Showing posts with label Opel Concepts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Opel Concepts. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

New Opel Adam Rocks is a Faux-Crossover Flavored Concept with a Retractable Roof


GM's European division Opel, and subsequently its Vauxhall counterpart in Britain, will try to kill two birds with one stone at next month's 83rd Geneva Auto Show, where they will present the new Adam Rocks Concept.

The study is based on the production Adam, which has been given a crossover-style makeover while also gaining a sardine can-like retractable fabric roof, similar to that found on the Fiat 500C and Citroen DS3 Cabrio, though, in Opel's case, the rear windshield appears to remain intact.

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Friday, July 13, 2012

Meet the Adams Family: Buick's Waterfall Grille Plastered on Opel's Premium Mini


Knowing that GM has rebadged a number of Opel models as Buicks since its restructuring in 2009, including the Astra and the Insignia, there was no doubt in our minds that sooner or later, someone would turn Opel's new Adam premium city car into a Buick.

'Automotive manipulator' Theophilus Chin replaced Opel's French mustache-styled chrome piece with Buick's trademark waterfall grille, and well, that's all that was done to the car.

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