People love Brazilians and getting a Brazilian, but this breathless bunch couldn’t pull a Rio Carnival float over black ice. Around the world, the necessity of capacity taxes as a means of reducing emissions has created some very interesting vehicles. The Latin American nation penalised car makers for having capacities […]
Opel Corsa
2015 Opel Corsa OPC revealed before Geneva debut
Opel has officially lifted the lid on its latest hot hatch, the 2015 Corsa OPC. It offers more power than ever before, updated styling, and improved handling. Opel has given its smallest hot hatch a handful of steroids and the results are impressive, with bolder styling, an intake on the […]
Video: 2015 Opel Corsa OPC spotted at Nurburgring
Opel has been spotted test driving a prototype version of the next-gen 2015 Corsa OPC at the Nurburgring in Germany. This will be the new super hot hatch that may eventually find its way to Australian shores. Holden Australia confirmed last week that over 30 per cent of its future […]
Opel Australia closes down, exiting market immediately
In a move that has come as a bit of a shock to the local industry, Opel Australia has announced it is ceasing all operations and will start to close up its network immediately. Opel was only launched in Australia last year, in August, which means the brand hasn’t even […]
2013 Opel Corsa OPC review (video)
As the demand for hot hatches increases, we start to see brand new models pop up to attempt to take a chunk of the pie. The new 2013 Opel Corsa OPC is a first in Australia, ambitiously taking on the highly regarded Volkswagen Polo GTI, the upcoming and so far […]
Aston Martin DBS crash involving a pink Corsa
Despite the cute colour involved, this is not a pretty sight. It appears a pink Vauxhall Corsa (Holden Barina) in the UK has decided it doesn’t really like stealthy black Aston Martin DBS supercars, so it crashed into the side of one at a petrol station to prove its point. […]
Opel Corsa OPC, Opel Insignia OPC confirmed for Australia
The expression ‘just what the doctor ordered’ couldn’t be more fitting here if it tried. Opel Australia has announced that a complete OPC (Opel Performance Centre) range will be joining the showroom early next year, including the Opel Corsa OPC and Opel Insignia OPC. The Astra GTC OPC has previously […]
Opel: More Australian than you might think
Although Opel has never officially sold a vehicle locally, in the Sixties and Seventies the German brand had a strong influence on some of Australia’s most iconic cars. The Holden Commodore, for one, borrowed a platform from Opel since the first model came out in 1978, the VB Commodore. It […]