Vauxhall Frontera Electric Long Range gets 253-mile range and £27,995 price tag
Vauxhall has opened orders for the new Frontera Electric Long Range, with prices starting from £27,995 – £4,000 more than the standard range model.
Courtesy of a battery upgrade from 44kWh to 54kWh, the Frontera Electric Long Range can manage up to 253 miles on a single charge compared with 186 miles for the standard range car. In terms of power, both the regular and Long Range Frontera use the same 111bhp front-mounted motor. The larger battery also doesn’t bring any increase in charging speeds, with the same 100kW peak as the regular model meaning a 20-80% charge takes 28 minutes.
However, the additional weight of the Long Range’s battery sees the 0-62mph time increase slightly from 12.8 seconds to 13 seconds. Top speed increases from 87mph to 88mph.
Like the 44kWh Frontera Electric, the Long Range comes in two trim levels, entry-level Design, priced at £27,995, and range-topping GS, which starts at £29,895.
Standard kit on the Design trim includes 16-inch steel wheels, black skid plates, and body-coloured bumpers. An optional £400 Design Styling Pack colours the steelies white, and adds a matching white roof and roof bars.
Upgrade to the Frontera Electric Long Range G, and Vauxhall adds 17-inch alloy wheels, gloss black door mirrors, silver skid plates, a black roof, tinted rear windows, and LED rear lights.
In-car tech on the Frontera Electric Long Range GS includes electronic climate control, Vauxhall’s patented, comfort-enhancing Intelli-Seats for the driver and passenger, front parking sensors, an electrochromatic rear-view mirror, plus blind-spot monitoring.
Irrespective of trim level, the Frontera Electric Long Range comes with Vauxhall’s ‘Pure Panel’ cockpit featuring two 10-inch widescreen displays for the driver and passenger, built-in satellite navigation, wireless smartphone charging, plus Apple CarPlay and Android Auto functionality.
Voice recognition activated by saying ‘Hey Vauxhall’ comes as part of the package, along with LED headlights, rear parking sensors, a rear-view camera, cruise control, and lane-keep assist.
Unlike most other models in its line-up, Vauxhall is not offering the Frontera Electric Long Range in Ultimate trim. Instead, it builds on the already-generous standard equipment list with a £450 ‘Ultimate Pack’, adding heated front seats, a heated steering wheel, roof rails, and LED fog lights.
Unlike the Vauxhall Frontera Hybrid, neither the 44kWh nor the 54kWh Frontera Electric are available with seven seats. Like the Vauxhall Grandland and Astra Electric, the Frontera Electric potentially qualifies for the UK Government’s Electric Car Grant aimed at EVs costing less than £37,000.
