Musclecar doomsayers have been bracing themselves for a musclecar apocalypse at the end of 2002. That's when GM's contract with the Canadian Auto Workers at its Ste. Therese, Quebec, plant expires.
The Speedster was a rebadged Lotus Elise produced between 2001 and 2005 by Lotus for Opel. It was also available in right-hand drive for the UK market as the Vauxhall VX220. Sharing the Lotus ...
This video captures the Opel Speedster 2.0 Turbo during a full-throttle acceleration run from 0 to 180 km/h. The kickdown response and turbocharged power delivery are highlighted through sharp gear ...
Derived from the much-celebrated Lotus Elise, the Speedster shares its less-is-more engineering philosophy in creating a pure-bred sports car. Much of Lotus' basic architecture and build processes ...
Frustration wells up much more quickly in a fast car than a slow one. The creased old men, bent like commas in matching tweed caps, shuffle across the road, a row of four spaced like an octogenarian ...
You want this car. You want its direct no-power steering, tiny Momo wheel, snickety shifter, thinly padded racing seat, wonderfully low center of gravity and 17-inch tires that produce seemingly ...
Last week, Chevrolet revealed the long-awaited mid-engine Corvette. It’s a radical departure, both for the Corvette and for General Motors as a whole. The automaker’s most well-known foray into ...