Motorsports programs do wonders for OEMs. The lessons, and engineering, learned from a motorsports program trickles down to great things for a racers road-going counterpart. That’s just what Opel ...

His automotive adventure started reporting on various motorsport events as a sports writer before moving onto a full-time auto career with various sites, including This Week In Motors and ...

In 1997, Opel retired the Calibra from its lineup and created a sense of nostalgia and sadness among its customers, but it did that for a reason: it was already working at the 2000 Astra Coupe.

After launching the third generation of the Opel Astra in 2004, the German car manufacturer expanded the range with the addition of the station wagon later that year. Like its immediate predecessor, ...

During the hustle and bustle of last week’s Geneva Motor Show, organizers of the European Car of the Year awards named the latest Opel Astra the winner for 2016. This bodes well for cars in the United ...

Today, Kirby’s focus has shifted toward following industry news, and he has a sincere passion for one-off and tuned vehicles, car toys (especially LEGO brand,) and anything else even closely related ...

So by now you have probably read that the 2010 Opel Astra has been rolled out to the public in Europe and with this announcement there is much speculation for what this could mean for the American car ...

Opel’s new-generation Astra managed to edge out heavy competition from Volvo and Mazda as it was awarded “Car of the Year 2016” by a jury of 58 automotive journalists. The Astra received 309 total ...

Back before the Great Recession, General Motors tried to turn the now-defunct Saturn brand into a U.S. outlet for its European Opel models. Now, it appears to be doing the same thing with Buick. U.S.

The hatchback features a turbocharged 2.0-liter I-4 engine producing 330 hp and 302 lb-ft of torque in compliance with regulations. Opel is developing the Astra for competition in the newly created ...

The Astra's styling is inspired by the larger Opel Insignia. Compared to the outgoing Astra model, the 2010 version is three inches longer and features all-new sheetmetal that borrows many design cues ...