General Motors South Africa will no longer sell models like the Astra GTC and OPC, as well as the Meriva, Zafira and Tigra. According to GM, that’s because the Rand has depreciated so much against the Euro (which is the import currency for such models) that selling these models would mean they’d have to hike up prices by up to 30%, effectively outpricing themselves out of the market.
Nevertheless Opel in Europe is upbeat and they have released details of the new Insignia OPC/ Vauxhall VRX. The car is a continuation of the Opel Vectra which was not offered to the Mzansi market. Opel has not had much luck with the sedan model in this country and they decided a few years ago not to sell such body types here anymore.
The Insignia is a four-door family sedan competing with the likes of Volkswagen Jetta and Mazda 6. It uses a 2.8-litre single turbo V6 ECOTEC engine worth 242kW. It is said it will cover 0 – 100km/h in 5.8 seconds and has a top speed of 250km/h.
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