For the first time in years, it is possible to purchase a 7-seater vehicle in Israel for less than NIS 160,000: Opel has launched the new Frontera in the country, in a three-row seating version.
The Frontera is a popular crossover developed by the Stellantis Group and is also sold in Citroën and Fiat versions, which are also expected to arrive in Israel. This vehicle was deliberately designed to be relatively simple in order to offer a competitive price, in the spirit of Dacia.
Officially it is classified as a small crossover, segment B, but in practice it is one of the larger ones in the group, and thanks to the third-row option it will also compete with bigger models. With a length of 4.385 meters, a width of 1.84 meters, a height of 1.655 meters, and a wheelbase of 2.67 meters.
In the 5-seat version, trunk volume stands at 460 liters. But in the 7-seater version, which is expected to be the more popular, trunk space is less than 100 liters. The importer will offer in the showroom a roof rack and an external cargo box installed on it, for an additional cost of NIS 3,000.
The engine is a 1,200 cc mild hybrid turbo gasoline, 145 hp, with a 6-speed automatic transmission. Official performance figures are 9 seconds from 0 to 100 km/h, a top speed of 189 km/h, and a combined fuel consumption of 18.8 km per liter.
Equipment includes a 10-inch multimedia screen with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, a digital instrument cluster, a wireless charging pad for mobile devices, a rearview camera, 4 USB-C ports in the 5-door model and 5 in the 7-seater version.
Safety equipment includes autonomous emergency braking, lane departure correction, and blind spot monitoring. There is no adaptive cruise control and no rear emergency braking.
The warranty covers 4 years or 120,000 km.
The Frontera 5-seater will be sold for NIS 145,000 and the 7-seater for NIS 157,000, significantly cheaper than other 7-seater vehicles, in a market already preparing for its arrival: The Dacia Jogger hybrid is sold for NIS 175,000, the Chery Tiggo 8 plug-in for NIS 190,000, and the Mitsubishi Outlander for NIS 192,000 — but all three are larger vehicles.