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2012 Opel Astra GTC OPC

First Drive: Opel Astra GTC OPC

Opel Performance Center (OPC), three words that ignite a rush of excitement through the central nervous system of Opel fans the world over and indeed my own, when I received [...]

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Opel Astra Hatch Receives Tweaks To Styling And Pricing

To keep the Opel Astra Hatch fresh in the face of mounting C-segment competition from the Volkswagen Golf VII, Toyota Auris and Kia Cerato, General Motors South Africa (GMSA) has [...]

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PSA Peugeot-Citroën Cutting More Jobs

Bloomberg has reported that French automaker PSA Peugeot Citroën will terminate a further 1 500 jobs by the end of 2013. This news comes in the wake of the 8 [...]

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Vauxhall Insignia VXR SuperSport

Vauxhall Announce Insignia VXR SuperSport

Any car with the word ‘SuperSport’ tagged onto the back of it sounds like it’ll be mega won’t it? We had the privilege of driving the 2009 European Car of [...]

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GM & PSA Peugeot Citroen Strategic Alliance

GM And PSA Peugeot Citroen Co-Developing Four Models

A week ago we brought you speculative news over the future of both GM and PSA Peugeot Citroen in a flagging European market and how a closer strategic alliance between [...]

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European Car Of The Year Nominees Announced

Cash strapped Europe has developed a proclivity for electric cars taking top honours in the European Car of the Year awards. In 2011, it was the Nissan Leaf and then (effectively [...]

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Opel Adam Makes Official Debut In Paris

The small, city car segment welcomed a new member at the Paris Motor Show last week. The German Opel Adam hatchback will fight the good fight against the Fiat 500, [...]

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140 kW Bi-Turbo CDTi Opel Astra

Sporty diesels have always been the most classic automotive oxymoron. Sure, diesels offer up a nice whack of low down torque, but more often than not that USP comes at [...]

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Road Test: Opel Astra GTC 1.4T Enjoy

Ray Leathern thinks being a petrol head is a hostile environment these days. Cars like the Opel Astra GTC are even turning against themselves.

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