Due in Opel dealer showrooms later this year, the new Opel Grandland SUV will be available in a choice of hybrid, plug-In hybrid and pure electric powertrains.
James Brooks, Opel Ireland managing director, said: “We very much welcome the addition of the much-anticipated new Opel Grandland to our stable, due in Ireland in late 2024. The new Grandland is a key model for us, arriving into in a crucial segment, and just ahead of the all-important 251-registration period. It is the perfect manifestation of the Opel brand’s three key pillars - modern German, detox and Greenovation.”
The Grandland's 'Greenovation', in Opel's words, comes through its emissions-free credentials, recyclable and repairable batteries, recycled materials used in the interior, and through the absence of traditional chrome elements on its body.
During development, Opel designers and engineers paid attention to every detail to find resource-saving solutions, aimed at reducing the Grandland's carbon footprint and at the same time bring a future-oriented, attractive and comfortable SUV onto the road.
The Grandland is the first production model to feature an illuminated Opel 'Blitz' logo, integrated with 'Edge Light' technology in its new 3D Vizor. The standard trim lighting, right up to the adaptive Intelli-Lux HD Lighting found on top trim levels, use only energy-saving LED headlights.
At the rear, customers for the first time see illuminated OPEL lettering, while the model name GRANDLAND no longer appears in chrome letters but is embossed in the middle of the tailgate.
The cockpit and cabin of the new Grandland are said to have been designed to be just as resource-saving as the body. All of the fabrics are made of materials with a recycled content. This applies to the seats as well as to the door panels, instrument panel and centre console. Three trims will also be vegan, and even the Alcantara trim will be based on 50 per cent recycled materials.
The developers of the new Grandland further placed great importance on not only making the visible parts and components from recycled or recyclable materials, but also the parts that are initially hidden from the eye. For example, the Grandland is made of recycled aluminium as well as steel with recycled content.
In addition, the Grandland contains more than 40 polymer parts that consist of up to 80 per cent 'green' materials. In total, more than 500kg of the SUV's weight is made up of recycled and renewable raw materials.
Of course, this approach extends to the drivetrains and as such, every Grandland is electrified. The new model is available as a hybrid with 48-volt technology, or as a plug-in hybrid, or as a fully electric BEV. Its the first Opel model to be produced on the new Stellantis STLA medium platform, specially designed for battery-electric vehicles.
The architecture can integrate a particularly flat battery pack with a battery capacity of up to 98 kWh, claiming to offer up to 700km locally emissions-free without stopping to charge. The highly efficient heat pump which comes as standard has a positive effect on the range when temperatures drop.
The new Opel Grandland arrives in Ireland in late 2024. Prices, trims and equipment will be announced at launch.
