General Motors has officially announced that its Opel Mokka production will be partially shifted to Spain in the second part of 2014. Requiring a 80 million dollars investment, this decision will protect, however, nearly 6.000 work places. After one month after the Germans from Handelsblatt were launching the rumor, the officials behind Opel Mokka have made a public statement to...
You must have heard about Opel’s latest project, Opel Monza, yet you did not have the chance to see official images with it, so far. Luckily, the German car maker presented the first images of its new Monza concept, expected to be exposed during the Frankfurt Motor Show in September this year. Obvious enough, Opel Monza anticipates the design of...
It seems that the new crossover from Opel is doing quite well on the European market. With half a year plus of life, the Mokka has received 100.000 orders, making it clear that drivers love the car. Opel Mokka When it first came out, the Opel Mokka was only available with a 1.4 liter turbo engine that ran on gasoline...
Opel decided to test the new Ampera in some challenging environments such as snow and low temperatures. The electric model, Europe's best-selling as the German company claims, managed to do a good job even at -10 degrees Celsius providing a decent driving range. 2013 Opel Ampera According to Opel, the Ampera EV uses a system which keeps the battery temperature...
Opel unveils today a racing version of the new Adam hatchback, a sporty model which meets the FIA R2 requirements and could be offered to private customers. Under the bonnet we find a 1.6-liter EcoTec unit producing 185 horsepower and 190Nm of torque. Power is sent to the front wheels via a five-speed sequential transmission. Opel Adam R2 Rally Car...
The Germans from Opel unveiled the new Cascada open-top model, the fourth new vehicles introduced in 2012. In terms of dimensions, the new Opel Cascada is 4,6 meters long, 1,8 meters wide and is based on a similar platform used for the current Insignia. In terms of power, the new German model gets an entry-level 1.4-liter petrol engine developing 138hp...
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. Opel Astra Fuel economy is rated at 5,1 liters/100km (55,4mpg UK) as it comes with a...
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. Opel Adam The new Opel Adam measures 3,7 meters long, 1,7 meters wide and...
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 different from the Buick Verano,...
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 to for some time now,...
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 Opel, the new Astra OPC...
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 Astra hatchback received a new...
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 is no exception. Where they've...
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. The RAK Concept is a...
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 Frankfurt Motor Show with...
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 with, the engine range gets...
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 model entered the series production....
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 a special contract in this...
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 horsepower in LPG mode and...
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 systems and technologies able to...
