Opel Ampera

[GSP]

Interesting that only "alloy wheels" are listed. The Volt has "FORGED Aluminium Wheels," and the Ampera presumably also has forged wheels. Since they are stronger, lighter, and more expensive than cast aluminium, I would think the marketing material would reflect that.

GSP

PS. I hate the term "Alloy Wheels" since stamped steel rims are just as alloyed as aluminium ones are.

 

[dpeilow]

Vauxhall Ampera: most eagerly awaited car of 2012 - Telegraph

Artic = semi truck

 

[dpeilow]

The thermal management system is key | Opel Ampera Blog



„Blau fährt grün“ mit dem Opel Ampera

Margaret Koppers

 

[widodh]

The thermal management system is key | Opel Ampera Blog



„Blau fährt grün“ mit dem Opel Ampera



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Margaret Koppers

The reichstag! Berlin is one of my favorite cities.

But nice move of the Berlin police. A lot of surveillance can be done in a clean way now. If you end up in a hi-speed carchase you simply call backup in the form of a couple Model S Sport's

 

[dpeilow]

Vauxhall News - Vauxhall Ampera deliveries begin in Europe : VauxhallQuotes.co.uk

 

[dpeilow]

The Ampera looks good at Wembley.

(Shame the England team didn't...)


Kudos to Vauxhall for getting it in front of 75000 fans. And for giving it a tagline to please JRP3 - at least their honest.

 

[Lloyd]

The bullet proof glass is in case the home team looses?

 

[doug]

"redefining..." I suppose we should take that literally.

 

[dpeilow]

Chevrolet Volt / Opel Ampera Car of the year 2012 - Car of the year

 

[Bearman]

Congrats to the Volt/Ampera :smile:

 

[widodh]

Congrats, but the PiP still has to come to the market. How can you call a car the car of the year 2012 when we're just 3 months into the year?

 

[dpeilow]

It's like The Artist winning 2012 Oscar...

Green Car Congress: Opel has received more than 7,000 orders for Volt cousin Ampera

 

[dpeilow]

La Turquie: Nil points.


The Geneva Motor Show opens with a winner: The Opel (Vauxhall) Ampera/Chevrolet Volt is the ‘Car of the Year 2012’ - News - 82nd International Motor Show, Palexpo, 8th to 18th March 2012. World premieres in car industry, international car exposition

 

[dpeilow]

Guess what appeared in my garage this morning?

Yes - it's a pre-production Ampera!

I was worried about access to the charge port with my narrow garage so - how's this for customer service? - Vauxhall brought one down to test out.


I then got chauffeured to work because Simon from Vauxhall was going that way anyway, so I got to show some interested colleagues.


I can confirm that the car drives really well on the motorway - it's still responsive and silent at 90!


A really nice birthday present from Vauxhall ;-)

 

[AnOutsider]

Very nice! I really think the Ampera has better looks than the volt. They're not at all ashamed of their award

 

[Mitrovic]

Wow David!

Gratulations for the birthday! And for the nice car!

Guess what appeared in my garage this morning?

Yes - it's a pre-production Ampera!

I was worried about access to the charge port with my narrow garage so - how's this for customer service? - Vauxhall brought one down to test out.


I then got chauffeured to work because Simon from Vauxhall was going that way anyway, so I got to show some interested colleagues.


I can confirm that the car drives really well on the motorway - it's still responsive and silent at 90!


A really nice birthday present from Vauxhall ;-)

 

[TEG]

Doesn't look like a Model S would fit in that garage, would it? I think it is a fair bit wider than the Ampera.

 

[dpeilow]

Hmm not sure - there's an old school Mercedes wagon next door.

If you look closely you might notice we had to fold in a mirror to get in the door. This is a really common garage design over here - they cookie-cuttered them for flats and apartments of a certain era. That's why I wanted to point out the possible issue with the charge port on the left of a RHD car to Vauxhall.

However I didn't expect the mirrors to be an issue, but they are quite a bit wider than my Audi.

 

[dpeilow]

Vauxhall Ampera off to roaring start in Europe

 

[GSP]

Vauxhall Ampera review - Autocar.co.uk


GSP