Not Geneva, not Frankfurt: the Karl held its second world premiere in Rijeka, Croatia, an unusual choice of stage for a mainstream city car launch.
Lead trim: Karl 1.0 (999 cc, 75 PS)
Opel Karl2015–2019
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FactNot Geneva, not Frankfurt: the Karl held its second world premiere in Rijeka, Croatia, an unusual choice of stage for a mainstream city car launch.
The Opel Karl is a city car with a hatchback body manufactured by GM Korea in Changwon, South Korea, and marketed by Opel as a rebadged and restyled variant of the fourth-generation Chevrolet Spark (M400), replacing the Suzuki-sourced Agila in Opel's range. Named after Adam Opel's eldest son Carl, it was designed by Mark Adams (with Quentin Huber for the Karl Rocks) and discontinued following the sale of Opel to the PSA Group in 2019. General Motors marketed a rebadged variant in the United Kingdom as the Vauxhall Viva, resurrecting an old nameplate from 1963 to 1979, and it is also related to the VinFast Fadil in Vietnam. With fuel consumption reaching 4.3 L/100 km (66 mpg imp), its 1.0-litre (999 cc) three-cylinder direct-injection engine making 55 kW (75 PS) is from the GM engine family, with a 5-speed manual or 5-speed automatic transmission. Dimensionally very similar to its predecessor, it is 115 mm lower, making it almost the same size as the more expensive Adam.
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl 1.0 (999 cc, 75 PS) | 2015–2019 | 1.0 L Inline-3 | 74 hp | 70 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
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