The Vauxhall Frontera has been revived as a chunky family 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 shall be positioned as a rival to the likes of the Dacia Duster and Nissan Qashqai. That’s solely a somewhat smaller than the present Vauxhall Grandland, however that automobile may also get replaced later this yr by a barely bigger new mannequin with an electrical choice. 

The Frontera will supply a selection of battery-electric or 48V mild-hybrid petrol powertrains, with the previous possible providing round 134bhp and a spread of practically 250 miles, and the latter as much as 162bhp and round 58mpg. 

Inspired by its Nineteen Nineties namesake, the Frontera swaps the Crossland’s cab-forward, rounded kind 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 assist a great deal of as much as 200kg, maximising capability. It is just not but confirmed if the Frontera shall be obtainable with seven seats, as will its Citroën sibling.

Full particulars stay beneath wraps for now, however the Frontera is predicted to be on sale in the summertime, priced from roughly £27,000 with petrol energy and round £32,000 as an EV.