So much Opel in this handout from the company for a 1995 exhibit on the German-American automaker. Which would you take? (via AP Images)

This is Opel Omega would be just another bland European family sedan, except for one thing: it has the back axle off of a loader vehicle. Time for some donuts!

When you hear General Motors, you probably think of Chevrolets, Cadillacs and GMCs. Or bailouts and the death of Pontiac in case you're not a fan of the company.

Last week when I was looking at 90s coupes, I came across one that Americans never had the chance to get – the Opel Calibra. A successor to the Opel Manta that Americans once got through Buick dealerships, I began to realize it was a shame we never got to have this. Weirder, considering it shares a lot of underneath…

After on Monday, the French newspaper Le Monde reported that PSA (Peugeot-Citroën) is planning to buy the struggling Opel brand in order to get a chance against the Volkswagen Group, Opel released a statement claiming the French are talking bollocks.

If there was every an automotive equivalent to competitive grizzly bear riding, it was Group B rallying. The formula died for being too dangerous, but who's to stop you from making an unhinged 4x4 turbo hatchback of your own?

The Financial Times Deutschland and The Wall Street Journal (subs. required) are reporting that General Motors plans to hire Volkswagen executive Karl-Thomas Neumann to become Opel chief executive. But he might not be able to join the company very quickly. Major automakers usually insist on a waiting period before…

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Opel has been the focus of a lot of squabbling inside GM as of late. The brand is underperforming and proving to be a pretty gigantic money pit. Analysts are telling GM to get rid of it as soon as humanly possible.