Vauxhall Crossland X arrives to replace the Meriva
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The 2017 Vauxhall Crossland X has been revealed as a replacement for the Meriva MPV but with distinct SUV design touches. On sale summer 2017.
The Crossland X is just 4.21m long – shorter than the Mokka X and also shorter than the Meriva it replaces – which, say Vauxhall, make it ideal for running round town and, coupled with its high riding stance, make it the perfect competitor for the Peugeot 2008 and Renault Captur.
From the front and back the Crossland X does look like a rufty tufty urban SUV, although its profile still carries more than a hint of the MPV, but it’s enough for the Crossland X to convince buyers it’s a funky urban SUV and not a boring MPV. Which is clearly the point.
Inside, the Crossland X doesn’t stray far from the Vauxhall family fold, with a cabin not far removed from the Astra’s. Which is no bad thing.
The seats sit higher and the back seats move fore and aft, there’s 410 litres of space in the boot with the back seats in place and 1255 when they’re flat.
The Crossland X comes with a central touchscreen (size depending on how much you spend) which includes Apple CarPlay and Android Auto as well as Vauxhall’s OnStar.
Also on offer are LED headlights, parking camera, Lane Keep Assist, Traffic Sign Recognition and Emergency Braking, heated windscreen and steering wheel, Heads Up and Driver Drowsiness System.
As the Crossland X is essentially a Peugeot 2008 under the skin, it would seem likely it will get a similar range of engines and drivetrains. That means probably only FWD will be on offer, but so will Peugeot’s cracking little 1.2 litre 3-pot.
The Vauxhall Crossland X is expected in Vauxhall’s dealers by the summer, following a public debut at the Geneva Motor Show.
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