New Vauxhall Frontera is chunky, electric Crossland replacement

The Vauxhall Frontera has been revived arsenic a chunky family SUV to regenerate the Crossland, with the enactment of petrol oregon pure-electric power. 

Understood to beryllium a adjacent narration to the upcoming second-generation Citroën C3 Aircross – and expected to stock its affordability-focused Smart Car level – the Frontera is larger than its predecessor, astatine astir 4400mm long, and volition beryllium positioned arsenic a rival to the likes of the Dacia Duster and Nissan Qashqai. That's lone a a little smaller than the existent Vauxhall Grandland, but that car volition besides beryllium replaced aboriginal this twelvemonth by a somewhat larger caller exemplary with an electrical option. 

The Frontera volition connection a prime of battery-electric oregon 48V mild-hybrid petrol powertrains, with the erstwhile apt offering astir 134bhp and a scope of astir 250 miles, and the second up to 162bhp and astir 58mpg. 

Inspired by its 1990s namesake, the Frontera swaps the Crossland's cab-forward, rounded signifier for a much 'rugged' and upright two-box silhouette, which Vauxhall managing manager James Taylor reckons volition "appeal to a wide scope of customers who privation to basal retired from the crowd". 

The interior is each caller too: Vauxhall's 'Pure Panel' integer interface – comprising a brace of 10in screens – tops the redesigned dashboard, which ditches the bulk of carnal buttons successful favour of a "detoxed", much minimalist arrangement. 

Out back, the Frontera has 460 litres of footwear abstraction with the rear seats up and 1600 litres with them folded, portion the extortion rails tin enactment loads of up to 200kg, maximising capacity. It is not yet confirmed if the Frontera volition beryllium disposable with 7 seats, arsenic volition its Citroën sibling.

Full details stay nether wraps for now, but the Frontera is expected to beryllium connected merchantability successful the summer, priced from astir £27,000 with petrol powerfulness and astir £32,000 arsenic an EV.