Autoblog http://www.autoblog.com Autoblog http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/feedlogo.gif Autoblog http://www.autoblog.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Tuner Tuesday: Steinmetz tweaks the Opel Corsa OPC]]>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/29/tuner-tuesday-steinmetz-tweaks-the-opel-corsa-opc/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/29/tuner-tuesday-steinmetz-tweaks-the-opel-corsa-opc/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/29/tuner-tuesday-steinmetz-tweaks-the-opel-corsa-opc/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,


Click above for a gallery of the Steinmetz Corsa OPC

The Opel Corsa is small, cool, and like most other neat U.S.-automaker Euro offerings, unavailable to us -- at least for now. As good as the current car would look wearing Saturn badges and slotted beneath the Astra, we'll have to wait a good while until the next-gen Corsa arrives to see it in Saturn stores. Nifty though it may be in standard guise, it's the OPC performance variant that really strikes our fancy. 192 horsepower, a 6.8-second 0-60, and fuel economy in the neighborhood of 30 mpg is a compelling combo.

Longtime Opel tuner, Steinmetz, has unveiled a suite of mods for the butched-up Corsa OPC. The factory hot hatch gets a new exhaust that adds ten horsepower, bumping its peak output to 202 ponies. Next comes a suspension upgrade that drops the car 30 millimeters, giving it a more athletic stance. Finally, Steinmetz closes the deal with a new front spoiler, replacement grille, side stripes, aluminum gas cap, and an upgraded wheel/tire package. Looks like fun to us.

Gallery: Steinmetz Corsa OPC


[Source: Steinmetz]

Tuner Tuesday: Steinmetz tweaks the Opel Corsa OPC originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>opcopc corsaOpcCorsaopel corsaopel corsa opcOpelCorsaOpelCorsaOpcsteinmetzsteinmetz corsa opcSteinmetzCorsaOpcTue, 29 Apr 2008 19:03:00 EST http://www.autoblog.com/feed/1179360/article-comments.xml http://www.autoblog.com/feed/2008/04/29/tuner-tuesday-steinmetz-tweaks-the-opel-corsa-opc/1179360/article-detail.xml 1179360 http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/04/steinmetz_corsa_opc_15_72450_thumbnail.jpg http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/04/steinmetz_corsa_opc_15_72450.jpg -1 2