After the 2015 Opel Astra K was successfully leaked on the Internet then detailed by the manufacturer, the pixel artists started dreaming up the yet-to-be-launched OPC variant. Khalil B beat the other ...

Alina has been enthusiastic about vehicles her entire life, and even from an early age found herself itching to get behind the wheel. Through high school and college, she could be found reading ...

Mark McNabb was a contributor at TopSpeed from 2013 to 2018. Growing up, Mark always had a mind for tinkering on random items throughout his home and dad’s garage, including a 1953 Ford Mainline and ...

Powered by a 2.0-litre direct-injection turbocharged petrol engine, the 2012 Astra OPC will produce 206kW of power and 400Nm of torque. Those figures position the Astra OPC well ahead of the Renault ...

Viknesh Vijayenthiran March 4, 2014 Comment Now! In 2002 Opel revealed a wild concept based on its Astra that essentially packed all the best bits from various racing versions of the popular compact ...

The thing about older Opel models is that they're pigs. For example, the outgoing Astra OPC weighed 1,550 kilograms (3417 lbs), which is unacceptable for a 3-door hatchback. However, the all-new Astra ...

Exactly 15 years ago, Opel introduced its very first OPC (Opel Performance Center) model: the Astra (G) OPC, which first bowed in 1999. It offered 160 HP from its 2.0 liter ECOTEC engine, up from 136 ...

Alex Kaufmann March 25, 2009 Comment Now! The Astra hatch is approaching the end of its product cycle, but in the lead up to the arrival of an all-new model later this year Opel has seen fit to ...

The Opel Astra OPC is anticipated to become the first Opel Performance Centre model to arrive in our showrooms, and if confirmed would be out to give the Volkswagen Scirocco R and Renault Megane RS a ...

The Opel Astra OPC is a vehicle made specifically for those who love to drive. That’s why GM’s European arm is the first manufacturer to give drivers access to preselected data about the performance ...

An OPC/VXR version of the latest generation Opel/Vauxhall Astra has yet to be announced, but those who don’t bid everything on the extra performance could go for the recently introduced OPC Line Sport ...

We know what you’re probably thinking: it’s not the mid-2000s, so why would we care about an old Opel Astra? And you have a point. However, this is no ordinary three-door compact hatchback, but the ...