JOHANNESBURG- After the Frankfurt motor show where Opel world premiered Grandland X has landed in South Africa to contest the highly-competitive SUV segment.
Opel will go against of the Ford Kuga, Hyundai Tucson, and Peugeot 3008 (to which it is closely related), the 4.48 metre long SUV comes to market as the third and largest member of the Opel X family, slotting in above the 4.2 metre Crossland X and 4.3 metre Mokka X.
Opel South Africa launched the vehicle in three derivatives, powered by the same four-cylinder 1.6-litre turbo petrol engine with outputs of 121kW and 240Nm, has mated to a six-speed automatic transmission. Opel quotes a combined town/freeway fuel consumption average of 7 litres per 100km, however it did not list any performance figures.
The price of the Opel include a 5-year/120 000km warranty and 5-year/90 000km service plan, with 15 000km service intervals.
OPEL GRANDLAND X: LAUNCH PRICING
| Opel Grandland X 1.6T auto | 121kW/240Nm | R429 000 |
| Opel Grandland X 1.6T Enjoy auto | 121kW/240Nm | R465 000 |
| Opel Grandland X 1.6T Cosmo auto | 121kW/240Nm | R565 000 |
ALTERNATIVES
| Ford Kuga 1.5T Trend auto | 132kW/240Nm | R437 100 |
| Hyundai Tucson 1.6 Turbo Executive | 130kW/265Nm | R454 900 |
| Hyundai Tucson 1.6 Turbo Exec Sport | 150kW/295Nm | R504 900 |
| Kia Sportage 2.0 EX | 114kW/192Nm | R443 995 |
| Kia Sportage 2.0 EX Plus | 114kW/192Nm | R474 495 |
| Mazda CX-5 2.0 Dynamic auto | 121kW/210Nm | R424 400 |
| Mazda CX-5 2.5 Individual | 143kW/257Nm | R500 600 |
| Peugeot 3008 1.6T Allure | 121kW/240Nm | R459 900 |
| Peugeot 3008 1.6T GT Line | 121kW/240Nm | R519 900 |
| VW Tiguan 1.4 TSI Comfortline auto | 110kW/250Nm | R489 900 |
Photo Credits- iOL Motoring and CAR magazine – South Africa
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