Opel GT Celebrates 50 Years

Between Porsche and Mercedes, Germany has produced more than its fair share of sports cars over the years. BMW, Volkswagen and Audi have contributed their fair share, too. But this year marks the landmark anniversary of another German sports car. The Opel GT first began rolling off the assembly line in 1968, and it must

PSA Buys Opel From GM, Will Announce Deal On Monday, Says Report

Since 2012, General Motors and PSA Group have been implementing an alliance covering, to date, three projects in Europe and generating substantial synergies for the two groups.  Within this framework, General Motors and PSA Group regularly examine additional expansion and cooperation possibilities, as well. PSA Group and General Motors confirm they are exploring numerous strategic

Torque Vectoring All-Wheel Drive for New Opel Insignia

Midsize cars offering an especially engaging driving experience are mostly found at premium brands, but when the all-new Opel Insignia Grand Sport hits the market in early 2017, enthusiastic drivers will need to adjust their orientation The new Insignia will be available with a state-of-the-art torque vectoring all-wheel drive system that delivers the highest levels

Here’s A Take On Opel’s Upcoming Grandland X SUV

After revealing that their newest crossover will be called the Grandland X and that, based on the teaser, it will be considerably larger than the already confirmed Crossland X, it was only a matter of time before somebody came up with a possible design. What we have here is a rendering of the Grandland X

Next-Generation IntelliLux LED® Headlights for New Opel Insignia

Opel will launch the next-generation of IntelliLux LED® lighting with the all-new Insignia in 2017. In addition to the numerous benefits of the award-winning matrix technology introduced for the first time last year on the Astra, the even more refined and sophisticated IntelliLux LED® headlights of the new Insignia feature additional functions that further improve

That Far? Heavenly Surprise in New Opel Ampera-e Clip

Opel completely redefined electro-mobility at this year’s Paris Motor Show when introducing the groundbreaking Opel Ampera-e with its electric range of more than 500 kilometers (according to NEDC1). Thus the biggest concern linked to electric cars, range anxiety, is outdated. Opel’s new viral clip does not deliver a technical explanation to transport the range message

Vauxhall Opens Dedicated Police Car Factory In UK, The Largest In Europe

GM’s British arm Vauxhall has opened the largest, dedicated police car factory in Europe. Located in Luton, Bedfordshire, the facility that was created after moving production from Millbrook, has an annual capacity of 2,500 units and is responsible for every process, from in-house testing to converting, and re-marketing decommissioned vehicles. «Through our flexible production facility,

New Insignia Would Make For A Good-Looking Coupe For Opel, Buick & Holden

We’ve already seen the new Opel Insignia Grand Sport in all of its forms, Holden and Buick included, and it is certainly quite an attractive car, inside and out. But how do you make it even more appealing? By removing two doors of course! That is exactly what Theophilus Chin has done in his latest

2017 Opel Insignia Sports Tourer Spied, Will Likely Arrive As A Buick In The US Too

It was only a matter of time before Opel starts testing the station wagon version of the upcoming 2017 Insignia which will traditionally be named the Sports Tourer. Opel has tried to mask the slope in the prototype’s roofline with a fake body panel as well as the shape of the windows behind the C-pillar,

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Opel Caught Testing Compact SUV, Likely Based On Peugeot’s 3008

While spy photographers have only caught this car in the wild just recently, they’ve gone from thinking it was Peugeot’s upcoming 2008, to being pretty certain it’s actually a new compact SUV from Opel. The issue with the 2008 hypothesis was that the all-new 2008 will be sharing the same platform with the new Opel

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