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We love a success story, and the Opel Crossland X seems to be only. Over the few months since it was launched, it (and the Vauxhall version) has managed to rack up 50,000 orders.
There's no question that the car market in Europe has gone SUV crazy. Th Crossland X was built with Peugeot's technology and walks all over the grave of its MPV ancestor, the Meriva.
In many ways, it's not the car we expected to get from Opel. The German automaker developed the Mokka with help from the Koreans, but the Crossland X sprouted underneath that in what seemed like sterile ground.
The order books only opened in March, during the Geneva Auto Show, and the first Crossland X cars arrived at Opel dealerships just a few weeks ago.
“We are very excited about the demand for the new Opel Crossland X. Our new crossover has style, functionality and a spacious interior within a compact overall footprint,” said Opel Managing Director Sales & Aftersales, Peter Küspert. “Also, the orders for the innovative technologies and options provide further confirmation of our philosophy of making trendsetting systems and features available to a wide audience.”
The most popular model variant is the higher equipped Innovation, nearly all of which were ordered with the optional two-tone contrasting roof and bodywork colors. Customers also frequently went for the safety and comfort features, such as the rear view camera and Park Assist or the LED headlights.
We can pretend it's not an MPV, but the proportions say otherwise. At 4.21 meters long, it's 160mm shorter than the Astra but 100mm taller. The side also gives it away, with low shoulder line and extensive glasshouse.
The base model comes with an 80 horsepower 1.2-liter,
a 7-inch color touchscreen infotainment system with Bluetooth, Apple CarPlay, and Android Auto as standard, 16-inch wheels, climate control and automatic wipers. But we'd suggest going for a turbocharged 1.2-liter (110 HP or 130 HP) or one of the diesels (100 or 120 HP).
In many ways, it's not the car we expected to get from Opel. The German automaker developed the Mokka with help from the Koreans, but the Crossland X sprouted underneath that in what seemed like sterile ground.
The order books only opened in March, during the Geneva Auto Show, and the first Crossland X cars arrived at Opel dealerships just a few weeks ago.
“We are very excited about the demand for the new Opel Crossland X. Our new crossover has style, functionality and a spacious interior within a compact overall footprint,” said Opel Managing Director Sales & Aftersales, Peter Küspert. “Also, the orders for the innovative technologies and options provide further confirmation of our philosophy of making trendsetting systems and features available to a wide audience.”
The most popular model variant is the higher equipped Innovation, nearly all of which were ordered with the optional two-tone contrasting roof and bodywork colors. Customers also frequently went for the safety and comfort features, such as the rear view camera and Park Assist or the LED headlights.
We can pretend it's not an MPV, but the proportions say otherwise. At 4.21 meters long, it's 160mm shorter than the Astra but 100mm taller. The side also gives it away, with low shoulder line and extensive glasshouse.
The base model comes with an 80 horsepower 1.2-liter,
a 7-inch color touchscreen infotainment system with Bluetooth, Apple CarPlay, and Android Auto as standard, 16-inch wheels, climate control and automatic wipers. But we'd suggest going for a turbocharged 1.2-liter (110 HP or 130 HP) or one of the diesels (100 or 120 HP).
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