The Grandland PHEV will return up to 51 miles of EV-only running, according to Vauxhall, two miles less than the Peugeot. CO2 emissions stand at 55g/km, while the WLTP-rated economy is 117.7mpg.
The Grandland plug-in hybrid’s trim levels are just as you’d find in other versions of Vauxhall’s largest SUV. Design models get LED headlights, front and rear parking sensors with a rear camera, adaptive cruise control and twin 10-inch displays inside with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility.
The GS adds a ‘Vizor’ front end with an illuminated badge, tinted rear windows, and a slightly sportier gloss black finish for the roof, bumpers and rear spoiler. There’s also heated front seats, a heated steering wheel, and customisable ambient lighting, plus the central touchscreen swaps to a 16-inch unit with wireless smartphone charging.
Ultimate gets a 360-degree camera plus Vauxhall’s ‘Intelli-Drive 2.0’ safety technology which includes semi-automated lane-change assist, lane positioning assist, rear cross-traffic alert and long-range blind-spot detection. Along with this there’s a head-up display, a powered, hands-free bootlid and an upgraded 10-speaker sound system.
In some of the Grandland plug-in hybrid’s rivals, such as the Toyota RAV4 and Volkswagen Tiguan, their PHEV variants lose boot space due to the battery’s packaging. That’s not the case with the Vauxhall, because it offers the same 550-litre boot space and 40:20:40 split-folding rear seats, which create a load volume of up to 1,645 litres.
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