It seems that the Germans from Opel are preparing a rival for the competitors in the segment, namely the Insignia Sport Tourer CrossFour. It might be a long name but the situation is not that complicated at all. Basically, we talk about a bigger Opel Insignia Sport Tourer, a model ... read more

After a rather wet Vectra, the Opel Insignia came forward to great glory as it went on to get well past the car fleet buyer market. There's quite the number of plus points that have lead to this happening and now there's an extra one to consider, a new engine. It is ... read more

Weird things happen and weirder things have happened, though not very often. Get this, the Vauxhall VXR8 muscle car won an award for fuel economy. The fuel economy prize it got is top honor in the Fleet World MPG Marathon, a competition you've probably never heard of but which is of ... read more

If you're in the automotive business, in trouble and looking for a way out, the supermini is exactly it, your only chance at making it out alive. Perhaps it's a bit of an overstatement but in the case of the Germans at Opel, the 2013 Junior supermini is going to be ... read more

Since various American products have been re-branded and marketed in such a way that they can be sold in Europe for plenty of years now, Europe is finally striking back. After the Fiat 500, we find that the newly introduced Opel Astra GTC may in fact jump past the Atlantic where ... read more

The 2012 Opel Ampera just went through the same Euro NCAP safety rating tests as the 2011 BMW X3 and it came out almost as well as the Bavarian crossover. That's to say that the European version of the Chevrolet Volt got itself a brand new five star safety rating which ... read more

Down on your luck, things haven't turned out the way you wanted and instead of driving around in a Shelby Mustang you're stuck with an Opel estate? Shouldn't be a problem anymore because Steinmetz is thinking of your happiness. Why shouldn't you enjoy a tuning moment just because you have to ... read more

I'm sure plenty of boy racers out there feel like the 2011 Opel Astra isn't enough of a performance car for them. Inspired by the Opel Astra GTC concept, the 2012 Opel Astra OPC is closing in on a production model as it's just recently been seen in testing around the ... read more

Just when we thought that Geneva 2011 has no more surprises to offer, General Motors dropped the bomb on us with a bit of a sibling rivalry. It seems Chevrolet will be sending their Volt over to Europe and that means it will be fighting with it's almost twin brother, the ... read more

It seems the Germans at Opel really feel like giving their customers a chance to get the wind in your hair sensation in their cars. This is why they've just announced that by 2013 they are going to make a new version of the Opel Astra convertible. Predictably, much like the new ... read more