2011 Opel Corsa

2011 Opel Corsa facelift has finally been officially revealed. The updated Opel Corsa dons a sharper face with chiseled headlamps, a new upper grille and a restyled front bumper featuring a wider and taller lower grille, plus different foglamp housings. The new look is complemented with six new alloy wheel designs and a larger, redesigned Opel Blitz on the tailgate.

Interior of Opel Corsa includes the dashboard molding sports a more textured skin while all trim levels have been updated with new fabrics and/or decors. There’s also an available new Touch & Connect navigation system featuring a commuter function that uses TMC information to propose alternative routes in case of traffic problems, even when navigation is not active.

A new Corsa EcoFlex 1.3 CDTI [diesel] with 95HP and standard Start/Stop technology also enters the range. Thanks to the start/stop system, the three-door version’s fuel consumption in the combined cycle is reduced from 3.7 to 3.5 liters/100 km [67.2 mpg US] and the emissions from 98 to only 94 g/km CO2. The five-door variant achieves 3.6 l/100 km and emits just 95 g/km CO2. In city driving the updated EcoFlex models returns a fuel consumption of 4.2 liter per 100 kilometers instead of 4.6 l/100 km previously.

Good news that for the new model year, Opel has also added a new trim level called the Color Line Series, which will be available across Europe. The Opel Corsa Color Line Series models can be equipped with an optional “Linea” pack, featuring two large stripes stretching across the length of the body with matching colored 17-inch wheels and exterior mirror caps.

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2011 Opel Antara

2011 Opel Antara is off-road capabilities and urban-chic looks with high functionality and safety. It can now be seen as a new competitor in the growing SUV segment. The fully re-worked engine line-up, all Euro-5 compliant, now offers improved driving performance as well as significantly reduced consumption and emissions. The two transmissions available – a six-gear manual and automatic.

The engine range is a newly-developed 2.2 CDTI Turbo diesel, which comes with two outputs. The 120 kW/163 hp offers 36 hp more than its predecessor model. The 135 kW/184 hp version offers 34 hp more power.

The 2.4 liter, four-cylinder version now comes with 125 kW/170 hp, or, 30 hp more power. Like the diesel variants, this engine is available in front-wheel or all-wheel drive and comes as manual or automatic six-gear transmission.

Opel says that the 163 hp variant is available in front-wheel or all-wheel drive as well as with manual or automatic six-gear transmissions. The 184 hp also offers a choice of manual or automatic transmissions, and comes with all-wheel drive as standard.

For 2011, Opel Antara get front grill with bold logo, the fog lights together with chrome bezels. Modified rear lights and optional 19-inch light-metal wheels round out the robust look.

An optimized instrument graphic and effective interior lighting underscore the prestigious ambiance. Also Opel Antara equipped the safety and comfort features in the Opel Antara as well. This includes a standard electric parking brake and the Hill Assist System.

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New Opel/Vauxhall Released Sixth Generation Astra

Opel, the beleaguered European subsidiary of General motors, has jumped its own gun by releases pictures of the sixth–generation Astra, months before its official release at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September.The car, which currently is been marketed in Australia as the Holden Astra, seems less likely to wear that badge, especially as Holden has suspended imports of the current Astra from Opel pending an internal inquiry into its ongoing role in the Australian car market.
The new Opel/Vauxhall Astra shows strong links to its sibling the Insignia and Opel has been quoted as saying that the only thing left from the previous Astra is the name.
The five-door hatchback traditionally is one of Europe’s best-selling models and originally was expected to play an important role in the Saturn line-up in the United States.