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With 239kW/509Nm on tap, the Grandland Electric AWD will get from 0-100 km/h in a smidgen above six seconds.
Grandland Electric AWD comes with unique styling to set it apart from the normal Electric variant. Image: Opel
Previously only offered with front-wheel-drive, regardless of whether its powertrain is hybrid or electric, Opel has detailed its most powerful production SUV ever, the Grandland Electric AWD.
Extensively shocked
Going on-sale in Europe later this year, and as a Vauxhall in the United Kingdom, the Blitz’s first-ever EV with all-wheel-drive sees the existing front mounted 157 kW electric motor being supplemented with an 82 kW module on the rear axle.
Powered by the smallest battery pack available, the 73-kWh module, the total system output comes to 239kW/509Nm, which also makes the Grandland Electric AWD the most powerful production Opel model ever.
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Able to get from 0-100 km/h in 6.1 seconds, the Grandland Electric AWD has a claimed all-electric range of 501 km – the most of any EV Grandland – and comes with four driving modes:
- Eco: restricts power to 157kW/343Nm while also dumbing down the air-conditioning and throttle response;
- Normal: most of the driving comes via the front motor that makes 230kW/450Nm;
- 4WD: both motors operate to provide an even spread of power and grip between the two axles;
- Sport: sharpens the steering and throttle mapping while providing the full 239kW/509Nm in a 60/40 front/rear split.
Changes underneath and inside
Aside from the mentioned modes, Opel has made additional alterations to the STLA Medium platform, namely improved frequency selective dampers, revised springs and anti-roll bars, retuned electric power steering and recalibration of the Electronic Stability Control system.
Not stopping there, the Grandland Electric AWD’s exterior has also been restyled to include an illuminated Blitz logo, redesigned front and rear bumpers, 20-inch aero alloy wheels designed specifically for it, and carbon instead of chrome detailing on the front bumper.
It is a no for South Africa
Still to be priced, the Grandland Electric AWD is an unlikely entrant for South Africa, where sales of the newcomer are officially set to commence next month.
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