If your idea of a holiday involves wading through a rental desk queue, haggling over “optional” insurance, and then discovering your jet ski’s been replaced by a pedal boat, stop reading now. For everyone else — the sort who’d rather arrive, unhitch, and be halfway across the bay before the rental guy’s even found his pen — Opel has built the Grandland Electric AWD.

This isn’t just Opel’s first battery-powered all-wheel drive. It’s the family-sized Swiss Army knife of electric SUVs — and it’s got the torque to match. A chunky 509 Nm of it, to be exact, backed up by 239 kW (that’s 325 metric horsepower) and enough pulling power to drag 1,350 kg of boat, jet ski, or trailer full of questionable “holiday essentials” without breaking a sweat.

Inside, it’s comfort all the way to the coast. Five people? No problem. Dogs? Bring two. With 485 litres of boot space (or 1,580 litres if you flatten the 40:20:40 split seats), there’s room for every towel, snorkel, and novelty inflatable you own. Even the front seats are certified by people whose entire job is to think about your back. The Intelli-Seats, giant 16-inch touchscreen, and a transparent wireless charging box for your phone mean your road trip playlist stays pumping without a single cable in sight.

And here’s the clever bit — the trailer hitch clips on in seconds, no tools required. ESP with a trailer anti-oscillation system keeps your precious cargo steady, and you’ve got four driving modes to play with: Normal, Eco, Sport, and 4WD. Sport gives you sharper steering and throttle, 4WD locks both motors for maximum grip — ideal for slippery slipways or gravel roads to that secret beach.

Opel’s even fitted Frequency Selective Damping as standard, which basically means the Grandland can do the Autobahn glide and the country lane hustle without breaking stride. Cobblestones? Smoothed. Cornering? Flat. Braking? Stable. It’s all very grown-up — until you mash the accelerator and hit 100 km/h in 6.1 seconds.

Range? The Ultimate trim offers up to 483 km (WLTP), with future versions pushing that to 501 km. When you do need juice, a 20–80% top-up at a public fast charger takes about half an hour — just long enough to grab a sandwich and argue about whether you really needed to pack the kayak and the jet ski.

Buy one now and Opel throws in “Electric All In”: home wallbox, e-routing, eight years of mobile charging and breakdown cover, plus the battery warranty. Basically, they’ve made going electric less about compromise, more about adventure.

So here’s the takeaway: The Opel Grandland Electric AWD is an SUV for people who don’t just plan holidays — they bring the fun with them. And if your neighbour thinks his diesel SUV can keep up? Tell him to bring a stopwatch.

Source: Stellantis