The funky looking Dacia Hipster is featured on cover of the November 2025 issue of Diesel&EcoCar, which previews what a future production electric Dacia could look like. In a bold move, Dacia designers have pared back all of the fripperies and included only the essentials. It’s not confirmed for production yet, but we bet you’ll be able to buy a toned-down edition in the future. The bright blue issue is a bit of a DaciaFest with news on the facelifted editions of the Sandero, Sandero Stepway and Jogger, with the latter two adopting a new 1.8-litre hybrid drivetrain from next year. There’s also news of updates to the Spring city car, including more power, and the Duster gains an uprated hybrid drivetrain, too.

Elsewhere there’s the first news about facelifted editions of the SEAT Ibiza and Arona, together with visual updates for the Alfa Romeo Tonale and Nissan Ariya. Ford’s Ranger PHEV and Tourneo Custom get the MS-RT treatment, and BMW is betting big with the next X5 with news that a hydrogen powertrain will feature alongside petrol, diesel, plug-in hybrid and pure electric drivetrains.

The test team have been behind the wheel of the new Citroën Ë-C5 Aircross, as well as the Vauxhall Frontera Electric on UK soil, the GWM Poer300 diesel, the Kia Sportage Hybrid, Jaecoo E5, Alpine A290 GTS, Cherry Tiggo 7 and Volvo’s new EX30 Cross Country. Our long-term fleet welcomes a Peugeot 3008 mild hybrid, SEAT Leon PHEV and Vauxhall Mokka Electric, just as the Renault Rafale E-Tech and Citroën Ë-SpaceTourer depart.

We’ve been exploring how to choose the right tyres for your SUV and off-roader, and if you’re in an adventurous mood, we take a look at ways of learning how to make the most of the four-wheel drive capability of your off-roader, including green laning and off-road tuition.

This month’s used car buyer’s guide is all about the Land Rover Discovery, and we look at three different generations of the Peugeot 308 SW diesel. In this month’s Best Buys, we recommend the best vehicles eligible for the government’s electric car grant.

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.