The new electric Vauxhall Frontera is the same price as the petrol model

• New Vauxhall Frontera on sale now
• Petrol and electric versions both cost £23,495
• All-new exterior design
• Seven-seat version also available
• Up to 248 miles of range
• Contemporary interior design

This is the new Vauxhall Frontera, a replacement for the aging Crossland small SUV and an alternative to cars such as the Nissan Juke and Toyota Yaris Cross. It’s available as both a petrol hybrid and as a pure EV, with a lot of parts being shared with the Citroen C3 Aircross.

Here’s five things you need to know about the new Vauxhall Frontera.

1) The petrol and electric versions cost the same

That’s right, this is the first car ever to hit the market which offers both hybrid and full EV options for the same price – and it’s a pretty low price as well. The Frontera starts from £23,495, making it around £3,500 cheaper than the MG4 and £2,000 less than a Toyota Yaris Cross.

It’s not like you’re short-changed in terms of kit either, because all cars get two 10.0-inch screens, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, a reversing camera, parking sensors, cruise control and lane-keeping assist. For an extra £2,400 you can step up to the GS model, which gets you special comfort seats, blind spot monitoring and front parking sensors.

2) It has an all-new design

The new Vauxhall Frontera has been given a complete styling overhaul compared with the outgoing Crossland, making it look much more modern than that car.

You may recognise the ‘Vizor’ grille from other cars in the Vauxhall range such as the Mokka and Astra, and that gloss black trim is flanked by a pair of sleek LED headlights. It does retain some of the Crossland’s design in the boxy side profile though.

That chunky black cladding around the bottom of the car helps give the Frontera a slightly more rugged appearance, something which is added to by the standard-fit roof bars. Those roof bars are functional as well, which leads us on to…

3) It’ll be available as a seven-seater

It may be a small SUV designed to take on cars such as the Nissan Juke and Volkswagen T-Cross, but the new Vauxhall Frontera offers a massive boot, and it’s even offered with seven seats.

With the seats up you get 460 litres of luggage capacity. For comparison, that’s five litres more than you get in the T-Cross, and it’s a whopping 38 litres more than the Juke has to offer. Fold the back seats down and you get 1,600 litres of space, trumping both the VW and the Nissan by around 300 litres.

The amount of cargo space on offer will be reduced in the seven seat version, however this is one of the only cars in its class to offer a third row, with the only notable exception being the Mercedes GLB – a car which costs almost twice as much. It’s just a shame that the electric version of the Frontera won’t be offered with a third row, it’s exclusive to the hybrid model.

4) You’ll be able to get electric and hybrid versions

You can get the Frontera as a pure EV, something which wasn’t offered on the old Crossland, and it shares a lot of parts with the Citroen e-C3.

It uses the same 113hp electric motor driving the front wheels as its French cousin, enough to launch the car from 0-60mph in 12.1 seconds. For now there’s just one battery option, a 44kWh unit with up to 186 miles of range. A Long Range model will be available next year which will do up to 248 miles on a charge.

Those who aren’t ready to jump on the EV bandwagon just yet will be able to choose a petrol hybrid version of the Frontera. It uses a 1.2-litre three-cylinder petrol engine and a small electric motor, giving you a combined 100hp. A 136hp version is also available, and both are paired to a six-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox.

5) You get Vauxhall’s latest infotainment system

In addition to the revamped exterior design, the Frontera’s interior is also all-new. It shares a few design touches with other Vauxhall models, the most notable being the dual displays sat proudly atop the dashboard.

You get two 10.0-inch screens, a central touchscreen for your infotainment and another display in front of the driver. If you prefer to use your phone, there is the option of a “smartphone station”. This allows you to pair your phone to the car via an app and use it to control the car’s functions, it even works with the steering wheel buttons.

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