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11/30/2000
The
Main Changes for the 2001 Model Year
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11/30/2000
Opel
Speedster for Christmas
Rüsselsheim. In time for Christmas, Opel dealers are offering tomorrow's
motoring enthusiasts a chance to experience the pure driving excitement
of the Speedster. Years before financing their children's driving
licences, parents can offer their four to seven-year-olds the thrill
of pedalling the Speedster Junior for the comparatively insignificant
investment of DM 215. more... |
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11/28/2000
Opel
Presents New Corsa Rally Design Study
Rüsselsheim. Visitors to the Opel stand at the Essen Motor Show (December
1 to 10) will be the first to see a design study of a rally car based
on the new Corsa. The 200-horsepower, 1.6-liter Corsa complies with
the FIA's new regulations for the "Super 1600" category which will
come into force at selected events in the 2001 world rally calendar. more... |
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11/15/2000
Exceptional
performance with 190 hp and a top speed of 245 km/h
Rüsselsheim. Opel is crowning its Astra Coupé range this fall with
a particularly sporty, turbocharged model. With its new 2-liter ECOTEC
turbo engine (140 kW /190 hp), the Coupé Turbo offers the power and
performance of a thoroughbred sports car. It accelerates from 0 to
100 km/h in 7.5 seconds and can reach a top speed of 245 km/h. more... |
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11/08/2000
Innovative
Ideas for New Body-Style Concept
Rüsselsheim/Warren. At a special preview of General Motors concept
cars for the 2001 motor show circuit, Opel is presenting the Signum²,
the study of a new automobile body-style concept. The name refers
to the Signum, a premium-segment prototype last seen at the 1997 Frankfurt
Motor Show. more... |
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11/06/2000
Astra
Eco 4 Demonstrates Sensationally Low Fuel Consumption
Rüsselsheim. Starting from five different locations in Germany, 100
drivers in identical Astra Eco 4 hatchbacks covered a distance of
up to 380 kilometers in a competition last week to find Germany's
most light-footed "fuel-savers". more... |
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11/06/2000
Great
Potential for Opel's Fuel Cell Technology in China
Beijing/Rüsselsheim. The Opel HydroGen1 - a hydrogen-fueled engineering
study - attracted great attention among Chinese government officials,
journalists and scientists during a four-day symposium on fuel cell
technology. The workshop held in the Chinese capital of Beijing attracted
around 300 participants, mainly from China but also from Japan, Korea,
Singapore and India. more... |