The Opel GT Concept – The future look for all sports cars?
Following in the tradition of the Opel GT and the Monza Concept, the Opel GT Concept celebrates its premiere at the 86th Geneva International Motor Show.
This trendsetting sports car expresses the continuous innovative strength of Opel, while keeping true to the typical sports car characteristics. With its front mid-engine, sequential gearbox and rear-wheel drive, the Opel GT Concept is a direct descendant of the Opel GT and Monza Concept and renounces everything that disturbs pure form. The Opel GT Concept has no door handles and no exterior door mirrors.
“We are taking the next step towards even more emotion and driving pleasure with the Opel GT Concept. The GT Concept shows what Opel stands for now. We are confident, ambitious, innovative and we want win over more customers with every new car,”
said Opel Group CEO Dr. Karl-Thomas Neumann who is already looking forward to the world premiere in Geneva.
“We created the GT Concept to capture the bold, emotional spirit of the Opel brand. It is dramatic, sculptural and full of innovations, which is our great tradition that we intend to continue. Back in 1965, Opel developed the Experimental GT, a thoroughly modern vehicle that also boasted a pure sculptural shape. It’s certainly difficult to reinvent an icon but just as the Experimental GT was avant-garde back then, so too is this GT Concept today – absolutely pure, minimalistic, yet bold and uncompromising. This coupé impressively demonstrates the continuous development of our Design philosophy – ‘Sculptural Artistry meets German precision’,”
said Mark Adams, Vice President, Design Europe.
One of the key innovations of the Opel GT Concept are the large doors with integrated side windows. A design that shows a seamless transition from glass to painted surfaces. Access to the vehicle is achieved through pressing the touch pad for the electric doors, which is integrated into the signature red-line along the roof.
The doors immerse considerably into the front wheel arches when opened. This space-saving and patented mounting allows a large opening angle – particularly in relatively tight parking spaces.
Two cameras mounted behind the wheel arches transmit their images to two monitors on the left and right-hand side of the cockpit, ensuring a safe overview while driving. The days of exterior door mirrors and blind spots are over.
The Opel GT Concept has a powerful 1.0-liter, three-cylinder turbocharged engine based on the ultra-modern all-aluminum engine used in ADAM, Corsa and Astra. The extremely efficient direct injection petrol engine has a power output of 107 kW and maximum torque of 205 Nm. The turbo power is sent towards the rear axle with mechanical differential lock via a sequential six-speed transmission that is operated by shift paddles on the steering wheel.
Weighing in at less than 1000 kilograms, this two seated sports car is able to accelerate from 0-100 km/h in less than 8 seconds and has a top speed of 215 km/h!