2015 in review - the car news round-up of the year - pictures

Price £250,000 (est) On sale Late 2016

<p class="p1">Mercedes gave us a glimpse of the future with its weird and wonderful F 015 concept car – first revealed at the 2015 CES show in Las Vegas. It’s over five metres long and two metres wide, with a huge 3.6m wheelbase – ensu

Renault Kadjar crossover&nbsp;

Honda HR-V

When Aston guessed what the future’s luxury family car would look like, it wasn’t an SUV. It was the DBX – an all-electric four-wheel-drive crossover GT. It looks like a coupé, but its minimalistic, tech-laden cabin seats four adults.

Honda Civic Type R 2015

The 6.6-litre turbocharged V12 is promised to be whisper quiet.

You’ll have no doubt heard all about the LandWind X7. It’s a highly convincing copy of the Range Rover Evoque but we suspect that the Brits probably wouldn’t offer their premium compact SUV in quite this lurid shade of green. While the

Bentley's EXP 10 Speed 6 concept car took the Geneva Motor Show by storm, and has since made appearances around the world to gauge public reaction to a possible new model.&nbsp;

12 years after the original XC90 took this award, the brand new Volvo XC90 is the Auto Express Car of the Year.

<span>Alfa is claiming a 50/50 weight distribution on the Giulia with the extensive use of lightweight materials throughout, including aluminium for the wings, doors and rear crossmember, with carbon-fibre for the bonnet and roof.</spa

<strong>Vauxhall Insignia</strong> <strong>Price:&nbsp;</strong>From £18,000 <strong>On sale:&nbsp;</strong>Late 2017

The F-Pace was finally revealed in September to an open-mouthed crowd at a Frankfurt race course. It performed a crazy loop-the-loop stunt in front of stunned onlookers, before taking a starring role on Jaguar’s Frankfurt Motor Show st

Bentley has been threatening to enter the luxury SUV market for years, but the EXP 9 F concept revealed in 2012 was poorly received. The better-looking final product, badged Bentayga, will finally hit dealers early in 2016, priced from

It’s been a long time coming, but the beautiful DB9 – a car at the heart of the Aston Martin range – will be replaced by the DB11, which is set to arrive in late 2016. Under the bonnet should be a development of the existing Ford-built

The Model X will generate 762bhp in P90D guise, making it the world's fastest SUV.

Extra power means extra performance, with the new models shaving 0.2 seconds off the 0-62mph sprint compared to the old ones.