Vauxhall planning City Car

The 2004 Opel TRIXX Concept

With the world and his dog seemingly trying to squeeze in to smaller and smaller cars, it should come as no surprise that Vauxhall/Opel’s new boss in Europe – Nick Reilly – says that the number one priority for GM in Europe is a new City Car. After all, what was once considered as small as you need to go – the Corsa or the Agila – seems something of a heffalump compared to many of the city cars flooding in to our cities.

So how far down the line are Vauxhall with their City Car plans? Hard to say with all the commotion that’s been going on with GM in the last year or two, but they did have a concept up their sleeves as far back as 2004 with the Opel TRIXX. The size was right and the 3+1 seating configuration would probably cut the mustard with current offerings from competitors.

The Opel TRIXX was conceived with a 1.3 litre diesel, although you would now probably see it coming as a concept with either a hybrid or electric powertrain. Which also fits in to Nick Reilly’s stated aim of developing an electric car in addition to the Ampera, which is due to make an appearance in 2010.

By Cars UK