Opel Zafira Tourer 2012: Unveiled at Geneva as a concept car + video

Here's Zafira Tourer Concept will be presented at the show in March and Helvetic foreshadows a few details that will be the next generation Zafira. Opel Zafira Tourer is very close to the illustrations we have known for months and the front listing the evolution of style car brand in flash.

In terms of surprises first announced by the German manufacturer, we learn that if it still has its 7 place, the next Zafira could be internally configured according to customer?? Difficult to know for now because between real and customization options and there may be a world .
The first video presentation of the Zafira Tourer Concept.

2012 Opel Antara Facelift First pictures before the premiere in Geneva 2011

Last year, Opel announced that it is preparing a modernized version of the Antara, and today it became clear that it will see the motor show in Geneva, after less than a month.

The information is accompanied by photographs that reveals for the first time the interior of the streamlined vehicle. Otherwise, the update affects design, engines, transmissions and suspension of SUV model of Opel.

Powertrain of the Antara is supplemented by several new engines, all proposed units meet Euro 5 standard and feature optimized driving performance and reduced fuel consumption, comment from the company.

One of them is newly developed turbodiesel 2.2 CDTI, which will be available in two versions depending on the power. Version with 163 hp offers 36 hp more than its predecessor, while the option with 184 hp by 34 hp more powerful than the previous engine.

Weaker version requires approximately 6.3 liters per 100 kilometers and is capable of acceleration from 0 to 100 km / hour in 9.9 seconds. Stronger with 184 hp, accelerates to 100 km / hour in 9.6 seconds, requiring an average of 6.6 liters per 100 km.

And Now First Official Photos of new Opel Vauxhall Zafira Tourer 2012

Opel publish the first official image of a prototype new generation Zafira.
This is a concept car, which by Opel said that shows 90% of future production model. The concept is called Zafira Tourer and will premiere at the Geneva Motor Show next month.

According to representatives of Opel, the design of new generation Zafira, designers wanted to make "living room on wheels, a spacious and bright lounge where travelers can feel comfortable in your living room.

The car and its interior will be met by high quality materials. Meanwhile, the company explained that we will see a new system for rearranging and redesigning the interior, which will facilitate access to third row of seats and the deployment of baggage.

Spyshots: welcome interior the next Opel Zafira 2012

The little Meriva has just celebrated its 100 000th copy off the assembly line since the arrival of the new version. The side of the Zafira, however, we do what we can until the new model. Only a few months to wait for next Zafira which here already the dashboard.

The new generation Opel -Vauxhall Astra OPC- VXR

The new generation of Astra OPC will be a new platform enabling its more dynamic and competitive qualities of the car.


The images are computer which is said to be part of an internal document of the company. By Opel / Vauxhall did not comment on photos, but according to the publication Autocar, they are accurate and true, the only change can come from design alloy wheels.


What I saw indicates that Opel is faithful to the promise of "hot" version of the Astra three-door to take heart from GTC concept shown in Paris. See a new roof spoiler and rear diffuser small.

New 2012 Opel Zafira will be available this year 2011

The new model with seven seats will be larger than hitherto, and will offer more space for passengers and luggage.

Unlike the new Meriva, which has doors opening to one another in the new Zafira is retained conventional rear doors. Despite the disguise, can see that the silhouette of the new Zafira is more elegant and smoother lines. It also includes that new Zafira will take something from the style of the new Astra and Insignia, including the shape of the headlights. The interior design is also somewhat took the style of Astra. Seven passengers were accommodated in seven individual seats, which gives many opportunities to rebuild the interior. The new Zafira will use most of the known engines Astra. Among them will be turbodiesel engines, as well as environmental EcoFlex. Expected at a later stage to appear "hot" version of OPC. Sales in Europe will begin before the end of this year.

Opel Astra ecoFlex with average consumption of 3.9 liters per 100 km

Opel Astra ecoFlex

The average fuel consumption of diesel Opel Astra 1.3 CDTI ecoFLEX is among the lowest in its class - 4.1 liters per 100 km.
Lowest average cost is accompanied with low emissions of 109 g / km. making an Opel hatchback one of the most environmentally friendly cars market today.


However, by the European division of GM continues to refine the model and make this version of the Astra still more green. Now this model will be available with the technology Start and Stop a new generation. This system will help the Astra ecoFLEX to reduce emissions from 109 to 104 g / km. The average combined consumption will fall from these 4.1 liters to 3.9 liters per 100 km. Version estate (Sport Tourer) of the Astra ecoFLEX will now consumes 4.1 liters per 100 km and CO2 emissions of 109 grams per km.

Meriva — Compact Minivan For All Family

Opel Meriva is a family car, capacious, compact, convenient and functional. The five-door body with a high roof represents a unique combination of the compact sizes and the big internal space. Volume of luggage one of the greatest in the car class (350-560 l). To passengers is presented a three spacious seats, easily transformed into even more spacious two armchairs.

2011 Opel Meriva

For a make any trip rather comfortable, 2011 Opel Meriva have a climate control, the multimedia system AutoVision, two hatches in a roof with electric drives, a set of face-to-face and lateral airbags and many other good things.

Opel Meriva can be equipped 1,6 or 1,8-litre engines developing power from 84 to 125HP, to facilitate a parking, Opel Meriva is equipped by ParkPilot system. Opel Meriva is an up-market car of safety (by results of EuroNCAP).

New Opel Meriva: Promo Review

Opel Ampera

Opel has announced Ampera as the name of its revolutionary extended-range electric car. The five door, four seat Opel Ampera will be revealed at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show (March 5-15).

“With the Ampera, Opel will be the first European automobile manufacturer to provide customers several hundred kilometers of non-stop electric driving,” said Alain Visser, GM Europe Chief Marketing Officer.

GM’s ground breaking electric propulsion technology, called Voltec, operates differently from other advanced propulsion systems. For short trips up to 60 km, the Ampera will run only on lithium ion battery power charged via a standard 230v outlet. For longer distances, the car will continue to drive on electricity that is generated by a small internal combustion engine.

The Ampera will be well-suited to the daily driving schedule of most European customers. For example, approximately 80 percent of German drivers travel less than 50 km daily.

Additional information on the Opel Ampera will be released March 3 at the Geneva Motor Show.

Steinmetz Opel Astra

The Steinmetz lowering has been matched to the FlexRide System and the Watt linkage fitted to the rear axle. The Steinmetz lowering by 30 mm has been specially developed for city traffic, but is also ideal for a quick blast around the North Loop of the Nurburgring.

The Steinmetz Opel Astra body kit includes a new front spoiler, a totally black front grille and a roof spoiler. Other exterior styling accents offered by the Steinmetz Opel Astra program include designer strips and stainless steel door handle plates.

Both alloy wheels run on tires size 235/35/R19 without any adaptation to the wheelarches on the Astra J by Steinmetz. For the interior, finished to a high standard by Opel, Steinmetz has developed a gear display which shows the driver in his color of choice the gear currently selected. Foot mats with a stainless steel logo, and sill trims of polished stainless steel, complete the Steinmetz product range for the Astra J.

Opel Amphibian Sport Cars Icona Concept

Opel Amphibian Sport Cars Icona Concept

The Opel Icona Concept Cars is a design study of a futuristic amphibian electric vehicle with a sporty design and retracteable wheels. Keeping such scenario in mind, Swedish designer Juan Pablo Bernal P has designed a futuristic vehicle for the year 2050 that moves on both land and water with equal efficiency. Called the “OPEL ICONA,” the V-shaped commuter vehicle features an aerodynamic body to ensure minimal air resistance for better performance in all conditions. The V shaped dynamic design uses distinctive shapes, forms, patterns and proportions which are express the sporty and leisure-oriented character of the vehicle.

Running on natural sources of energy, the all-electric vehicle generates power from electric motors to allow a clean and green drive. The zero-emission car would not only allow a sustainable drive but also become a means of entertainment to create a special bond between the family members as well as society.

The Opel Amphibian Sport Cars Icona Concept is a hybrid car that can traverse land and sea is nothing new despite being the stuff of dreams at least half a century ago, but this concept cars takes things to a whole new level. It can transport an adult and a child. The Opel Icona project was developed in collaboration with Opel by Juan Pablo Bernal at the Umea Institute of Design, Sweden.

Opel Amphibian Sport Cars Icona Concept

Opel Amphibian Sport Cars Icona Concept features two modes of operation Viz. Land mode and Water Mode to run on ground and water respectively. When the vehicle runs on the ground the sail remains wrapped in the storage area; however, as soon as the occupant puts the vehicle on the water mode the sail retracts and the wheel arms rotate inboard to reduce drag, thus enabling this vehicle to cruise on water with the same speed and elegance.

Opel Amphibian Sport Cars Icona Concept

About the Designer:

Juan Pablo Bernal is Colombian Designer with a Bachelor in Transportation Design from Instituto Europeo di Design (2003-2006) and a MA Degree in Transportation Design from Umea institute of Design in Sweden.

Among his working experiences are internship at the GM Europe Design and at Scania, Sweden.

Opel Amphibian Sport Cars Icona Concept

Euro NCAP 2011 Opel Meriva defined as the maximum safe.

Innovative Meriva successfully passed the new tests Euro NCAP, as earned 5 stars in the four major categories - protection for passengers in the cabin, child safety, pedestrian protection and security systems.
For an excellent assessment helped Meriva Opel's patented technology for the detachment of the pedal in a frontal collision (Pedal Release System), which helps reduce the risk of injury to the lower limbs, energy-intensive system of management with an additional pad on the bottom of the dashboard and Electronic Stability Program (ESP) with advanced software for stability under braking and prevent vehicle skidding.

Euro NCAP rating is excellent with an excellent system and ISOFIX mounting child seats, and critical plastic zone of the hood, which reduces the force of impact in the event of an accident with a pedestrian.

Meriva is three current Opel model with 5 stars by Euro NCAP. Before it was awarded a prize Astra and Insignia.

2011 Opel Corsa : Satellite replace the "Edition 111 Years"

The new Opel Corsa model year there is a substantial change in the equipment lines: From the "Edition 111 Years" is "Satellite". To give the Opel brand ambassador Lena Meyer-Landrut its own model. With the same song Lena won in 2010, the euro vision song contest. Thus, the satellite is the second Corsa, which is associated with a brand ambassador here. Already in 1988 there was the special "Steffi Special", as Steffi Graf, the "face" for the Corsa was.
The satellite has a MP3/WMA-fähiges CD radio, complete with steering wheel controls and auxiliary jack, chrome exhaust tips, a leather steering wheel, electric windows, fog lamps and a central locking with remote control. Also standard are air conditioning and the Solar-Protect windshield. Anyone who wants to can it spice up with new exterior colors such as "apple green" and "terracotta" or "Petrol" for the inside. Combined with a 70-hp 1.2-liter engine, the satellite is to be had from € 13 990, with 75-hp diesel he starts at € 16 860.

2012 Opel Calibra - Opel: Nick Reilly confirmed the return of the Calibra

Opel again considering options for mass production of deputy sports coupe Opel Calibra.
This model was quite successful for European GM brands at the end of 90 years of last century. For eight years in producing, Calibra achieved over 240,000 sales.


"We recognize that we need a new model with similar features and it will happen soon," said the head of the European division of General Motors, Nick Reilly.

According to him, the new coupe will have a style concept GTC, presented in the spring of 2007 in Geneva. It GTC concept is the basis of the new family Opel Insignia.

Most likely future sports coupe will be made on the platform of "hot" Insignia OPC, there will be a V6 engine volume 2.8 liters and power outputs between 300 and 320 hp

Would there be a version with the transmission of movement to all four wheels, is not yet known.

Official: 2011 New face updated Opel Corsa first photos details

Opel was the last of the German manufacturer's range, except for the Zafira, soon replaced, do not display the new style of Blitz. This oversight is now repaired and the city is entitled to a facelift worthy of the name.

One that shares its technical base with the Fiat Grande Punto now displays a different look that's closer to the Astra and Meriva recent. The transformation is especially true for the bow because the back does not change. Inside, no upheaval, change a dashboard is now too expensive and all manufacturers make this economy in the restyling. There just new upholstery, materials reviewed and a touch screen GPS.

Two novel variants appear Color Edition version that is distinguished by its wheels and black roof and Design Edition, which exhibits bands on the body. .3 Liter diesel develops 75 hp but still now has a Start & Stop system. The new Corsa will be sold in January 2011.

2011 2012 Opel / Vauxhall Calibra in shock return - with price and details

The Opel Calibra is back! Hot on the heels of our news that Ford Capri is a revival as the Focus Coupé-base is the confirmation that Vauxhall is a successor to the popular two-door nineties to create.

"I think we should have one, so we have one," GM Europe chief Nick Reilly Auto Express said. As head of a total of Vauxhall and Opel, Reilly has the final say about what goes into production.

He referred to the GTC (Gran Turismo Concept) Coupé at the Geneva Motor Show unveiled in 2007 as an inspiration and said, ". It is precisely this kind of car" The concept was on the Insignia, which is expected to form the basis for the new sports machine.

The AGB could by a 2.8-liter V6 turbo, and the VXR version of the production vehicle based on the 320bhp of the hottest Insignia to create a cheap version of the Audi S5 Coupe driven.

However, it is assumed that the smaller, especially turbocharged units offer an attractive business and power mixed with Vauxhall forthcoming series of all-new direct-injection gasoline engines that, according to Reilly, provide economic savings of "at least 10 to 15 percent."

The Calibra had a large following, with 250,000 sold worldwide before it was canceled in 1997. And again is the top spec-Version of the four-seater probably come with all-wheel drive.

Reilly also showed that Vauxhall is planning to use the name as Ampera sub-brand to expand the number of extended-range battery-powered vehicles. "We are looking at other body styles, including a small Astra-sized car and a larger," he said.

With the same electric powertrain with the 1.4-liter generator, would support the new Ampera family models to the second generation of the Chevrolet Volt in the U.S.. The MkI start in Britain in 2012 and the sale of the MkII could begin as soon as 12 months later. In addition, the replacement would be far cheaper Ampera, after Reilly. "We are a 50 percent reduction in the cost of electrification of the car, including batteries to see," he said.

This would bring the Ampera down about 5,000 - £ 7,000 more than a gasoline or diesel equivalent, at about £ 27,000. The original European model will be priced at £ 36,500.

2011 2012 Opel Antara updated: From 2011 with more powerful four-cylinders

Opel Antara revised. The off-road vehicle received new engines, a modified front, a modified interior and a revised suspension. The new engine range includes two diesel engines and a petrol engine. The manual and automatic transmissions have also been developed.
The previous 2.0-liter turbo diesel engine is replaced by a 2.2-liter engine. The 2.2 CDTI is offered in two levels: at 163 and 184 hp. That is 36 or 34 hp more than its predecessor, which also was available in two capacities. is the 163-hp engine is either in combination with front-and four-wheel drive. The more powerful diesel is only available with four driven wheels. Both engines can either be ordered with a manual or an automatic six-speed gearbox. Now there are at Antara only transmission with five speeds.
A lookup service gets the 2.4-liter gasoline engines instead of four-cylinder engine 140 has more than 170 hp. As the base diesel it is offered in all combinations of front-and four-wheel drive or six-speed manual or automatic transmission. The gasoline engine has a variable valve timing on the exhaust to fuel consumption and pollutant emissions reduced. The V6 petrol engine with 3.2 liters and 227 hp is out of the program

Is this modernized Corsa 2011 2012 ?

In a few sites on the Internet appears a photo of Opel Corsa.
In other comments suggest that this is the Opel Corsa undergone a facelift. It is difficult to determine whether the image is a work of computer Geek or a real photo, but overall looks pretty realistic.


According described history modernized Corsa has appeared briefly in the configurator on the official website of Opel Germany, but was quickly removed.

If the picture is real change in the renewed Corsa will be large. They are mainly in the front (but no picture from the rear), which took more than most new corporate style, demonstrated in the new Meriva and Astra. Changed a grid shaped headlights and front bumper with a wider bottom and rolled fog.

We will monitor whether this will really be undergone facelift Corsa or a computer and counterfeit will be back on this model, when officially be presented his updated version.

Opel Zafira 2012 live : Illustrations and spyshots the dashboard

Things are moving apace for the third generation of the Opel Zafira and the various illustrators of the automotive press and the net have started work to offer us from the information available and stolen images, some images that lead to little nearly all have a similar appearance.
We discover a series of Photoshop or drawings that all a front to look like that draws its inspiration from that of the Ampera Concept.

Onn also discovers a sloped and rather sporty look that contrasts with the very wise of the current model but is in the spirit of the new Meriva.

Found on the dashboard of the new Zafira 3 the same genes as the latest creations of Rüsselsheim firm with only a little more vertical! We could find out what Zafira 3 during the 2011 Geneva Motor Show as a concept as to how the GTC Concept Paris before getting to know the standard version at the Frankfurt Motor Show 2011. The commercialsiation seems to be scheduled for late 2011 or early 2012.

Little or no information on the mechanics but the Ecotec 1.4 L engine and 1.6 L Turbo could well be part of the blocks as diesel 1.7 L and 2.0 L CDTI. We also talk about the arrival of a robotic gearbox for the Zafira is well positioned opposite the Peugeot 5008, Renault Scenic, VW Touran and Ford C-Max Gd. More news to follow in the coming months but it is quite possible that we discover the Zafira without camouflage in the winter of 2011. And of course, the 7 places will always party

2011 Opel Vauxhall Corsa OPC prepares at Nürburgring

After updating the Corsa OPC "serial", Opel has decided to give it a little more interest, as it did with the Astra GTC OPC, creating a variant "Nurburgring" for their small utility. For the time being tested on the Nordschleife, as it could be otherwise.

The technical differences with the conventional variant will remain in some aesthetic and aerodynamic details such as the front splitter and rear twin exhaust pipes instead of the single triangular accompanied by a new set of stiffer suspension and lowered ride height from the ground , while the brakes become brand Brembo monoblock calipers with front and new tires.