I saw and first heard of these cars on NFS Hot Pursuit 2 back in the day and have always been interested in them. As I got older I was bummed to find out they were never sold in the US.

The Opel Speedster was built on the Lotus Elise (series 2) platform but had a bigger engine and was faster than its Elise counterpart. The Elise was super lightweight and the Speedster as well.

Vauxhall had its own version, the VX220. They made a version called the VXR220 which had more power (220hp) had bigger brakes and better suspension. Not too bad for a car that just barely weighs 2000lbs.

As for styling, the Speedster and VX220 look almost identical but I prefer the way the front grill looks of the VX220 more because I think the Vauxhall badge is cool as hell.

  • smallwhiteballs480p@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Quite surprising GM never brought it to the US badged as a fiero considering they brought over a lot of other Opels to the US during this period

    • lowstrife@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I had an absolute BITCH of a time completing the final race with this car to I think? gold star it. I had done every single other race, and it was the last one. And I struggled hard, it was really really difficult.

      Fuck this car, if for no other reason lol.

      (also the second racing game I ever played, following colin mcrae rally 2.0)

    • Vhozite@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I read the thread title and immediately thought of the game lol. Only reason I know that car exists I spent so much time playing that game.

  • Malar1898@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    We have a guy owning one having it parked in our Garage. Its a super small, nimble lightweight Car which i bet feels very analog to drive.

    I liked that Video of a Speedster in Action, that Student increased the Downforce dramatically and the 2024 Version of it will blow even this one out of the Water: https://youtu.be/GVLpdbM2ZdI?si=TZVqoDmAZmpS6svP