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It’s the all-new Skoda Elroq that is revealed on the cover of the November 2024 issue of Diesel&EcoCar, as we deliver the first news on the new medium-sized electric SUV. We also go behind the scenes at the unveiling and explore the lengths that the Czech Republic brand went to when showing the Elroq to the world for the first time.

And it’s a massive month for news with the Dacia Bigster revealed alongside the facelifted Citroën C4 and C4 X at the Paris motor show. We report from the French show, with the first news of the Renault 4 E-Tech, the Peugeot E-408, Alpine A390 Beta Concept, Audi Q6 Sportback, Volkswagen Tayron, the Renault Emblème hydrogen fuel-cell concept car, and the Leapmotor B10. If that wasn’t enough, there’s also the first photographs and information on the stunning Citroën C5 Aircross Concept, the Volkswagen Transporter, Kia PV5, and BYD Sealion 7.

Our testers have driven the Alfa Romeo Junior, MG ZS Hybrid+, facelifted Kia EV6 and the new Polestar on UK roads, as well as testing the Vauxhall Grandland Electric on European tarmac. In addition, we’ve been behind the wheel of the facelifted Audi Q8 TDI and the Citroën C4 mild hybrid. New arrivals on the long-term test fleet this month include a Fiat 600e, Genesis GV60 and Renault Scenic E-Tech, and this month’s used car buyer’s guide is all about the SEAT Tarraco TDI, while in Generation Game, we look at three different versions of the Volkswagen Touareg TDI.

Our intensive A-to-Z ultimate feature focuses on extreme off-roading and 4x4s, with a separate fact packed guide to towing. In this month’s Tuning Clinic, we examine the benefits of tuning your diesel car for towing, and this month’s guide to the best new car buys looks at diesel cars with a manual gearbox.

Tested:

• Alfa Romeo Junior Elettrica Speciale Automatic
• Audi Q8 Black Edition 50 TDI quattro Automatic
• Citroen C4 Max Hybrid 136 Automatic
• Kia EV6 GT-Line S AWD Automatic
• MG ZS Hybrid+ Trophy Automatic
• Polestar 3 Long Range Dual Motor Automatic
• Vauxhall Grandland Ultimate Electric Automatic

Long-term test reports:

• Fiat 600e La Prima Automatic
• Genesis GV60 Premium RWD Single Motor Automatic
• Peugeot E-308 GT Automatic
• Renault Scenic E-Tech Iconic Automatic
• SEAT Ibiza FR 1.0 TSI
• Skoda Kodiaq SE L 2.0 TDI DSG Automatic

Features:

• A-to-Z Ultimate Guide to Extreme off-roading and 4x4ing
• A-to-Z Ultimate Guide to Towing
• Bright Spark
• Current affairs – should I charge to 100%?
• Day trip to… Lakeland Motor Museum
• Gadget Inspector
• Motorgrump
• Techzone – BMW motionless wind turbine pilot
• Technology explained – Active noise control
• The Doctor – advice column
• You, the jury – Inappropriate bumper stickers
• What’s on

Buying, selling and maintaining

• Best Buys – Diesel Cars with a manual gearbox
• Generation Game – Volkswagen Touareg – three generations examined
• Hero or zero – Volvo S60
• Product watch – Replacement battery
• Remember this – Citroen AX
• Secondhand shootout – Kia Sorento 2.2 CRDi Automatic vs Skoda Kodiaq 2.0 TDI 4×4 Automatic

Used Car Buyer’s Guide

• SEAT Tarraco 2.0 TDI

Data Files

• Denied Diesel – BMW 1 Series
• Forgotten Concept – 2008 Mazda Kazamai Concept
• Joy of Lists – New cars with wheel trims
• Megafactories – Audi, Mexico
• The most comprehensive and up-to-data in the business

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• You, the jury
• Fully equipped
• Motorgrump
• Bright Spark
• DM@il
• Tuning specialists directory
• Buying. Selling and Maintaining
• The Generation Game
• The Doctor’s Hero or Zero
• Marketplace Statistics
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