Archive for May, 2009
Opel Insignia OPC Sports Tourer
Look at the first official photos of the estate version of Opel Insignia OPC. The Opel Insignia OPC station wagon, a.k.a. Sports Tourer, shares the same mechanical underpinnings with the four-door sedan. It comes with a four-wheel drive chassis mated to a 2.8-liter V6 equipped with a twin-scroll turbo cranking out 325 horsepower and 400Nm […]
Corsa ecoFLEX
The new Vauxhall Corsa ecoFLEX arrived to UK showrooms. It’s a most economical production car in the Opel’s history. The new 3-door Corsa ecoFLEX equipped with 1.3-liter CDTi diesel producing 75HP, a shorter second-gear ratio and enhanced aerodynamics by lowering the Corsa’s ride height by 20 millimetres and optimising airflow through its front air intakes. […]
Police Insignia
GM’s UK Special Vehicles division designed the all-new police specification version of the Vauxhall Insignia. The new police Insignia will available with all body styles - sedan, liftback and the Sports Tourer estate (look at pictures). Police car will equipped with 2.0-litre 220HP turbo or a 2.8-litre 260HP petrol engine and all-wheel drive, or a […]
2010 Opel Astra
Look at the official Opel’s photos of the all-new Astra, new subcompact hatch. 2010 Opel Astra will make its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September. The sixth generation Opel Astra hatch is based on GM’s new Delta platform that also underpins the Chevy Volt and Cruze models and it comes with a new […]
Vauxhall Trixx
Vauxhall is planning a small urban car. Inspired by the clever Trixx concept, described as a 3-plus-1 seater, the model is aimed at the Toyota iQ and the upcoming Volkswagen Up!
The Vauxhall Trixx will be based on GM’s Voltec drivetrain but will completely eschew the range-extended 1.4-liter engine in favor of going fully electric with […]
100,000 orders for the Insignia
According to german Opel, more than 100 000 orders have been received for the Opel Insignia. As we know, Opel Insignia was crowned Europe’s “Car of the Year 2009“.
“The Insignia is showing very good conquest potential, all the way to customers of classic premium brands,” says Alain Visser, Vice President Opel at General Motors […]