Before the Astra, Opel’s compact model was the Kadett. You can find out more about the Kadett/Astra lineage in our extensive guide about the subject, but here’s the thing - Opel is poking VW with the ...

Stellantis has recently confirmed a lot of plug-in models, including pure EVs, during its fruitful first full year’s financial results. As such, automotive virtual artists now dare to dream about cool ...

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Kadett B, the successor to the Kadett A, the first post-war Kadett. The Kadett B was a significant improvement over its predecessor. It was 180mm (7in) ...

GM imported the Opel Kadett B, built at the recently closed plant in Bochum, Germany, into North America starting in 1966. American and Canadian car buyers weren't especially enthusiastic about these ...

Thomas has spent two years working in the auto journalism industry, contributing to a UK-based newspaper and writing for Euronewsweek. A full-time writer and lifelong engineering enthusiast, he now ...

A clock as standard equipment in a cheap car was a big deal in the 1960s. Opel sold the Kadett A in the United States, but it was the model-year-1966 introduction of the Kadett B that changed the Opel ...

THERE are just 83 models of this classic motor on British roads and it still boasts “an outstanding finish” and distinctive yellow and black tartan interior. The Opel Kadett made a name for itself in ...

If we were to take all 24 million Opel Kadett and Astra cars ever sold and line them up one behind the other, the column would circle around the equator two and a half times. Needless to say, Opel ...

The internet is a wonderful thing, allowing automotive enthusiasts to search for interesting cars and parts to buy. We do this on a weekly basis to bring you our Potential Purchase of the Week, and ...

Launched in 1962, GM Europe's small car for the 1960s, the Opel Kadett, looked like a shrunk Chevy Nova, and hid a 1.0-liter water-cooled overhead-valve four-cylinder up its nose. While this motor had ...