Diesel&EcoCar Magazine

It may be April Fool’s day, but there’s no trickery going on in the latest edition of Diesel&EcoCar magazine. We’ve got the first information on the hot new Dacia Striker that will have the competition shaking in their boots. Also, in the news pages, it is all about the Mercedes-Benz VLE luxury MPV, as well as the revised Cupra Born, the updated BYD Seal, Porsche Cayenne Electric S, Chery Tiggo 4 and the Lepas L8. And if that wasn’t enough, we’re featuring MG’s first seven-seater, the S9, and the Jaecoo 8 SUV.

Elsewhere, we get behind the wheel of the new MG4 Urban EV, the facelifted Vauxhall Astra, Xpeng G6, and the Honda Prelude on UK tarmac, as well as putting the brilliant new BMW iX3 through its paces. Kia’s new PV5 Passenger MPV is driven, too, and we try out a rare treat, a plug-in hybrid fitted with a diesel engine, under the bonnet of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class estate. In Our Cars, we welcome a Mazda2 Hybrid to the pages, and wave goodbye to our SEAT Leon eHybrid.

This month we’ve got a guide to modern day car cleaning, in association with the nice people at GYEON, and subject the Jaguar XF to scrutiny for this month’s used car buyer’s guide. Three generations of Volvo’s XC60 are examined and we ask whether the Skoda Citigo-e iV was a hero or zero. We look back at Renault’s mk1 Clio 1.9 diesel and in Legal Lane explore whether side hustles will leave you uninsured, for the sake of earning a few extra pounds.

This is in addition to all of your other favourite features including Motorgrump, Fully Equipped, Bright Spark, and the most up-to-date data section in the magazine business. Don’t forget to check out one of our newest columns, Grand Designs, that places a spotlight on the Kia Pop concept car from 2010, as well as an interesting look at past prototypes, clay models and design sketches, some or all of which you may never have seen before.