GM CEO Likes the Opel Cascada, Says 'Why don't we bring it to the US'. What Do You Think? [w/Poll]

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/gm-ceo-likes-opel-cascada-says-why-don.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_HkuqQbUMvo/UICVA-3HxXI/AAAAAAAJoTg/9-5SmvnYrRk/s1600/Opel-Vauxhall-Cascada-15%255B2%255D.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a><br><font face="Verdana">From the time GM linked its Opel and Buick brands, whenever the German company comes out with a new model, the question arises whether the Detroit automaker should bring it to North America. </font> <p><font face="Verdana">Currently, of the six Buick vehicles sold in the States, three are based on Opel models: the Verano compact sedan (<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/08/opel-to-celebrate-world-premieres-of.html">Astra Sedan</a>), the Regal mid-size saloon (Insignia) and the Encore small crossover (<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/03/geneva-2012-opel-and-vauxhall-make.html">Mokka</a>). </font> <p><font face="Verdana">This week, Opel and its British sibling Vauxhall lifted the wraps off a <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/new-opel-vauxhall-cascada-is-stylish.html">new model, the Cascada</a> soft-top convertible born from Astra and Insignia underpinnings. </font> </p></p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/gm-ceo-likes-opel-cascada-says-why-don.html#more">Read more »</a>

Carscoop Poll New Cars Opel Opel Cascada GM CEO Likes the Opel Cascada, Says 'Why don't we bring it to the US'. What Do You Think? [w/Poll]

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New Opel / Vauxhall Cascada is a Stylish Mid-Size Four-Seater Convertible

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/new-opel-vauxhall-cascada-is-stylish.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TrdFUWflPAo/UH6kL-B4GeI/AAAAAAAJlvc/1jLLN_22BMM/s1600/Opel-Vauxhall-Cascada-2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border: 1px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> <br><font face="Verdana">Here comes the latest model from Opel and its British counterpart Vauxhall, the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/09/opel-and-vauxhall-preview-new-cascada.html">all-new Cascada</a>, a mid-size convertible with ample seating for four that was officially revealed today ahead of a European market launch in March of 2013. </font> <p><font face="Verdana">The Cascada is the brand's fourth new model this year following the Ampera, Mokka small crossover and <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/07/new-opel-adam-officially-unveiled-ready.html">Adam premium city car</a>, and its first convertible after the demise of the smaller Astra Twin Top. </font> <p><font face="Verdana">With the Cascada, Opel and Vauxhall are moving away from the compact segment and entering the mid-size sector. At 4,697mm long and 1,840mm wide, the Cascada is not only significantly bigger than the Astra Twin Top, but it's actually 71mm longer than the Audi A5 Cabrio and 85mm longer than the BMW 3-Series Convertible. </font> <p><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KHZwIy0IXKE/UH6kTKHvXII/AAAAAAAJlvo/9znur2d034o/s1600/Opel-Vauxhall-Cascada-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:right; float:right; margin-left:10px; margin-bottom:10px"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KHZwIy0IXKE/UH6kTKHvXII/AAAAAAAJlvo/9znur2d034o/s200/Opel-Vauxhall-Cascada-4.jpg" width="110"></a><font face="Verdana">The car uses a platform derived from Astra and Insignia underpinnings sporting a 71mm longer wheelbase and front and rear tracks that are 56mm and 70mm wider respectively than the Astra Twin Top. </font> <p><font face="Verdana">The company says that despite being significantly larger, the Cascada’s body is 43 per cent stiffer torsionally and 10 per cent more resistant to bending forces than its last open-topped car. </font> </p></p></p></p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/new-opel-vauxhall-cascada-is-stylish.html#more">Read more »</a>

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Here comes the latest model from Opel and its British counterpart Vauxhall, the all-new Cascada , a mid-size convertible with ample seating...

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Opel and Vauxhall Preview New Cascada Convertible, Bigger Than an A5 Cabrio

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/09/opel-and-vauxhall-preview-new-cascada.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5784670933371996578" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WjWNTRAAJ_k/UEdHkL4qSaI/AAAAAAAI3ro/7TlhKYTrHuA/s800/2013-Opel-Cabriolet-01.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Not only did Opel and its sister company Vauxhall confirm the name of <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/08/scoop-new-opel-vauxhall-convertible.html">its four-seater convertible</a> today, but GM's European subsidiaries also dropped two teaser images of the all-new Cascada. </span> <p></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The new nameplate is derived from the Spanish word meaning waterfall (hence the background on one of the cropped from the waist down photos), and it ends in the letter “a”, which is typical for Opel models. </span> </p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">At 4.70 meters long, the Cascada is a full-size four-seater convertible that's significantly longer than the current BMW 3-Series Convertible (4.61m) and the A5 Convertible (4.62m). </span> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/09/opel-and-vauxhall-preview-new-cascada.html#more">Read more »</a>

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Not only did Opel and its sister company Vauxhall confirm the name of its four-seater convertible today, but GM's European subsidiaries...

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