Geneva 2012: New Opel Astra OPC with 280 hp

As the official apple premiere of the new Opel Astra OPC J in March at the Geneva Motor Show angle 2012th This Opel News busy with two new photos of the new Astra OPC.

With 280 hp at atomic on paper, sleeker way as the capital battling VW Scirocco R (265 hp). And even the attending of the Astra OPC is still aggravating to get beneath so subtle: advancing accessory with ample air inlets, which act in the Rüsselsheim hardly able version. The Opel works but not absolutely as advanced and deep, but what is ashore in the basal adaptation zivilieren. The rear end forms a double-flow bankrupt arrangement with its somewhat techno architecture looks a bit too abundant like Battlestar Galactica. A archetypal double-tube architecture for purists accomplishment would accept been welcome. But it's all the time.

He 280 bhp 2-liter turbo petrol engine delivers a whopping 400 Nm of best torque and allows a best speed? acceleration of 250 km / h Astra was not so far so fast. At atomic according to Opel's information, because, as always, exceptions prove the rule.

In aggregate with the alleged flex-ride chassis, which appearance a appropriate Sport approach and the OPC, the Astra OPC offers altered administration capabilities.

The new brazier seats action up to 18 altered acclimation possibilities. The use of "organic sheets," the weight of the seats could be bargain as compared to 45 percent with accepted components.

Images [automobil-blog.de]

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Watch Seat Mii 5-Door

The two VW subsidiaries Skoda and Seat are her beloved mother when high-speedlaunch of the VW up in nothing: the VW Up 5-door hatchback and the Skoda Citigo-5-door model now comes the 5-door Seat of the Mii.

According to the now third variant of the same model - except for optical adjustments - itwas the seat PR strategists obviously difficult to write even a halfway sensible press release that could settle more or less well from the scribblings of the Executive colleagues.In short, they have succeeded due.

Back to the main theme, the seat Mii: provides for a length of 3.56 meters, he is still room for only four people - even if the boarding would probably succeed a little better - and a boot capacity of 251 liters. And also its width of 1.64 meters and the long wheelbase of 2.42 meters reserves the Mii seat 5-door.

The additional rear doors blend in unobtrusively with the clear side line. The roof lineremains unchanged, the rear roof pillar retains its broad and powerful expression. Thewindow edge runs a little lower than the 3-door and is accentuated by the light edge in thelateral line. The strong door handles show the high reliability and quality of the Seat Mii.

In technology and equipment of the 5-door 3-door Mii corresponds without restrictions.Delivered the seat Mii with five doors from early summer 2012.

In addition, the Seat Ecomotive Mii complement the offerings. Thanks to start-stop system,regenerative braking and other measures to reduce consumption of this content is at 4.1km (60 hp) and 4.2 (75 hp) litres/100. These values ​​are valid for 3 - and 5-door hatchback.

[Photos: Seat]

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Skoda Scout Citigo 2013?

At the IAA 2011 in Frankfurt saw the launch of the new quasi-VW VW small car "Up" for all the extra vertebrae and introduced six new variants of the family up. Even if it was exhibited at the gems, only to studies, we can expect that it will create one or the other new version into production. Up the VW buggy maybe excluded. But the very successful, higher set-up to cross in 2013 after the 5-door up to the market.

And even pawing at you with their hooves Skoda : the successful Volkswagen subsidiary would immediately benefit on several fronts: through millions of money thrown at marketing hype around the VW Up and of course by the use of the technical basis for a direct and favorable positionedcompetitors named Skoda Citigo. If VW does not plays the spoilsport, we may Citigo after the 5-door, to be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in 2012, expect the cross-derivative called up

Skoda Skoda Scout Citigo.

From 2013 or 2014 is Skoda's cross-up rival "Citigo Scout"




Might look like a Skoda Scout Citigo from 2013/2014, shows "Auto Manipulator" Theophilus Chin. His design has actually very realistic and is based on Skoda's ability to budget cars with very high quality and stylish design to manufacture. The design comes with a few visual highlights such as the black roof, schwart painted door mirrors, body-color painted brake calipers, wheels and underbody protection in the Skoda RS-style.

1,000 euros cheaper than the VW version

At the start of Citigo should come with the current Scout Citigo three cylinders. Both have a capacity of one liter and offer 60 and 75 hp. The average consumption is Citigo-3-door, according to Skoda data at 4.2 to 4.3 liters per hundred kilometers to and from the 75 PS version at 4.7 liters. Price should be around the Skoda Scout Citigo 10,000 euros, which should correspond to a reduction of the VW Cross up to about 1,000 €.

[Images: Thephiluschin.com]

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