Vauxhall's Grandland plug-in hybrid is here and it's only a tempting £915 more than the normal hybrid
Plug-in hybrid Grandland expands Vauxhall’s range-topping SUV appeal
The Vauxhall Grandland has been offered in hybrid and pure-electric form since it arrived in early 2025 and now a third option has been added to the range, in the form of plug-in hybrid power.
It’s not a huge surprise to see the Grandland gain a PHEV option, given that the previous generation featured a plug-in hybrid, and the current Grandland’s sister car from Peugeot, the 3008, has been available with a plug-in hybrid for some time.
Pricing has already been announced for the Grandland plug-in hybrid and orders are open now. It kicks off at £36,615 in Design trim, rising to £38,565 in GS and finally £39,740 in Ultimate guise. This means the PHEV is £915 more expensive than the hybrid across the range and slightly more expensive than the pure-electric model too. If you want a cheaper Grandland PHEV, then check out the Auto Express Buy A Car service where there are used two-year old examples from around £18,000.
The new car’s plug-in hybrid system is the same as in the Peugeot 3008, using a 1.6-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine with a dual-clutch seven-speed automatic transmission. This engine is paired with a 21kWh battery powering an electric motor on the front axle, but unlike the Peugeot, which puts out 195bhp, the Grandland has a combined output of 222bhp and 350Nm of torque. However, its 0-62mph time is the same as the Peugeot’s, at 7.8 seconds.
The Grandland PHEV will return up to 51 miles of EV-only running, according to Vauxhall, two miles less than the Peugeot. CO2 emissions stand at 55g/km, while the WLTP-rated economy is 117.7mpg.
The Grandland plug-in hybrid’s trim levels are just as you’d find in other versions of Vauxhall’s largest SUV. Design models get LED headlights, front and rear parking sensors with a rear camera, adaptive cruise control and twin 10-inch displays inside with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility.
The GS adds a ‘Vizor’ front end with an illuminated badge, tinted rear windows, and a slightly sportier gloss black finish for the roof, bumpers and rear spoiler. There’s also heated front seats, a heated steering wheel, and customisable ambient lighting, plus the central touchscreen swaps to a 16-inch unit with wireless smartphone charging.
Ultimate gets a 360-degree camera plus Vauxhall’s ‘Intelli-Drive 2.0’ safety technology which includes semi-automated lane-change assist, lane positioning assist, rear cross-traffic alert and long-range blind-spot detection. Along with this there’s a head-up display, a powered, hands-free bootlid and an upgraded 10-speaker sound system.
In some of the Grandland plug-in hybrid’s rivals, such as the Toyota RAV4 and Volkswagen Tiguan, their PHEV variants lose boot space due to the battery’s packaging. That’s not the case with the Vauxhall, because it offers the same 550-litre boot space and 40:20:40 split-folding rear seats, which create a load volume of up to 1,645 litres.
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