American Learns About The German Car Brand - Opel 

I can't believe they left out the 1970 Opel GT!!!! Incredible!!! One of the best looking cars in the world!!!

I missed the Omega Lotus which was a sub 6s Omega build by Lotus. I was mindblown as a small kid.

Opels but right-hand-drives in UK are badged Vauxhall. Same cars.

They kind of made fun in Germany of Opel Manta drivers. They even made a movie Manta Manta. One of the jokes, "What's the last thing that goes through his head when a Manta driver crashes into a wall.... his rear wing"

If memory serves, the Opel Speedster was built on the same platform as the Lotus Elise.

Opel, GM, Vauxhall and Holden had a partnership for decades. Many cars shared parts and even entire models were just rebadged. All four brands started off on their own but a four-way marriage of convenience was formed to get around import taxes. Fun fact: The Corvette C3 was based on a concept called the Mako Shark II, which the Opel team also took inspiration from for the 1968 Opel GT. This is why the Corvette was called a Stingray, to keep with the aquatic theme. Big Car on YT does deep-dives on car brands and specific models. Perfect to learn more about brands and models. Great content but maybe not the best to react to as it is a talking head format. Do watch it if you want to learn more about Opel, he did a video on it.

the Opel GT (1968 - 1973) is missing. that car was a beauty

I am a German engineer, who did work in international construction. in 2017 I was in Massachusetts, President No. 45 had just been inaugurated and there were a few guys with MAGA stickers on their cars (no red caps due to mandatory hardhats on site) and one of them picked up a line Trump had said quite often at the time, which was that Germany is a terrible country because we take American money by selling them our Mercedes and BMWs but do not return anything by buying Chevrolets and Lincolns and whatever. I kindly asked him, what defines that a car is American and what makes a car German. He explained: „GM, Chrysler and Ford are American car companies, Mercedes and BMW and Audi are German.“ - „Oh, so it is basically the headquarter that defines if a car is American or German. In that case I can really give you good news. My first car, which I bought in 1998, was an Opel Astra, and Opel was a GM company at the time. I later bought a Ford Focus, which also of course is a US company.“ He did not accept this, explained: „Nonono.. These cars are not US cars, because they are not built in the USA, they are built in Germany.“ - „True. So it is NOT the headquarter, but only where they are built?“ - „Yes!“ - „Good news again! Most of the Mercedes and BMWs I see in the USA are SUVs, right? And every SUV, even those driving on German roads, are not built in Germany. Every Merc SUV comes from Tuscaloosa, Alabama and every BMW SUV in the entire world was built in Spartanburg, South Carolina. So at this moment, in Germany, in my garage, stands my Spartanburg built BMW X3 US car.“ He still was not happy. And to this day, I do not understand, what in the eyes of this man makes a car American or German. A car built by a German company in the USA is not American enough. A car built by an American company in Germany is not American enough, too. We buy a lot of cars built in America here in Germany. And we build a lot of cars for American companies here in Germany, too. I doubt that many of the German cars in the USA are actually German built.

Little bit about Opel. Opel uses alphabet to categorize their cars generations (Corsa A-F, Astra F-L, Vectra A and B, Insignia A and B,...) Opel's under GM rule were probably most badge engineered cars in the world From 1929 til 2017 Opel was owned by General Motors Opel was bought by PSA Group (Citroen, Peugeot, GM and Chrysler Europe) in 2017 From 2021 Opel is owned by Stellantis. Stellantis was created by merging FCA (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles) and PSA Group 5:40 1st gen Holden Commodore is based on Opel Record an Senator A at 6:17 6:12 they only share the name, nothing else 6:25 in UK it was called Vauxhall Nova 6:28 famous Lotus Carlton ((also called Vauxhall Lotus Carlton, Lotus Omega and Opel Lotus Omega) was based on Omega A 6:38 Holden Commodore VN is related to Senator B 7:35 Vectra A in UK was called Vauxhall Cavalier and Holden Vectra in AUS 7:53 Frontera was badge engineered Isuzu MU 8:57 Corsa B was called as Opel/Vauxhall Corsa in Europe/UK and as Holden Barina in Oceania. Fun fact about Barina. Every single Barina generation was rebadged from different car manufacturer. 1st and 2nd gen are Suzuki Cultus (1st and 2nd gen), 3rd gen is Corsa B, 4the gen is Corsa C, 5th and 6th gen are Chevrolet Aveo 9:10 Combo B and C used Corsa B and C's front ends. Combo A was called Kadett Combo and used Kadett E's front end 9:16 Omega is sucessor to Senator 9:56 Astra G was sold as Astra Classic after Astra H was introduced as cheaper model. Astra F also had Classic version when G was introduced 10:27 Catera is indeed rebadged and slightly different styled Omega B. Catera were also assembled in Germany in Opel plant Omega B is also rebadged as Commodore VT 11:38 Speedster was a rebadged Lotus Elise Series 1. It was even produced at Lotus plant in Hethel, Norfolk, UK. It used Opel Ecotec engines. In UK it was called Vauxhall VX220 11:39 12:37 Saturn Sky was rebadged Opel GT 12:06 Vivaro A and B were rebadged 2nd and 3rd gen Renault Trafic. 14:21 Vivaro C is rebadged Citroen Jumpy (happened after PSA bought Opel) 12:13 Saturn Astra is indeed rebadged Astra H Coupe 12:28 OPC was performance division of Opel (1997-2022). Before 1997 performance Opel used GSi name. Insignia B (2017 onwards) again used GSi 13:21 fun fact about Insignia B. In Europe it was sold as both a saloon and liftback/fastback. You could only know the difference when you opened the trunk, because they looked the same from the back 15:38 Insignia B was also sold as Holden Commodore ZB in Australia. One think I wish Insignia B had was V6 engine from Regal. In Europe we only had turbo I4's 18:04 1st gen of Mokka was sold as 1st gen Chevrolet Trax in US There's a lot of cars the video you watched missed. Zafira A, B and C which were compact MPV, and D which is called Zafira Life is Citroen Jumpy Astra J GTC Agila was rebadged Suzuki Wagon R and Suzuki Splash Adam and Karl (named after company's founder and his eldest son)

Opel Speedster or Vauxhall VX220, based on the Lotus Elise but with a Vauxhall/Opel engine. That chassis was also slightly stretched to form the basis of the original Tesla Roadster.

The original opel GT was probably the one car opel is known for in the US, it was their best seller there

The Calibra deserves the most attention, it is the all time best Opel car with very futuristic design for its time, amazing aerodynamics.

Here in Brazil they were ALL branded Chevrolet. Astra, Omega, Kadett, Corsa...

The Kadett C from the 70es was a world car, you had it mostly as Chevy Chevette and Pontiac 1000. However, the US models were 5 door hatchbacks, a shape we did not have from Opel, although we had many: 2 and 4 door sedan, wagon, 3 door hatchback, coupe and targa roof. My uncle had a Manta B in the 80es, he lived in southern Germany and I visited him a lot in the summer holidays. Many memories of trips into the Alps for hiking are connected to this Manta. 80es Kadett were sold as Pontiac LeMans. My first car was a Kadett E Also the 80es Ascona was rebranded a lot in the US, it was the J-car - i.e. Chevy Cavalier, Pontiac Sunbird, Buick Skyhawk, Cadillac Cimmaron. Opel Rekord E and both generations Omega were sold as Holden Commodore, while the according Senators were sold as Holden Statesman. The 1st generation Mokka was sold as Buick Encore.

The Opel Manta is a legend. Even a german comedy movie franchise was made: "Manta, Manta". Please go down that rabbit hole, you will be surprised. The tuning scene went mental with that car.

You can't imagine how many emotions these cars trigger in me as someone who grew up in Germany, near the Opel car factory. It's like looking at old family photos ❤️

Opel technology was used extensively in Australian Holden especialy in the Commodore range

A lot of the 80s cars are all a mix of Vauxhall , Holden and opel 👍🏻

South Africa had 2 very special Opel`s, only released in that market...The Kadett 200 GSi "Super Boss" and the Kadett/Astra 200TS...both really fast cars for their day! Both cars were developed for the South African Touring Car series, The GSi "Superboss" was a giant killer, developed with one purpose, to take on and beat the E30 BMW 325i and it did just that, repeatedly! (BMW South Africa then later released it`s own homologation special to fight back, the 325is, then it was on, some of the best racing i`ve ever seen!) Quite and interesting story if you look into it...

I love how videos like this highlight specific cultural differences. The chuckle and the "weird-looking" comment when you saw the Opel Combo surprised me. Small businesses here in the UK and most of Europe run on small vans that look almost identical to the Combo. It is impossible to leave the house any day of the week without seeing something that looks like that, so when somebody thinks it's "weird" I find that an interesting peek into another culture.

Vectra was SO popular in Scandinavian!! My parents had Vectra A,B, B facelift and C 😂😊

To note: PSA is now part of Stellantis, so Opel/Vauxhall is now under the same marquee as Chrysler, Alfa Romeo, Lancia, FIAT, Maseratti, Jeep, Ram, Abarth and the previous PSA brands (Citroen, Peugeot and DS Automobiles)

There is a great deal of Opel DNA in the Holden Commodore, Berlina, Calais, Statesman and derivatives. The Commodore was built on the same platform as the Opel Senator, but with a larger engine and very modified suspension. The panels are even similar. Obviously the Commodores were stylised in a very Australian way, but underneath the skin and in the interiors they are very similar vehicles.

Rebranded was also some Models of the Kadett as a Pontiac LeMans, Pontiac T1000, Chevrolet Chevette, Isuzu Gemini and in Canada sold as the Passport Optima. The V8 Engine of the Diplomat B is a Chevrolet 327.

Oh my goodness! You said “anyway” instead of “anyways”. You are single-handedly raising the entire continent of North America in my estimation every time you open your mouth and say something sensible.

For a long time in Europe it was normal for many car manufacturers to have in their catalog an industrial vehicle known as a combi, which basically used to be the front half of their smaller vehicle with a box-shaped rear part. Citroën manufactured, for example, the 2CV AK400, a 2CV van. Ford had the Ford Courier, based on the Ford Fiesta. The Opel Combo that appears in the video was the same but based on an Opel Corsa. Due to my job I have driven many vans over the years, but my favorite will always be the Citroën C15, which was based on the Citroën Visa. With the arrival at the end of the 90s of the Citroën Berlingo and the Peugeot Partner, the trend changed and the combis disappeared. Edit: OPC means Opel Performance Center. The models with those letters are the most powerfuls ones of the line.

Hello from Sweden. My father worked for GM, and especially the Opel brand, for 25 years here in Scandinavia. I was just a kid when my dad and his boss went to Hungary for a business trip in the mid 1970s. They decided to go by car with a brand new _Opel Commodore Coupe_ (B model), six cylinder and around 160 HP (which was huge for an Opel in the 70s). You can imagine the peoples reaction in a strict communist nation who had only access to Trabant, Wartburg, Lada, Dacia (before Renault bought it) etc... Opel cars (the more regular ones) were hardly seen as a "fun", "cool" or "exciting" car to have, but they were scary reliable and great German engineering. And in my opinion they had some really good looking cars too, the Opel GT and a few others were in fact cool. We used to take road trips to Italy, Hungary, Austria, Spain, France every summer in the late 70s and 80s... not once did we have any problem whatsoever with our Opel Commodore, Rekord, Ascona or Vectra. Fun times... My father passed away 4 years ago at the age of 83. I have so many great memories of our road trips all over Europe. Miss you so much dad...

PLEASE CHECK OUT The lotus Carlton Which was a joint venture between vauxhall and lotus Worth close to a 1/4 of a million For its time it's a weapon and half

Oh yes 😮! Opel Manta Classic ❤

Opel is now part of Peugeot which is now called Stellantis. It also has other brands Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Citroën, Dodge, DS, Fiat, Jeep, Lancia, Maserati, Opel, Vauxhall, Ram.

Manta, Manta! A german movie from the late 80s. You should definatly watch that some time, a real cool throwback into time with loads of cool cars and german car culture of the time. An ode to the opel manta! Watch it lol 😂!

My First Car 1991 is a Opel Kadett E 16V 150 PS. Color in Red.

Finally! I am still driving my Opel Astra from 1999, and I absolutely love this car - everyone in my family always had an Opel.

5:18 My uncle has this exact model, with bucket seats and a roll cage. I remember that he used to drive me around with it as a kid, was crazy fun. The Opel Kadett GTE also saw some rally action and can be driven in the Dirt Rally games.

9:31 Around 2013 my Dad got this Tigra in a very nice green yellow color from his mother because her friend owned the car and he passed away and sadly only i think 3 or 4 weeks after he had taken the Opel Tigra over the car got rear ended on a red traffic light :( My Dad had only little pain with this neck after the crash luckely but the Opel Tigra was completely junk.

The Cadillac Catera was actually built in Germany,in the Rüsselsheim Plant,right in Line with the european Omegas. I think if you would check the VIN on the Cars,you can see if it´s built in Germany. German VINs start usually with WO,signaling it´s built by Opel in Germany

Opel won a WRC Drivers title with the Opel Ascona 400 with Walter Rohrl at the wheel. I still have my 1977 Opel Kadett C saloon. Very underrated, reliable cars. You need to watch Jimmy McRae or Russell Brookes drive the Vauxhall Chevette HSR, the Opel Ascona 400 and the Opel Manta 400. Legends of UK and European rally.

You must read about the Opel Regent. Sad story. GM killled Opel`s biggest luxury car.

The Opel GT roadster was not only marketed as Saturn Sky and Pontiac Solstice, but also as Daewoo G2X. They have, to this day, the engine with the most HP per unit displacement in stock configuration (130 HP/liter or 2.1 HP/ cubic inch) GM was able to produce. Sadly, the viedo you watched didn't show the heritage that model was based on, the '68-'73 Opel GT, affectionally called Baby 'Vette. Along the Manta A and some Asconas, this was the only model sold in the US under the Opel brad back in the day. You still can find some in rural Arizona. (at the end of the video, I realized you got into that through the pictures.)

The Opel Omega was known as UNRELIABLE in the US of A? WHATTHEHELL DID THOSE EFFERS AT CADILLAC DO TO IT??!!!!

My first car was an Opel Manta, bought new from a Buick dealership. Likely the best car I ever owned.

Opel, Chevrolet, Holden (Aus), Vaushall. Opel Ascona and Record were a popular cars, in the 80's.

The Opel Ascona A-type was sold as a Buick 1900. Early 1990s Pontiac Grand LeMans was a rebadged Opel Astra, but it had a different grille.

The Opel Manta and Manta drivers were made fun of for being mostly about the looks and being kind of dumb posers in their time, while the car was actually quite nice. There are sevaral movies about the Manta and the culture and clichees surrounding it, one even featured a modified version with two front axles!

Opel Kadett B Caravan … Never let me down…😊

My coolest and fastest car was a tuned red Opel Calbra 2.0 16V 4×4 Turbo from 1994 with more than 300 PS with 6 gear handshift, this car was a dream to drive! It was really fast, one time i look how fast and i drive 300 km/h on a german Autobahn. But the coolest Calibra was the Calibra 4×4 Race Car from the german touring car championship DTM from the 90ies, you should look a video with this race car! I loved the black CLIFF Calibra race car, this V6 engine sounds so great with more than 12000 rpm, i also love the white/yellow DTM Calibra in the Opel race colours.

The Opel Omega first gen was sold in the U.K. as the Vauxhall Carlton. They did a co-lab with Lotus to make a Vauxhall Lotus Carlton. 950 were made between 1990-92. The standard 3.0 24v was enlarged to 3.6 with two turbo chargers making 377bhp. These things go for anything from £50,000 to £120,000. The Opel/Vauxhall Mokka first gen is the Buick Encore. After GM sold Opel/Vauxhall was sold to PSA, Buick did their own thing, while PSA/Stellantis did theirs.

If I were to describe Opel, they've always been well build family oriented cars. In general, they never have made a bad car, and stuff in them was well thought out and well put together.

Sad fact...GM killed Opel in the end. Today Opel is no real manufacturer anymore. Opel was a huge technical design house for GM. But from the 90's on GM started saving money on Opel, but Opel gave its best, but was strongly neglected by GM. Quality sank, popularity dropped and also did sales numbers. The overall hidden worldwide success of Opel is the reason, why Opel failed after such a long history. Cars like the t-body (Opel Kadett/Astra Platform) and the j-body are (Opel Ascona) are known around the world. Once Europe's biggest car manufacturer today is nearl dead. 😩 But i keep hanging on my old GM Opels Kadett E from 1986 and my Opel Omega B from 2000. ❤️

Disappointed the Opel Lotus Omega wasn´t in there. 3.6 V6 twin turbo with 380 bhp. That was a lot in 1990 when they started production.

The Opel Kadett C was sold in Brazil by Chevrolet as the Chevette. The Opel Rekord C was sold in Brazil by Chevrolet as the Opala. The Opel Kadett E was sold in Brazil by Chevrolet as the Kadett. The Opel Corsa B and Corsa C were sold in Brazil by Chevrolet as Corsa (We didn't have the Corsa A). The Opel Omega A and B were sold in Brazil by Chevrolet as Omega. We Brazilians also had Opel Tigra, Astra F, G and H (the latter renamed here as Vectra), as well as the Vectra A and B and Calibra.

Opel+GM and Brazil had a very particular case of success: the first car built entirely here was a adaptation from Opel Rekord B called Chevrolet Opala. Under the Opala, there was the Chevrolet Chevette(Opel Kadett). Then, in the '80, they introduced the Chevrolet Monza(Opel Ascona) between the two. During the '90s, they retired the Opala(after 1000000 units sold) and brought the Omega. During this decade, GM sold almost the entire Opel range here: Corsa(including a UTE version), Kadett, Vectra, Omega, Zafira, Meriva... The only US based vehicles sold here were the C/K series pick-ups, and (later) the Silverado and Blazer. After that, the "golden age"(from GM/Opel) ended and our dealerships were invaded by SUVs and global cars... A great shame. My family had both the Rekord(Opala) and the Vectra B. My father always wanted a Monza(Ascona), then he looked for an Omega... But choose an E39 528, from BMW...lol

18:01 I wouldn't say it's reasonably priced for the EU market, maybe for the USA market because they earn more. 24k is for the fully equipped Corsa (which is unnecessary obviously), the base version cost 16k, as a comparison the base Dacia Sandero cost 14k. Also the Corsa is a small hatchback like the VW Polo, while the Astra is the normal hatchback like the VW Golf.

Management that knows nothing about carmaking and only thinks about the stock market price, quarter after quarter, and their bonuses. Opel was almost ruined by GM.

hmm ... they skipped WWII. I didn't see the Opel Blitz from the '40. It was the backbone of the Wehrmacht. Not so sure what else they made at that era. Also quite interesting imo

For sure my favourite brand. Very underrated

Chevrolet cars sold in brazil between the early 70s until about 2010 were mostly rebadged Opels or based in Opel platforms. We had rebadged Corsa, Astra, Vectra, Zafira, kadett and others like the Chevette (based on the kadett C) opala (based on the rekord c, and related to the Holden Monaro), and a lot more. We even had pickups based on the Corsas B (Corsa Pickup) and C (Montana).

In Brazil Opel comes with the Chevrolet brand

The omega Opel/ Lotus is a look in to car, in the 1990 to 1992 they make 950 of this monster sleepers, It look like a 90's smal family car but it gets 377HP

My favorite are the admiral and the diplomat with v8 first and last v8 from Opel! Both were a big float very enjoyable and a real competitors for the Mercedes!(but were not so successful unfortunately, because the Mercedes is the Mercedes)I mean the only cause that time the bmw and the Audi were nowhere!!! Although it must be leave that non of other car makers could do so good cars than the Mercedes till mid of 90’!!! You should think just the gullwing sl from 50’ or the s600 from 70’ , the first turbo diesel ever in non truck car ,from 80’, till the v12 s600 from 90’ etc… they were all a masterpiece and with that came the unparalleled reliability and quality in all cases !!!

Opel was a great brand back in the day especially in the 60s and 70s. Mercedes has been the only luxury car brand. BMW and Audi hasn't been there yet and Opel filled the "Audi-Spot". The cars have been really good and unfortunately Detroit started to push their american way of building cars on Opel. By the 80s until mid 90s Opel's got worse and worse. Meanwhile BMW and Audi got better and better. By the late 90s Opel has been more or less ruined and production numbers started to decrease

The thing about Opel is that they were at one time the BIGGEST german car manufacturer. Not one of the biggest. They were THE biggest. GM (americans) was the best and the worst thing that happened to Opel. They made Opel realy big, but also made it fail in the end.

Thx to the GM Management Opel was never allowed to sold their competitive cars at the american market, except of the Opel GT. GM Management ruined the brand and 10.000 employes due to the america first strategy. When finally Magna wanted to buy Opel GM said no, because they feared that a strong competitor will be at the european market. Now Opel is just a brand at Stellantis without any german engineering DNA

The Opel Omega wich was sold as Cadillac Catera among others has technique - wise a very good reputation in germany, really surprising to hear, that it wasnt like that in the US, especially we got the TÜV and have everything checked at least every two years...

there is a whole famous german cinema movie serires called ´´Manta Manta´´ about the opel tuning cult & street racing in germany. german actor Till Schweiger is also in the main role,

Opel is the german GM and Opel build Tanks in WW2

Didnt see the Vectra C. Predecessor of the Insignia A. :/

Thr corsa was and still is one of the most popular cars in the UK. They are everywhere

Manta 400 and Ascona 400 are your rally connections also kadert gsi

Opel. Vauxhall all the same. But to call an Astra a sporty car is strange.

Opel was the source of most "Holden" cars "manufactured" in Australia for many years before GM closed down the car making business in Australia a few years ago.

Btw the movie "Manta Manta" with the greatest German actor Till Schweiger 😆 is legendary. If possible, definitely watch it, perhaps as a reaction?

Opel glorius racing brand 🔥🔥🔥

What is funny is hearing an American say it's funny to only get 75bhp from 2.6L when at the time Americans were getting like 150bhp from 5L 🤣

Opel is no longer bankrupt german opel was bough by "stellantis" Peugeot group ,Citroën,DS,fiat Ferrari,Chrysler. Châssis calendrier of DS .

The Holden Commodore was based off the Opel from 1979 till 2005 when the VE came out. Basically the rear and front was were changed to appear as a completely different car. Also Holden obviously used Chevy/Buick and local engines

My grandpa was working for the local steet maintainance and drove an Opel Blitz while on shift. He always praised that thing.

I'm a die hard Opel fan, I drive them for nearly 25 years now. They are probably not the most advanced or exciting but they are really well built well engineered honest cars and incredibly versatile. I have a 2009 Insignia 2.0t now which is basically a Regal Turbo. A lot of development of smaller GM cars took place in Germany. The J body's you got there as cavalier and pontiac sunfire were developed aside the Ascona and the Pontiac Lemans from the 80s is a Deawoo Nexia which on itself is an clone of the Opel Kadett E (5th gen). Also Holden commodore, statesman etc were built on the underpinnings of that '77 rekord and later the Omega. It is to easy to say it is a Rekord with a chevy v8 because Holden changed a lot but they are definitely related. One of the most beautiful cars is the Opel Commodore A coupe from 1967. That was Europe's equivalent of a pony car. The Brazilian department used them to make a Chevrolet Opala, with Chevrolet Iron Duke i6's. Very cool car.

Opel is a relatively boring European brand. They have some fun cars (Lotus Omega, Opel Speedster, Kadett rally cars, Some OPC models) but they are essentially the "budget German car"

The Aussie Holden Torana had its' roots in an Opel model as did the Holden Commodore.

The Opel Blitz truck was THE truck of the Wehrmacht in WW2.

Have to look for lotus omega... an opel omega in partnership with lotus.... that was a Ferrari killer

i love my opels! i have a 1983 Opel corsa A1 and a 2006 Opel Vectra OPC wagon :)

First gen Opel Corsa was sold in the UK as a "Vauxhall Nova", which was popular with car tuners who read "Max Power" magazine. Biggest factory engine you could get in them was a 1.6-litre in the sport "Nova GTE", but a common modification was to take the 150bhp 2.0-litre 16-valve engine from the Astra GTE 16v / Cavalier GSi / Calibra 16v (GM C20XE "Red Top"), and squeeze it into the Nova. Next gen the Vauxhall Nova became the "Vauxhall Corsa" (bubble shaped thing), upon with the Vauxhall/Opel Tigra was based. Eventually there was a competing "Ford Puma" to rival the Tigra, based on the Ford Fiesta Mk4 and earlier Mazda MX-3.

I used to own two Opel Omegas, one after annother, a 97 and 98 I think they were, the sedan 2 liter versions, They were pretty nice, specially the last one because the previous owner had tinted the windows, put a sports exhaust on it and a few other bits and pieces... But the best thing about them by a million miles was that they were REAR WHEEL DRIVE! So far the only two cars I've owned that have been RWD and I still miss them every single winter for obvious reasons 😅 Had some bad luck with them though, on the first one the CCU (computer) went and a new one would've been over a 1000 euros not including installation, and since I only payed 800 for the car I could not justify it. That's when I found the second one and thought "Perfect, i'll keep the old one and use it for parts for the new one" Well that one had a tiny little oil leak when I bought it, and before I could get around to fixing said leak, it must have gotten a lot worse cause suddenly it just ran out of oil, no oil light ever came on, it just suddenly died one morning on the way to work, and it turned out the engine was seized Sold both cars as a package at a bit of a loss, and a few days later the new owner had the newer one running again

The Opel Speedster was also called the Vauxhall VX220 in the UK, they were built by Lotus, Its basically an Elise with a different body and engine.

II have driven Opels for several years in the 2000s, during my time working for the British army. Back then, they switched from buying cars - it was mainly Fords, like the Escort - to the system of leasing cars. They had the Corsa as a small runaround, the Astra Estate (which I mainly used), the Vectra as a staff car for senior officers, the Combo for maintainance workers, and the 9 seater bus/van thing Vivano or what it was called. The Astras (I always had them for 2 years, so they were basically always new cars) were 1.9ltr TDI Estate models, with 90 hp or so, good enough for about 210km/h on the Autobahn. And the thing sat on the road like a race car. But best of all: it was absolutly reliable. There was never a problem with the engine, the (manual) gearbox or the suspention, during the 6 years or so I drove them. Can't say the same about the Ford Focus, which was chosen after the Opel lease ended.

I owned an Opel Astra F GSI 1.8 16V and an Opel Corsa C GSI 16V 1.8. I ❤ed them, great cars😊

My dad liked his Opels in the 70s and 80s. His blue Commodore 2.8 GS (Commodore B) with black vinyl roof was the first car I loved. (The 2nd one was the yellow 2CV they bought for my mom a few years after they got the Commodore.)

4:54 The Diplomat Coupé has a Chevrolet V8. However the standard Chevrolet V8 kept self-destructing during high speed tests on the Autobahn so that coupé ended up with a race-prepped Corvette engine (all forged internals) that was down-carbed. Only 374 or so were mad

Look for the AMPERA it's hybrid...a fiend have one....and it's FUCKING COOL....

My Opel Insignia B was also sold as a Buick Regal. Really nice car but it will be replaced next month by a Skoda Enyaq Coupe RS 🎉

Currently association......Peugeot / Opel 208= Corsa 308= Astra

Well, my story with Opel cars goes back to 2000, when I bought a 1992 Astra F Caravan 1.4i (8v, SOHC, 82hp). In 2005 I got into an accident (not my fault) and the repair was doable, but the insurance company deemed it a total loss due to its age. Since it was my work car, I searched for another used one because I knew that everything I carried in the old one would fit right into the "new" one, so I found and bought the 1997 model of the same Astra F Caravan (1.4 16v, DOHC, 90hp) with only 72,000kms (~44,739mi). I sold it in 2018 with over 270,000kms (~169,013mi) and bought a 2001 Astra G Caravan 2.0 DTI (2.0 16v turbo diesel, 101hp) with only 155,000kms (~96,312mi), which I'm still driving today. 🙂

Opel lotus omega.177mph salon..... a legend forewer. thats a mindblowing story you going to enjoy.

Opel ( GM) operated in Germany throughout WW2, building the majority of the German Wermacht trucks...as did Ford. One of them ( can't remember which one) succesfully sued the American government for damage to their factories by American bombers.

The car brand that conquered Europe.... literally in 1939-1945. 😂

Opel Manta B 400 and ofc. Opel Calibra....better cars Opel never made....for example Manta 400 Group B rally car, monstrum. Calibra DTM with 12000RPM same 🤣

My personal ranking of the 90`s Omegas: 1: Lotus Omega 2: Holden Commodore SS and HSV variants 3: Opel Omega /Vauxhall Charlton 4:... 5:... 6:... ... 40: That Cadillac Catera thing...

Try found Opel Lotus Omega. There IS nice Gateway videos...