Up to the year 2000 this department of the Adam OPEL AG under the name "“OPEL engine haven"” ran.

The special attention of the OPC is appropriate in the OPEL commitment in the engine haven, for example with German Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) (until 2005), with the British route car championship British Touring Car Championship (BTTC) and with Rallyes, as well as in the increase in output of standard models, which are driven out provided with the contraction "“OPC"” in limited number over the normal dealer net of the company Opel. The most well-known OPC models of series cars are without a doubt the Astra G OPC 1,118 KW (160 HP) (of Septembers 1999 to autumn 2001) and/or the successor version Astra G OPC 2,147 KW (200 HP) (of 2002).

Since end 2005 are new OPC models on the market. In addition belong the Astra H OPC 3, which on the Astra GTC (Gran Turismo Compact) is based and carries with that 2 litres out of turbo engine 177 KW (240 HP), which is orderable Vectra C OPC as flow tail and as caravan and with 188 KW (255 HP) of strong 2.8 litres of V6 turbo engine is equipped, the Zafira B OPC with the same engine as the Astra OPC 3 and the Meriva A OPC, which a 1.6 litre possesses turbo aggregate with 132 KW (180 HP).

Managing director of the OPC is the former DTM running driver Volker Strycek that 1984 the DTM won among other things.

Related links

• official OPC Website

• OPEL performance fan newspaper (fan magazine of fans for fans - news, Downloads, Community, new type character)

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