据英国媒体报道,欧宝下一代赛飞利和Meriva将变身跨界车。雷诺这次成功的将新一代Espace变身为跨界车，这似乎鼓舞了欧宝，后者也希望能成功的复制雷诺的模式将赛飞利和Meriva变成跨界车。欧宝CEO 倪凯铭(Karl-Thoma Neumann）8月份就宣布，消费者希望新一代赛飞利和Meriva能拥有SUV的外观，这为新车的开发“指明了方向”，这两款新车将于2016年发布，也确实将采用行驶距离进一步提升的跨界车造型。它们由欧宝和标致-雪铁龙共同开发，后者也将有自己的版本，因此这四款车都将采用不同的造型风格。而动力系统预计将包括低油耗的三缸和四缸引擎。另据外部报道，欧宝和沃克斯霍尔还将开发高端SUV，该车造型将借鉴自Monza概念车，该车将在新一代赛飞利和Meriva之后推出，或许会在2017或2018年发布。

 

Opel reportedly transforming next-gen Zafira and Meriva into crossovers for 2016 launch

British media is reporting Opel/Vauxhall will transform the next generation Zafira and Meriva into crossovers.

 

Renault did a very good job at converting the new Espace into more of a crossover and it seems Opel and Vauxhall are taking the same route with their new Zafira and Meriva. Opel CEO Karl-Thomas Neumann already announced back in August that customers now want "the SUV look" which is why the Zafira and Meriva will "go into this direction" and now Auto Express says both of them will indeed get a high-riding crossover look for what is believed to be a late 2016 launch.

 

Both cars will be jointly developed with PSA Peugeot Citroen who will be getting their own two versions but all four of them will feature differentiated styling. Engine lineup is expected to include economical turbocharged three- and four-cylinder motors as part of the downsizing trend.

 

According to the same report, Opel and Vauxhall are also working on a high-end SUV with styling cues borrowed from the stunning Monza concept but it's not known at this point whether the French will be getting their own versions. Chances are the vehicle will be out after the overhauled Zafira and Meriva so look for a debut sometime in 2017 or 2018.