Diesel&EcoCar Magazine 338 Back Issue

For more enthusiastic drivers, this is the issue of the year, with a focus on performance and sports cars. In our used car section there’s a buyer’s guide for the Mk6 Volkswagen Golf GTD, and our twin test this month sees a pair of muscular SUVs go head-to-head – the BMW X6 and Porsche Cayenne. We’ve also tested the sporty Peugeot 308 SW GT BlueHDi 180, the Volkswagen Scirocco GT with the 181bhp 2.0-litre TDI unit and DSG automatic transmission, as well as the Audi A7 Sportback Black Edition with 3.0-litre twin-turbocharged engine. We’ve also been driving Ford’s latest Kuga, with more powerful 178bhp 2.0-litre TDCi engine paired to Titanium X Sport trim, and in our EcoCar supplement, there’s a first UK test of the Volkswagen Golf GTE Plug-In Hybrid and we put the Ford Fiesta Zetec S 1.0T EcoBoost through its paces.

With diesel power getting bad press of late, we are exploding some myths and explaining why diesels aren’t dirty anymore, looking at the science, the EU regulations and what is going to be happening to emissions standards in the future. If you want to read the facts about diesel without any of the politics going on, you really can’t miss this issue. We’ve also examined Volkswagen’s innovative new Trailer Assist system and celebrate diesel success in motorsport at the Le Mans 24 hour race.