OPEL
Ramp up the amps, the Ampera is here
Put the old-style 'green' cars out of your mind, says UK correspondent JOHN SIMISTER. This extended-range electric vehicle E-REV for short is something else.
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Launches
GM's Ampera hums - but critics still haw
GM's Opel Ampera battery car has completed the first, 280km leg of a UK road trip with (forgive the pun) amps to spare - but there's a catch…
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Cleaner, greener, hotter engine for Corsa hatch
Opel has dropped a new, Euro 5-compliant 1.4-litre engine into its B-segment Corsa hatches with steering and rear-suspension upgrades to match.
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Road Tests
Opel Vivaro: Loves big families and Little Leaguers
Sometimes it seems the universe is hell-bent on parting you from your hard-earned money. Then, says Jozi correspondent DENIS DROPPA, along comes the Opel Vivaro to inject some sanity.
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Opel Corsa 1.6i launch
When Opel's little Corsa first arrived in South Africa, it turned the budget end of the car market on its head.
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OPEL Prices
Make & Variant Price
Corsa 1.4 Enjoy   R179750
Corsa 1.4 Essentia   R162350
Corsa 1.4 Sport   R191500
Corsa 1.6 OPC   R254900
Corsa 1.6 Sport   R224400
Corsa Combo 1.4   R158140
Astra 1.6i Essentia   R199530
Astra 1.8i Sport   R239560
Astra OPC   R335660
Corsa Lite 1.4i   R98650
Corsa Lite 1.4i   R87440
Corsa Lite 1.4i Sport   R103630
Corsa Utility 1.4   R105500
Corsa Utility 1.4 Club   R132490
Corsa Utility 1.4 Sport   R152360
Corsa Utility 1.7 DTi   R148370
Corsa Utility 1.7 DTI Club   R172220
Corsa Utility 1.7 DTi Sport   R185460
Corsa Utility 1.8   R129840
Corsa Utility 1.8 Club   R151010
Corsa Utility 1.8 Sport   R184260
Vivaro Bus   R325900