new Berlingo (May), new C5 (June), C2 facelift and new C3 (August/September)

Ferrari
Dino 2+2 (summer)

Fiat
Sedici and Ulysse facelift (Geneva Motor Show), 500 Abarth and Grande Punto Abarth (summer), Doblo/Idea facelift/Linea (September)

Ford
Focus facelift (January through May depending on bodystyle), Kuga (summer), new Fiesta (October), new Ka (December)

Honda
New Accord (June), Jazz (August), new compact hybrid model (October)

Hyundai
i30 wagon/i10 (Geneva Motor Show), i40 (May), facelift Matrix (August), i20 (September), Veracruz /ix55 SUV (October), i50 (November)

Click 'Next' below to see all of 2008's new models from I-P and R-Z

By Georg Kacher