I'm a car expert - this is the new car I'd buy in 2025 if I had £120k
Whilst the market is set to be dominated with funky EVs, I would love to own the new DeLorean (Image: DeLorean)We're barely a week into 2025 and already it's looking to be a particularly exciting year for new models. In 12 months time, the dealerships will be full of interesting designs, with many at especially affordable prices.But, like many petrolheads, I've spent the first few days of the year mulling over the upcoming cars to see which one I'd love to put on my driveway the most.Replacing my trusty Smart ForFour, chances are I would be opting for one of the many retro-themed superminis, with many European brands launching models heavily inspired by what they were making in the 1970s and 80s.These include the Renault 5 E-Tech, which will be available to order later in January 2025, and the Fiat Grande Panda, and Volkswagen ID.2, which was the basis of a original Golf-style 'ID.GTI' concept at the Paris Motor Show.However, as much as I love the way that they drive, I feel that I would disappoint many car-loving readers if I told them that, with an unlimited budget, my dream car of 2025 would be an economical hatchback.Expected to cost about £120,000, the Alpha5 is the first DeLorean in nearly 45 years (Image: DeLorean)So, if I were to go completely nuts, I would have to pick a model due to be released in 2025 that has a very similar retro theme but an entirely fresh and unique design.Forget Ferraris, Lamborghinis, and Porsches, 2025 is the year that DeLorean is due for a comeback with a particularly sleek coupe called the Alpha5.First unveiled in 2022, the Alpha5 was styled by the huge automotive design specialist ItalDesign - the same people who penned automotive icons such as the Lotus Esprit, Maserati Quattroporte III, and Alfa Romeo 159.The original DeLorean DMC-12, built from 1981 to 1983, was famously used in Back to the Future (Image: Getty)As just about everyone would expect from a new DeLorean, the Alpha5 is fitted with gullwing doors that open upwards, not outwards, and strakes on the rear windscreen give it a particularly 80s touch.However, all of the technology underneath is undoubtedly cutting edge. Sporting a fully-electric powertrain, the DeLorean will be able to accelerate from 0-60mph in just 3.4 seconds and cover 300 miles of range.Unfortunately, the company has yet to confirm whether the DeLorean Alpha5 will be able to travel through time (either using plutonium or recycling). Nevertheless, only 9,531 will be produced, one more than the original DeLorean DMC-12, with buyers set to place their orders from this year for about £120,000.Honda will also revive the Prelude in 2025, with the new model using a dual-motor hybrid powertrain (Image: Getty)Whilst taking ownership of a new DeLorean in 2025 would be the ultimate dream for me, there are quite a few other interesting performance models launching this year.One of the most affordable of these is the new Honda Prelude, a model new car buyers have not seen since 2001. Despite using the same dual-motor hybrid powertrain as the current Civic, drivers should still have more than 200bhp at their disposal.What's more, owners won't need to go particularly fast to have fun in the new Honda, thanks in part to a 'virtual shifting' system that mimicks the feel of a manual gearbox - even simulating the sound of a gas guzzler shifting its way through the gears! The second-generation Tesla Roadster may also launch in 2025, following a four-year delay (Image: Getty)There is also a strong possibility that 2025 will be the year that the long-awaited second-generation Tesla Roadster is launched on the market. First announced in 2017 with a launch date of 2021, Elon Musk's most sleekest model has been pushed back several times.However, in spite of the copious delays, the Tesla Roadster is supposedly capable of some impressive feats. These include a 0-60mph acceleration time of under two seconds and a staggering top speed of 250mph.Nevertheless, even if the model goes on sale in the UK, drivers with a hope of owning a Tesla Roadster will need particularly deep pockets. Experts in America anticipate a starting price of $250,000 (£201,755).
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