Showing posts with label Marc Fetzer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Marc Fetzer. Show all posts

Friday, 18 September 2026

New Opel Astra GSE Line Celebrates Debut at Paris Motor Show 2026

  • Dynamic GSE accents: New trim featuring sharper front styling, distinctive alloy wheels and characteristic interior design
  • GSE style with free choice of powertrains: Available across the entire range, right up to the future top-of-the-range variant with 206 kW (280 hp)
  • From spring 2027: Opel Astra GSE Line kicks things off, with further GSE Line models to follow later in the year

 

The new all-electric everyday sports cars Opel Mokka GSE and Opel Corsa GSE – which has been available to order for just a few days – are wowing the media and the public alike with their performance, precision and highly dynamic design. Consequently, Opel is following up quickly, bringing the GSE experience to other models – with the latest Astra debuting the new trim. The compact class bestseller made in Rüsselsheim will be on display as the Opel Astra GSE Line at the Paris Motor Show for the first time with first images of the newcomer now available.


With the new trim, customers will be able to drive their own car in the distinctive GSE design while retaining a free choice of powertrains. The new GSE Line, which will replace the existing GS trim from spring 2027 and give the Astra an even sharper look, can be combined with battery-electric, plug-in hybrid or hybrid powertrains, as well as conventional internal combustion engines.

“More dynamic, sharper, more attractive – what applies to the new Opel Mokka GSE and Corsa GSE hot hatches is something we want our customers to be able to experience in our other cars as well. At the same time, we want them to have a free choice and be able to drive their preferred sporty model with exactly the powertrain which suits their needs. Visitors of the Paris Motor Show will be able to experience first-hand how this extra sportiness is combined with maximum practicality for everyday use, as demonstrated by the new Opel Astra GSE Line,” said Marc Fetzer, Opel Vice President Current Product.

Consistent strategy: Opel Astra GSE Line enhances high-performance GSE experience

GSE stands for ‘Grand Sport Electric’ and thus for goosebumps, speed and emotions. Opel demonstrates this in motorsport with the Opel Mokka GSE Rally in the ADAC Opel GSE Rally Cup and, very soon, with the new Opel GSE 27FE racing car in Formula E, as well as with the 207 kW (281 hp) all-electric Opel Mokka GSE and Opel Corsa GSE on the road. The latter will also make its motor show debut in Paris.

With the new GSE Line trim, Opel expands its strategy to offer customers even more GSE feeling. While the Opel Astra GSE Line features the same high-quality standard items as the previous GS specification, it has an even more dynamic visual appearance. The further refined Opel Astra front contributes to this at first glance. The front inserts below the Opel Vizor now shine in a specific GSE Line colour design. Added to this is distinctive ‘GSE LINE’ lettering on the bumper. The diamond-cut alloy wheels – available as standard in 17-inch or, on request, in 18-inch – emphasise the highly dynamic appearance.

Opel Astra GSE Line drivers immediately sense the GSE atmosphere the moment they get into their car. The designers have paid attention to even the smallest details: the seats, as well as the steering wheel, door inserts and centre armrest, feature the characteristic bright yellow stitching. The driver controls acceleration and braking via aluminium sports pedals. Optional special sports seats with integrated headrests also ensure optimum support (on Astra, Astra Hybrid and Astra Plug-in Hybrid).

Opel Astra GSE Line customers will in future be able to choose from the compact class model’s full range of powertrains to suit their individual performance requirements. And following the official launch of the Astra GSE Line in spring 2027, Opel will introduce a very special variant with an output of 206 kW (280 hp) 1 and additional highlights later in the year. Further GSE Line models will also follow. Opel will announce details in Paris.

[1] Vehicle, trim level and powertrain not yet available to order.

Wednesday, 18 June 2025

From Rally to Road: New Opel Mokka GSE

  • Everyday rally feeling: Customers can look forward to the Opel Mokka as a powerful GSE
  • Pure power: Opel Mokka GSE Rally is the inspiration for the extraordinary series electric car
  • Still camouflaged: New Opel Mokka GSE currently in final rounds of development

A few weeks ago, Opel Mokka GSE Rally celebrated its sensational premiere at the ELE Rally in the Netherlands. There, the prototype announced itself in front of everyone as a new star in electric rallying. Now Opel has confirmed that Opel Mokka GSE is coming as a production vehicle – OMG! GSE moments included. In the future, customers will also be able to drive the successful compact Opel SUV as a fully electric high-performance GSE version, making everyday life on the move extraordinary! Just like Opel Mokka GSE Rally, Opel Mokka GSE benefits from the company's pioneering achievements and experience in electric rallying.  How the newcomer awakens the desire for more is also shown in the electrifying video.

“During the development of Opel Mokka GSE Rally, it quickly became clear to us that we did not want to reserve this incredible feeling only for motorsport professionals. Opel customers should also be able to enjoy this particularly powerful, direct and uncompromising driving experience. That is why we are putting Opel Mokka GSE into series production," said Opel Vice President Current Product Marc Fetzer.

OMG! GSE feeling for the road: Opel Mokka GSE as a series version of the rally prototype

Opel Mokka GSE Rally, which recently entered the big stage at the ADAC Opel Electric Rally Cup ‘powered by GSE’, stands for excitement: From the outside, it shines with motorsport foiling including OMG! GSE lettering, black bonnet, yellow brake calipers and many other rally accents. Even more impressive are the key technical data: 207 kW (280 hp) of peak power, 345 Newton metres of torque and sophisticated motorsport technology make Opel Mokka GSE Rally a unique all-electric rally car. "Opel Mokka GSE Rally marks an incredible leap in electric rallying. The power and the precise handling are brilliant – it's great fun from the very first second," said Calle Carlberg. 

The champion of the 2023 ADAC Opel Electric Rally Cup should know, after all, he has already put the Mokka GSE Rally to the test. “I think it's fantastic that Opel is now translating the prototype into series production as Opel Mokka GSE and making this driving experience possible for all Opel customers.”

Opel Mokka GSE will also share many components and traits with Opel Mokka GSE Rally. This includes the strong performance as well as the direct feedback from the vehicle and the feeling that the Mokka GSE ‘sticks to the road’. Rally-inspired highlights will underline the uncompromising appearance. It will, however, still take a little time before the particularly sporty electric car will be available. Currently, the Mokka GSE is camouflaged and is undergoing final tests, so that customers will receive a perfectly tuned production vehicle and benefit from the experience gained in motorsport. The Opel Motorsport team has already collected valuable data with Opel Mokka GSE Rally at its rally premiere in Eindhoven and at the demanding stages of Rallye Vosges Grand-Est in France. These experiences will be incorporated into the series version of Opel Mokka GSE.

Opel will continue the OMG! GSE story soon by announcing further news and releasing first official pictures of  Opel Mokka GSE.