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In EcoCar, we have news of the fabulous new DS 9, the Skoda Octavia vRS iV plug-in hybrid, Cupra Formentor and Volkswagen Touareg R plug-in hybrid. We lift the lid on the cute new Citroën Ami, that sadly won’t be coming to the UK just yet, but we might be able to coax the second-generation version out of the French firm, if it gets made in right-hand-drive. Suzuki revealed a facelifted Ignis, Fiat took the wraps off the 500 Electric, Hyundai exhibited the new i20 and Cupra showed off the new Leon plug-in hybrid. That’s quite apart from a huge number of concept cars. There’s so much packed into the news pages this month, that you’ll be mad to miss out.
This month’s twin test sees a pair of Korean SUVs go head-to-head, with the Kia Sportage facing the SsangYong Korando. We’ve got first tests on UK roads of the Renault Koleos and tested the Dacia Duster 4×4. In EcoCar, we’ve got behind the wheel of the Nissan Juke on British tarmac, driven the plug-in Skoda Superb iV Estate, and tested Ford’s Puma with the rather special CAR 1 as its number plate. Completing the repertoire this month are the Vauxhall Grandland X Hybrid4 and Kia’s zero-emissions Soul EV.
Because it’s the 400th issue, we’ve introduced a number of new features and columns and welcome the additions to both DieselCar and EcoCar. We’re really excited about them, and it coincides with a modest brush up and lick of paint to other areas within the magazine. This month’s Reader’s Drives is a rather special Volvo Amazon fitted with a Perkins Prima diesel engine, and we took a trip to Kia’s European headquarters in Frankfurt to talk about Kia’s new Plan S and what it means for the electrification of the Korean brand. Whilst we were there, we snooped under the covers of a new Sorento that was still shrouded in secrecy, and we really like what Kia has done to its seven-seat SUV that goes on sale this summer.
News:
- All the stars of the cancelled Geneva motor show
- Audi A3
- Audi e-tron S
- BMW i4 Concept
- BMW 330e xDrive & Touring
- BMW M340d xDrive
- Citroen Ami
- Cupra Leon
- Cupra Formentor
- Dacia Spring Concept
- Dacia LPG range
- DS 9 E-Tense
- DS Aero Sport Lounge Concept
- Fiat 500 Electric
- Hyundai i20
- Hyundai i30 Facelift
- Kia Sorento
- Mercedes-Benz CLA 250 e
- Mercedes-Benz GLA 250 e
- Mercedes-Benz E-Class Facelift
- Polestar Precept
- Renault Morphoz Concept
- Skoda Octavia vRS iV Plug-in Hybrid
- Suzuki Ignis Facelift
- Volkswagen Golf GTD & GTE
- Volkswagen Touareg R Plug-in Hybrid
- Volvo S90/V90/V90 Cross Country Facelift
Tested:
- Dacia Duster Comfort dCi 115 4×4
- Ford Puma ST-Line X 1.0 EcoBoost 155
- Kia Soul EV First Edition
- Nissan Juke N-Connecta DIG-T 117 X-Tronic
- Renault Koleos GT Line dCi 190 X-Tronic
- Skoda Superb Estate iV SE L 1.4 TSI Plug-in Hybrid
- Vauxhall Grandland X Hybrid4 Ultimate Nav
Twin test:
- Kia Sportage 4 1.6 CRDi AWD Automatic vs SsangYong Korando Pioneer 4×4 Automatic
Long-term test reports:
- Citroen C5 Aircross Flair Plus BlueHDi 130 Automatic
- Ford Focus Estate ST-Line X 2.0 EcoBlue Automatic
- Kia XCeed 3 1.6 CRDi
- Peugeot 308 GT Line PureTech 130 Automatic
- Peugeot 508 SW GT Line BlueHDi 130 Automatic
- Renault Kadjar S Edition Blue dCi 115
- SEAT Ibiza FR 1.0 MPi
- Skoda Superb SportLine 2.0 TDI Estate Automatic
- Volvo XC60 B4 AWD R-Design Automatic
Features:
- Cancelled Geneva motor show coverage
- Reader’s Drives – Volvo Amazon Perkins Prima Diesel
Used Car Buyer’s Guide
- Vauxhall Zafira Tourer (2016-2018)
Regulars
- News and views
- What’s On
- Marketplace Statistics
- Marketplace In The Pipeline
- Marketplace What’s New
- Techzone
- Gadget Inspector
- Doctor Diesel
- Highway Cod
- The Extra Mile
- Legal i
- This Month
- Autojumble
- Retrospective
- DM@il
- Buying, Selling and Maintaining
- Doctor Diesel’s Hero or Zero
- EcoCar News and views
- EcoCar Marketplace
- EcoCar Current Affairs
- EcoCar Bright Spark
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