September 10, 2013

World Premiere: Powerful Opel Cascada with 147 kW/200 hp



Opel at 65th Frankfurt International Motor Show

147 kW/200 hp, 300 Newton meters maximum torque and 235 km/h top speed – the especially powerful version of the new Opel 1.6 SIDI turbo engine generation makes its world premiere in the Opel Cascada at the Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA) from September 12 – 22. This is the first time Opel will show the high-performance version of the new mid-size convertible that tops the Cascada gasoline portfolio, and that is also clearly recognizable thanks to two exhaust tailpipes. The engine is one of the completely newly designed Opel four-cylinder units with gasoline direct injection (SIDI = Spark Ignition Direct Injection) and in this second, new variant it marks the power peak of Opel’s 1.6-liter class. It joins the 1.6 SIDI turbo with 125 kW/170 hp that was already introduced during the Cascada’s market launch in the spring. Both new engines are released for unlimited usage of regular and super gasoline fuel.