14 February 2006

Meriva gets upgrade



Opel has given a mid-life refreshing to its Meriva small MPV, with a new grille and bumper design, integrated foglamps, chrome detailing on the rear and tinted tail-lights.

The interior gets new upholstery, new instrument graphics and new trim detailing on the dashboard and controls.

There are also new engines, including the 1.6-litre Ecotec unit already available in the Astra and Zafira and the 1.3-litre diesel developed by GM and Fiat.

A high-powered OPC version has a 0-100km sprint performance of 8.7 seconds.

Brian Byrne.