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Opel Corsa OPC Nürburgring edition spy photos

By Alborz Fallah |

It would’ve been great if Holden decided to bring in the Opel Corsa from Europe instead of the Daewoo sourced Holden Barina. Well, we can only dream. Nonetheless the pain is only worsened by these photos showcasing the Corsa OPC hot hatch getting a performance pack called the Nürburgring edition.

We are told that the Nürburgring edition will have more power, less weight, better brakes, updated suspension, new wheels and an improved aerodynamics package. For those of you that know you Opels, you can easily tell this version apart from the ‘standard’ OPC thanks to its dual exhausts mounted on each side (as oppose to a centre-mounted system).

The photographer that took these photos told CarAdvice that not only does it look better than the standard Corsa OPC but it sounds a lot better too.

Dear Holden, please bring this here. Please?


 

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  • Al Juraj

    Why can’t they globalise this car like Ford are doing with the Fiesta? The Red Lion needs more than Crappadore and its Daewoo minions.

  • http://www.facebook.com/leong.jon Jon Leong

    Love those wing mirrors. Pointless, but cool to look at.

  • rentakeyboard

    The next gen Barina will be based on a version of the same platform. Global platform built in Korea.

    Bear in mind if Opel comes to Oz as a stand alone brand,
    we’ll prob see this car here anyway.

  • Shak

    I’d rather GM just use a global platform and tailor certain cars for certain regions like they are now. And besides, by using Opel as a stand alone brand, they can tap into the entry level premium market without having to battle the “maccas bogan brigade” that Holden has to.

  • Bob.

    Holden sell GM cars badged Chevrolet in Euro and other markets. While the basics are similar to Opel cars (like VW and Audi) they use lower quality materials etc to keep the price down (I dont think VW do that though).

    So I think the best that could happen here is Opel being sold here as GM’s premium brand to compete with VW etc. That is what I hope happens.

    • Bob.

      Note: I don’t think what Holden does is a bad thing. They need volume sellers and thats what they are doing. Bringing Opel cars as Holdens would not work as costs would rise. I am sure future Daewoo/Chevrolet sourced Holdens will be far better than the current cars.

      • bob

        yes we have been hearing the same thing for years now, still hasnt improved though, cheap never = quality. nice name

        • Bob.

          bob – I have been using Bob since I started posting here. I added the fullstop when I found out someone else (you) go by the name too.

          The only Holden we have got from Daewoo (which is all new) is the Captiva so it is to early to tell if future cars will improve. Though you’re right they might not.

          • Igomi Watabi

            I’d be interested in looking at the quality of the Epica (but not the car itself – yech), as I used to have a Daewoo Leganza, and the Epica is pretty much about the third generation of that car, though all-new since. I actually quite liked it, but the quality was abysmal and the Holden engine in it was hardly the last word in refinement or reliability.

          • Shak

            The Captiva we have now and the upcoming one is nowhere near new. It is a facelift. The Barina Spark and the new Aveo/Barina are the only new ones we will be getting.

    • Stoney!

      In America VW used much lower quality interior plastics, simpler rear suspension setups and have much less features than ours to keep the prices down.

      Stoney!

      • Al Juraj

        But in Europe, the Corolla (Auris) uses a fully independent suspension and 6-speed robotised gearbox as opposed to our lowly torsion beam rear setup and obsolete 4-speed auto.