Vauxhall Grandland

I ACUTELY remember moving into a new house and wondering, “What on earth am I going to do with all this space?” I had the same feeling when I took delivery of the Vauxhall Grandland Electric that had just joined our fleet, because it certainly lives up to the ‘Grand’ part of its name.

- Tom Jervis [e-mail]

Recently, the Vauxhall's fittingly vast proportions have been incredibly handy. While my adoption of roles has historically been restricted to amateur theatre, over the past month or so I've found myself playing the parts of chauffeur, man-in-a-van and garden-waste disposal officer – all of which the Grandland was more than capable of assisting me with.

For a long time, the Vauxhall Grandland has, first and foremost, been a family car, and the switch to electric propulsion hasn't changed that. In fact, the latest model is more family friendly than any of its predecessors.

While I don’t have any dependents in the strictest sense, my mum and dad seem to always be jetting off somewhere during their retirement - or what they jokingly refer to as “SKI-ing” (Spending the Kids’ Inheritance). This being the case, I often volunteer to act as their taxi driver to and from the airport.