The Opel Crossland is a
subcompact crossover SUV (
B-segment
The B-segment is the second smallest of the European segments for passenger cars between the A-segment and C-segment, and commonly described as "small cars". The B-segment is the largest segment in Europe by volume, accounting for 20 percent of ...
) marketed by Opel since 2017. It is also marketed as the Vauxhall Crossland in the United Kingdom, officially unveiled to the media in January 2017. The car was officially shown at the
Geneva Motor Show in March 2017, and was originally known as the Opel and Vauxhall Crossland X. It went on sale in the summer of 2017. At the same time, the
Opel Meriva
The Opel Meriva is a car manufactured and marketed by the German automaker Opel on its Corsa platform, from May 2003 until June 2017 across two generations. Described as a mini MPV, it was marketed as the Vauxhall Meriva in the United Kingdom, w ...
was discontinued, as demand for crossovers and SUVs in the B-segment is continually growing at the expense of compact MPVs.
Overview
The Crossland is built at the Opel factory in
Zaragoza
Zaragoza, also known in English as Saragossa,''Encyclopædia Britannica'"Zaragoza (conventional Saragossa)" is the capital city of the Zaragoza Province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tributari ...
, Spain. It is based on a modified version of
Groupe PSA's
PF1 platform, which is used by the
Citroën C3 Picasso and the
Peugeot 2008
The Peugeot 2008 is a subcompact crossover SUV (B-segment) produced by the French automaker Peugeot. Unveiled at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show and positioned below the 3008, the first 2008 replaced the Peugeot 207 SW, as Peugeot did not release an ...
, shared with the
Citroën C3 Aircross The Citroën C3 Aircross is a name designated to two SUVs produced under the Citroën marque, from the French automaker PSA Group, and later Stellantis. The first is the Brazilian version of C3 Picasso MPV, and the second is an urban SUV launched ...
. The Crossland X received a facelift in 2020 and was renamed to “Opel Crossland”, dropping the "X".
Pre-facelift
File:Opel Crossland X Enjoy 2021.jpg, Opel Crossland X (pre-facelift)
File:Opel Crossland X Monrepos 2019 IMG 1938.jpg, Opel Crossland X (pre-facelift)
File:Vauxhall Crossland X diesel 1499cc registered May 2019 (2).jpg, Vauxhall Crossland X (pre-facelift)
File:Vauxhall Crossland X Interior.jpg, Interior
Facelift
File:Opel Crossland IMG 4883.jpg, Opel Crossland (facelift)
File:Opel Crossland IMG 4885.jpg, Rear view (facelift)
File:2021 Vauxhall Crossland SRi NAV facelift.jpg, Vauxhall Crossland (facelift)
Powertrains
The Crossland is available with petrol, diesel and LPG engines. The petrol engines are all 1.2 litre three cylinder units, with power outputs of 82, 110 and . The two higher powered versions are turbocharged, and have balance shafts. On the diesel side, the Crossland offers a 1.6 litre four cylinder engine with either or .
Both the diesel and petrol models get a six speed manual gearbox; the other engines come with five speed manuals. A six speed automatic is available, in conjunction with the engine. The LPG model is based on the entry level naturally aspirated petrol engine. When operating on LPG, it has a maximum power output of .
Sales
In March 2018, Opel announced that over 100,000 orders for the Crossland or Crossland X had already been taken.
Notes
References
External links
{{Vauxhall Motors
Crossland X
Mini sport utility vehicles
Cars introduced in 2017