Opel Corsa OPC makes world debut at Essen

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The latest performance model from Opel, in the shape of the turbo powered Corsa OPC concept, has its world premiere this week at the Essen Motor Show.

It is under the bonnet where most of the interest lies with the new hot hatch. An all new 1.6 litre ECOTEC turbo engine, developing in this form 129 kW (175 hp) and maximum torque of 210 Nm, provides enough power for some serious performance from the OPC Corsa. The engine gives Corsa a top speed of 225 km/h (140mph), and a sprint time from 0–60mph of 7.0 seconds (0-100 km/h: 7.9 sec).

No performance Corsa would be complete without the right styling enhancements, and the Corsa OPC will not disappoint hot hatch fans with its front and rear spoilers, colour-keyed wheel arches and side sills, and striking 17-inch alloy wheels in classic OPC design.

The profile of the body looks stunning as it sits 25mm lower than on the comfort models.

This attention to sporting detail is carried through inside. Driver and front passenger travel comfortably and safely in sports ‘bucket’ seats finished in blue Alcantara upholstery, belted in with blue matching safety belts. The inside of the doors and selected sections of the instrument panel come with a mesh-style cover, and the instrument panel, adopted from the Corsa SRi, is finished in a matt chrome

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