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New Opel Cascada to get a 1.6-liter Turbo engine at Frankfurt

2013 Opel Cascada
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The Germans at Opel announced their plans to introduce a more powerful version of the new Cascada convertible at the Frankfurt Motor Show.

We talk about a 1.6-liter SIDI Turbo unit capable to deliver 200 horsepower, a model which becomes the most powerful unit in the range as the previous 1.6-liter unit was offering 170 horses.

2013 Opel Cascada

Besides the extra horses, the new engine offers 300Nm of torque, something which will improve the 0-100 km/h sprint for sure.

2013 Opel Cascada

However, Opel released no figures in this regard but said that the top speed is now 235 km/h. Fuel economy figures are rated at 42,1mpg UK or 6,7 liters/100km.

2013 Opel Cascada

The new Opel Cascada it’s a fairly new model in the range but we are sure that there are certain customers happy to hear that a more potent version will be offered by Opel. More details including availability and pricing will be available in September.

2013 Opel Cascada
Andrei Ursu
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Andrei is one of the oldest automotive journalists of Automotorblog and has written more than 3000 articles for our publication. He has been passionate about cars since he was a small child, and he joined our team of writers in 2009. In addition to his passion for cars, he is also passionate about music. In his free time, he composes songs and sings them, which also brought him real success in the musical field.

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