The Germans from Opel decided to extend the engine range of the current-generation Astra with a new and powerful 2.0-liter CDTI engine. The diesel power plant is capable to deliver 192 horsepower and 400Nm of torque for a 0-100 km/h sprint in 8 seconds. Fuel economy is rated at 5,1 liters/100km (55,4mpg UK) as it
Opel officially unveiled today the new Adam, a small retro model which packs several futuristic design features. The front end stands out through a lowered grille with chrome accents and badge, LED daytime running lights, large alloy wheels and a new roof known as floating roof. The new Opel Adam measures 3,7 meters long, 1,7
Opel unveiled the sedan variant of the 2013 Astra, a model scheduled to debut at the end of August in Moscow. The new Astra measures 4,6 meters in length, 1,8 meters in width and rides a wheelbase of 2,6 meters. In terms of styling, the German model benefits from an updated look but nothing very
The Germans at Opel aren’t seeing the best of financial times at the moment. Regardless of the situation on the books, they’ve kept their promise for the Geneva Motor Show. They’ve officially unveiled the 2012 Opel Astra OPC at the Swiss show in all its beauty and technical craziness together. As we’ve been getting used
The next in a long line of crazy Opel Astra OPC hot hatchbacks is bound for an official unveiling at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show. For a 2012 modelyear the Opel Astra OPC will once again feature an enormous amount of power, a very impressive design and likely come with a major fault. According to
Senner Tuning is an important and well-known German tuning company which, this time, picked the five-door hatchback version of the new Opel Astra. The tuning house opted to develop a complete tuning package for the German model, a kit which brings both performance and appearance improvements. To begin with, the 1.4-liter turbo unit of the
One of the less popular hot hatches around has just been unveiled together with a 2012 face, a lot more heat under the bonnet and still wearing a pretty dress. Hot versions of Opel / Vauxhall products have always had no problem in producing high performance levels from their turbocharged engines and the new one
Opel’s fate may be a tad uncertain in terms of financial and corporate business sense, but that’s not keeping them from working on and unveiling new concepts. Their biggest achievement on that front from recent years will be seen at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show which starts next week and it is called the RAK.
Despite coming out of a pretty bad going financial situation, being caught between the GM rock and the German government hardplace, Opel still has dreams and ambitions about the future. The first and probably of most crucial importance as far as short term sightings are concerned is how Opel wants to surprise the crowds at
The Germans from Opel introduced the 2012MY Insignia, a model which receives some updates in terms of engine options along some systems able to improve the fuel economy. According to Opel, the starting price of the 2012 Insignia is €23,330 including VAT, a number of significant improvements being operated over the current model. To being
Opel has recently announced through an official press release that the production of the current Astra Sports Tourer reached an important milestone, over 100,000 units leaving the factory gates. The Germans claim that the station wagon variant of the new Opel Astra is a truly success considering that after less than a year since the
Opel decided to reveal the new generation Combo, a model which come with two variants, as a commercial vehicle but also as a family car. If the previous generations Combo were mainly based on another model in the range, Corsa to be more precise, the new generation features various components from Fiat Doblo, Opel signing
The Germans from Opel announced their intentions to introduce a new variant of the current Corsa, the LPG ecoFlex which combines the innovative solutions of the ecoFlex range to obtain optimized fuel economy with a LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) system able to extend driving range and economy. The new Opel Corsa LPG ecoFlex develops 83
The Germans from Opel decided to introduce a new fuel-efficient version of the current Astra, a model able to provide optimized fuel consumption and CO2 emissions while the power amount and performance figures remain the same. To be more precise, we talk about Opel Astra ecoFlex, a model which packs a bunch of cutting edge
As part of an ongoing battle in hatchback land, Opel just took one step closer towards hotting up their 2012 Astra. What we see here is the recently unveiled 2012 Opel Astra GTC, one of the first steps towards the publicly awaited high-performing Opel Astra OPC. Despite the OPC version being almost a year away
The Rüsselsheim-based manufacturer released full details alongside a photo and video gallery for the new Zafira Tourer, a model which increases in size compared with the previous generation and also comes with innovative systems and new flexibility solutions. Scheduled to debut at the Frankfurt Auto Show which starts on September 15th, the third generation Opel
We recently talked about the Nurburgring Edition of the current Opel Corsa OPC, a special edition designed to boost even more the aggressiveness in terms of power, the name of the “Green Hell” already suggesting the optimized track performance. Under the bonnet, the Opel Corsa OPC Nurburgring Edition comes with a 1.6-liter propeller producing 207
Globalization, gotta love it, this why we can see more and more models from one continent popping up on others. As recently the trend seems to focus on how European models get rebadged and sold off dealer lots in the United States and what’s happening with the Opel Astra GTC.
The rumors which say that Opel will introduce a new Calibra somewhere in 2013 are getting more intense, new details in this regard coming to the surface in the last few days. The journalists from Autoblog claim that the German model is very likely to be seen again on the roads after Opel closed its
Opel releases the first details on the new Astra GTC, a five-seater sporty compact model that is based on the on the GTC Paris concept unveiled last year. If the Germans decided to reveal just few technical details, two official renderings confirm or not the previous speculations. The new Opel Astra GTC will be revealed
