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We’ve got a Christmas themed issue for you, with Renault’s new electric Twingo on the front cover making a colourful entrance. We’ve got the first details of the new diamond-badged city car, along with the Peugeot Polygon concept, the Mazda Vision X Compact and Vision X Coupé concepts, the next generation Toyota Hilux, the Corolla concept and Honda Super-N.

Our testers have been trying out the brilliant new Honda Prelude, Kia EV4, the facelifted Alfa Romeo Tonale, Leapmotor B10, Citroën C3 Aircross, updated SEAT Ibiza, MG IM6 and the Geely EX5, as well as the facelifted Honda Civic, the Ineos Grenadier Quartermaster, Ford Puma Gen-E and the Fiat 500e Giorgio Armani Collector’s Edition. We welcome a Skoda Octavia diesel to the long-term fleet and with a few tears wave goodbye to both the Honda CR-V and Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid.

Tis’ the season to be jolly, so we’ve got a special edition of Christmas Gadget Inspector, together with the annual Christmas crossword. This month’s used car buyer’s guide is all about the Ford Mondeo (2019 to 2022), and we examine three different generations of the Citroën C3. In Best Buys this month, we tell you which German diesel cars are at the pinnacle of their class in 12 different categories.

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. Don’t forget to check out one of the newest columns, Grand Designs, that looks back at a groundbreaking concept car, 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. Finally, don’t forget to read the column from our resident legal expert, in The Legal Lane.

Tested:

• Alfa Romeo Tonale Sport Speciale Plug-in Hybrid Automatic
• Citroen E-C3 Aircross Electric Max Automatic
• Fiat 500e Giorgio Armani Collector’s Edition 42kWh Automatic
• Ford Puma Gen-E Select Automatic
• Geely EX5 Max Automatic
• Honda Civic E:HEV 2.0 i-MMD Advance Automatic
• Honda Prelude E:HEV 2.0 i-MMD Advance Automatic
• Ineos Grenadier Quartermaster Trialmaster Automatic
• Kia EV4 Air Long Range Automatic
• Leapmotor B10 Automatic
• MG IM6 Long Range Performance Automatic
• SEAT Ibiza FR First Edition 1.0 TSI DSG Automatic

Long-term test reports:

• Abarth 500e Turismo
• Honda CR-V e:HEV 2.0 i-MMD Advance AWD Automatic
• Mazda CX-80 PHEV Homura Plus Automatic
• Peugeot 3008 GT 145 Mild Hybrid Automatic
• Renault Rafale E-Tech Iconic Esprit Alpine Automatic
• SEAT Leon FR e-Hybrid DSG Automatic
• Skoda Octavia Estate SE L 2.0 TDI DSG Automatic
• Toyota Prius Design 2.0 VVT-i plug-in hybrid Automatic
• Vauxhall Mokka Electric GS Automatic
• Volvo V90 Plus T6 AWD Automatic

Features:

• Bright Spark – a Ford Cortina for a new electric generation
• Christmas Crossword
• Christmas Gadget Inspector
• Current affairs – Are all home chargers the same?
• Motorgrump
• Technology explained – advances in airbags
• The Doctor – advice column
• You, the jury – pay per pound

Buying, selling and maintaining

• Generation Game – Citroen C3 – three generations examined
• Hero or zero – Volkswagen ID.3
• Product watch – Breakdown services
• Remember this – Infiniti M30d
• Secondhand shootout – Kia Niro EV vs MG ZS EV

Used Car Buyer’s Guide

• Ford Mondeo EcoBlue and Hybrid (2019 to 2022)

Data Files

• Denied diesels – Kia Sonnet
• Forgotten Concept – 2009 Citroen DS Revolte
• Joy of Lists – EVs with the lowest insurance groups
• Under development – Stellantis Ballocco
• The most comprehensive and up-to-data in the business

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• Refuelling Costs
• Day trip to…
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• This Month
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• You, the jury
• Motorgrump
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• DM@il
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• Buying. Selling and Maintaining
• The Generation Game
• The Doctor’s Hero or Zero
• Marketplace Statistics
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