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It’s the bumper issue of the year where we name the greatest new cars on sale today. The annual DieselCar Car of the Year awards 2015 celebrates the vehicles that shine out in ten key categories, as well as naming an overall winner. If there’s one issue you can’t miss, it’s this one.

We’ve also been testing some of the hottest metal around, including Jaguar’s sensational new XE, the Volkswagen Golf GTD Estate and Alltrack, as well as the latest Ford Grand C-MAX and S-MAX. Honda’s facelifted Civic and CR-V are put through their paces, and we get to test the new MG 6 and Fiat 500X on UK roads for the first time. In this month’s twin test, Land Rover’s latest Discovery Sport challenges the recently updated BMW X3 – which one is triumphant? In our brand-new EcoCar supplement, we also get behind the wheel of Ford’s Mondeo Hybrid – the company’s first hybrid car to go on sale in the UK.

In our used car section, there’s buying advice on the Vauxhall Astra GTC 2.0 CDTi, and we tell you why it’s worth spending out cash on a vehicle inspection when buying a second-hand motor. There’s also all of the favourites that you’ve come to love, including Doctor Diesel, The Extra Mile, Marketplace, High mile club and the most up-to-date data section in the magazine world, listing every diesel and alternatively fuelled car, as well as sub-100g/km tax-free petrol cars, too.

Tested:

• BMW X3 xDrive20d M Sport Auto
• Fiat 500X Pop Star 1.6 MultiJet
• Ford Grand C-MAX Titanium 2.0 TDCi (148)
• Ford Mondeo Hybrid Titanium 2.0 Ti-VCT Automatic 4-door
• Ford S-MAX Titanium 2.0 TDCi (177)
• Honda Civic Sport Navi 1.6 i-DTEC
• Honda CR-V 1.6 i-DTEC EX 4WD
• Jaguar XE R-Sport 2.0 Diesel Automatic
• Land Rover Discovery Sport 2.2 SD4 HSE Automatic
• MG6 TL 1.9 DTi 5-door
• Volkswagen Golf GTD Estate 2.0 TDI Automatic
• Volkswagen Golf Alltrack 2.0 TDI 4MOTION Automatic

Long-term test reports:

• Audi A7 Sportback SE Executive 3.0 TDI quattro Automatic
• Citroen Grand C4 Picasso Exclusive+ 2.0 BlueHDi 150 Automatic
• Honda Civic Tourer SR 1.6 i-DTEC
• Kia Soul Maxx 1.6 CRDi
• Peugeot 308 SW Allure 1.6 BlueHDi 120
• Renault Clio Dynamique MediaNav dCi 90
• Skoda Octavia vRS 2.0 TDI CR
• Volkswagen Sharan SE 2.0 TDI DSG Automatic (138bhp)
• Volvo V40 Cross Country D4 SE Nav Geartronic

Used Car Buyer’s Guide:

• Vauxhall Astra GTC 2.0 CDTi (2011-onwards)