Hot hatches have seemingly fallen from grace in South Africa, with a single badge being the reason for it all. If it doesn’t wear the letters ‘GTI’ on its bum, the South African public won’t pay for it. It’s the reason we no longer see full-fat hot hatches like the … Read moreContinue Reading
2019 could potentially be one of the best ‘car years’ we’ve had in a long time, with fresh debuts like the new GR Supra and Ford Mustang GT500 already taking place less than two weeks into the Earth’s most recent trip around the sun. To show just what an exciting … Read moreContinue Reading
For a while, the small MPV segment had a decent following in South Africa. The best seller on a regular basis was the Opel Meriva – based on the Corsa platform and providing space for a family in a compact package, the Meriva was a good, solid performer. But times … Read moreContinue Reading
After the recent announcement that General Motors would be pulling out of South Africa, Opel was left in limbo. No longer a subsidiary of GM, but not yet divorced from GMSA. There were thoughts that Opel may pair operations with Isuzu and rely on people with knowledge of the brand, … Read moreContinue Reading
General Motors hasn’t known what to do with its German subsidiary, Opel, for some time. Back in 2009 GM put Opel up for sale before reneging on that decision. Then in 2011 rumours circled that GM were once again planning on offloading the chronically underperforming brand. However, they made an … Read moreContinue Reading
After taking the World Car of the Year title in 2016, expectations were heaped high upon the Opel Astra’s shoulders to do well in the South African competition this year. When we tested the Opel Astra 1.6T Sport+ late last year, we even pegged it as a future COTY winner … Read moreContinue Reading
Receiving an invite to a track day is met with various levels of excitement. These excitement levels increase when the track in question is the world famous, and recently upgraded Kyalami Grand Prix circuit. The car I’d be driving is Opel’s latest Astra; not in OPC guise (that doesn’t … Read moreContinue Reading
