Opel Meriva Concept Car Teaser

A new Opel Meriva teaser shot has been released by GM, in anticipation of the Geneva Motor Show. The Opel Meriva concept car will premiere the FlexDoors which make the monocabs safer, more versatile, and more comfortable.

Opel also announced that anyone will be able to exit the rear of the car in Meriva style.

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Meriva Concept from Opel - Vauxhall

Opel Meriva Concept that have been announced by Opel / Vauxhall, will have its debut at Geneva Auto Show this year. The Opel Meriva Concept, showcasing GM’s future small monocab, shares some design cues with the GTC Coupe and Flextreme concepts. With featuring the sweep in the window line level at the B-pillar that enables the rear passengers to have a better view, that gives more point of interest of the Opel Meriva Concept.

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Meriva Concept: Vision Of Future Small Opel Monocab

With the Opel Meriva Concept, Opel presents the next level of monocab flexibility at the International Motor Show in Geneva (March 6 – 16, 2008). The vision of a future small monocab – a segment that the current Meriva has led since its launch in 2003 –boasts more than just new design cues: “We’re unveiling an innovative approach for even greater flexibility in Opel monocabs,” says Alain Visser, Chief Marketing Officer, GM Europe, before the concept’s debut in Geneva. “With the Zafira’s Flex7 seating system and the Meriva’s FlexSpace concept, we began a new era in interior variability and permanently changed the world of the automobile.”

With Zafira, Meriva and soon Agila, Opel is enjoying great success with its monocab design – body models where the hood and trunk are not visibly separate from the cabin. Almost 335,000 segment-leading Zafira and Meriva models were sold in 2007. Every fifth Opel model sold today is a monocab, while in the whole market the quota is just every eighth car.

The Opel Meriva Concept transfers the brand’s new design language to a small monocab and enhances it further. The side profile boasts the distinctive tick-shaped swage line, which was a typical design cue which appeared on the GTC Coupé and Flextreme concepts. Especially eye-catching is the sweep in the window line level at the B-pillar, enabling an especially good view for rear passengers. Rear section elements – in particular the rear lights – echo the Insignia, Opel’s new mid-size class car due to be launched in the fall. The monocab’s roof sloping gently downward toward the rear underlines the car’s dynamic character.

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MERIVA CONCEPT TO MAKE GENEVA DEBUT

Vision of GM’s future small monocab
Design cues from other concepts including GTC Coupe and Flextreme
Due to be unveiled on March 4th

Already Europe’s market leader in the monocab sector, with one in five pan-European sales being a Zafira, Meriva or Agila, Vauxhall and Opel are set to unveil their vision of the future at the Geneva Motor Show on March 4th.

The Vauxhalll Meriva Concept draws styling cues from previous GM styling studies to show how the company’s next generation small monocab could look, including the distinctive tick-shaped swage line and neat rear lamp clusters that typified the GTC Coupe and Flextreme models.

Another neat feature of the Vauxhalll Meriva Concept is the shape of the glass area, which swoops down towards the B-Pillar – a feature that would allow rear seat passengers a better all-round view if it were offered on a production model.

The Vauxhalll Meriva Concept is one of three GM world premieres set to appear at the show.

The 2008 Opel Agila Price

The 2008 Opel Agila price for the European market has been announced by General Motors. The price for 2008 Opel Agila will starts at 9,990 Euros and will be available in showrooms from next spring. The 2008 Opel Agila comes with two engine options:

- 1.0 with 48 kW/65 hp that requires an average of 5 liters of gasoline per 100 km.
- 1.3 CDTI with 55 kW/75 hp and diesel particulate filter as standard that requires 4.5 liters of diesel per 100 km.

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New Opel Agila: Mini Monocab Starts from 9,990 Euros
Rüsselsheim. Featuring high practicality at an affordable price, the new Agila can now be ordered from 9,990 euros and will be available at dealerships from spring 2008. The new Opel mini monocab offers plenty of feel-good space for family and friends, as well as up to 1050 liters of cargo capacity despite the car’s compact exterior length of 3.74 meters.

The new Agila is the youngest member of the highly successful Opel monocab family. A monocab is distinguishable by its hood line that flows without a visible break into the combined passenger and luggage compartment. Thanks to this design and clever innovative details, the fully fledged five-door, five-seat mini monocab can set standards in space economy and variability – just like the small Meriva and compact Zafira monocab have already done. The Meriva has been the top-selling small monocab in Europe since its launch in 2003, and leads the overall monocab segment together with the Zafira.

The new Agila is not only very affordable, but also boasts low fuel consumption and emissions: the Agila 1.0 with 48 kW/65 hp requires an average of five liters of gasoline per 100 km, while the 1.3 CDTI with 55 kW/75 hp and diesel particulate filter as standard consumes just 4.5 liters of diesel per 100 km. Both variants produce just 120 g CO2/km.

The entry-level Agila comes with a wide range of standard safety equipment. For less than 10,000 euros, customers get ABS, front and side airbags for both front passengers and ISOFIX child seat mountings. Also on board ex works is speed-dependant power steering, height-adjustable front seats, rear window wiper with interval control and power tailgate with touchpad. Customers who order the new Agila ahead of its official market launch in early April 2008 will receive a Styling package from Opel as a bonus with their new car.