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COSTS

Fuel & top-up cost
R3 064,66
Cost per kilometre
R0,92
02

R349 000
Price then
R349 000
Price now

±R325 000
Second-hand value

LOG BOOK
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Fuel used 50 ppm diesel
Top-up oil used nil
Tread remaining (front/rear) 85/87% well constructed as you could wish a rearview camera, an Android a bit more gearstick stirring in
for in a small crossover. Auto/Apple CarPlay-enabled info- traf c. It’s a pity because, despite

It’s also a surprisingly practical tainment system, auto lights and its high centre of gravity – and
Best consumption
thing. Fold away the 60:40-split wipers and lane-keeping assist the pleasingly elevated driving
rear seats and it frees up a useful are included. position that comes with it – the
1 048 litres of load space that’s not The latest addition to the X’s weighty steering and supple
5,42 L/100 km affected by wheelarch intrusion. It then-solely petrol-engined X line- chassis make it pleasant to pilot.
makes short work of carting furni- up, this model adopts the same To the powertrain’s credit, it
Worst consumption
ture and other bits and pieces that PSA-sourced 1,6-litre turbodiesel proved frugal, returning a respect-
would never slot into your average that did service in our outgoing able average 5,51 L/100 km. It’s
hatchback. Another neat little Opel Combo panel van. Much as it close to the 5,30 L/100 km claimed
6,80 L/100 km trick is the modular boot- oor did in the Combo, this unit punch- by CAR’s fuel index, equating to a

panel. It can act as a lid to a 96-li- es above its weight with a hearty range of around 800 km.
Average consumption
tre recess where valuables can be 230 N.m of torque to back up that
hidden, or removed altogether, otherwise modest 68 kW on offer. TEST SUMMARY
bumping the luggage space up The execution, however, is not I may still not entirely grasp
5,51 L/100 km from 288 to 384 litres. quite as polished. Where this unit why people go after a crossover

PARTS PRICES The time-old six-footer-behind- was linked to a snappy gearbox in rather than a standard hatchback
six-footer seating test revealed the Combo, in the X it’s coupled but the X brought me very close

Oil filter: R158,90 plenty of legroom, while the gen- with an oddly baggy-feeling shift- to understanding why. There’s

Air filter: R299,69 ECU: R31 295,02 erous door apertures decant kids er. This isn’t a deal-breaker but enough here to separate it from
Brake pads (front): R1 496,42
Left headlamp: R5 063,21 and their chattels into the back when it’s linked to a ‘box with sur- more conventional crossover fare,
Windscreen: R6 215,59 seats far less strenuous. prisingly tall gearing, it becomes a which essentially involves gluing
Rear tyre: R1 450,00 In addition to those natty-look- bit of a mixed bag. black cladding to the lower body

ing alloy wheels, the X’s Enjoy spec- While this gives the X a long-leg- and bumping up the suspension.

i cation adds a generous amount ged demeanour at higher speeds, The Crossland X is also practically
of standard kit. Features such as it does so at the cost of some low- packaged and, in this diesel’s case,

all-round parking sensors with speed exibility and necessitates light at the pumps.

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01 High roofline and generous glazing help
the X feel spacious inside. 02 Trip computer
between the analogue dials. 03 Touchscreen
infotainment system has smartphone mirror-
ing. 04 Styling is eye-catching. 05 Generous
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boot features a two-tier load floor.

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