The Opel Crossland gets a new look and incorporates the GS Line trim

Just a few days ago the Opel Mokka was presented as the first standard-bearer of the union between the PSA Group and Opel, implementing the new design language that the brand’s models will adopt, known as “Opel Vizor“, and now the second model to be updated arrives: the Opel Crossland. The main news centres on the changes it receives, the removal of the “X” from its name and the new trims it gets.

But let’s take it step by step. The new “Opel Vizor” design language that we already saw adapted to the new Mokka now also applies to the Crossland, without the “X” at the end. It is a design language that will gradually be applied to the rest of the models and that will accompany the lightning-bolt brand at least throughout the 2020s. On the Crossland it serves to enhance the impression of a wider vehicle thanks to a completely new front end, with a simpler line grille that extends from side to side, absorbing the headlights, while the bumper features a new layout for housing the LED fog lights and a larger front air intake, split by mouldings.

These protective mouldings, also present at the rear, will be painted silver for the Ultimate and Elegance trims. Turning to the rear, this is where we find the fewest changes, with a light cluster that is now darkened and that receives, on the tailgate section between the two lights, a section painted in gloss black. In the Ultimate trim we also find chrome mouldings on the door sills and 16 or 17-inch wheels, both available in different tones. For those who want a sportier look, the new Opel Crossland introduces the GS Line trim, which includes 17-inch black wheels, a black roof with a distinctive red stripe, front seats with AGR certification and adaptive LED headlights.

Despite being a compact SUV, the new Opel Crossland will continue to offer great comfort and, above all, flexibility thanks to the rear seats that slide and recline individually in a 60/40 split and with up to 150 millimetres of travel, allowing us to go from a 410-litre boot to 520 litres in the blink of an eye. Furthermore, once on the move, the new Opel Crossland promises improved handling and agility thanks to new springs and dampers for the front suspension, the new torsion beam rear axle and the also new intermediate steering shaft.

In any case, to make our driving even easier and more enjoyable, the new Opel Crossland will allow fitting the latest advances in driver assistance and safety systems such as Forward collision alert with automatic emergency braking and pedestrian detection, Lane departure warning, Driver fatigue alert, Blind spot alert, Panoramic rear camera, Automatic parking assistant, Cruise control with speed limiter, Traffic sign recognition or the Head-Up Display.

Mechanically, the Opel Crossland’s engine range will consist of the 1.2-litre turbo petrol engine, offered with 110 CV and 205 Nm of torque and with 130 CV and 230 Nm, the latter with the option of a six-speed manual gearbox or, optionally, a six-speed automatic. The diesel option is powered by the 1.5-litre engine, which can produce 110 CV and 250 Nm, in this case paired with the six-speed manual gearbox or, also, with 120 CV and 300 Nm with the six-speed automatic gearbox.

For the time being, Opel has not revealed when orders for the new Crossland will open or what its price will be in Spain, something it has promised to reveal very soon, since its market launch is expected to begin at the end of this year.