The new Opel Crossland X has arrived in South Africa, positioned below the Mokka X in the German automaker’s local crossover line-up.

The SA range comprises four front-wheel-drive, petrol-powered derivatives. The base model, priced at R265 000, is powered by a naturally aspirated 1,2-litre, three-cylinder petrol engine worth 60 kW and 118 N.m. This model, Opel says, sips at 5,1 litres per 100 km.

The three remaining variants – offered in the Enjoy and Cosmo trim levels – each draw their urge from a 1,2-litre, three-cylinder turbo-petrol mill, worth 81 kW and 205 N.m. The flagship derivative (R360 000) is the only automatic in the line-up (the others each employ a five-speed manual gearbox).

All models come with a five-year/120 000 km warranty and three-year/60 000 km service plan (with intervals of 15 000 km).

The Crossland X, of course, will do battle with the likes of the Renault Captur and Mazda CX-3. It measures 4,21 metres in length, making it slightly shorter than the Mokka X. The larger Grandland X will follow in 2018, positioned at the summit of the crossover range.

The Spain-built Crossland X rides on the latest version of the PF1 platform courtesy of Opel’s new owners, the PSA Group, and thus essentially borrows much of its underpinnings from the Citroën C3 Aircross.

Opel says the front-wheel-drive newcomer has a “firm family focus”, with a large cabin and “high degrees of practicality and flexibility”. The rear seats, for instance, boast a sliding function allowing them to be moved up to 150 mm fore and aft.

Back in June, Opel announced that the Williams Hunt group had been appointed its official local distributor from January 2018.

Pricing:
Opel Crossland X: R265 000
Opel Crossland X Enjoy: R305 000
Opel Crossland X Cosmo: R 345 000
Opel Crossland X Cosmo (auto): R360 000