Vauxhall pledges 2017 X factor 07 | 11 | 2016
VAUXHALL HAS PLEDGED to launch five new products in 2017, with the Crossland X SUV leading the way. The Crossland X will sit alongside the current Mokka X in the range which sees Vauxhall continue to the the bestselling marque in Scotland.
According to Vauxhall, the Crossland X — which will arrive in Scottish showrooms at the start of next year — will “appeal to buyers with families who demand agility and convenience in urban driving, but with enough comfort and performance to cover long distances at the drop of a hat.”
And Vauxhall’s chairman and managing director, Rory Harvey, has been quick to stress the Crossland X will attract “its own following”.
“The Crossland X will sit next to the Mokka X in our range,” Harvey said, “but their identities will be well-defined, and we anticipate that each will have its own following.”
Joining the Crossland X will be the Insignia Grand Sport (pictured below testing in camouflage), which will be the new flagship product of Vauxhall’s range. Despite being a large and practical five-door hatchback, it will have a coupe-like silhouette and a class-leading all-wheel-drive system.
“2017 will be a landmark year for Vauxhall,” Harvey continued. “The Insignia Grand Sport will force buyers to reassess how they perceive our brand, and later in the year our two crossover offerings will bring Vauxhall to, in many cases, completely new sets of buyers.”
Other models to join the Vauxhall range will include the new Insignia Sports Tourer, which takes many of its design cues from the 2013’s visionary Monza Concept. Compared with the existing model, interior space has increased significantly, especially in the rear cabin and luggage area, but not at the expense of its design, which is lithe and rakish.
There will also be a Country Tourer model, complete with all-wheel-drive as standard and off-road looks, which Vauxhall says will be a “genuine multi-task vehicle”.
Completing Vauxhall’s SUV/crossover family in 2017 will be a new C-segment crossover, similar in size to the Astra and Zafira Tourer, and with an especially sporty design.
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Jim McGill