Germany · founded 1899

Opel Model History

Germany's people's-car maker and a pillar of European motoring — from the rear-drive Kadett and GT sports car to the Corsa, Astra, and the modern electric Mokka.

13 models

The complete catalog

Models

Rekord
Opel's long-running mid-size family car — eight generations across 33 years, with roughly ten million sold.
Mid-size car · 1953–1986
Kadett
Opel's defining compact — five post-war generations from 1962 to 1991, succeeded by the Astra.
Compact car · 1936–1991
GT
Opel's Corvette-inspired two-seat sports car — 103,000 built, sold at Buick dealers in North America.
Sports car · 1968–1973
Manta
Opel's stylish rear-drive coupe (1970–1988) — a Ford Capri rival that became a 1980s cult classic.
Sports car · 1970–1988
Vectra
Opel's mid-size family car for twenty years — successor to the Ascona, eventually replaced by the Insignia.
Mid-size car · 1988–2008
Omega
Opel's rear-wheel-drive executive saloon — successor to the Rekord and the brand's flagship until 2003.
Executive car · 1986–2003
Calibra
Opel's aerodynamic 2+2 coupe of the 1990s — at launch the world's most aerodynamic production car, with a Cd of 0.26.
Sports car · 1989–1997
Insignia
Opel's European Car of the Year 2009 — the modern executive hatchback/estate that replaced the Vectra.
Mid-size car · 2008–2022
Corsa
Opel's best-selling supermini — six generations and over 14 million sold since 1982, now available as the electric Corsa-e.
Subcompact car · 1982–present
Astra
The direct Kadett successor — Opel's compact car flagship for over 30 years and a perennial European sales leader.
Compact car · 1991–present
Zafira
Opel's flexible seven-seat compact MPV — three generations between 1999 and 2019, noted for its innovative Flex7 seating.
Minivan · 1999–2019
Mokka
Opel's small urban crossover — over 600,000 orders at launch, now in its second generation as the first Opel sold with an electric option at launch.
Subcompact SUV · 2012–present
Grandland
Opel's compact crossover above the Mokka — shared with the Peugeot 3008, available as a plug-in hybrid.
Compact SUV · 2017–present

Other makes

Models

Rekord

Kadett

GT

Manta

Vectra

Omega

Calibra

Insignia

Corsa

Astra

Zafira

Mokka

Grandland