Opel has revealed the new Grandland – elegantly sporty with intuitive controls and innovative technologies. With the fully digital Pure Panel, the new model offers the driver a completely different cockpit experience. The Opel SUV flagship also features additional technologies and assistance systems that until now customers only find in higher class vehicles. Especially the adaptive IntelliLux LED® Pixel Light with a total of 168 LED elements. The technology from Opel’s flagship limousine, the Insignia, is making its debut in the German brand’s top SUV and sets new standards in the Opel Grandland’s market sector. The same goes for Night Vision, which is celebrating its premiere at Opel. Opel is also keeping to its electrification strategy with the new Grandland. Customers of the powerful, high efficiency plug-in hybrid variants can choose between front or electric all-wheel drive. The system detects pedestrians and animals in darkness at a distance of up to 100 metres and warns the driver. The semi-adaptive Highway Integration Assist keeps the Grandland in the middle of its lane and maintains the distance to the vehicle in front. Designed and produced in Germany, the new Grandland also features the Opel Vizor, the brand’s new face.
Sporty dynamics have characterised Opel’s top SUV since its premiere in 2017. Now the Opel Grandland features the unmistakable Opel Vizor brand face. Bold and clear, the Vizor sharpens the looks of the front and seamlessly integrates the grille, the Opel Blitz emblem and technologies such as the class-leading IntelliLux LED® Pixel light into a single visual element. Another technology in the new Opel Grandland that further increases the safety of all road users, especially when driving at night on dark country roads, is Night Vision. The system’s infrared camera detects people and animals up to 100 metres ahead of the Grandland in the direction of travel, based on their temperature difference from the surroundings. Night Vision warns the driver and shows the position of pedestrians, for example, in the 12-inch digital Driver Info Centre. Opel’s SUV flagship is now equipped with adaptive IntelliLux LED® Pixel Light. The 168 LED elements – 84 per headlamp, as on the Opel Insignia – result in a seamless adaptation of the light beam according to the driving situation and surroundings, without glare for other traffic.
Also new in combination with automatic transmission is Highway Integration Assist. Using a camera and radar sensors, the system combines various assistants for making driving even more relaxed. The adaptive cruise control maintains the distance to the vehicle in front according to the set speed and, in combination with the active lane positioning, keeps the Opel Grandland in the middle of the lane. The new Opel Grandland additionally features numerous other assistance systems. The 360-degree panorama camera makes manoeuvring easier for the driver via a front and a rear camera. The area in front of and behind the car as well as a bird’s eye view is displayed on the infotainment screen. The automatic parking assistant identifies longitudinal and transverse parking spaces and steers the Grandland in and out automatically. The blind spot warning system prevents potential collisions when turning or changing lanes.Thanks to “Stop & Go”, the Grandland with Highway Integration Assist automatically resumes driving from a standstill.
The new Opel Grandland meets the highest standards not only with assistance systems but also when it comes to comfort. The ergonomic active seats for drivers and front passengers certified by the “Aktion Gesunder Rücken e.V.” (campaign for healthy backs) support good posture behind the steering wheel. The award-winning seats are unique in the Grandland’s class and offer a wide range of adjustments, from electric seat tilt to electro-pneumatic lumbar support. In the leather trim they offer heating and even ventilation.Connectivity and entertainment are provided by infotainment systems that are also compatible with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. In combination with the services from OpelConnect, the top-of-the-line Multimedia Navi Pro makes travelling especially relaxing with real-time traffic information, online map updates and predictive navigation. Wireless charging in the centre console provides neat and tidy “refuelling” without cables for compatible smartphones. Comfort is further increased by “Keyless Open & Start” and the sensor-controlled tailgate that can be opened and closed by a movement of the foot under the rear bumper.
Class-leading technologies and high comfort are complemented by the new Opel Grandland’s strong performance and pure, bold design. Continuing Opel’s electrification strategy, the plug-in hybrid versions deliver not only sports car-like acceleration but also emissions-free driving, thanks to their electric motors or motor and regenerative braking. The design displays typically clear lines. The Opel Vizor stretches across the front, while the compass philosophy is also reflected at the rear. The Grandland name and the Blitz brand logo stand in the middle of the tailgate. Further accents are set by the bumpers and side panels, now painted in body colour, as well as the underbody skid-plates in high-gloss black and silver. The new Grandland is also available in the characteristic two-tone paint for the roof. Thanks to the flexibility of the multi-energy platform, Grandland customers can choose their preferred propulsion system – from efficient diesel and petrol engines to electrified plug-in hybrids. Deliveries of the new Opel Grandland – “made in Germany” at the Eisenach plant – will begin in the autumn of 2021.
