My Goodwood Pageant of Pace 2026 highlights: Audi, Mercedes, Porsche and extra

Yearly, one of many world’s largest and most spectacular collections of automobiles and bikes rocks as much as a fancy nation home within the English countryside; with motorsport nice and classics rubbing shoulders with the most recent EVs, the Goodwood Pageant of Pace needs to be on each automobile nut’s bucket checklist.

This yr’s present was a scorcher, with the often luscious inexperienced lawns having turned to straw midway by way of the primary day – however that didn’t cease the automobile world from turning out in drive with a bunch of upcoming and newly-revealed fashions.

These are the brand new arrivals that stood out to me probably the most:

Audi Nuvolari

A present of palms, please: is Audi’s limited-run hybrid supercar an ultramodern future basic, or the unloveable offspring of an R8 and a Tesla Cybertruck? Now that I’ve seen one within the steel I’m satisfied it’s the previous. The Nuvolari offers correct sci-fi vibes with its aggressive strains and titanium paint scheme.

It feels like a correct monster beneath, mating a 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 that revs to 10,000rpm with three axial flux electrical motors, for a complete energy output of 987bhp. That’s sufficient pep for a 0-60mph dash in simply 2.6 seconds and a 217mph high pace.

Mercedes-AMG CLA 45

Meet the AMG entry-point for the electrical age. The CLA is comfortably one among Stuff’s favorite EVs proper now – particularly in load-lugging Capturing Brake kind – and this model has seen the wick effectively and really turned up. Three motors (one on the entrance and two on the rear) produce 671bhp, which is sufficient for 0-62mph in three seconds flat from a standing begin.

It’s obtained simulated guide shifting, a drift mode, an lively aero rear wing and an artificial soundtrack impressed by the rorty 4 cylinder AMG A45 S. But it may be surprisingly wise when it must be, the 94kWh battery capable of ship as a lot as 416 miles from a cost. The Capturing Brake can squeeze 450 litres of stuff within the again; the sedan isn’t far behind at 390 litres. Each have a bonus frunk underneath the hood too.

No phrase on pricing or a launch date but, however count on it to be a good bit larger than the $47,000 / £45,000 the common CLA begins at.

Renault R5 Turbo 3E

Renault’s electrical reimagining of its R5 Turbo cult hero has been a very long time coming. The agency first revealed the mad tri-motor EV in March 2025 however buyer deliveries received’t kick off for an additional yr but. This yr’s Pageant of Pace was my first time seeing one with an everyday paint job, moderately than the lairy neon yellow racing livery Renault used for the prototype model.

I believe it appears even meaner in blue, the one color actually highlighting the bonkers physique package and massively prolonged arches. It’s the electronics beneath that make it a supercar-beater: two hub motors sit inside the 20in wheels, whereas intelligent software program dishes out the 540 accessible horsepower to provide both immense straight line pace or smoke-billowing drifts.

Solely 1980 will likely be bought globally, however you’ll want a substantial £135,000 (there’s no official US value) to get your identify on the ready checklist.

TAG Heuer Method 1 Chronograph X Goodwood Pageant of Pace

It’s not simply automobiles launched at Goodwood Pageant of Pace – we’ve now obtained new watches as effectively because of TAG Heuer. The Method 1 Chronograph X Goodwood Pageant of Pace marks the model’s second yr as Official Timing Companion of the hillclimb occasion, and it’s a correct tribute to British motoring tradition.

Restricted to only 500 items, the 44mm chronograph pairs a British Racing Inexperienced sunray brushed dial with a inexperienced ceramic mounted bezel, completed off with crimson accents on the second hand and chronograph pushers for a little bit of high-octane aptitude. There’s even a bit of nod to Max Chilton’s 2022 hillclimb report, with a crimson marking at 39 seconds on the dial referencing his 39.08-second run within the McMurtry Spéirling.

It’s accessible now, priced at £4250 within the UK (however not accessible within the US).

Denza Z Coupé

One thousand, 5 hundred and eighty two horsepower. Hopefully spelling it out will get throughout what an insane quantity of oomph the BYD premium model’s electrical hypercar is placing out. You’ll hit 0-60 in 2.25sec, shortly adopted by a name to your chiropractor.

The Racing model, which provides the mahoosive rear wing and sits on semi-slick tyres, drops that even additional to only 1.96sec. It’ll go on to a 217mph high pace. There’s additionally a spider drop high. Pushed extra sensibly, the 76kWh battery ought to ship as much as 254 miles of vary.

As with just about all Chinese language EVs there’s little or no probability of it showing within the US. A UK launch is deliberate although: pricing is estimated at £140,000 for the Coupé and nearer to £170,000 for the Racing.

Porsche

Well-known Porsche customisers Singer, Gunther Werks and Lanzante all made appearances at Goodwood, but it surely was one of many agency’s personal efforts that turned my head. Porsche’s Sonderwunsch division made this one-of-one, Buzz Lightyear-themed 911 GT3 RS o have fun the launch of Toy Story 5, and will likely be auctioning it off for charity.

The 992.1 era automobile is painted white with Inexperienced Yellow and Lizard Inexperienced accents, whereas the rear wing is styled round Buzz’s pop-out wings. Area Ranger logos on the magnesium wheels and rebranded “Lightyear” tyres full the look.

Kimera K39

I attempted to restrict the automobiles on this checklist to EVs, however needed to make an exception for Kimera’s wild K39. The agency is finest identified for restomods of Lancia rally classics however that is an all-new creation that’s aimed extra on the highway. I spot a touch of Ferrari F40 within the facet profile.

Comparisons to the last word 80s supercar proceed beneath the carbon-fibre monocoque, with a 5.0-litre twin-turbo V8 that sends energy solely to the rear wheels, by way of a guide transmission. Koenigsegg has provided the oily bits, extracting 1000bhp from the motor.

There’ll be fewer than 100 ever made, and if you need to ask how a lot, you in all probability can’t afford it.

MG Go!

MG’s Goodwood presence was a bit of oddball this yr; there have been extra dancing humanoid robots than automobiles on the agency’s stand, however the Go! idea automobile nonetheless stood out. It’s a sneak preview of what the next-gen MG2 electrical supermini would possibly appear to be when it enters manufacturing in 2027.

The design workforce has taken a bit of design inspo from the basic Nineteen Eighties MG Metro Turbo. Whereas technical particulars are skinny on the bottom – it’s such early days the demo automobile didn’t even have an inside – MG will certainly be pitching the recent model as a extra wallet-friendly different to sizzling hatch EVs just like the Mini Cooper and Renault 5/Alpine A290 duo.

I believe it appears fab, with large wheels, a low stance, chunky bodykit and an OTT rear diffuser. What are the probabilities of all of that making it onto the ultimate manufacturing automobile?