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Trivia: What Does OPC Stand For?

If you’re not a fan of Opel’s OPC arm, then you’re most likely not a “car guy” (or “car gal”). Luckily, the GM Authority crew lives, breathes, and dreams cars; and if the car is fast, beautiful, or both –like an OPC — then all the better.

Speaking of which, here are a few facts about OPC:

  • It’s an independent subsidiary (a GmbH) of Opel and is responsible for the planning, development, and operation of all motorsport activities for Opel and Vauxhall
  • Its managing director is German race car driver Volker Strycek. It’s him that you sometimes see testing the various Opels and GM vehicles on the Nürburgring
  • Its German tagline is “Dynamik. Leistung. Pure Passion” — translating into “Dynamic. Performance. Pure Passion”
  • Vauxhall calls its versions of OPC models VXR

And that brings us to the trivia question of the week: what does OPC stand for? Now now — no cheating. Don’t even think about opening that Google window! Yes, we’re looking at you! Talk to us in the comments — we’ll update this post with the correct answer at 20:00 EST today. Toodles!

Answer

Opel Performance Centre.

Thanks for playing and not cheating! We’ll be back next Monday with another juicy GM Authority Trivia question.

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Comments

  1. Hmmm. So tempting to open Google, but for the sake of the game I wont.

    I would guess Opel Performance Cars

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    1. That sounds about right to me too without looking it up hahah 🙂

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    2. I was actually pretty close , though after Alex’s description of OPC I couldnt think of anything other than Performance.

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  2. Over Priced Cars ?

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    1. Thats what they are!

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  3. hahha j/k 🙂

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  4. It’s prolly all in German. Opel Purvaishe Cleir-lieben! Just made it all up 🙂

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  5. Obviously poopy cars

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  6. Opel Performance Cars sounds logical.
    Other possibilities:
    Opel Performance Class
    Opel Performance Corp. (but, I’m guessing Germans use GmbH instead of Corp.)

    Less likely possibilities:
    Odd Paternity Cases
    Ocelot Panther Cats
    Ordinary People Cheat 🙂

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  7. i guess opel perfomance center 🙂

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