Opel Insignia

The Opel Insignia is a large family car engineered and produced by Opel, the German subsidiary of General Motors (GM) since 2008, replacing the Opel Vectra. Launched at the 2008 British International Motor Show in London as the Vauxhall Insignia, the United Kingdom market name, the Opel Insignia name is used throughout continental Europe and Ireland, with North American and Chinese-market versions badged Buick Regal. The Buick Regal will also be available in North America from late 2010. In Chile, the Insignia will retain the Chevrolet Vectra name as used by the previous Vectra model. Insignia is also the first production car to feature a dual-function frontal camera with traffic sign recognition. The Insignia was voted 2009 European Car of the YearThe Insignia offers 30 millimetres (1.2 in) more knee room than the Vectra. Both body variants have identical 4,830 millimetres (190.2 in) length and share the same wheelbase of 2,737 millimetres (107.8 in).In early 2009, Opel revealed the Insignia OPC, a high-performance variant of the Insignia. Like the preceding Vectra OPC, it is powered by a 2.8 litre turbocharged V6. The updated engine makes 239 kilowatts (321 hp) and 435 newton metres (321 ft·lbf). Of this 435, 400 newton metres (300 ft·lbf) is available from 2,000 rpm. It will be paired with a six-speed manual transmission and Saab's active all-wheel drive system. Also standard is an electronic limited slip differential for the rear wheels and Opel's FlexRide adaptive suspension, which has three settings the driver may choose. An OPC version of the Insignia Sports Tourer wagon has also been unveiled and is currently on sale.

From launch, the Insignia offered a 1.6 litre Family 1 straight-four engine producing 85 kilowatts (116 PS; 114 hp), a 1.8 litre version producing 103 kilowatts (138 hp), a 2.0 litre Family II straight-four direct injection turbocharged petrol producing 162 kilowatts (217 hp), a Holden-built 2.8 litre High Feature turbo petrol V6 engine producing 191 kilowatts (256 hp), and three turbocharged 2.0 litre "CDTi" straight-four diesel engines, producing 81 kilowatts (109 hp), 96 kilowatts (129 hp) and 118 kilowatts (158 hp). These CDTi diesels are derived from the Fiat/Opel JTD engine. The engine lineup was expanded in early-mid 2009 with a 1.6 litre turbo petrol producing 132 kilowatts (177 hp) as well as a fourth variation to the 2.0 litre "CDTi" diesel, producing 140 kilowatts (190 hp) in twin-turbo form. All nine engines meet Euro 5 emissions standards, and all are offered with in front-wheel drive configuration; exceptions are the 2.8 petrol turbo and 2.0 litre twin-turbo diesel which are offered with Saab XWD all-wheel drive by default. With the 2.0 litre turbo, both propulsion forms are available. Six-speed manual or automatic transmissions are fitted throughout the range, although five-speed automatics are used on the 1.6 and 1.8 litre petrol engines as well as the base diesel. Also starting in 2009, a low-emissions 2.0 litre ecoFLEX diesel variant is scheduled to commence sales. Using altered aerodynamics and motor control, the model's carbon dioxide emission will be below 140 g/km, which corresponds to about 5.0 L/100 km. Power outputs is rated at 118 kilowatts (158 hp), however this engine and transmission deletes the opportunity to specify "FlexRide" as an option in some markets. Later on in 2009, a high-performance version of the 2.8 litre V6 in turbo form will be fitted to the Opel Performance Center (OPC) and VXR variants delivering 239 kilowatts (321 hp). From September 2010, the 2.0 CDTi Diesel variant is now available with Adaptive 4x4 (4-wheel drive). This is currently only found on the 2.0 and 2.8 litre Petrol Turbo variants, and is an a addition to the line-up.

Luxury Opel Insignia On The Road

Opel Insignia Interior

Opel Insignia Concept

Opel Insignia Hatchback

Elegant Black Opel Insignia

2011 Opel Kadett

The Opel Kadett was a small family car produced by the German automobile manufacturer Opel between 1937 and 1940, and then again from 1962 until 1991 (Cabrio 1993), when it was replaced by the Opel Astra, (branded in the UK as the Vauxhall Astra MK3).

Elegant Silver 2011 Opel Kadett

In 1992, GM Europe decided to standardise model names across its two brands, and Opel adopted Vauxhall's name for the Kadett, Astra, for the replacement car for Europe which debuted that year. Only in South Africa, the Kadett name continued on the first Opel Astra hatchback until 1999, when all models took the Astra name.

However, under Opel's internal naming convention, successive generations of the Astra platform are treated as a logical continuation of the Kadett lineage - hence the original 1992 Astra was designated Astra F in relation to the previous Kadett E - this convention has continued through to the current (2009) Astra J.

2011 Opel Kadett Hatchback

2011 Opel Kadett Interior

2011 Opel Kadett Engine

The new Kadett followed the innovative Opel Olympia in adopting a chassis-less monocoque construction, suggesting that like the Vauxhall 10 introduced in 1937 by Opel's English sister-company, the Opel Kadett was designed for high volume low cost production. Competitive pricing led to commercial success, and Kadetts continued to be produced during the early months of the war: by the time production was interrupted in 1940 following intensification of hostilities, 107,608 of these Opel Kadetts had come off the assembly line at Opel's Rüsselsheim plant, which had been the first major car plant in Germany to apply the assembly-line production techniques pioneered by Henry Ford.

Opel Zafira

The Opel Zafira is a compact MPV engineered and produced by the German automaker Opel. The Zafira is branded as Vauxhall, and Chevrolet, depending on the market. In Japan, the Zafira was sold as Subaru Traviq. The car first appeared in 1999, and a second generation model was introduced in 2005. The Opel Zafira is produced in Bochum in Germany. The Opel Zafira has seven seats arranged in three rows, the back row of which can be folded into the floor to create more space, individually or together, rather than requiring that the extra seats be physically removed from the vehicle. The system was named Flex 7.The first generation of Zafira is usually referred to as Zafira A, as is customary for Opel models. The car was based on the same platform as the 1998 Astra G/B and shared much in common with that car. The Zafira A body was used in GM's concept hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicle the HydroGen3. The Opel Zafira A was replaced by Zafira B in Europe and Japan from 2005, but is still sold in most other markets, except for Australia and New Zealand, where the model was cancelled altogether. The Zafira was sold in the Philippines from 2001 to 2005, being the last European-based Opel car to be sold in the Philippines after they stopped selling the Opel Astra in 2003.The Opel Zafira comes with a variety of engines adopted from the Astra. For Europe, there was a CNG-powered version and a 200 hp turbocharged version by the Opel Performance Center. In Brazil, the Zafira is also available with a flexible fuel engine. European versions of the Zafira had these engines:
* 1.6 -- 4-cylinder,(ECOTEC) 74 kW (101 bhp) - Fuel economy 9–10 km/litre in the city, and 14–15 km/litre on the highway.
* 1.8 -- 4-cylinder,(ECOTEC) 92 kW (125 bhp) - Fuel economy 6–8.5 km/litre in the city, and 11–12 km/litre on the highway.
* 2.0 Turbo—4-cylinder, 147 kW (200 bhp; OPC/GSI version) - Fuel economy 5.9–8 km/litre in the city, and 9.5–11 km/litre on the highway.
* 2.2 -- 4-cylinder, 108 kW (146 bhp) - Fuel economy 12.2 litre/100 km in the city, and 7.0 litre/100 km on the highway.
* 2.0 -- 4-cylinder turbo diesel, 74 kW (100 bhp) - Fuel economy 11–12.5 km/litre in the city, and 13–15 km/litre on the highway.
* 2.2 -- 4-cylinder turbo diesel, 92 kW (125 bhp) - Fuel economy 11–13.5 km/litre in the city, and 14–15.8 km/litre on the highway.
* 2.2 -- 4-cylinder turbo diesel, 107 kW (147 bhp) - Fuel economy 12–14 km/litre in the city, and 14–15.8 km/litre on the highway.

The Zafira B debuted in Europe in 2004, and sales started in 2005. It also shares the platform and mechanicals with the Astra, this time the H/C model. In February 2006, Zafira B was launched in Singapore. By March 2006, the model had only been introduced in Europe, Singapore and Japan, superseding the previous Zafira and the Subaru Traviq, respectively. In April in Mexico and later in September 2006 in Chile, this model was introduced, branded as Chevrolet Zafira. The Zafira B's engine lineup is partly adopted from the previous Astra/Zafira generation, but Opel replaced the old 2.0 and 2.2 turbodiesel I4 engines with 1.9 L common-rail turbodiesels developed by Fiat (Multijet). Opel Performance Center developed a turbocharged 240 hp (180 kW) 2.0 L performance version of the Zafira B as well. A CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) version of the new Zafira with a 1.6 L engine is also available. Zafira B's marketed in Europe are equipped with the following engines:
* 1.6 -- 4-cylinder Twinport, 77 kW (105 bhp) – To be replaced by an improved, 115 bhp (86 kW; 117 PS) version in 2008.
* 1.8 -- 4-cylinder, 103 kW (140 bhp)
* 2.0 Turbo—4-cylinder, 147 kW (200 bhp)
* 2.0 Turbo—4-cylinder, 177 kW (240 bhp; OPC/VXR version)
* 2.2 -- 4-cylinder, 110 kW (155 bhp)
* 1.9 -- 4-cylinder turbo diesel, 74 kW (100 bhp)
* 1.9 -- 4-cylinder turbo diesel, 88 kW (120 bhp)
* 1.9 -- 4-cylinder turbo diesel, 110 kW (150 bhp)

The third generation Zafira will be previewed in concept form at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, with the prodcution version debuting at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show in September. The Zafira is then expected to go on sale in early 2012. In Mexico the Opel Zafira was discontinued after the 2006 model year, and replaced by the 5-passenger Chevrolet HHR (discontinued in Mexico since 2009). It has so far been a huge sales success in the United Kingdom, proving even more popular than its predecessor. In 2006 it was the UK's tenth best selling new car, proving more popular than the Vectra that just eight years earlier had been the brand's best selling product. By 2010, however, reflecting both its status as a run-out model and adverse consumer reaction to uncertainty over Opel's future, the car was being outsold in the ratio of nearly 3:1 by the more recently face-lifted Volkswagen Touran on the German market, with 2,568 Zafiras sold in the first two months of the year against 7,270 Tourans.

2011 Opel Astra Sports Tourer For Family

2011 Opel Astra Sports Tourer Turing

New Opel Astra four-door hatchback that is almost a year ago and now the Astra Sports Tourer, the second type of construction in the new Astra line-up.

2011 Opel Astra Sports Tourer Side

In contrast to the four-door hatchback, the style over substance places, the Sports Tourer is more of a clean car. The roof line goes in the rear seats just so rear passengers more headroom and radicals from the direction of the hatch, so that luggage. As the new Astra hatchback, still sports a stylish European wrapper.

2011 Opel Astra Sports Tourer Rear Side 1

2011 Opel Astra Sports Tourer Rear Side 2

If the Sports Tourer was developed to load as much as possible as efficiently as possible, the engineers took a lot of effort to provide optimum storage space. On the back of the boat is carefully designed to each odd that use difficult angle. In addition, a new “FlexFold” Back seat system has just flipped to the back seat. The system uses a spring mechanism that fires in one-touch automatic folding of the seat.

The biggest difference between the four-door saloon and Sports Tourer is the body style, like most of the pieces transferred from the hatch. The suspension of the convertible with largely unchanged good drivability and handling guarantee, but the rear suspension is calibrated to handle higher loads. An optional flex ride system functions such as Audi drive select allows the driver to select and a series from the Touring mode, standard and sport. Sport mode stiffens the suspension for better response and improved throttle and steering response. The Sports Tourer Opel Astra are also electronic trailer stability program to assist owners to pull the trailer.

The powertrain line-up captured the four-door hatchback, with a total of eight petrol and diesel engines. Power range of 95 hp in the Astra ecoFLEX with a fuel-efficient 1.3-liter turbo diesel 180 hp in the 1.6-liter turbocharged gasoline engine. A six-speed manual transmission is standard with an upshift indicator for each engine and a six-speed automatic transmission is most available.

2011 Opel Astra Sports Tourer

The Opel Astra Sports Tourer is a sleek wagon featuring first class practicality in an athletic and stylish shape. Sharing the same Opel design DNA and Sports Tourer name as its larger counterpart the Insignia, its good looks are combined with an ample flexible cargo carrying capability. Efficient trunk design and premium features that enhance the functionality effortlessly raise load space up to 1,550 liters.

The Opel Astra Sports Tourer makes its world premiere at the 2010 Paris Motor Show (October 2-24), and goes on sale in November 2010.

The Opel Astra Sports Tourer gives more benefit from the same harmoniously sculpted cabin as in the five-door hatchback. The wraparound wing front fascia and the flowing forms of the cockpit provide a great sense of space and security. The tapered profile and the prominent side blade-shaped sculpted into the flanks of the body combine to give the Sports Tourer a powerful sense of forward movement. A muscular shoulder line leads gracefully into eye-catching, sculpted rear light units.

The powertrain line-up includes eight vigorous yet frugal gasoline and diesel engines, ranging in power from 70 kW/95 hp to 132 kW/180 hp. A new addition is the 1.4-liter turbo gasoline unit, giving 88 kW/120 hp. It comes with a six-speed manual transmission. The 103 kW/140 hp version of the 1.4 Turbo engine is now also available with a six-speed automatic transmission.

It’s equipped Start/Stop technology and the first application is the new ecoFLEX variant with the 1.3 CDTI engine delivering 70 kW/95 hp.

2010 Opel GTC Paris Concept

The Opel GTC Paris Concept car will be shown for the first time at the 2010 Mondial de l’Automobile 2010 (October 2 – 17). This three-door compact is bold yet pure and is very iconic in presence. It is conceived to be the obtainable dream car delivering German engineered precision and innovation, matched with eye-popping design.

Sporty car at 4.46 meters offers room for five passengers. The front is clean yet full of character and features Opel’s typical centerline crease. Very slim eagle-eye shaped headlamps acting as parenthesis between the refined chrome emblem bar and the dramatic low trapezoidal grill which hints at its sporty character. Signature LED daytime running lights are outlined with finely crafted chrome inserts that can stand as a piece of sculpture by themselves.

The chassis has a special design with an extra-wide stance. It features a compound crank with an Opel-exclusive Watt’s link in the rear, a new, updated execution of the adaptive mechatronic FlexRide suspension and a front electronic limited slip differential. It added with dynamic 21-inch wheels.

The powertrain in the Opel GTC Paris Concept is a four-cylinder, 2.0 liter Turbo with direct injection, packing maximum horsepower and torque. It is fitted with Start/Stop technology, proving that drivers can combine high performance with maximum fuel efficiency in urban driving conditions. The transmission is a six-speed manual gearbox.

2011 Opel Corsa

2011 Opel Corsa facelift has finally been officially revealed. The updated Opel Corsa dons a sharper face with chiseled headlamps, a new upper grille and a restyled front bumper featuring a wider and taller lower grille, plus different foglamp housings. The new look is complemented with six new alloy wheel designs and a larger, redesigned Opel Blitz on the tailgate.

Interior of Opel Corsa includes the dashboard molding sports a more textured skin while all trim levels have been updated with new fabrics and/or decors. There’s also an available new Touch & Connect navigation system featuring a commuter function that uses TMC information to propose alternative routes in case of traffic problems, even when navigation is not active.

A new Corsa EcoFlex 1.3 CDTI [diesel] with 95HP and standard Start/Stop technology also enters the range. Thanks to the start/stop system, the three-door version’s fuel consumption in the combined cycle is reduced from 3.7 to 3.5 liters/100 km [67.2 mpg US] and the emissions from 98 to only 94 g/km CO2. The five-door variant achieves 3.6 l/100 km and emits just 95 g/km CO2. In city driving the updated EcoFlex models returns a fuel consumption of 4.2 liter per 100 kilometers instead of 4.6 l/100 km previously.

Good news that for the new model year, Opel has also added a new trim level called the Color Line Series, which will be available across Europe. The Opel Corsa Color Line Series models can be equipped with an optional “Linea” pack, featuring two large stripes stretching across the length of the body with matching colored 17-inch wheels and exterior mirror caps.

2011 Opel Antara

2011 Opel Antara is off-road capabilities and urban-chic looks with high functionality and safety. It can now be seen as a new competitor in the growing SUV segment. The fully re-worked engine line-up, all Euro-5 compliant, now offers improved driving performance as well as significantly reduced consumption and emissions. The two transmissions available – a six-gear manual and automatic.

The engine range is a newly-developed 2.2 CDTI Turbo diesel, which comes with two outputs. The 120 kW/163 hp offers 36 hp more than its predecessor model. The 135 kW/184 hp version offers 34 hp more power.

The 2.4 liter, four-cylinder version now comes with 125 kW/170 hp, or, 30 hp more power. Like the diesel variants, this engine is available in front-wheel or all-wheel drive and comes as manual or automatic six-gear transmission.

Opel says that the 163 hp variant is available in front-wheel or all-wheel drive as well as with manual or automatic six-gear transmissions. The 184 hp also offers a choice of manual or automatic transmissions, and comes with all-wheel drive as standard.

For 2011, Opel Antara get front grill with bold logo, the fog lights together with chrome bezels. Modified rear lights and optional 19-inch light-metal wheels round out the robust look.

An optimized instrument graphic and effective interior lighting underscore the prestigious ambiance. Also Opel Antara equipped the safety and comfort features in the Opel Antara as well. This includes a standard electric parking brake and the Hill Assist System.

2011 Opel Meriva

A family car with Flexdoors been created by Opel. Opel has presented the 2011 Opel Meriva innovative, versatile and elegant: The second generation Opel Meriva, to premiere at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show, will set the new standard for automotive versatility with a multitude of innovative features engineered to optimize the flexible use of space. And it is all packed in a distinctive, contemporary design. Interior of the second generation Opel Meriva storage space enhanced by a revolutionary concept of flexible center console, as well as the Opel-exclusive FlexFix system. raises the bar for affordable, on-board flexibility. Its FlexSpace system has been further developed to become even more intuitive and easier to use.

The 2011 Opel Meriva like the 2011 Vauxhall Meriva using Flexdoors. This car with FlexDoors provide great functionality by making it easy to get into and out of the rear seat. The FlexDoors also open up to 84 degrees, much wider than conventional doors, for which 68-70 degrees is the usual standard. FlexDoors add style to increased functionality. Vastly improving the ease with which occupants enter and leave the cabin.

The 2011 Opel Meriva offering so many ideas that make one’s life easier. Based on Opel Zafira Flex 7 and the Meriva’s FlexSpace seating concepts, we invented a new kind of fully integrated, on-board flexibility.

Designer of the 2011 Opel Meriva created a dynamic and elegant monocab. A lower, sweeping roof-line combined with Opel’s signature blade side-body motif and the wave rear window line give the Opel Meriva a fresh, distinctive character and look.

On this car powertrains features economical and efficient turbocharged engines offering a power bandwidth from 75 to 140 hp. A particularly economical ecoFLEX version will also be offered. The Opel Meriva will offer a choice of 5 and 6-speed manual transmissions as well as a 6-speed automatic gearbox.

2010 Opel Flextreme GT-E Concept

The Opel Flextreme GT / E Concept introduced it self at the 80th Geneva Motor Show on March 4 – 14, 2010. As a car with green technology, offering expressive design with efficient environmental performance – and engineered with German precision. Opel calls this strategy e-mobility unlimited: adapting the highly efficient E-REV drive system – which removes the limitations of battery-only power.

Expressive exterior design is aimed at stand-out visual features include a low and wide stance, wing-shaped lights front and rear, a distinctive nose and grille, floating C-pillars and muscular, sculptured bodywork. The prominent wing-shaped chrome bar carries a large Opel emblem, which doubles as a socket for charging the Opel Flextreme GT/E Concept’s battery pack.

To enjoy zero CO2 driving emissions Opel-style, the Flextreme GT-E concept shows that size doesn’t matter. Despite its greater size and a maximum speed of more than 200 kilometers per hour, the Opel Flextreme GT-E Concept is projected to offer performance similar to that of the Ampera: a battery-powered driving range of up to 60 km – with zero CO2 tailpipe emissions – and a total range of more than 500 km. Average fuel consumption is estimated at 1.6 l/100 km, with CO2 emissions of less than 40 g/km.

For typical journeys up to 60 km, energy is supplied by a T-shaped lithium-ion battery pack located under the floor and rear seat. In this mode, the driving range is extended to more than 500 km, until the plug-in battery pack can be recharged or the car is refueled.

Please refer to your Photo Car and technical data on the Opel Flextreme GT- E Concept below:

* Body style
o Type: 5-door coupé, 4-seat upper mid-size concept vehicle
o Co-efficient of drag: 0.22
* Exterior dimensions
o Overall length: 4762 mm
o Height: 1308 mm
o Width: 1871 mm
o Wheelbase: 2900 mm
o Front track: 1600 mm
o Rear track: 1600 mm
* Wheels/Tires
o Wheel size: 21 inch
o Tires: 195/45 R 21; extra low-rolling resistance
* Powertrain
o Type: Electric drive, front-wheel-drive
* Battery system
o Type: Advanced lithium-ion (manganese spinel)
o Energy: 16 kWh
o Nominal voltage: 350 volts
o On-board charger: 3.3 kW
o 100% recharge time (230V outlet): < 3.0 hours
* Electric drive unit
o Max. power: 120 kW
o Torque: 370 Nm
* Generator
o Power: 53 kW peak output
o Engine type: 4-cyl. 1.4l gasoline-fueled combustion engine
* Performance
o Pure electric mode range: 60 km
o Full range, range extender engaged: > 500 km
o CO2 emissions, combined cycle (est.): < 40 g/km
o 0 – 100 km/h acceleration: < 9.0 seconds
o Maximum speed: > 200 km/h

2010 Irmscher Opel Meriva MPV

Opel introduced a small car for customizing specialists Irmscher at the Geneva Motor Show. The 2010 Irmscher Opel Meriva MPV use the only available performance mods for the time being are a 30mm suspension drop and exhaust silencers with elliptical twin exits. The tuner has not released pricing yet on the Meriva sport package.

Irmscher and the German tuning also treats the 2010 Irmscher Opel Meriva MPV with starts by upgrading the small MPV’s exterior with a new radiator grille that’s available in silver or black carbon fiber trim, a new roof spoiler and a choice of 16-, 18- or 19-inch alloy wheels. And at the interior, with a leather package that covers the seats, door panels and central armrest and is offered in a variety of colors, along with aluminium door pins and pedals.