The Opel GT is a two-seat sports car first presented as a styling exercise in 1965 at the Paris and Frankfurt motor shows, and introduced as a production model late in 1968 by Opel, a German subsidiary of General Motors. It relied partly on components from the contemporary Opel Kadett B and had a body made by French contractor Brissonneau & Lotz. Its styling has been likened to the 1968 Chevrolet Corvette which went on sale in September 1968.
MORE GENEVA MOTOR SHOW @ INSIDELINE.COM: www.edmunds.com A companion to the Chevrolet Volt, the battery-powered Opel Ampera, debuts this week at the 2009 Geneva Auto Show, but it won't go on sale across Europe until 2011. The four-door Ampera borrows heavily from the Volt's architecture and sheet metal and shares its basic technology, including a lithium-ion battery pack. A tiny engine is used as an extender, boosting the Ampera's range to more than 300 miles. When it arrives at Opel and ...