New Opel Karl 2015

You will have to wait seven months before discovering on our roads this new Opel hesitating between microspace and minicitadine. She will succeed the Opel Agila born in May 2007 the partnership that existed between GM and Suzuki. After Adam's father, here Karl, the son ... well not the minicitadine 5 doors.

This long novelty of 3.68 m (6 cm shorter in length than the Agila) is officially capable of carrying five passengers and some luggage ... However, it will not play amateur rugby large Samsonite suitcase if you want to have a minimum of comfort on board. The front is very typical Opel with a wide grille split in two by a chrome strip that surrounds the famous in the middle of the lightning firm Rüsselsheim. While we thought discover a look "sharp" in the manner of one of the new Corsa include the headlights that are reminiscent of those of us present Opel Agila or the old Corsa 2014.
The profile of the car is classic and may suggest that the Hyundai i20 but Opel energizes the whole by adding its famous point and two body folds incorporating the door handles.
The rear part is it is also very different from the Agila ... and is reminiscent of some Kia Picanto for this fold on the tailgate and shape of the lights.

In the end, the car is not bad looking, seems well proportioned but it does not actually triggers the emotion or the little thing that makes that happen to fall for some chips towns. The car will be available in ten delivered and propose wheels (standard or optional) whose diameter ranges from 14 to 16 inches.
Dr. Karl-Thomas Neumann, the head of Opel Group beautiful talk about emotion, it is still looking for a bit even if it will take to discover the car on its wheels to get a fair idea of ​​his personality and her "sex appeal."
The interior too will have trouble us explode with joy and it is completely in the spirit of the small Opel, ie simple, almost simple, made of black and gray and few frills. It Would there even a zest Spark or influence Aveo we would not be surprised. Only a flying friendly design and some chrome or black lacquered keys enhance the austere atmosphere of the living area which has the necessary but no more! It is true that the new Opel Karl will be sold at a price below € 10,000 (... probably something like € 9,990). However, the general appearance of the furniture appears correct, even when plastic seems, in photographs, a little hard.

Opel does not dwell on the technical description of the novelty and is content for now to announce the engine and do a first topo on the audience offered on this new (or new ???) Karl. The car will be powered by the new engine block L3 1.0 L Ecotec strong 75 hp and combined with classic BVM5. The manufacturer promises a very sober and quiet operation for this block 1.0 L. A check on the road!
On this small car, one will find ESP with traction control, ABS with EBA or Start Assist HSA coast (Hill Start Assist)   which prevents the car back when starting years of a coast. The Opel KARL can be fitted, and I think it is a novelty on the segment of the lane change warning LDW (Lane Departure Warning). The LDW system works through sensors in the front camera that scans the road. If the car does not keep his file it warns the driver that he unintentionally veer out of his way with a beep and a specific yellow light flashing on the dashboard.

Karl also will have a power steering with City mode that reduces steering effort with a push of a button as in the case of Adam, the Corsa and Fiat small ... A limiter-regulator speed will also be proposed as the Park Assist (here it is in fact a classical reversing radar), the intersection lighting or fog. One can also opt for a leather heated steering wheel and / or heated front seats, a sunroof, air conditioning or IntelliLink system that can run iOS or Android to use some features of smartphones of the moment by using the screen central touch. All this will be clarified (trim levels, options) in three months at the time of the official presentation of the model at the Geneva show in 2015.