Vauxhall/Opel

This is the Vauxhall Mokka, a B-segment SUV that will be revealed at the 2012 Geneva motor show this March. So the Vauxhall Mokka isn’t a move into the hotly contested hot drinks market? Err, no. Instead it’s a Vauxhall (and Opel) version of the Buick Encore 4x4 that’s just been revealed at the 2012 North American International Auto Show. ...

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Vauxhall Mokka (2012) first official pictures

Ben Pulman, 10 January 2012 12:00

Vauxhall Astra VXR (2011) first official pictures

Ben Pulman, 04 November 2011 09:00

This is the new Vauxhall Astra VXR, a hot hatch from Luton offering the power of a Ford Focus RS for the price of a Ford Focus ST. Just how powerful is the new Vauxhall Astra VXR? A direct injection and turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine provides the power and torque, 276bhp and 295lb ft respectively. Top speed is 155mph, but ...

Vauxhall's 2012 Astra cab to be standalone convertible

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Tim Pollard, 07 October 2011 11:14

Vauxhall's new convertible will not be the Astra cabriolet, CAR has learned. Instead the new Astra-based convertible will be positioned as a separate, standalone model like Volkswagen's Eos. The new mid-sized Vauxhall/Opel convertible will be launched in 2012. Expect to see it next summer, with UK sales kicking off later in the year. Just in time for another Indian summer, ...

Vauxhall Rake concept (2011) at Frankfurt motor show

Ben Pulman, 13 September 2011 08:45

Alongside the Astra GTC and Zafira Tourer, Vauxhall (and thus Opel) is unveiling something a little more ‘out there’ at the 2011 Frankfurt motor show. It’s this tiny city car, known by Vauxhall as RAK e, and which we’re going to call the Rake. The name is a modern take on the Rak 2, a rocket-powered Opel that hit 140mph in ...

Vauxhall's new two-seat EV city car concept (2011)

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Ben Pulman, 07 September 2011 23:01

Alongside the Astra GTC and Zafira Tourer, Vauxhall (and thus Opel) is unveiling something a little more ‘out there’ at the 2011 Frankfurt motor show. It’s this tiny city car, which won’t have a name until the official unveiling next week. And this Vauxhall concept car is what exactly? A little electric car with Ampera-influenced stlying, which Vauxhall claims has both ...

Vauxhall and Opel 'not for sale' - CEO Akerson

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Tim Pollard, 28 July 2011 09:06

GM chief executive Dan Akerson has overnight dismissed claims that its Vauxhall/Opel European division is for sale. CAR's European editor Georg Kacher, and media outlets in Germany, reported last month that German chancellor Angela Merkel had weighed in to the debate and encouraged Volkswagen to step in and take GM Europe off GM's hands. Vauxhall and Opel have also been ...

The Porsche 911: the car that shouldn’t work but does

andy p, 17 June 2011 02:02

Humanity might struggle perpetually with questions like the meaning of life, but it does know one thing for sure: rear engine cars are bad. Like a sling shot, the heavy engine at the back is always trying to overtake the driver in front. Anyone can understand that.Yet the Porsche 911 - one of the fastest cars on the market, and ...

VW and Chinese ‘in talks to buy Vauxhall/Opel’ from GM

Georg Kacher, 09 June 2011 23:30

GM is considering selling its loss-making European operations, it emerged tonight. If it goes ahead and severs ties with GM Europe, the General would cede control of Vauxhall and Opel, the second biggest car brand in the UK.And in another extraordinary twist, CAR has confirmed that top-level talks have been taking place between Volkswagen and the German government, which is ...

Vauxhall Astra GTC (2011) more official pictures

Mark Hamilton, 07 June 2011 00:01

This is the Vauxhall Astra GTC, Luton's new three-door rival for the Renault Megane and VW Scirocco. It's an important car for GM, expected to take up to 20% of all Astra orders, and the UK is traditionally the biggest market in Europe for the three-door Astra. Vauxhall Astra GTC: design and packaging The Astra GTC may be related to the ...

Vauxhall Zafira Tourer (2011) first official pictures

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Ben Pulman, 18 May 2011 00:01

It’s not the new Vauxhall Zafira, it’s the new Vauxhall Zafira Tourer. Why the new name? Because the current Zafira will continue to be sold alongside the new Zafira Tourer, which lands in UK showrooms in early 2012. Vauxhall claims its new MPV sits above the current car and will ‘raise the bar for design, luxury, flexibility and innovation in the MPV sector’. ...

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