2015 Opel Astra K Spied With Production Headlights
20 Jan 2015, 18:11 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Slated to enter production by midyear at the British based Ellesmere Port assembly plant, the all-new Opel / Vauxhall Astra has been spied again. On this occasion, the C-segment family hatchback sho...
Amy Winehouse’s Godchild Buys New Vauxhall Adam
20 Jan 2015, 17:04 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Remember that cute young girl singing a cover of Alicia Keys’ song “If I Ain’t Got You” with her godmother Amy Winehouse? The huge YouTube hit is basically what made Dionne B...
Vauxhall Adam Grand Slam Warm Hatch Priced in the UK
19 Jan 2015, 17:17 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If the Fiat 500 is too gray-haired for your taste and the newly-rebranded DS 3 from Citroen is just too French for your liking, what other vehicle is there to quench your need for chic urban dwellin...
Opel Karl Pricing Announced, €9,500 Sticker in Germany
15 Jan 2015, 15:02 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / At long last, General Motors’ European division came clean with how much the Opel Karl (to be sold as the Vauxhall Viva in the UK) will cost. It was previously presented to us as a car that wi...
Opel Karl Design Walkaround Gives a Better Impression On Opel's Cheapest City Car
6 Jan 2015, 11:38 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Before we start talking about the Opel Karl, we should focus on the man that penned the design of the brand new city car. Mark Adams is a Brit that studied design and engineering at the posh Royal C...
Vauxhall Renames Adam S as "Adam Grand Slam" for UK Market
24 Dec 2014, 08:59 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We've grown accustomed to the way Vauxhall does its business. Usually, its press department just photoshops every official Opel photo, sometimes forgetting to move the steering wheel to the rig...
Opel Karl / Vauxhall Viva Rocks Rendered: Rugged and Civilized
11 Dec 2014, 12:33 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / As cities are getting more and more crowded and fuel bills are stacking, more and more European buyers are turning towards the A segment in search of no-frills everyday drivers. The segment is posit...
Watch Paul Swift Drift Inside Ellesmere Port, 2015 Opel Astra K to Enter Production Next Year
9 Dec 2014, 13:52 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Although Vauxhall was founded 5 years before Adam Opel set up shop, the British automaker was acquired in 1925 by General Motors in the mid-1920s. Fast forward to the late 1970s and that’s whe...
Opel Karl / Vauxhall Viva Revealed, to Debut at the Geneva Motor Show in 2015
3 Dec 2014, 08:58 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Don’t know how much you’ve been waiting for this model to be revealed, but here’s the new entry-level car from Opel and Vauxhall. Going by the name of Karl or Viva if it wears Vaux...
2015 Opel Karl / Vauxhall Viva Rendered
13 Nov 2014, 09:20 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Even though they were the models we most associated with some European car brands during the 90s, small A-segment hatchbacks are no longer that popular. Data from 2013 shows that even the best selle...
2017 Opel Astra OPC Confirmed with 280 HP 1.6-liter Turbo Engine
7 Oct 2014, 17:49 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / After launching the new Corsa supermini, Opel and its sister brand from Britain are turning their attentions to larger products. The first to arrive is likely the all-new Astra, which has been testi...
Angry Brit Refuses to Be Towed, Jumps Astra off Platform
18 Sep 2014, 15:21 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Everybody who's been the 'victim' of one of these will attest that having your car towed away is a horrible feeling, comparable to losing a pet… maybe even worse. You're a...
Opel Vivaro B Combi Variant Detailed, Priced From €30,327 in Germany
15 Sep 2014, 17:20 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After the original Vivaro ceased production earlier this year, the successor made its world debut a few months ago sporting way more practicality and a more visually pleasing face than before. The r...
New Opel 2.0 CDTI Turbo Diesel to Debut at the 2014 Paris Motor Show
10 Sep 2014, 18:15 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / GM-owned Opel and Vauxhall announced that they're preparing to unveil an all-new motor at this year's Mondial de l'Automobile. The new generation CDTI mill displaces 2 liters and is b...
Opel Zafira Tourer Gets Economical New 1.6 CDTI with 120 HP
6 Aug 2014, 09:02 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / MPV and diesel engines go together like women's magazines and saving coupons. And Opel's spacious Zafira Tourer MPV has now become a better choice for buyers across Europe who frequently t...
UK New Car Sales Up 10 Percent In the First Half of 2014
4 Jul 2014, 16:31 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Compared to the same period last year, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders hints that the United Kingdom's new car market has grown by more than 10 percent. Get this - the biggest ga...
Opel Astra GTC Now Available With New Turbo Diesel
24 Jun 2014, 12:39 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Set to replace the 1.7-liter oil burner produced at GM Powertrain Poland since the dinosaurs were still around, the 1.6-liter CDTI turbo diesel will provide the Opel/Vauxhall Astra GTC with better g...
This Anti-Speeding Ad is Wrong on So Many Levels
18 Jun 2014, 11:43 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / People of the world, we’re begging you: never-ever speed again, so that we don’t have to deal with an anti-going fast ad as terrible as the one below! While you make up your mind on that...
Adam S Is a Diluted OPC from Opel / Vauxhall · Live Photos
6 Mar 2014, 09:16 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Over the years, Opel has stuck its famous OPC badge to some pretty strange creations, which included a V6-power FWD sedan and even a minivan. That has kind of hurt the performance division's re...
Opel Adam Rocks Rolls Its Way to a Geneva Debut · Live Photos
3 Mar 2014, 16:33 UTC · By: Liana Nastase / After a long wait, you now get to see live photos from the Geneva Auto Show of Opel’s Adam Rocks, a vehicle that has been described by the company as an “urban mini-crossover.” ...