Jaguar's 1,015-hp Type 01 and BMW's electric iX4 and iX5 join NHTSA's records

New models

Jaguar's Type 01 is on record for 2028 on as a battery-electric sedan. The 1030 trim is a three-motor, 1,015-hp version with all-wheel drive, a high-nickel lithium-ion battery and a single-speed automatic. A Limited Edition trim is also listed, and the model is recorded as built in Solihull, West Midlands.

BMW's iX4 and iX5 are battery-electric SUVs, both on record for 2027 on. The iX4's 50 xDrive is rated at 463 hp with all-wheel drive. The iX5's 60 trim is rated at 570 hp.

The M350, also on record for 2027 on, is a 3-Series sedan. Its xDrive trim is a 3.0-liter six rated at 437 hp with all-wheel drive. It is a new name in the 3-Series, where the M340i is on record for 2020–2026.

The 740 and iX3 are new model names too, but re-filings rather than new vehicles, both for 2027 on: NHTSA has moved records it already held under the 740i and the X3 into models of their own. The 740's xDrive trim is a 3.0-liter six rated at 394 hp with all-wheel drive; the iX3's 50 xDrive is rated at 463 hp with all-wheel drive.

Apart from those two re-filings, the new model names among passenger cars, SUVs and trucks are BMW's iX4, iX5 and M350 and Jaguar's Type 01.

Electric and hybrid

Everything here is for 2027 on.

BMW's i3 adds a sedan body style and, with it, the 50 xDrive trim: a battery-electric, all-wheel-drive version rated at 469 hp. The i3 name returns for 2027 as a battery-electric sedan, after earlier records for MY 2014–2021.

Mercedes-Benz's EQS-Class Sedan adds the EQS500 4MATIC, rated at 469 hp. The model's ratings for 2027 on are 402, 469 and 577 hp.

Toyota's hybrid CROWN adds a dual-motor drive unit and the 34 Series designation; the model is on record with a gasoline engine and an electric secondary fuel.

New trims and powertrains

Everything here is for 2027 on.

The X5's 2027 trims are 40 sDrive, 40 xDrive and 50e, in place of sDrive40i, xDrive40 and xDrive50e. The 40 models now list 394 hp (375 hp for 2026) from a 3.0-liter six; the 50e is a plug-in hybrid with a 3.0-liter six rated at 483 hp, the 2026 xDrive50e's powertrain. BMW's X3 adds an M50 xDrive trim, a 3.0-liter six rated at 437 hp.

Chevrolet and GMC add new engine codes across their pickups: the Colorado and Canyon, the Silverado and Sierra, the Silverado HD and Sierra HD. The Silverado and Sierra add a 5.7-liter displacement, and the Silverado HD and Sierra HD add 8.3 liters and an overhead-valve valvetrain. The Silverado and Sierra also add a new plant city, Lake Orion, and list Orion Assembly Plant among their plant company names.

Chevrolet's Trailblazer adds Activ Limited, LS Limited, LT Limited, RS Limited and Z71; Buick's Encore GX adds Avenir Limited, Preferred Limited and Sport Touring Limited. Honda's Civic adds Sport L, Nissan's Rogue an SR trim, Jeep's Gladiator a Sahara and Ram's 1500 a Rumble Bee. Audi's Q9 adds quattro Premium and quattro Premium Plus; Aston Martin's DBX adds a GT trim, and Mercedes-Benz's AMG GT lists the AMG GT63 X for 2027 on, previously the AMG GT63 Pro.

Safety equipment

Everything here is for 2026.

Hyundai's Ioniq 6 N adds its driver-assistance equipment: automatic emergency braking, pedestrian automatic emergency braking, blind-spot warning, lane departure warning, lane keeping, adaptive cruise control, rear automatic emergency braking and rear cross-traffic alert, all standard.

The Mercedes-Benz eSprinter's first equipment record lists automatic emergency braking, pedestrian automatic emergency braking and forward collision warning as standard, with blind-spot warning, lane departure warning and lane keeping optional.

VinFast's VF 8 and VF 9 also get their first equipment records, with automatic emergency braking, pedestrian automatic emergency braking, blind-spot warning, forward collision warning, lane departure warning and lane keeping standard, plus LED low beams. Nissan's Ariya MPV records blind-spot warning, automatic emergency braking, pedestrian automatic emergency braking, forward collision warning and lane keeping as standard, also with LED low beams.

RIVIAN's EDV moves automatic emergency braking and forward collision warning from optional for 2023 to standard, and adds pedestrian automatic emergency braking and dynamic brake support. The RCV adds blind-spot warning, automatic emergency braking, pedestrian automatic emergency braking, forward collision warning and lane keeping as standard.

Volvo's EC40 adds blind-spot warning, automatic emergency braking, forward collision warning, dynamic brake support and pedestrian automatic emergency braking. The EX40 and EX90 record pedestrian automatic emergency braking as standard, as do Mazda's CX-70 and Subaru's Uncharted.

Also in this release

Cadillac's Escalade IQ and Escalade IQL add a second plant of record for 2027 on, Artisan Center in Warren, Michigan, alongside Factory Zero in Detroit.