- From concept to reality: All-New Grandland adopts many design features from the Opel Experimental Concept
- Best-in-class lighting: New Intelli-Lux Pixel HD system with over 50,000 individual elements
- On-board comfort: New innovative Intelli-Seat front seats, AGR-approved
- Additional space: Now 4650mm long – 17cm larger than outgoing model resulting in enhanced passenger comfort and storage
- Greenovation: Interior fabric from recycled PET products and the removal of chrome detailing
- Flexible storage options: Over 35 litres of interior storage compartments, including new semi-transparent ‘Pixel Box’
Opel has revealed the next-generation Grandland, a stylish and dynamic, spacious and versatile SUV ready to impress South African consumers in the family crossover segment.
The all-new Opel Grandland brings many design features first seen on the Opel Experimental concept car to life for the first time on a production model. These features include the 3D Vizor with illuminated Griffin logo proudly sitting at the centre and the permanently illuminated “OPEL” lettering at the rear. Further highlights include the Intelli-Lux Pixel HD lighting system with over 50,000 individual elements.
Mike Whitfield, Managing Director, Stellantis South Africa, said: “The all-new Grandland is a milestone for Opel. The relationship to the Opel Experimental is unmistakable. It offers innovations that were first seen on this extraordinary concept car. The new Grandland will therefore strengthen our position in the important family crossover segment.”
3D Vizor, illuminated Griffin, Edge Light Technology and Intelli-Lux Pixel Matrix HD
The new underpinnings also gave the designers a new freedom and the impressive stance of the new Opel Grandland becomes apparent at the very first glance. Thanks to 173mm of additional length, 19mm of additional height and 64mm of additional width compared to its predecessor, the newcomer conveys confidence (Length: 4650mm; width: 1905mm; height: 1665mm). And combined with 19-inch alloy wheels on 225/55 R19 tyres, this helps it sit boldly and comfortably at the top of Opel’s SUV portfolio. Further grandeur is added by the new execution of the characteristic Opel brand face: the new 3D Vizor. This element is combined with the illuminated Opel Griffin logo which is made even more prominent using Edge Light Technology. The new Grandland embraces the “Opel Compass” design principle, recently developed on the Experimental concept car. It builds on the principles of the centre crease, with all the features being organised horizontally inside the Vizor with the “Griffin” emblem at the centre.
The new illuminated logo is also accompanied by yet another lighting innovation from Opel – the industry-leading Intelli-Lux Pixel Matrix HD. The system offers over 50,000 elements (51,200 to be precise, with 25,600 on each side) for high-definition light distribution and makes its debut on the Grandland. Based on the traffic situation, up- and oncoming objects are detected by a camera and the Intelli-Lux Pixel Matrix HD light cuts out these objects even more precisely than standard Matrix Light technologies. It also delivers a much brighter and homogeneous light pattern – all while ensuring that other road users are not dazzled and enhancing night-time driving comfort. Furthermore, the new welcome/goodbye animations with graphical projections in front of the vehicle already give an outlook on future possibilities.
With its two-tone floating roof and contrast cladding, the Grandland is visually stretched for a sleek, elegant look. The overall body design is organised and structured while remaining fluid and organic. The sharp wheel-arch feature lines flow through the car and visually help to push the wheels out. This is combined with the robustness of the cladded elements around the wheels and lower body. 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.
At the rear, the distinctive compass lighting signature (including the very first integration of the illuminated ‘OPEL’ wordmark as part of the signature) also makes its production model debut. Braking illuminates the full-width horizontal light bar and vertical third brake light, first seen on the current Astra. And in line with Opel’s Greenovation approach to sustainability, the name of the car is no longer displayed by chrome lettering – instead ‘GRANDLAND’ is centrally embossed in the tailgate.
Roomy interior with 16-inch central display, AGR-approved seats and clever storage solutions
On the inside, occupants of the new Grandland are greeted by further bold and pure elements in combination with a warm and engaging ambience. Architecturally, the interior layout emphasises a horizontal theme, with lines running across the instrument panel into the doors, enhancing the feeling of width and spaciousness, whilst the slightly driver-oriented 16-inch central display and high centre console generate a sporty feeling.
Behind the steering wheel, a discrete wide and fully digital cluster provides essential information, allowing the driver to focus on the pleasure of driving and, in combination with the Intelli-HUD head-up display, avoid the need to take their eyes off the road. Drivers also have the option of manually or automatically triggering the Pure Mode. This reduces the content on the driver information cluster, the head-up display and the central touchscreen, ensuring even less distraction when driving at night or in the rain. In typical Opel tradition, frequently used settings such as climate control can also be operated intuitively via physical buttons.
The side air vents are integrated into the doors which also visually emphasises the width of the instrument panel. The top of the instrument panel has a beautiful technical appearance and is aesthetically divided into two surface finishes, to underline the overall tone of the design. Below this, the “edge light”, which is based on the same technology used on the Vizor, adds a precise glass-like execution of colour and light, supported by the attractive indirect ambient light on the instrument panel, as well as the door inserts. The instrument panel mid-section is fabric wrapped, and visually runs into the door shoulder, producing an appealing and tactile cockpit.
The interior also provides a particularly involving driving experience: Opel’s ergonomic AGR seats enjoy an award-winning reputation and the new Grandland continues this long-standing tradition. Certified by AGR (the German “Campaign for Healthier Backs”), they introduce a new proximity comfort feature: the powered bolsters. This function significantly improves lateral comfort adjustment thanks to two pneumatic pockets located in the backrest’s side bolsters. The seats also offer ventilation and a massage function for the driver. Meanwhile, passengers in the rear enjoy 20mm of additional legroom compared to the outgoing Grandland. Elsewhere, the patented Intelli-Seat feature in the front seats – a slot that relieves pressure on the tailbone – comes as standard and ensures outstanding comfort even during long journeys on the motorway. All fabrics in the interior are 100% recycled.
As a family-oriented vehicle, a strong focus was placed on interior versatility, with a number of innovative storage solutions introduced. The highlight of these is the Pixel Box. With the illuminated translucid glass and the fabric wrapping, this element not only enhances the visual appeal of the console, it is also highly functional. The wireless smartphone charger is located behind the glass so that devices can be charged while being stored safely. The constant visibility of the smartphone also helps to ensure that it is not forgotten in the vehicle when leaving the Grandland. In total, the new Grandland offers over 35 litres of interior storage compartments – from the Pixel Box to the phone pockets in the backrests of the front seats, to the large storage under the central console which also accommodates a 12V socket.
Frequency selective damping technology and an array of driver assistance systems
While the Grandland cuts emissions, it still delivers dynamic and comfortable driving pleasure. This is made possible by dampers with frequency selective damping (FSD) technology, which are used in the chassis. This unique technology creates a second hydraulic circuit in the damper chamber to mechanically adapt the damping force in relation to the frequency. Depending on the situation, road surface conditions and driving style, it enables different damping characteristics for comfortable gliding at high frequencies – i.e. with short impacts such as on cobblestones or a manhole cover – as well as for a sporty, ambitious driving style with more direct contact with the road at low frequencies. The Grandland reacts even more immediately and directly to any command from the driver and, as is typical for Opel, remains stable when braking, cornering and at high speeds on the motorway. The Opel DNA is further emphasised by specific spring, anti-roll bar, steering and ESC tuning.
The appealing offer proposed by Opel’s new top-of-the-range SUV is rounded off by an extensive array of driver assistance systems. 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 with the purpose of helping 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. If the targeted lane is clear, the assistant steers the Grandland into the desired lane with small steering movements. And Recommended Speed Adaptation ensures that – if confirmed by the driver – the vehicle’s speed is reduced accordingly when a new speed limit is reached or increased up to that limit. Parking and manoeuvring is also made easier by front and rear parking sensors, a rear-view camera with automatic cleaning function and the 360-degree Intelli-Vision camera.
Relevant local model line-up
Off intensive market research, Opel has positioned one model of the new Grandland for families seeking a crossover SUV. The Grandland GS Line 1.6T features a 1,6-litre turbocharged petrol engine developing 134kW and 240Nm driving through an automatic transmission.
The frugal family car should return a combined fuel cycle economy of 7.0 l/100km and as little as 5.3 l/100km when travelling on the open road towards those family holiday destinations.
Colour coding, rear privacy windows, and two-tone roof and mirror caps provide sleek finishes to the exciting Grandland styling in addition to the host of safety and comfort features all available as standard.
Aftersales promise
The Opel Grandland is supported by a 5 years/100 000km warranty with Roadside Assistance and a 12 years/unlimited km anticorrosion warranty. Service intervals are every 12 months or 15 000km and covered for the first 5 years/90 000km courtesy of Opel’s service plan.
The Opel Grandland GS Line 1,6T AT will retail for R789,900.00 incl. VAT.
Opel Grandland ready to excite
Thanks to its state-of-the-art new platform, innovative new technologies in combination with numerous design features first seen on the Opel Experimental concept car, the new Grandland sits comfortably at the helm of Opel’s SUV range while bringing a new level of freedom to South African families.
