After the Abarth and Alfa Romeo SUVs, here comes the Opel Mokka GSE

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Stellantis is continuing to exhaust its 280-horsepower electric sports platform and presents the Opel Mokka GSE.

Is the vein really that good? While you don’t come across any Alfa Romeo Junior Veloce, Abarth 600e, or Lancia Ypsilon HF on the streets, here comes Stellantis introducing a new version of its high-power electric platform. The Opel Mokka GSE.

A raised SUV with huge 20-inch wheels, powered by 280 horsepower (207 kW) at the front wheels and assisted by a mechanical differential, designed to please the last pure traction enthusiasts.

For its storytelling, Opel speaks of a civilian version of a rally car… unless it’s the other way around. But who cares? The result is a compact electric SUV capable of accelerating to 100 km/h in 5.9 seconds and cruising at 200 km/h thanks to its 345 Nm of torque.

New Opel Mokka GSE

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With its reasonable 54 kWh gross battery, the Opel Mokka (just like its many cousins from the Stellantis group) is not a champion of range. The idea of wasting energy in a car that is then rather slow to recharge (maximum 100 kW) is a handicap.

But the real concern will come from the pricing, which is already driving customers towards either cheaper or more relevant solutions. Because it’s already easy to become acquainted with the price of the Opel Mokka GSE: between 40,000 and 46,990 euros.

New Opel Mokka GSE

However, in this segment, there is a competitor that is not a newcomer: Tesla with its Model Y. Who hesitates between an Opel and the best-selling SUV in the world, boasting 325 horsepower at the rear wheels and a range of 622 km?

Nevertheless, one must commend Opel’s approach and that of the Stellantis group for seeking to assign an economic meaning to their platform designed with their sporty models. Perhaps the Peugeot E-208 GTi will (finally) change the game.

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