What we have here is the production version of the Opel Ampera, the Chevy Volt-based hybrid electric car for the European market. As you can see, it’s just a Volt with an Opel grill — no surprise there, not that there is anything wrong with that. And like the Volt, it looks better than the [Read More]
Euro NCAP has released its top-five highest scoring cars of 2009. Aside from their individual scores, all the cars achieved five-star crash ratings. Taking the top spot is the 2009 Volkswagen Golf VI. Two hybrids, the Honda Insight and Toyota Prius, took the second and third spot, respectively. The Hyundai i20 followed in forth place. [Read More]
We have seen details and a bunch of photos of the 2011 Opel Meriva. But the best way to gauge how good a car looks and feels is to see it in person. Unfortunately, we’ll have to wait until March at the Geneva Motor Show to get that opportunity. The best thing, of course, is [Read More]
Although official pictures of the 2011 Opel Meriva have been released, none of them were of the MPV’s interior. Until now, that is. Interior shot have found their way on the Internet and, thus, onto AutoTribute.
The second generation Meriva shares the same bottoms, switches and gauges as its Astra and Insignia siblings. We also [Read More]
With the 2010 Geneva Motor still days away, Opel took the liberty to unveil its 2011 Merica MPV. As you’ll notice, the Mariva is very compact for a people mover, but Opel has engineered it in a way that maximizes space. To achieve this, the Meriva’s features FlexSpace rear-seating and a high seating position. The [Read More]
