The revamped Grandland aiming to dethrone rivals

OPEL has completely revamped its Grandland SUV incorporating many of the features first seen in the Experimental concept car and now introduced on a production model.

- WILLEM VAN DE PUTTE

It’s bulkier and more angular than the outgoing model, which was more of a wallflower than extrovert thanks to 173mm of extra length, 54mm extra width and standing 19mm higher.

Exterior

They have introduced a new execution of the Opel brand face: the 3D Vizor that’s combined with the illuminated Opel Griffin logo made more prominent using Edge Light Technology.

Making its debut on the Grandland is the Intelli-Lux Pixel Matrix HD with 51,200 elements for high-definition light distribution.

Based on traffic, a camera detects oncoming objects which then cuts them out providing a brighter and more homogeneous light pattern.

There's a funky welcome and goodbye animation with graphical projections in front of the vehicle.

At the rear of the Grandland the distinctive compass lighting signature with the first integration of the illuminated “Opel” wordmark, also makes its debut while the LED brake light bar stretches across its full width.

There's no more chrome lettering as Opel’s Greenovation approach replaces it with embossed lettering.

Standing on 19-inch alloys, cladded elements around the wheels and lower body and combined with a two-tone floating roof, the family SUV is one of the more attractive ones around.

Interior