Vauxhall Grandland X: ‘The pleasure of a continental car in a more patriotic shell’ | Martin Love

This winning SUV has a secret... Beneath the bonnet, it's a little bit French

Vauxhall Grandland X
Price 22,750
0-62mph 11.1 seconds
Top speed 117mph
MPG 55.4
CO2 117g/km

The endless recoupling that goes on in the world of motoring can make reality TV shows seem rather tame in comparison. A few years ago, to the surprise of many observers, Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi all joined together in a massive threesome to form a powerful Franco-Japanese alliance; Fiat and Chrysler are now Italian-American swingers with different partners on both sides of the Atlantic and intimate connections in two wildly different car markets: US gas guzzlers vs European city nippers. To make things more complicated, car companies are now also getting into bed with fast-food firms (Toyota and Pizza Hut), ride-hailing companies (BMW and Lyft) and tech groups (Hyundai and Cisco).