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First Drive: Opel ADAM S on Track

The Opel ADAM S is the range-topping ADAM we’ve been waiting for, in the absence of any OPC derivative both locally and abroad. The wait is now over and Opel’s feistiest boutique hatch has arrived, complete with 3 colour options (Saturday White Fever & Shiny Rock with a Red Roof … Read more

New Opel Astra K unveiled:

It’s been one of the most anticipated debuts of 2015 for Opel fans, and rightly so, as the Astra is one of the key pieces in the puzzle that is Opel’s long awaited resurgence. It enters what is possibly the hottest contested segment locally against the likes of the VW … Read more

New Opel Corsa OPC revealed:

The latest generation Opel Corsa is about to arrive in South Africa within a fortnight, part of Opel’s newfound vigour within SA, but this week the German brand revealed the OPC

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Opel Astra OPC EXTREME to debut at Geneva:

12 years after Opel displayed a unique one-off Astra OPC X-treme Concept in 2002, featuring a DTM-sourced 4.0 V8, Opel will be arriving at the Geneva Motor Show in March with a more modern OPC EXTREME, and this time, it’s destined for production – albeit in a limited production run. … Read more

Road Review – Opel Corsa OPC Nurburgring Edition:

“Day 1 of Driving a Corsa OPC Nurburgring Edition:

My car arrived and I immediately had to race to Bryanston for the reveal of the Ferrari 458 Speciale. On my way there I encountered a regular Corsa OPC who slowed down on the highway, pulled in behind me to see my exhausts, came up next to me and flashed two thumbs up with a huge grin – you could say I felt like a boss!

I got to the Ferrari launch and was asked to move the luminous green OPC to the back parking, no one said so out loud, but I know they only asked me to do so because my OPC Nurburgring was more of an attraction than the 458 Speciale.

On my way home, a guy in a souped up Corsa OPC, a white one, took photos of me, he then chased me and tried to race me – he lost.”

-Roger

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First Drive: Opel Corsa Nurburgring Edition

‘Grasshopper Green’ – buy it in that colour, and don’t let us catch you even considering one of the other 3 paintjobs on offer. Yes, we’re talking about the Opel Corsa OPC Nurburgring Edition, which has just landed in SA. The green pays tribute to the Green Hell, which lends it’s name to this OPC model, but to what extent?