Vauxhall Frontera Electric review

Prices kick off at £23,495, rising to £25,895 for the range-topper which is identical to what you can expect to pay for the mild hybrid. Before you get busy with the options list, obvs.

On lease, you’re looking at a starting figure of £325 per month with a £2k down payment and 10,000-mile year limit over five years. Add £35 a month for the upper spec version.

On top of that, you also benefit from £500 towards a home wallbox, £500 public charging credit at Tesco stores, or £500 Octopus charging credit, as part of Vauxhall’s drive to make the electric transition easier. Buy the Frontera online through a Vauxhall retailer and there’s 50,000 Tesco Clubcard points on offer too.

What are my kit options?

Easy answer here, because you’ve just Design and GS to choose between. How refreshing.

Entry-level Design models offer 16in steel wheels with covers, wheel arch cladding, black skid plates front and rear, and LED headlights. Inside you get the full dual 10in screen setup, a pair of USB-C ports front and rear, wireless smartphone mirroring, rear parking camera and sensors, cruise control, and the usual driver assist suite. For £400 you can have a white roof, white steel wheels and roof rails.

Top-spec GS adds £2.4k to the list price, giving you 17-inch diamond cut alloys, silver skid plates, a black roof with tinted rear windows, gloss black power folding mirrors and LED taillights. Inside you get the Intelli-Seats, electronic climate control, front parking sensors and blind spot alert.

The £800 Comfort Pack is well worth considering for the heated windscreen, steering wheel and seats. As anyone who’s driven an electric car will know, this is a far more efficient way to stay warm than using the energy-sapping heating. Heat the human not the car, people.

What’s the best spec?

We’re torn here. Our heart says Design, on the white steel wheels, which comes as part of the £400 Style Pack (only available with Design trim).

But our head says GS plus the £800 Comfort Pack (not available on Design), which’ll help you eke out so much more range during the colder months.

If you can do without the creature comforts, go with the first option (£23,895). If not, option two (£26,695) is a safer choice.