REVIEW: The Vauxhall Grandland GSe boasts 296bhp from its plug-in hybrid powertrain. Find out if its performance, quicker steering and firmer springs make it a worthy buy
retains its 296bhp plug-in hybrid system. It is composed of the familiar 1.6-litre turbo four in a 197bhp state of tune, assisted by a 108bhp motor sandwiched between the piston engine and eight-speed automatic gearbox, and a 111bhp one on the rear axle providing the four-wheel drive.
It does, of course, receive all the same facelift tweaks as the rest of the Grandland range, so it adopts the more distinctive. Inside, all Grandlands get the twin-screen ‘Pure Panel’ for the gauges and the digital gauge cluster. GSe-specific tweaks include quicker steering, firmer springs with frequency-selective dampers, unique 19in wheels, a black roof and bonnet, sport seats and a sport steering wheel. The engineers say the biggest improvement is in the chassis, which is now better up to the task of dealing with nearly 300bhp and 384lb ft.
In practice, the chassis and powertrain don’t so much fight as just each do their own thing. We’ve driven this in a few different cars now and it rarely fails to disappoint. With enough juice in the car's battery, I don’t doubt the 6.1sec 0-62mph claim, but it just never sounds very happy about it, and it feels like a bit of a waste to have that much power in a car like this.
With an empty battery and therefore less power available from the electric motors, the engine and gearbox have to work even harder, which hurts both power and refinement. The advantages over the cheaper, front-wheel-drive 225PS plug-in hybrid are a lot smaller than they look on paper. It’s better to view this as the four-wheel-drive version rather than the performance one., but that’s where the similarities end.
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