Have you ever felt a tad restricted by the options list when choosing a new car?
Then check out Vauxhall’s new ADAM – the urban chic supermini that can be personalised in over a million different ways.
Rather than going retro, the three-door, four seater ADAM instead uses fresh contemporary bold styling, that Vauxhall claims ‘defies convention’.
Penned by Brit designer Mark Adams’ team in Europe, ADAM incorporates a ‘floating’ roof which is visually disconnected from the body, making the use of two-tone colour schemes.
Sharp looks utilise existing Vauxhall design cues from the new Astra GTC and it boasts being the first car in its class to have the option of LED daytime running lights.
Available in three trims from launch – JAM (fashionable/colourful), GLAM (elegant/sophisticated) and SLAM (racy/sporty) – ADAM customers can effectively ‘design’ their own car.
There are almost unlimited visual combinations, with a wide variety of exterior colours – including two different roof colours - interior colours, equipment and materials.
Customers can even choose their headlining, including an LED-lit starlight roof trim.
Round, mechanical clock-style instruments with chrome bezels mark a departure from those seen in other Vauxhalls, while ADAM customers can also opt for a heated steering wheel.
On the dashboard can be found a seven-inch touch screen, incorporating a new high-spec infotainment system, designed to support new media sources, including Bluetooth, as well as connectivity for smartphones, enabling access to internet-based applications and GPS navigation.
The ADAM comes with a choice of three efficient ecoFLEX four-cylinder petrol engines: a 1.2-litre 70PS, plus two 1.4-litre engines with either 87PS or 100PS.
All are available with optional Start/Stop technology and will be mated to a five-speed manual gearbox. This will be followed by a new-generation small petrol engine, featuring direct injection and forced induction.
According to Vauxhall, ADAM will break new ground in the supermini class, by offering technology normally only found in higher-end cars.
Being well suited to towns thanks to its compact dimensions, ADAM can also be customised to take the chore of parking out of your hands – literally!
With the Advanced Park Assist II system, drivers engage the system with a button on the dashboard and it tells them when they reach a parking space large enough to accommodate the car.
The system then automatically steers them into the parking space, using ultrasonic sensors to work its magic.
Although small, measuring just 3.7 metres in length and 1.72 metres in width – ADAM is a tough cookie - thanks to a high-strength ultra-rigid passenger cell, complimented by front, side and head curtain airbags, as well as dual seat belt pre-tensioners for front occupants which offer additional knee and leg protection.
The firm’s latest generation ESP system will help to keep ADAM on the straight and narrow, too.
As with all Vauxhalls, ADAM comes with Lifetime Warranty, which covers first owners for the lifetime of the car, or up to 100,000 miles.
Prices start from £11,255.00. More information on the new ADAM can be found at:
http://www.vauxhall.co.uk/vehicles/vauxhall-range/cars/adam/overview.html
