First Drive: Opel Mokka 1.2T GS Line 1.2T A/T
Considering the extensive features list, it’s clear to see which direction Opel has chosen for the Mokka. And that’s no bad thing.
Having said that, while the commonality of its shared componentry is by no means unique to the machinations required to survive in the piranha pool of today’s automotive enterprise, given Opel’s once-illustrious history, the convenient if necessary artifice of its borrowed DNA makes it challenging to subjectively identify a standout personality in the new Mokka.
Perhaps that’s the point. New (and in the case of the Mokka – tarred urban) paths exist to be found and trails to be blazed, with drivers as the masters of their destiny; where sometimes divorce from the tentacles of history are a benefit instead of a burden.
It’s a brave new world.
FAST FACTS
Model: Opel Mokka Elegance 1.2T GS Line
Price: R469 900
Engine: front-mounted, turbo, 1 199cc, straight-three
Transmission: 8-speed automatic
Power: 96 kW @ 5 500 rpm
Torque: 230 N.m @ 1750 rpm
Driven wheels: FWD
0-100 km/h: N/A
Top speed: N/A
Fuel consumption: 6,1 l/100km (combined)
CO2 emissions: 139 g/km
Rivals: Audi Q2, Volkswagen T-Roc, Volkswagen T-Cross, Renault Koleos, Hyundai Kona, Mazda CX-30, Peugeot 2008
Opel's attractive new SUV has made landfall this past week and our man who got behind the wheel was Braam Peens. Here is what he had to say about the new Opel Mokka 1.2T GS Line 1.2T A/T.
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