Before the Astra, Opel’s compact model was the Kadett. You can find out more about the Kadett/Astra lineage in our extensive guide about the subject, but here’s the thing - Opel is poking VW with the ...

Opel is the type of car company that's way too ashamed of its mistakes. For literally no reason at all, it dropped the famous Kadett nameplate, even though it traced its lineage way back to 1936. I ...

GM imported the Opel Kadett B, built at the recently closed plant in Bochum, Germany, into North America starting in 1966. American and Canadian car buyers weren't especially enthusiastic about these ...

Thomas has spent two years working in the auto journalism industry, contributing to a UK-based newspaper and writing for Euronewsweek. A full-time writer and lifelong engineering enthusiast, he now ...

The Opel Kadett was advertised as the “Mini-Brute,” and one could hardly argue with the first half of the nickname. The Kadett, built by GM’s German subsidiary and imported for sale in Buick ...

The Opel Kadett is far more than just a forgotten European compact from the 1960s to the 1990s; it is a cult classic that perfectly blends, reliability, motorsport pedigree, and, above all, an ...

In the 1980s – and especially in Europe – hot hatches were skittering about everywhere. Many of them had plenty of charisma, handling ability, and affordable performance, but very few could get close ...

As electric vehicles become more commonplace throughout every facet of the automotive industry, the electrification craze has begun to trickle into the aftermarket side of car culture, as some ...

Long before the Astra, Opel’s contender in the compact hatch segment was the Kadett. In production between 1937 and 1940, and afterwards from 1962 until 1993, the Kadett wasn’t the most desirable, nor ...

We’re suckers for obscure performance builds. This Opel Kadett ticks all of those boxes. The Kadett was always a rather mundane Opel vehicle built until 1991, but one owner has turned mundane into ...

We here at The Drive endorse the use of high-revving, naturally aspirated V8 engines in lightweight hill climb cars that originally came with something less substantial—like a piddly little inline ...

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