The Vauxhall Frontera has been revived as a chunky household SUV to interchange the Crossland, with the choice of petrol or pure-electric energy.
Understood to be an in depth relation to the upcoming second-generation Citroën C3 Aircross – and anticipated to share its affordability-focused Smart Car platform – the Frontera is bigger than its predecessor, at round 4400mm lengthy, and will likely be positioned as a rival to the likes of the Dacia Duster and Nissan Qashqai. That’s solely a just a little smaller than the present Vauxhall Grandland, however that automotive may also get replaced later this 12 months by a barely bigger new mannequin with an electric choice.
The Frontera will provide a alternative of battery-electric or 48V mild-hybrid petrol powertrains, with the previous seemingly providing round 134bhp and a variety of almost 250 miles, and the latter as much as 162bhp and round 58mpg.
Inspired by its 1990s namesake, the Frontera swaps the Crossland’s cab-forward, rounded type for a extra ‘rugged’ and upright two-box silhouette, which Vauxhall managing director James Taylor reckons will “appeal to a wide range of customers who want to stand out from the crowd”.
The inside is all new too: Vauxhall’s ‘Pure Panel’ digital interface – comprising a pair of 10in screens – tops the redesigned dashboard, which ditches nearly all of bodily buttons in favour of a “detoxed”, extra minimalist association.
Out again, the Frontera has 460 litres of boot area with the rear seats up and 1600 litres with them folded, whereas the roof rails can help a great deal of as much as 200kg, maximising capability. It is not but confirmed if the Frontera will likely be out there with seven seats, as will its Citroën sibling.
Full particulars stay below wraps for now, however the Frontera is anticipated to be on sale in the summertime, priced from roughly £27,000 with petrol energy and round £32,000 as an EV.
