As you Like It. According to Shakespeare, many car buyers are currently enjoying everything that looks like SUVs and carries the words Cross, Crossback, Country, Ecosport, Aircross, Grandland, X and similar on the rear. The German manufacturer Opel, who now makes common cause with Peugeot, Citroen and DS, also knows that his compact SUV Grandland X is very happy with all sorts of extras and adorned customers missing a top engine over the 1,6 liter of diesel so far.
177 hp and eight-speed automatic for boats and horses on the hook
According to the wishes of the Rüsselsheimer the equipment variants of the Grandland X, which builds on the same platform as its French brother 3008, supplemented by the version "Ultimate". The now available combination of a two-liter diesel with 177 PS and ZF's eight-speed automatic gearbox should appeal especially to those who occasionally want to pull boats or thoroughbreds through the area. After all, here attracts a braked towing capacity of two tons. All-wheel there is - according to Opel lack of demand - but not for money and good word. Only the proposed in 2019 plug-in hybrid version will virtually simulate an all-wheel drive: the front wheels are driven by an internal combustion engine and the rear wheels of an electric motor.
Almost everything is on board for 42 610 Euro
Priced from 42 610 Euro, the front-wheel drive Grandland X Ultimate offers almost everything your heart desires: leather, heated steering wheel and heated seats, adaptive LED light, back-friendly AGR (Healthy Back) seats and 19-inch alloy wheels in a trendy two-tone design. The personal online and service assistant On Star helps 24/7 in case of an emergency, books hotels and finds nearby parking garages via Parkopedia. Exclusive to the Ultimate equipment are the 360 degree camera and the automatic parking assistant. The automatic speed assistant, which maintains the distance to the vehicle in front and the anti-theft alarm system can be Opel but also pay, such as the trailer trailer with trailer stability program, the panoramic glass roof and the CD player but still extra.
The SRC-Kat already fulfills the Euro 6d-temp emissions standard
The 177 hp and cultivated two-liter turbodiesel with its maximum torque of 400 Newton meters, which is available at 2.000 revs, goes well with the 1.575 kilogram Grandland X and harmonizes perfectly with the eight-speed automatic shifting gently and without noticeable delay. It takes 0 seconds to sprint from 100 to 9,1 and the top speed is 214 km / h. Opel states the consumption at 4,9 liters of fuel, which can certainly be achieved without tension and less hectic driving. There are no doubts about the cleanliness of the diesel engine, with its SRC catalytic converter it already meets the Euro 6d-temp emissions standard that will apply from September.
Text and photos by Solveig Grewe