Opel: Coveted awards for GT and GSi
CARS WITH STYLE AND POWER The Opel GT from 1968 and the Opel Corsa GSi from 1988 are "Classics of the Year. This is the first time that two cars from the same brand have won the readers' choice of the "Auto Bild Klassik" magazine. The European "Golden Classics" audience award has been presented since 2010. In total, readers were able to vote for their [...]
The European audience award "Golden Classics" has been awarded since 2010. Readers were able to vote for their favorites in six categories. The style icon Opel GT won gold in the "Sports Cars and Coupés" class; the Opel Corsa A GSi impressed in the "Small Cars and Compacts" category.
Audience decided on the start of a series
Opel GT was first presented at the Frankfurt IAA in 1965. Three years later, the design, which was celebrated by the public, went into series production. At the time, the possible introduction of a GT sports car by Opel caused as much astonishment as it did enthusiasm, because a sports car did not correspond to the previously staid brand image of the Rüsselsheim-based automaker.
The Opel Corsa GSi was launched exactly 30 years ago. The small car, which weighed 820 kilograms, had 100 hp and could reach a speed of 188 km/h.
