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In the December issue of DieselCar and EcoCar magazine, we’re celebrating all that is great about being British, with a special themed issue. We’ve got a used car buyer’s guide on the Land Rover Discovery, and a whole host of other articles and features that fit into the patriotic theme.

The cover has the controversial new BMW 4 Series Convertible on it, with the love it or loathe it front grille. We’ve also got news of the Audi Q5 Sportback, and facelifted editions of the Jaguar XF and Vauxhall Crossland. In EcoCar, we’ve got the first news on the ID.4, the Suzuki Swace and Toyota RAV4 PHEV, together with the Renault Megane E-Vision, the Polestar Precept, Ford Mustang Mach-E GT and Dacia Sandero. There’s also news on the Peugeot 508 Sport Engineered, Jeep Grand Wagoneer, Audi A3 and Q8 TFSI e PHEVs and the Dacia Spring.

We’ve driven the latest BMW 4 Series Coupé and facelifted BMW 5 Series, as well as the Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class. Kia’s Sportage has been put through its paces in new ‘3’ guise, with mild hybrid diesel technology. We’ve also been behind the wheel of the exciting new Polestar 2, the Suzuki Ignis and Kia XCeed PHEV, and this month’s twin test sees the Peugeot 3008 Hybrid4 face the Volvo XC40 T5 Recharge.

We’ve got a new column that highlights changes to the road network and covers things like government investment and a look at new technology. In addition, there’s favourites like Doctor Diesel, The Extra Mile, Legal i, Buying, Selling and Maintaining, Marketplace, and the most up-to-date vehicle statistics anywhere in the magazine world. We’ve also got four brand new columns called Autojumble, Motorgrump, Retrospective and Fuel for Thought, so if you haven’t seen DieselCar and EcoCar magazine lately, be sure to pick up a copy to test drive for yourself, the latest, facelifted content.

Tested:

• BMW 420d M Sport Coupe Automatic
• BMW 530d xDrive M Sport Touring Automatic
• Kia XCeed 3 1.6 GDi PHEV
• Kia Sportage 3 1.6 CRDi MHEV
• Mercedes-Benz GLA 220 d 4Matic AMG Line Premium Automatic
• Polestar 2 Automatic
• Suzuki Ignis 1.2 Dualjet Hybrid SZ5 Allgrip

Twin test:

• Peugeot 3008 GT Hybrid4 300 vs Volvo XC40 Recharge T5 R-Design Pro

Long-term test reports:

• Ford Kuga ST-Line X 2.5 PHEV Automatic
• Mitsubishi L200 Barbarian X 2.2 DI-D Automatic
• Peugeot 308 GT Line PureTech 130 Automatic
• Peugeot 508 SW GT Line BlueHDi 130 Automatic
• Range Rover Evoque HSE R-Dynamic D180 AWD Automatic
• Renault Clio Iconic dCi 85
• Skoda Octavia Estate SE L First Edition 2.0 TDI 115
• SsangYong Rexton Ultimate Automatic
• Volvo XC60 B4 AWD R-Design Automatic

Features:

• Project Flagship for Jaguar Land Rover
• Care by Volvo

New columns:

• Fuel for thought
• Road watch

Current Affairs

• Can you get an electric car wet?

Used Car Buyer’s Guide

• Land Rover Discovery (2016-onwards)

Regulars

• News and views
• Marketplace Statistics
• Marketplace In The Pipeline
• Marketplace What’s New
• Tuning News
• Techzone
• Gadget Inspector
• Doctor Diesel
• How it works
• Highway Cod
• The Extra Mile
• Legal i
• This Month
• Techzone
• Roadwatch
• Autojumble
• Motorgrump
• Retrospective
• Fuel for thought
• DM@il
• Buying, Selling and Maintaining
• Doctor Diesel’s Hero or Zero
• EcoCar News and views
• EcoCar Marketplace
• EcoCar Current Affairs
• EcoCar Bright Spark