9 Cars To Crave In 2022

Feel the need to upgrade your wheels this year? You’re probably spoilt for choice, but to concentrate the mind, here’s our selection of the best of the new crop, from all-electric hyper-saloons to traditional sports cars and cruisers.

MCLAREN ARTURA

This isn’t the first time McLaren has taken the hybrid route, but as the Artura is the British supercar maker’s debut attempt at bringing a petrol-electric machine into full production, it does mark a significant step towards the future. It’s also the first production McLaren to ditch V8 power: instead, it gets a high-revving 3-litre V6 behind the driver’s seat, albeit one whose 577bhp is augmented by 97 horses from the electric motor, which is integrated within the clutch housing. What else is new? An eightspeed dual-clutch gearbox (with no reverse – the electric motor does the job) replaces the old seven-speed unit, the carbon-fibre monocell has been entirely revised and there’s an entirely new suspension system with smart adaptive dampers. Only the styling looks somewhat familiar, while the heart-in-mouth performance – 0-200km/h in 8.3 seconds, and 330 maximum – definitely rings a few bells too.

AUDI RS3