General Motors South
Africa has released some interesting information regarding the brand new Opel Corsa OPC Nürburgring Edition,
named after the famous old German racing
track. The information coincides with the announcement that this special
little pocket rocket is to be made available
for sale in the Mzansi market fairly
soon. What it makes it special though?
Well firstly it’s the most powerful production Opel Corsa
every made. Keeping its normal 1.6-litre
turbo Ecotec engine, the OPC
Nürburgring Edition dials out more power than its rather “normal” version of 141kW. It improves on this to offer 154kW at 5 850rpm, with maximum torque
of 250Nm available from 2 250rpm. There
is an overboost function that allows
the car to spit out up to 280Nm
under overtaking situations. The 6-speed
manual gearbox allows the car to accelerate from 0 – 100km/h in just 6.8 seconds, top speed pegged at 230km/h. GM SA says over and above all
this volcanic performance, the spitfire
Corsa still returns only 7.6 litres per
100km in fuel consumption. A useful limited slip differential (LSD) is installed on the front axle to
mainly counter torque steer and aide further performance.
How does one differentiate this special edition from the
pedestrian one? Easy. This one sports a front lip spoiler, a rear roof spoiler,
new dark 18-inch alloy wheels and
double exhaust pipes. Inside there are new Recaro
sports seats covered in Nappa leather,
automatic climate control, rain-sensing wipers, Bluetooth connectivity and a USB port.
GMSA promises more details and prices when the car is launched. We don’t know when exactly that
will be though.
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