{"id":266893,"date":"2026-01-04T14:55:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T14:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/266893\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T14:55:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T14:55:10","slug":"new-drives-for-2026-our-motoring-editor-previews-the-exciting-car-models-set-to-hit-the-road-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/266893\/","title":{"rendered":"New drives for 2026: Our motoring editor previews the exciting car models set to hit the road this year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-91174671_secondary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom4 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop4\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\" data-testid=\"title-summary\">\nThe class of 2026 arrives with one of the most diverse model line-ups in years, spanning performance EVs, ultra-efficient hybrids and family-friendly all-rounders\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"New car releases for 2026\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/89f3269e-66f8-4913-9567-882e1f7d542e.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">New car releases for 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The Alpine A390 is a coup\u00e9-style fastback aimed at Porsche Macan EV buyers, with an 89kWh battery and three-motor AWD. GT and GTS models offer up to 557km WLTP. Charging speeds peak at 190kW, so with the right charger, you can go from 15- to 80pc in under half an hour. It will appeal to enthusiasts seeking exclusivity and Alpine\u2019s trademark character.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The class of 2026 arrives with one of the most diverse model line-ups in years, spanning performance EVs,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":266894,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[27674,79,18,4942,19,17,55418,4746,44700,105628,55419,72131,44701,42770,24695],"class_list":{"0":"post-266893","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business","8":"tag-bmw","9":"tag-business","10":"tag-eire","11":"tag-geraldine-herbert","12":"tag-ie","13":"tag-ireland","14":"tag-kia","15":"tag-life-magazine","16":"tag-mercedes-benz","17":"tag-mg","18":"tag-nissan","19":"tag-opel","20":"tag-renault","21":"tag-volkswagen","22":"tag-volvo"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/115837411336756010","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266893","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=266893"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266893\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/266894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=266893"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=266893"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=266893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}