We knew it was coming and here it is, the 2022 Opel (Vauxhall in the UK) Astra Sports Tourer, a sleek-looking estate that will be available to order from early next year. As expected, the Astra Sports Tourer shares its styling cues with the latest-generation Astra hatchback. As such, it features a pair of sharp […]
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The Opel Kadett is one of the automaker’s most long-standing vehicles, produced between 1936 and 1940 and then from 1962 until 1991 (1993 for the Cabrio), and a particularly neat example has just come across our desks. This particular Kadett is a 1990 model and is a GSi model which effectively served as Opel’s rival […]
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Both DS and Vauxhall announced UK pricing and availability for their C-Segment hatchbacks which may share their Stellantis’ underpinnings but differ in terms of market placement. The more premium DS 4 starts from £25,350 ($34,383), while the Golf-rivaling Vauxhall Astra starts from £23,275 ($31,568), although equivalent variants have weirdly similar pricing. The £2,075 ($2,814) price difference between the […]
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Erich Bitter is a small German automaker and coachbuilder that you have probably never heard of and one of its vehicles is currently up for sale in the Netherlands. The company was founded by Erich Bitter in 1971 and the first model it produced was the Chevrolet-powered CD. A touch under 400 examples were produced […]
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These independent illustrations were made by Thanos Pappas for Carscoops and are neither related to nor endorsed by Opel. A few months ago Opel launched the new-generation Astra in five-door hatchback form and confirmed it will be joined by the longer and more practical Astra Sports Tourer estate in 2022. However, the Astra range will […]
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Stellantis is considering splitting two of Opel’s German plants, in Russelsheim and Eisenach, as it faces accusations from unions of using chip shortage-related furloughs there to break an agreement it had previously struck with the brand’s workers. A Stellantis spokesperson told Reuters that the plants, one of which, the one in Russelsheim, is the carmaker’s […]
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The Opel Rocks-e was unveiled about two weeks ago as a rebadged version of the Citroën Ami fully electric heavy quadricycle. Like its French sibling, it is full of quirks, looking like a real-life toy car. This made it the perfect base for a fun little project by industrial design student Lukas Wenzhöfer, who created the Opel […]
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Though we’ve all got our favorites, there’s no such thing as the perfect car. Lamborghini’s Huracan sounds better than a Ferrari F8 Tributo, and while a McLaren 720S is quicker than both, the naturally aspirated Lambo wipes the floor with them for throttle response. World EV Day – Yes, There’s One For That Too It’s […]
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With Peugeot already offering the new-generation 308 SW, it was natural for Opel to develop a similar version of the Astra sister model. The Opel Astra Sports Tourer was spotted for the first time by our spy photographers, shortly after Opel confirmed its reveal sometime in the coming months. The estate segment might have shrunk mostly […]
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Opel confirmed the upcoming Astra-e fully electric variant for 2023, during the model’s premiere in Rüsselsheim, as part of their strategy to become a fully electric brand in Europe by 2028. The all-new sixth generation of the Opel/Vauxhall Astra was first unveiled in July 2021, and initially, Opel announced it would be offered in petrol, diesel, and […]
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