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GM unveiled the new Opel Agila to the media in Venice on Wednesday. The choice of venue was no accident, as the previous Suzuki Wagon R+-based Agila sold more copies in Italy than anywhere else. The new Agila is once again a badge-engineered Suzuki twin. The Splash is mechanically identical and simply wears a different set of duds fore and aft.

GM will look to young women as the key demographic they seek to capture with the little urban hatch, focusing on its style and utility (five-door config, numerous storage compartments, etc.). As previously reported, it's going to launch with a trio of small engines: 1.0L and 1.2L gasoline, and a 1.3L diesel. In addition to a verbose new press release (pasted after the jump for those interested), Opel also released several new photos of the car, inside and out. The Agila's a good-looking little hatch, but those stylized, floating "A G I L A" letters on the seats really need to go. We'll get a firsthand look at the Agila and its twin, the Splash, in Frankfurt.

[Sources: Opel, Automotive News]

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