Opel has made a comeback in recent years under the Stellantis umbrella, who have slowly been reestablishing the brand in South Africa. Today’s Opel line up consists of three models including the new Corsa, Mokka and Grandland.

The Opel brand is well known in South Africa and won the hearts of sensible South African motorists in the 80s and 90s thanks to models like the Kadett, Monza and Astra. Performance derivatives of these models were giant killers with models like the Superboss and 200iS punching well above their weight on the street and on the track in motorsport series such as Stannic Group N and our local touring car series.

Models like the Corsa kept the brand going in the 2000s by offering well performing, well-built and extremely reliable entry level models at an extremely competitive price point.

Unfortunately when General Motors left South Africa in 2017, Opel disappeared along with them. Opel has made a comeback in recent years under the Stellantis umbrella, who have slowly been reestablishing the brand in South Africa. Today’s Opel line up consists of three models including the new Corsa, Mokka and Grandland.

Opel Corsa

Now in its sixth generation, the Opel Corsa is amongst the most popular small cars in Germany and one of the best sellers in the UK. The Opel Corsa has a great following in South Africa too, thanks in part to the popularity of the Lite derivative over the years, which continues to be offered as the entry point into the range.

The Corsa’s design is now dominated by the distinctive Vizor front end, a single smooth panel between the LED headlights, which is home to the driver aids and safety technologies.

The Corsa’s upgraded infotainment system includes the new Opel Pure Panel, which in Edition and GS Line derivatives, comes to life with a new 10-inch Intellilink touchscreen infotainment system featuring Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.

The Opel Corsa Lite and Edition derivatives are powered by a three-cylinder, 1.2-litre turbocharged engine that offers 74kW and 205Nm. Power is transferred to the front wheels via a six-speed manual transmission.

GS Line models are fitted with an enhanced version of this same 1.2-litre turbocharged engine which offers 96kW and 230Nm in this application and which is paired to a six-speed automatic transmission.

Opel Mokka

The design of the Opel Mokka was inspired by that of the GTX Xperimental Concept car and was the first Opel to feature the latest Vizor design.

The compact five-seater features short overhangs and a wide footprint. The front is dominated by the Opel Vizor, which as on a full-face helmet, features a protective visor that covers the front face as it combines the grille, LED headlights and new Opel lightning bolt logo in one design element.

Inside, the Opel Pure panel incorporates two large screens. Designers placed great emphasis on what they call a digital detox. In order to avoid distracting the driver, they have made the system as intuitive as possible with buttons controlling the most important functions, negating the need to navigate through touchscreen menus.

South African consumers can choose from two models, the Mokka Elegance and the Mokka GS Line, both powered by the same turbocharged 1.2-litre petrol engine paired with an eight–speed automatic transmission.

The 1.2-litre turbocharged petrol engine offers a lively 96kW at 5500rpm and 230Nm at 1750rpm. Thanks to a linear torque curve and the smooth shifting gearbox.

Opel Grandland

The latest Opel Grandland brings many of the design cues that were first showcased on the Opel Experimental concept car to life including the 3D Vizor, incorporating an illuminated Griffin logo as well as the permanently illuminated OPEL lettering on the rear hatch.

The implementation of the Opel brand face, including the 3D Vizor in combination with the illuminated Opel Griffin logo is made even more prominent using Edge Light Technology.

The interior is designed around a horizontal theme, with lines running across the instrument panel and into the doors, enhancing the feeling of width and spaciousness, whilst the driver orientated 16-inch central display and high centre console contribute to creating the feeling of sitting inside as opposed to on top of the car.

The Opel Grandland will be available with a single engine option in the form of a 1.6-litre turbocharged petrol engine that offers 134kW at 5500rpm and 300Nm at 2000rpm. Power is transferred to the front wheels via an automatic transmission.

The Opel Grandland is a German car designed and built in Germany, and it shows. The Germans still know how to build great, well-rounded cars and the latest Opel Grandland proves that once more.

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