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- Dealer News
- 10 July 2025
Opel has revealed the next-generation Grandland in South Africa, joining the current Opel range consisting of the Corsa, Mokka and Zafira.
What is it?
The new Opel Grandland is an SUV in the family crossover segment, and is a complete revamp of its predecessor.
Exterior:
The new kid in the Opel stable is looming larger than the previous model with additional length, height and width riding on 19-inch wheels.
The Opel brand face has a new 3D Visor. This element is combined with the illuminated Opel Griffin logo, which is made even more prominent using Edge Light Technology.
The body takes on the shape of a traditional station wagon but with some design touches like a two-tone floating roof and contrast cladding around the lower part of the vehicle’s body.
At the rear, it boasts a distinctive compass lighting signature. Braking illuminates the full-width horizontal light bar and vertical third brake light, first seen on the current Astra.
Interior:
The long wheelbase of 2 784mm and steep tailgate emphasise the increased roominess in the cabin and boot. The rear seats can be folded down 60:40, creating a load volume of up to 1 645 litres. With the seats up, the Grandland has a boot volume of 550 litres – an increase of 36 litres over the outgoing model.
On the inside is a slightly driver-orientated 16-inch central display. Behind the steering wheel, a discrete wide and fully digital cluster provides essential information in combination with the Intelli-HUD head-up display.
The side air vents are integrated into the doors, which also visually emphasises the width of the instrument panel.
As a family-orientated vehicle, a strong focus was placed on interior versatility, with a number of innovative storage solutions introduced offering 35 litres of interior storage compartments.
Equipment:
Among the features included as standard are Automatic Cruise Control with Stop & Go function, Extended Traffic Sign Recognition, Intelligent Speed Adaptation and In Crash Braking, a system aimed at helping to avoid a secondary collision in case of an accident.
The Intelli-Drive 2.0 system, which integrates numerous electronic assistants and combines them with semi-automatic lane-change assist and Recommended Speed Adaption, is also standard. Parking and manoeuvring are also made easier by front and rear parking sensors, a rear-view camera with an automatic cleaning function and the 360-degree Intelli-Vision camera.
Engine:
The Grandland GS Line 1.6T features a 1.6-litre turbocharged petrol engine developing 134kW and 240Nm driving through an automatic transmission.
Price:
The Opel Grandland GS Line 1.6T AT will retail for R789 900.
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