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Opel’s ‘Lifetime Warranty’
Opel / Vauxhall seems to catching a little flack for pushing a lifetime warranty on its vehicles. What’s wrong with that? It seems as if German competition authorities don’t like it, and have gone so far as take legal action against the company for “misleading advertising”. Just because some of the competition isn’t offering warranties [...]
2012 Opel Astra GTC
Look at the first spy photos of the new three-door Opel Astra in OPC trimaround that was caught near the Nurburgring.
The Astra OPC could get 27 % more power courtesy of a 296 bhp turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine. It is having large Brembo brakes which can be seen through the wheels, as well as [...]
New engines for Opel / Vauxhall Insignia
Opel added several engines in the Insignia range (known as the Buick Regal in the U.S.) for better economy and CO2 emissions. In the five-door liftback and four-door sedan ecoFLEX models, emissions have now dropped from 136g/km to 129g/km, with a corresponding improvement in fuel consumption from 54.3mpg UK [5.2lt/100km] combined, to 57.6mpg UK [4.9lt/100km]. [...]
VIDEO: Opel Astra Sports Tourer
See above at the new estate version of the new Opel / Vauxhall Astra which has been spotted in testing at the Nurburgring.
The new Opel Astra Sports Tourer will be shown this summer with a Paris Motor Show debut to follow in autumn 2010. The Astra Sports Tourer looks like a smaller version of the [...]
Corsa’s England Soccer Team Decal Kit
Look at the Vauxhall’s set of England flag decals for the three-door Corsa. The new kit, which includes the same style decals that flow from the Corsa’s headlamps right the way along its sides with a pair of matching mirror caps as the German-market model, is available from Vauxhall retailers for £149 fully fitted and [...]
Opel Corsa OPC spy shots
Look at the first spy shots of the new Opel Corsa OPC Nürburgring Edition special.
The new Opel Corsa OPC, based on the standard OPC, should basically be the version of the Astra-based 2008 Nürburgring Edition model. That means it’ll most likely come with the standard Corsa OPC’s 192-horsepower (141 kW) / 170 lb-ft (230 [...]
Vauxhall Astra VXR Arctic Special Edition
Vauxhall has adding to the allure of the current version of the Astra VXR with the presentation of a limited production model called “Arctic Edition”.
Only 500 units of the Astra’s Arctic Edition are offered in the UK with prices set at £23, 595 on the road.
All are painted in Olympic White with a contrasting black [...]
VIDEO: 2010 Opel Meriva MPV
The all-new Opel Meriva MPV was filmed inside, outside and on the public road. The practical five-seater 2010 model with suicide rear doors will be offered with six turbocharged diesel and gasoline engines, spanning from 75HP to 140HP.
The 2010 Meriva MPV will have its world premiere at the Geneva Salon in March
Promo video: Insignia 4×4 vs. Ascona 400 Rally Car
The 2.4-liter Opel Ascona 400 Rally Car is pitched against the new Opel’s Insignia 4×4 in a race on ice. Behind the steering wheel of the Ascona 400 is rally legend Christian Geistdörfer while the modern-day Insignia is driven by racing talent Sina Winkelhock, daughter of Jockel Winkelhock.
The Insignia is now offered with an [...]
2010 Opel Meriva
The GM’s UK arm Vauxhall, and Opel in continental Europe, has unveiled the all-new Meriva mini-MPV. The new Opel Meriva mini-MPV is the first Opel to feature GM’s FlexDoor technology, showcased on the 2008 Meriva concept model.
And by FlexDoors we mean the rear-hinged back doors that swing open towards the back of the car at [...]