Our New Car Calendar is consistently one of our most viewed pages, confirming there’s plenty of interest in new models on their way to Australia.
But many new-vehicle buyers don’t shop by brand, so here for your reading pleasure are the best new models coming in 2019, listed by vehicle type.
Ford Fiesta ST – Redesigned light hatch will come here only in hot ST form (March)
Kia Picanto GT – Smallest Kia gets the GT treatment (Feb)
Toyota Yaris – New light hatch to come with hybrid for first time (TBC)
Ford Focus – Fourth-gen Euro hatch to come from Germany (Jan)
Ford Focus Active – New small crossover hatch arrives (mid-2019)
Ford Focus ST – Blue Oval renews its VW Golf GTI fighter (late 2019)
Hyundai i30 Fastback N – Swoopier i30 arrives in hot N form only (early 2019)
Hyundai Elantra – Facelifted small sedan brings N-Line flagship (Jan)
Kia Cerato GT – New Korean hot hatch and sedan hit Oz (Feb)
Kia Cerato – Hatchback version of Korean brand’s new small car due (Feb)
Mazda3 – Redesigned small hatch and sedan to bring compression ignition petrol engine (April)
MG 6 – New-generation Corolla rival with plug-in hybrid option (late 2019)
Nissan LEAF – Second-generation small electric hatch has high hopes (mid-2019)
Renault Megane RS Trophy – Cup chassis, proper diff for $50K hard-core Megane (late 2019)
Skoda Scala – All-new small car to replace Rapid (late 2019)
Toyota Corolla sedan – New four-door version top-selling car, with hybrid (late 2019)
Toyota Prius – Facelift for world’s most iconic hybrid (April)
Ford Mondeo – Facelift and ST-Line for Ford’s flagship passenger car (late 2019)
Honda Accord – New Honda flagship sedan confirmed for Oz (late 2019)
Hyundai i40 – Facelifted Euro mid-sizer’s local launch could spell end of Sonata name (July)
Peugeot 508 – French sedan/wagon renewed (mid-2019)
Tesla Model 3 – Mid-size electric sedan to be Tesla’s cheapest model yet (late 2019)
Volvo S60 – New Scando medium sedan ticks all the boxes (Oct)
Volvo V60 – New medium wagon will arrive before the sedan (Sep)
Skoda Superb – Redesigned passenger flagship for Volkswagen budget brand (late 2019)
Audi A1 – Redesign time for Audi’s smallest model (June)
Audi A3 – Fourth generation of Audi’s Golf-based hatch, sedan and cabrio due (late 2019)
Audi A4 – Early facelift for classy mid-size sedan and wagon (early 2019)
Audi A6 – Redesigned large German sedan aims at E-Class, 5 Series (March)
Bentley Continental Flying Spur – VW luxury brand renews its entry model (TBC)
BMW 3 Series – New G20-generation arrives first in 320d/330i form, then 330e and M340i (March)
BMW 8 Series Gran Coupe – All change for BMW’s flagship four-door ‘coupe’ (late 2019)
BMW i3 – More range for small German EV, but range-extender axed (Feb)
Genesis G70 – Hyundai’s fledgling luxury brand builds a BMW 3 Series rival (April)
Genesis G80 – Renamed, facelifted Hyundai large sedan to bring biturbo V6 (April)
Mercedes-AMG C 63 – Fresh look, tech for brawny sedan, coupe, cabrio, wagon (Jan)
Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door – Sedan arrives in 63 form as part of GT facelift, hybrid to follow (May)
Mercedes-Benz A-Class sedan – All-new entry-level four-door (April)
Mercedes-Benz B-Class – All change for Merc’s small people-mover (mid-2019)
Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class – New-generation small sedan from Benz (late 2019)
Alfa Romeo Kamal – All-new small SUV to slot beneath Stelvio and rival Audi Q3 (TBC)
Audi Q3 – All-new small luxury SUV will be bigger to make room for Q2 (mid-2019)
Audi SQ2 – Audi’s smallest SUV gets the S treatment (TBC)
BMW X2 M35i – Turbo-six treatment for small coupe-crossover (early 2019)
Citroen C3 Aircross – More overt SUV version of new crossover-style small car (early 2019)
Hyundai Kona EV – Korean brand’s smallest SUV to offer battery power (April)
Kia e-Niro – Korean brand’s first EV will be a small SUV (late 2019)
Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class – Next generation of smallest Mercedes SUV (late 2019)
MG GS – All-new mid-size Chinese SUV coming (mid-2019)
MINI Countryman PHEV – BMW’s small-car brand to bring plug-in power (June)
Suzuki Jimny – Redesign for honest compact off-roader (Feb)
Suzuki Vitara – Series II facelift to bring only fresh cosmetics and kit (Feb)
Toyota C-HR Hybrid – Petrol-electric powertrain for small SUV (TBC)
Volkswagen T-Cross – Polo-based small SUV will open VW’s SUV line-up (late 2019)
BMW Alpina XD3 – German tuner delivers 246kW medium SUV (early 2019)
Citroen C5 Aircross – New mid-size French SUV aims directly at CX-5 (mid-2019)
Haval H6 – Chinese mid-size SUV replacement brings style and substance (mid-2019)
Infiniti QX50 – New mid-size Japanese luxury SUV should be built in RHD (mid-2019)
Mercedes-Benz EQ C – All-electric mid-size SUV to be first e-Benz Down Under (late 2019)
Porsche Macan – Mid-life makeover for smaller Porsche SUV (March)
Range Rover Evoque – Second-gen British mid-size SUV to bring mild-hybrid tech (May)
Renault Kadjar – All-new mid-size French SUV for Oz (Oct)
Skoda Kodiaq RS – Range-topping performance version of mid-size SUV (mid-2019)
SsangYong Korando – All-new medium SUV from Indian-owned Korean brand (Aug)
SsangYong Tivoli – Facelifted SUV to bring AEB and other safety upgrades (Aug)
Subaru Forester e-BOXER – Hybrid power for mid-size SUV favourite (late 2019)
Toyota RAV4 – Petrol-electric powertrain for next-gen medium SUV (April)
Alfa Romeo Stelvio Q – Italian SUV scores twin-turbo V6 power (2019)
Audi e-tron – All-new, all-electric SUV will be Audi’s first EV (mid-2019)
Audi Q8 – All-new Q7-based top-shelf luxury SUV aims at X7, GLS (Jan)
BMW X6 – New large coupe-crossover based on latest X5 (late 2019)
BMW X7 – Full-size seven-seat SUV joins BMW family in 30d and M50d guise (March)
Hyundai NEXO – Hydrogen-powered, fleet-only small SUV arrives (early 2010)
Jaguar F-PACE SVR – It’s been delayed but this will be Jag’s most fearsome SUV (July)
Jeep Wrangler – Samey design, alloy panels for most iconic Jeep (April)
Maserati Levante GTS – V8 power for Italian SUV on its way (late 2019)
Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class – Redesigned large SUV to rival BMW X5 (April)
Rolls-Royce Cullinan – Oh-so-British luxury brand can’t resist the SUV rage (March)
Alfa Romeo GTV – Two-door, AWD hybrid coupe version of new Giulia sedan (TBC)
Aston Martin Valkyrie – Limited-edition $5m hypercar to bring Red Bull F1 tech (TBC)
Audi R8 – Facelift time for Audi’s sports flagship (Oct)
Audi RS 5 Sportback – Five-door A5 hatchback gets the RS treatment (Feb)
Audi TT – Upgrade for Ingolstadt’s iconic compact coupe and roadster (mid-2019)
Bentley Continental GTC – Convertible version of big new Brit coupe (late 2019)
BMW 8 Series Coupe – Born-again nameplate to arrive in M850i AWD form (March)
BMW 8 Series Convertible – Big new cabrio-coupe to replace 6 Series (March)
BMW Z4 – All change for BMW’s evergreen roadster (late 2019)
Honda NSX – MY19 upgrade brings colour, trim, chassis upgrades (early 2019)
Hyundai Veloster – New hatch-coupe to bring atmo 2.0 and 1.6 turbo power, but no N (July)
Lamborghini Aventador SVJ – Raging Bull sends of current V12 with a bang (April)
McLaren 600LT – ‘Junior Longtail’ Macca on its way (early 2019)
McLaren Speedtail – Three-seat 400km/h hypercar breaks all the rules (late 2019)
McLaren Senna – Limited-edition supercar recalls and F1 legend (late 2019)
Mercedes-AMG GT R PRO – More power, less weight for 911 rival (late 2019)
Mercedes-AMG ONE – $5m hypercar will set new standards (late 2019)
Porsche 911 – All-new 992-series 911 to bring hybrid power (mid-2019)
Toyota Supra – Turbo straight six and auto only for 86’s born-again big brother (Sep)
Mercedes-Benz X 350d – German’s first ute to pack V6 diesel power (Jan)
Mitsubishi Triton – Facelifted MY19 ute brings new look and tech (Jan)
SsangYong Musso LWB – Long-wheelbase ute to add leaf springs, bigger tray (March)
Volkswagen Amarok V6 Core manual – Sub-$50K price and low range for German ute (May)