Diesel&EcoCar Magazine

It’s the culmination of a year’s worth of testing, deep examination of new models and analysis of the results, as we countdown the hottest top 40 new diesel models on sale today. Don’t miss our definitive list of the best, most economical new cars on sale today – an area of the market that most other magazines no longer cover. We evaluate every single new diesel available for sale and give you all of the useful statistics and explain why they are worthy of inclusion in the 2026 definitive guide to diesel motoring.

Our testers have been driving the Volvo EX60, the excellent Kia EV2, the plug-in hybrid edition of the Jeep Compass, the superb Škoda Epiq, the rough and rugged KGM Musso diesel and the hot new Vauxhall Corsa GSE, as well as the Leapmotor B03X, the 2.2-litre diesel edition of the Isuzu D-Max and the new diesel engine in the Citroën SpaceTourer. We also welcome three new cars to the long-term fleet, including the Honda HR-V, Hyundai Ioniq 9 and the Fiat Grande Panda, but sadly it’s time for the KGM Torres EVX, Genesis GV60, Cupra Terramar and Toyota Yaris Cross to depart.

We’ve got the latest news and first photographs of the hot new Dacia Spring, the Audi A2 e-tron, Range Rover Electric, Polestar 4 SUV, facelifted Lexus NX, revised Renault Scenic and updates to the Volvo EC40 and EX40, as well as the first details of a substantial reorganisation within the Volkswagen Group.

In our used car area, we examine the KGM and SsangYong Rexton under the microscope, look at three iterations of the Ford Kuga in Generation Game, and ask whether the SEAT Exeo was a hero or zero. In Secondhand Shootout we compare the Jaguar F-Pace and the Mercedes-Benz GLC and we also look back at the Alfa Romeo Brera in Remember This.

This is in addition to all of your other favourite features including The Doctor, Motorgrump, Fully Equipped, Bright Spark, and the most up-to-date data section in the magazine business.