Opel Meriva
The Truth About Cars (Free subscription) | 12/22/2008
The production version of the new Opel Meriva will keep the concept’s suicide doors, say Carscoop. Nope, no stylish, efficient people movers in the GM stable. Keep moving people. Nothing to see here.
CARSCOOP (Free subscription) | 12/22/2008
First of all, allow us to say that it is not at all certain that Kia's new mini MPV model will use the Soul name. However, the car which bears the codename YN, does share the same platform with the new Kia Soul as well as with the Hyundai i20. Set to take the fight to the Opel Meriva, Nissan Note and Honda Jazz when it's launched at the end of...
CARSCOOP (Free subscription) | 12/22/2008
Our latest set of spy shots of the all-new Meriva that is expected to arrive in late 2009, reveal that Opel's second generation mini-MPV will retain the innovative suicide rear doors of the Meriva Concept that made its debut at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year. Called FlexDoors, the Meriva's rear-hinged back doors can open independently...
WorldCarFans.com (Free subscription) | 12/17/2008
Spy pictures of next Opel Meriva confirm FlexDoor 'suicide doors' for the production model. The production-ready Meriva may appear at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2009.
Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
The Opel Meriva has been spotted undergoing development in the run up to its expected debut in about a year. The Meriva, if you recall, is a compact MPV sporting "flexdoors," which, in the parlance of our times are really suicide doors — apparently including the word "suicide" in the name of any feature of a new car is a marketing faux pas. Who knew? The car seems to maintain most of the styling present...
AutoblogGreen (Free subscription) | 08/24/2008
Filed under: Saturn , Opel The next-generation Opel Meriva has been caught testing on somewhere on public roads. The Meriva is a tall wagon based on GM's European B-car platform which also underpins the Corsa. The new Meriva was displayed in concept form at this year's Geneva Motor Show and the production version doesn't appear to differ too much from the concept. As with other new Opels (and presumably...
SAMAR (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
According to a German market research, Lexus RX has the highest average age of new-car buyers in the country, leading the way ahead of the Opel Meriva and the Nissan Tiida.
evo (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
These are the best images so far of the new Opel Meriva, for the first time revealing the new model’s engine and interior
Driive (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
Citroen will soon start producing its new Citroen C3 Picasso baby MPV. Set to compete against such established players as the Fiat Idea , Honda Jazz , Lancia Musa , Nissan Note , Opel Meriva and Renault Modus , the new MPV will be based on the Peugeot 207 platform and will feature a generous 500l of luggage space. Citroen C3 Picasso MPV gets ready to launch
Car Online | News (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
Citroen today announces the C3 Picasso, a supermini-MPV it claims has the innovative magic of the company’s DS masterpiece, the ‘useful and beautiful’ approach of Apple’s iPhone and the unblinking practicality needed to wound the market-leading Vauxhall/Opel Meriva. The spacious,...
CARSCOOP (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
These are the first pictures of Citroen’s new subcompact people carrier that will be officially unveiled at the Paris Auto Show in October. The all-new C3 Picasso will give the French carmaker a rival to the Opel Meriva, Renault Modus and the Nissan Note when it goes on sale across Europe towards the end of 2008 / early 2009. (depending on the market). Citroen’s funky looking mini MPV is the third...
Motor Authority (Free subscription) | 05/22/2008
GM's next-generation Opel Meriva compact MPV has been caught undergoing testing. Though it remains in full camouflage, many details are still discernible, as is the overall shape, which remains close to the concept from March’s Geneva Motor Show. A very carefully placed extra segment of cladding seems to be hiding one of [...]
Winding Road (Free subscription) | 03/08/2008
No, it's not the Saturn Flextreme, it's the Opel Meriva . This Euro-only car won't be utilizing the E-flex powertrain of the Flextreme Concept, but, instead a 1.4-liter turbocharged I-4 motor. The Meriva has even got some cool suicide-door action (Flexdoors). There’s no timeline on Opel's compact , but we doubt it'll come stateside as a Saturn anytime soon. Check out our gallery of the Meriva at the...
Top Speed (Free subscription) | 03/06/2008
Posted on 03.6.2008 13:03 by Simona Alina Filed under: Opel | concept cars | opel meriva The Opel Meriva Concept was unveiled two days ago at the Geneva Motor Show. At the unveiling GM announced that new small hatchback could be included in the Saturn lineup in the United States. The Opel Meriva is a four-seat, front-wheel-drive hatchback intended to replace the current Meriva, a top seller in Europe....
GM FastLane Blog (Free subscription) | 03/06/2008
By Keith Childs GM Europe Communications The Opel Meriva Concept, a GM world premiere at the Geneva motorshow, was one of the highlights of our press conference and got a lot of people talking. There’s an array of patented innovations developed by GM/Opel engineers. The innovative FlexDoors are rear-hinged rear doors that swing open 90 degrees towards the back of the car. It's something you have to...
