The Goodwood Festival of Speed isn’t just another car show.
Most modern motor shows lock the cars inside. Rotating stands. Climate control. Quiet. Boring. Goodwood throws them at the hill. Hard. Past the house. With actual speed.
Every year a few models scream louder than the rest. Here are six you should care about for the 2026 event.
The Red Bull RB17
This thing has a V10.
A 4.5-litred, naturally aspirated, regulation-free V10. That sound is why we’re there. It’s pure technical arrogance from a team that usually saves this kind of engineering for Formula 1 championship winners. Private buyers can touch the majesty too, technically speaking. But don’t get ahead of yourself. You’re only allowed on private tracks. Still. The noise is legal.
The Toyota GR GT
Remember last year? When they hid this thing under a cover? The mystery was fun, mostly. Now it’s climbing the hill naked.
It’s aiming squarely at the Porsche 911 GT and the Ferrari 296 GTB. Brutal new V8. Race-car suspension. They’ve also built a GT3 racer version. Toyota wants to win again. And with a setup like that? It’ll probably become a fan favorite instantly.
The Alpine A110 Future
Under the prototype body lies an all-electric future.
Two motors on the back. One on the front. That’s the cutting edge of BEV tech right now. Alpine thinks they can beat the long-rumored Porsche 718 electric conversion and the Audi Concept C derivatives to the punch. Why not? Sometimes the small player moves faster.
The Audi Nuvolari
Half a million pounds.
Sounds steep until you see the proportions. It’s spaceship-like. Strange. The R8 is dead, long live the R8 spirit in a new wrapper. This car signals a design language shift for Audi, not just a new supercar. Stunning in motion? Definitely. Preposterous? Only if you hate spending money.
The Honda NSX Tribute
Honda didn’t build a new NSX. Italdesign did.
Sort of. It’s a tribute built on the second-generation donor chassis. Carbon skin. Trimmed interior. Tweaked handling. And if you want one, prepare for pain. Close to a million pounds. Plus the cost of the base car. You’re paying for nostalgia wrapped in exclusivity. Who are you kidding, you love it.
The Lexus LFA
Don’t let the similarity to the Toyota GR GT fool you. This LFA prototype is different.
Ultra-high-performance electric powertrain included. It’s a rolling laboratory. Testing new interior tech. Showing off exterior design. Proving Toyota’s EV future isn’t some vague corporate promise. It’s happening. And because this mule exists? Production is almost guaranteed.
