Opel’s latest addition to the Karl lineup has officially arrived at dealerships. The Karl Rocks and its soft-roading inspired design cues can now be had with a base price of €12,600 ($13,433 USD).
The Karl Rocks follows in the Adam Rocks’ footsteps by offering off-road attributes to the A-segment vehicle’s package. Plastic cladding complements a raised ride height of 0.71 inches to portray a more rugged appearance for the normally cutesy looking Karl. Roof racks also add an additional element of functionality. The Karl Rocks may be small, but it’ll swallow quite a bit of stuff, too. Inside, nearly 36 cubic feet of trunk space is present with a 40/60 rear seat split as standard.
As for power, it’s small, just like the Karl Rocks. A 1.0-liter three-cylinder gasoline engine is standard, pushing out just 75 horsepower, is paired to a five-speed manual gearbox. Though, Opel will also offer its Easytronic automated five-speed transmission, as well as a 1.0-liter LPG-powered lump of propulsion as options.
If you like what you see, you don’t have to move across the pond. Chevrolet revealed the 2017 Spark Activ last year with similar appointments and design cues.
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No way will PSA wish to buy Karl out the Rocks variant from GM for very long.
PSA can easily reskin a corporate cousin.