Not blue blooded Opel but a good friend of mine had a red Calibra Turbo coupe when I was at uni and took me for spirited drives on a few occasions, I still have fond memories of that car. I also had a Corsa hatchback for a few weeks, was a great upgrade f...
With a 2 liter turbocharged engine and AWD, it predated the rally specials some but was an interesting car indeed, including a super successful DTM V6 version ๐๐ป๐
Toyota considered crash safety when designing it. My car suffered considerable damage. A stiff neck and some minor bruises for me. Certainly an element of luck involved. My Corolla coupe was repairable and I enjoyed it for another 80,000 miles. It was sim...
Crash protection has improved in leaps and bounds and so has the overall handling safety. I do not think the Opel was close to being a widowmaker back in the day but light cars, heavy right feet and more enthusiasm than skill led to many a one in the ditc...