Overview Released in October 2012, the Opel Mk.4 Corsa was available as a light, three- or five-door hatchback. Manufactured in Eisenach, Germany, and Zaragoza, Spain, the front-wheel drive Corsa was powered by a 1.4-litre four-cylinder petrol engine and available in three editions: an unnamed, entry-level edition, Colour Edition and Enjoy. The full range is given […]
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Review: Opel Mk.4 Corsa OPC (2013)
Overview Released in February 2013, the Opel Mk.4 Corsa OPC was a light, three-door hot hatch. The front-wheel drive Corsa OPC was powered by 1.6-litre four-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine that was mated to a six-speed manual transmission. Compared to the Mk.4 Corsa on which it was based, the Corsa OPC had a 15 mm lower […]
Review: Opel Insignia (2012-13)
Overview Released in October 2012, the Opel Insignia was available as a mid-size sedan or wagon (‘Sports Tourer’). Manufactured in Russelsheim, Germany, the front-wheel drive Insignia was available with 2.0-litre turbocharged direct-injection petrol and turbo-diesel engines (the 2.0 Turbo and 2.0 CDTi variants, respectively); a six-speed automatic transmission was fitted as standard. Furthermore, the Insignia […]
Review: Opel Mk.4 Astra GTC (2012-13)
Overview Released in October 2012, the Opel Mk.4 Astra GTC was a three-door hatchback. Manufactured in Gilwice, Poland, the Astra GTC and Astra GTC Sport were powered by 1.4- and 1.6-litre turbocharged petrol engines, respectively. The full Astra GTC range is given in the table below. A14NET, A16LET and A16XHT engines All Astra GTC engines […]
Review: Opel Mk.4 Astra OPC (2013)
Overview Released in February 2013, the Opel Mk.4 Astra OPC was a three-door, hot hatch. Manufactured in Gilwice, Poland, the front-wheel drive Astra OPC was powered by a 2.0-litre turbocharged petrol engine that was mated to a six-speed manual transmission. A20NFT engine The 2.0-litre A20NFT petrol engine had a twin-scroll turbocharger (with maximum boost pressure […]
Review: Nissan T32 X-Trail (2014-on)
Review: Nissan T32.I X-Trail (2014-17) Overview Released in Australia in March 2014, the Nissan T32 Series I (T32.I) X-Trail was a mid-size SUV. Manufactured in Kyushu, Japan, the T32 X-Trail was initially available with 2.0- and 2.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engines; while the front-wheel drive models with 2.0-litre petrol engines were solely available with five seats, […]
Review: Opel Mk.4 Astra (2012-13)
Overview Released in October 2012, the Opel Mk.4 Astra was available as a five-door hatch or wagon (‘Sports Tourer’). The Astra was available with three engines: 1.4- and 1.6-litre turbocharged petrol engines (the 1.4 Turbo and 1.6 Turbo variants, respectively) and 2.0-litre turbo-diesel units (2.0 CDTI). Transmission choices consisted of six-speed manual and automatic transmissions, […]
Review: Nissan T30 X-Trail (2001-07)
Review: Nissan T30.I X-Trail (2001-03) Overview Released in October 2001, the Nissan T30 Series I (T30.I) X-Trail was a five-seat, all-wheel drive SUV. Manufactured in Japan, the X-Trail was powered by 2.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine that were mated eo either five-speed manual or four-speed automatic transmissions. The X-Trail range initially consisted of ST and Ti […]
Review: Nissan T31 X-Trail (2007-13)
Review: Nissan T31.I X-Trail (2007-10) Overview Released in October 2007, the Nissan T31 Series I (T31.I) X-Trail was a five-seat SUV. Manufactured in Japan, the T31 X-Trail was initially powered by a 2.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine mated to either a six-speed manual or a continuously variable transmission and available in three variants: ST, ST-L and […]
Review: Nissan R20 Terrano II (1997-99)
Overview Released in April 1997, the Nissan R20 Terrano II was a seven-seat wagon with a part-time four-wheel drive system. The Terrano II was available as an RX or Ti variant, though both variants were available with either a 2.4-litre petrol engine or a 2.7-litre intercooled turbo-diesel unit; a five-speed manual transmission – with a […]