New Opel Meriva hits the Ring

[Toto]

Opel's redesigned Mervia has once again been spotted undergoing testing on Germany's famous Nurburgring. Read more here www.worldcarfans.com

[johnstarnes]

It looks like they might have dropped that cool dip in the beltline I liked.

[zl-1]

Originally Posted by johnstarnes

It looks like they might have dropped that cool dip in the beltline I liked.

Looks that way... too bad, as it was a styling feature I liked. It gave the concept character.

[minnfang]

Looks tasty - is it based on Delta II? First cousin to Orlando?

[CUtiger08]

Originally Posted by minnfang

Looks tasty - is it based on Delta II? First cousin to Orlando?

the Zafira is Opel's Delta MPV and the Orlando cousin... though this probably shares a good bit with it as well, it is smaller and more of Aveo/Corsa MPV than a Cruze/Astra one.

I too wonder what they did with the dip-line... it certainly added some uniqueness to the concept that most of these little rounded boxes don't have.

[johnstarnes]

Originally Posted by zl-1

Looks that way... too bad, as it was a styling feature I liked. It gave the concept character.

I could not agree more...this was a chance to make a brave design break from the pack, a visual tool with a huge potential for shifting the apparent volumes of the vehicle, with the added advantage of better visibility for folks in the back seat.