Dropping the X Factor: we test the newly refreshed 2022 Vauxhall Grandland: lower prices, digital dials and slicker style, inside and out – but still only ✭✭✭ in our full review
Delight is a strong word, but both the petrol and hybrid we sampled were perfectly competent. The added bulk and 18-inch wheels of the hybrid gives it a slightly softer edge than the petrol riding on 19s. Scrappy surfaces aren’t smoothed over quite as well as the best in class, but the Grandland still treads an agreeable path between ride and handling.
It’s certainly a comfy motorway cruiser which helps you forgive a bit of body roll in the bends. There’s plenty of grip and enough precision from the light but well-paced steering to make decent progress, but it never feels particularly agile or willing. In other words, it’s perfect for sensible family duties as you won’t be wanting to fling it down a country road at a vomit-inducing pace.The 1.2 petrol has adequate enough performance one up, with 0-60mph taking 10.
Hybrid 225 equipped Grandlands pair a 178bhp turbocharged, 1.6-litre, four-cylinder petrol engine with a 108bhp electric motor. Combined they produce 222bhp to give 0-60mph in 8.9 seconds, a useful improvement over the petrol that you certainly appreciate when the opportunity to overtake arises. Even so, there are many rivals that are available with more potent powerplants.
Electric mode works at up to 84mph, with more careful use netting a 39-mile range in official testing although you’d need to avoid fast flowing roads to get anywhere near that figure. With only 108bhp to shift 1807kg, it takes a while to get up to motorway speeds without trigging the engine. Even so, there’s enough poke to keep up with traffic most of the time.
We’d appreciate a bit more poke from petrol models, something this engine is capable of judging by its application in the
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