Vauxhall Grandland Electric

New flagship electric SUV promises a long range, as well as a spacious, well-equipped interior On sale Now Price from £37,345

- OLIVER YOUNG

WHAT WOULD YOU do with £9000? Save it, invest it or perhaps splash out on a posh holiday? Well, by buying the Vauxhall Grandland Electric instead of the Peugeot e-3008, that's roughly how much money you'll save and have left to play with.

The reason we bring up the e-3008 specifically is because that car shares its underpinnings with the Grandland, due to Vauxhall and Peugeot being sister brands within parent company Stellantis. As a result, both of these electric SUVS have a 73kWh (usable capacity) battery, which powers a single electric motor that drives the front wheels. Officially, this gives the Grandland a range of up to 325 miles, although ascending to the upper trim levels knocks a few miles off. There's also a 93kWh (usable) battery option on the way, promising at least 400 miles of range.

Those numbers are pretty competitive among electric SUVs. For reference, the Renault Scenic can officially cover up to 379 miles (depending on your chosen variant), while the Hyundai Ioniq 5 promises up to 354 miles.

Although the Grandland Electric has a slightly more powerful (211bhp) electric motor than its Peugeot counterpart, it's slightly slower in the sprint from 0-62mph, taking 9.0sec. That's not to say it's sluggish; there's sufficient performance for most situations, but many rivals (including the Scenic and Ioniq 5) feel noticeably sprightlier.