Opel Tigra

The Opel Tigra name has been activated to two absolutely altered cars engineered and produced by the German automaker Opel, both based on altered iterations of the Corsa supermini, the aboriginal congenital in Spain, the additional in France. The aboriginal Tigra was a baby 2+2 sports car, produced from 1994 to 2000. The after hard-topped convertible auto archetypal was alien in 2004. The Opel Tigra was awash in the UK as the Vauxhall Tigra, in Australia as the Holden Tigra, and was awash in Brazil, Argentina and Mexico as the Chevrolet Tigra.

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Opel GT

The Opel GT is a two-seat sports car aboriginal presented as a administration exercise in 1965 at the Paris and Frankfurt motor shows, and alien as a assembly archetypal backward in 1968 by Opel, a German accessory of General Motors. It relied partly on apparatus from the abreast Opel Kadett B and had a anatomy fabricated by French architect Brissonneau & Lotz.Its administration has been likened to the 1968 Chevrolet Corvette which went on auction in September 1967.Although the activity of the GT was bound to six archetypal years, afterwards a 34-year aperture it alternate as a 2007 archetypal based on the Saturn Sky, and was congenital alongside it in Wilmington, Delaware, USA. The bulb was appointed to abutting in July 2009, catastrophe assembly of the GT, and its siblings.

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Bitter Presents New Model Based on Opel Insignia

Erich Bitter, founder of Bitter Cars, is at it again transforming GM vehicles for a select few. His latest model is based on the new Opel Insignia [Buick Regal in the States] and these are the first photos of the car, courtesy of the folks over at Motor Talk.

Bitter has yet to make an official announcement on the modified Insignia but it said that it is based on the 260HP 2.8 V6 Turbo 4x4 model with pricing to be around the �65,000 [US$80,500] mark. If true, that's �25,000 more than the model upon it is based and close to �19,000 more than the 325HP Insignia OPC.

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Opel / Vauxhall Insignia Range Gains Refined and Cleaner Diesel Engines

GM's European division has fine tuned several engines in the Opel / Vauxhall Insignia range (known as the Buick Regal in the States0 for better economy and lower CO2 emissions. Aside from the changes made on the 2.0-liter Turbo unit that yield close to five per cent drop in emissions, all 2.0-liter diesel powerplants including the ecoFLEX models benefit from improvements that make them greener and less costly to run.

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Congratulations, it�s a Doblo: New Opel Combo in Passenger Car and Panel Van Trims Breaks Cover

Meet the new Opel Combo, GM Europe�s latest offer in the light commercial vehicle segment that will also be available in a passenger car version.
In case you didn�t notice, Opel�s newcomer is based on the Fiat Doblo van with the exterior styling changes over the Italian model limited to the design of the front bumper that somewhat awkwardly incorporates the German firm�s family grille.

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Opel Increases Market Share in Europe, GM Still not Happy

Opel has increased its share in Europe this year, with sales rising 6% up to May, giving the brand a market share of 7.4%, compared to 7% in 2010. So mother company GM must be satisfied, right?
Well, not entirely, according to Automotive News. And that�s because Opel�s cars are technologically advanced and due to high German working rates, are quite expensive to manufacture. However, they cannot be sold in prices similar to direct competitors such as Volkswagen because they lack their rivals� image.

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