At the rear, the Vauxhall model title is spelled out and illuminated as a part of the slim wraparound gentle bar, with Grandland embossed on the backside of the boot lid, quite than written out in chrome. 

Inside, the Grandland ditches Vauxhall’s Pure Panel digital interface for a slimmer 10in driver’s show and a separate 16in infotainment touchscreen, which may obtain over-the-air software program updates and is supplied with ChatGPT synthetic intelligence.

At its base, Vauxhall has caught with shortcut buttons for the radio and air-con controls, and bodily buttons function on the steering wheel as nicely. 

The wi-fi charging pad within the centre console has a semi-transparent casing that lights up purple or inexperienced in line with your cellphone’s state of cost.

Due to the automotive’s bigger proportions, there’s 20mm of further legroom for rear passengers over the earlier automotive. 

Available to order from July forward of deliveries starting within the autumn, the Grandland ought to be priced from between £30,000 and £35,000 for the petrol, rising by round £5000 for the PHEV and in direction of the mid-£40,000s for the EV. 

Q&A: Mark Adams, vice-president of design, Vauxhall

What’s your perspective to tracing heritage? 

“I always say you should have half an eye on your heritage, be proud of your heritage. But I don’t want to overuse it. I’m not a great fan of [heritage design] for our brand. I want to really make us do things that are progressive and modern and not to not try too hard either.”

How can we count on your interiors to evolve in future?

“In [the Grandland], we’ve de-emphasised cluster. With the Astra, we have [the] Pure Panel, but for the future, we’re not saying Pure Panel, we’re talking about pure experience. So it’s connected, but Pure Panel was more hardware-related.”