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Opel adds turbo option to the CNG Meriva

by Xavier Navarro (RSS feed) on May 22nd 2008 at 6:16PM



Until now, if you wanted to drive a large natural gas-powered vehicle, one option was the Opel Zafira which could haul you and your beloved ones around, albeit with only 96 HP from the 1.6-liter engine. Well, since there seems to always be a market for more power, Opel has adapted this engine to a turbo version, something that boosts power to 150 HP, (more here). This puts the Zafira in the same leage as the VW Passat Variant TSI EcoFuel. The Zafira Turbo CNG could be on sale in 2009. Opel is currently selling two CNG cars in Germany, the Meriva and the Opel Combi, at €23,640 and €17,737, respectively.

[Source: AutoNews]

Filed under: Natural Gas, Opel, Germany

Tags: CGN, opel-zafira, turbo, turbo-cng, zafira

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