The Opel Grandland X represents one of the final GM-sanctioned products before the U.S. automaker unloaded the brand and its European operations onto France’s PSA Groupe. While that deal is still being worked out, Opel has priced the new crossover—which is actually based on PSA product already.
The Grandland X will start at €23,700 ($26,482 USD) when it goes on sale later this year, and it includes some impressive standard features.
Specifically, technology and active safety are a strong suit; lane departure warning, road sign recognition, hill start assist, radio R4.0 with Bluetooth hands-free phone capability, air conditioning and more are included in the base price, which includes all value-added tax in Germany.
The Grandland X is as functional as it is stylish—we think it’s a sharp looking crossover. 58.3 cubic feet of cargo space is present inside and the seats fold in a 40/60 configuration.
At launch, two engines will be available: a 1.2-liter gasoline turbocharged four-cylinder, producing 130 horsepower, and a 1.6-liter turbodiesel that is good for 120 hp, but 221 pound-feet of torque to scoot the CUV around. The Grandland X diesel starts at €26,500 ($29,623).
The Grandland X will make its auto show debut at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show this September and will go on sale shortly thereafter. Order books are now open with the first deliveries taking place this fall.
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Grandland looks like Kia Kona. Envision would have been a great product, been available three years ago and aided Opel EU factory capacity.
It would have only taken one hit vehicle to make Opel profitable this past year.
No, US cars in Europe don’t work because US cars are of a much lower standard. Just look at Chevy and compare with Opel.
Envision isn’t American but Chinese. Much like Opel’s hit Mokka was a Korean import. Also, not all American cars are crap: Buick is high quality as are GMC products. Ford products are also earning both profit and market share in Europe.
They need to bring this to America.
It won’t be heading to the USA; the car isn’t (and almost certainly cannot be cost-effectively) federalised – it’ll only ever wear Opel or Vauxhall badges. There was a suggestion at one point the Grandland might have been destined to appear down under as a Holden. But with the upcoming sale of Opel Group to PSA Groupe, I doubt that’s likely to happen.
But I do agree, it’s somewhat odd given that GM is the world’s largest SUV manufacturer that all those years ago, Opel Group went cap in hand to PSA Groupe when they needed an SUV, rather than partnering with another GM brand.