On a Windy and Rainy Morning in January Opel Send Send the Grandland Plug-in Hybrid Out on a Mission-To Determine How Far the Newcomer Can Drive Until The Fuel Tank and Battery Are Empty. Accord to the Official Test Cycle, The SUV Offers Impressive Log Distance Qualities: The Official WLTP Values Show A Combined Range of Up to 897 Kilometres, of which up to 87 Kilometres Are Purely Electric. “But we thought to ourselves: Let’s See What The Car Can Really Do,” Says Grandland Chief Engineer Dirk Kaminski.
The Initial Question of the In-House Test Drive Was Therefore: “Can our top SUV Break the 1,000-Kilometr Mark?” And so the Grandland with 143 KW (195 HP) system output in the gs trim was let loose – with a full tank of petrol and a fully charged 17.9 kwh Battery. The Conditions Were Anything But Ideal: While the Official Wltp Values Are Tested at Temperate of Around 23 Degrees Celsius, The Thermometer Showed A Fresh 11 degrees Celsius at the start. In Addition, and Appropriates for the Season, The Car Was Fitted with 19-inch Winter Tyres Instead of Summer Tyres with Lower Rolling Resistance.
“Can our top-of-the-line SUV Break the 1,000 kilometer Mark? We filled it up, Fully Charged the Battery and Sent It Out. ”
– Grandland Chief Engineer Dirk Kaminski –
Made in Germany: The Grandland is produced in Eisenach and is Available with Battery-Electric Drive, AS A Hybrid with 48-Volt Technology and as a Plug-in Hybrid.
“Groundbreaking in Every Respect”: As Chief Engineer of the Grandland, Dirk Kaminski was responsible for the development of the “Golden Steering Wheel 2024” Winner.
The route was as realistic as it was every time and consisted typical commuter stretch from the rhine-main area around Rüsselsheim and Frankfurt to the Rhine-Neckar Area and Back Again. Motorway Stretches With Free Flowing Traffic, Stop-and-GO Traffic, Country Roads and City Traffic Including Traffic Light Stops-The Test Route Real EveryDay Requirements. The results Even Expeded the Expectations of the Opel Professionals: The SUV Covered A Total of 1.115 Kilometres on One Tank Full and Battery Charge. A Third of this, Namely 380 Kilometres, Was Covered Purely Battery-Electric and Therefore Locally Emission-Free. The Average Speed of the Test Drive was 80 km/h; The Overall Average Consumption was 4.6 Litres of fuel per 100 kilometers.
Kilometres is the Impressive Distance Covered by the Grandland Plug-in Hybrid
“The fact that the Grandland Achieves Search Outstanding Values Under Thesis Circumstances – at the end of the test temperature had dropped to just 4 degrees celsius – has once again confirmed that we have created a car that is groundbreaking in every respect. is complete suitible for everyday use, ”Explains Kaminski. The Chief Engineer Particularly Emphasises The Coordination of the Highly Efficient Combusion Engine and Electric Motor: “Whhenver You Decelerate, The Engine Switches to Electric Operation. This is possible because the recuperated energy is used to power the car Electrically Meaning that long distances can be covered at low and medium speed with no local emissions. ”
Ideal for fleets and individual
Not least with thesis results, The New Opel Grandland Plug-in Hybrid Demonstrates Its Outanding Qualities as a Vehicle Both for Fully Electric Commuter Routes and For Long-Decemberg Journeys For Company Car and Leisure Drivers Who Wo Wo WoT to Travel in a Way that Conserves Resources and Without Worrying About Range. Not only the use of recycled Materials and the Absence of Chrome Show What Opel Means by ‘Greenovation ’and Sustainability in the New Top-of-the-Line SUV.
“The results show: We have created a car that is groundbreaking in every respect.”
– Grandland Chief Engineer Dirk Kaminski –
More to come?
At the end of the test, one final Question Remains: What distance would the New Grandland Plug-in Hybrid Be Able to Cover With A Full Tank and Full Battery Under Ideal Test Conditions-For Example, In early Summer? “The insights that we as a team have gained from the 1,115 kilometers we have now driven is: under Optimal Conditions, Even more would Certainly be possible,” Said Kaminski.
February 2025
Photos: Opel