Opel claims a 0-60-mph time of less than 6 sec-we believe it. With a modest launch, the Speedster's pull is surprisingly strong. The secret, again, is its power-to-weight ratio: It doesn't have ...

Based on the Opel Speedster (sibling of the Lotus Elise roadster), the Eco Speedster is powered by an ECOTEC 1.3-liter direct-injection diesel engine that develops 110 horsepower. With a curb ...

You can understand why Opel wanted a car like the Speedster at the time. Sports cars were having a renaissance. The BMW Z3 debuted in 1995; the Porsche Boxster and Mercedes-Benz SLK came a year later.

Not to dash your fantasies, but the Speedster is purely an image thing for Opel, full stop. It is built in limited production numbers; Lotus will assemble just 3000 for GM each year. And as we ...

Exercise in minimalism: Opel throws out all the extraneous hoo-ha that gets in the way of pure driving enjoyment to bring us the Speedster. Only “us,” in this case, is them, our Euro compatriots.

Derived from the much-celebrated Lotus Elise, the 2001 Opel Speedster shares its less-is-more engineering philosophy in creating a pure-bred sports car.

Holden is poised to drop plans to import the Lotus-made Opel Speedster. News. Reviews. ... The car is powered by Opel's new-generation 2.2-litre engine that develops 108kW and will push the 850kg ...