BUYER’S GUIDE: Vauxhall Grandland

Running costs

42-55mpg (1.2T 130)

£88 fill-up

CO₂ /tax

117-152g/km

£165

VAUXHALL has a long history of producing mass-market family cars, and although it embraced the SUV segment a long time before many rivals, the company offered more than its fair share of humdrum cars. Models such as the Frontera and Monterey in the 1990s, and more recently the Antara and the Mokka X.

When PSA (later to be part of Stellantis) bought Vauxhall from General Motors in 2017, the seeds were sown for a more desirable line-up, and one of them was the Grandland X. It has never been a class leader, but there’s still plenty to like about this mid-sized SUV, especially for those whose priorities are comfort and value rather than sharp dynamics or badge prestige.