Opel continues to tease the
next-generation Mokka subcompact crossover and is now pointing our attention to
the interior design. The party-piece of the cabin is the new Pure Panel
featuring large displays. Opel describes the setup as “a high-tech cockpit that
is both fully digital and yet focussed. As with most cars
nowadays, the combination of widely stretched screens makes a multitude of
buttons and controls superfluous.
The Opel Pure Panel is also said to
provide the latest digital technologies and it relay important information for
the driver “without any irritating visual stimuli”. By reducing the number of
buttons and controls, the interface offers the right balance between
digitalization and purely intuitive operation, without needing to navigate into
sub-menus.
The next-generation Mokka paves the way
for the Opel models of the 2020s, which the automaker describes as “pure,
precise, reduced to the essentials.” According to Opel, the crossover will
retain a typical German design language that combines clarity with bold
expressiveness. This philosophy will apply to the interior as well as the
exterior of the next-generation Mokka. Based on PSA’s CMP (EMP1) architecture,
the 2021 Opel / Vauxhall Mokka will be up to 120 kg lighter than its
predecessor and will offer an all-electric variant for the first time – the
Mokka-e.
The latter could use the same powertrain
as the 134 HP Corsa-e and DS 3 Crossback E-Tense. Both models feature a 50 kWh
battery enabling a 330-km driving range. The lineup will also
include small-displacement, turbocharged petrol and diesel engines shared with
other models in the PSA Group. European deliveries of the new Mokka will start
in early 2021, which means the unveiling is likely to happen later this year.
