What's the news?
Exactly one year after the company joined the French PSA group, Opel has given us another tiny teaser of its GT X Experimental, a concept that hints at the brand's design language for the 2020s.
The front features sharp lines and creases with the company's 'Blitz' badge prominent, centred and intersected by two strong axes. Flanking the Blitz are the headlamps, daytime running lights and driver assistance cameras and sensors resembling, according to Opel, the eye-slot of a motorbike helmet. This "Vizor" look is set to be carried over to future Opel models giving the company's cars "a distinctive, bold and pure face."
This concept comes on the back of previous Opel showstoppers such as the Monza Concept in 2013 and GT Concept in 2016, which though wild, did very much hint at the company's design direction for the coming years. According to the firm's Design Vice-President, Mark Adams: "We want to create exciting designs that stand out but which also have a purity of execution. This brand concept captures those values perfectly and highlights the framework for our future vehicles."
The GT X Experimental comes as part of Opel's "Pace!" strategic plan to drive corporate efficiency and differentiate itself from its sister companies. It already appears to be working - the last year has seen the company generate a profit of €502 million and, as far as design differentiation is concerned, the GT X Experimental embodies, according to Opel's CEO Michael Lohscheller, "traditional characteristics such as German engineering, precision and quality, joined by exciting and innovative ideas for thrilling automotive experiences."
Anything else?
For now, we can only speculate as to what the rest of the car will look like, though, judging from the few brief hints in Opel's teaser video and the lack of a grille, we can assume that the GT X Experimental is to feature an all-electric powerplant. The concept will be unveiled in full later this year.