Opel GT Concept Fully Revealed in Geneva, Is a Stunner

The stylish concept vehicle was shown at the Palexpo Hall in Geneva as a World Premiere and previews the German company’s future models. Naturally, the design will be shared with its British sister brand, Vauxhall.

The GT Concept marks Opel’s homage to the Experimental GT, the retro precursor of this car. Opel’s GT concept has a front-mid turbocharged engine and a rear-wheel-drive configuration with a sequential gearbox.

Not just the exterior of this vehicle will be an inspiration to future Opel cars, as the interior features preview how the cockpits of upcoming models from the German brand will look.

Naturally, the self-learning human machine interface that recognizes the driver and adjusts to the preset preferences will not come to market very soon. However, button-less operation through touchpad and voice controls could come to the Opel cars of the next decade.

The idea behind the latest Opel concept belongs to Mark Adams, the man who penned the look of this vehicle. The British designer followed the philosophy he calls “Sculptural Artistry meets Technical Precision.” The name of the concept evokes the 1964 GT Concept, drawn in the Vauxhall Design&Engineering Centre in Luton. The facility was opened in 1964 as well.

Opel views the GT Concept as an evolution from the 2013 Monza concept. The latter inspired the look of recent models from the German carmaker’s range so that we could see some features from the GT on Opel cars launched in the coming years. Most likely, cars that Opel will launch two or three years from now will carry inspiration in this concept.

Opel has no public plans to make a coupe with a front-mid engine, so there are slim chances we’ll see something like the GT Concept for sale in an Opel showroom too soon. After all, the German branch of General Motors is recovering from difficult financial times, so they cannot afford to build cars that would sell in unprofitable volumes.