Sometimes Things Just Click and Inevitly a grin sets in. Not out of polishness. But Because A Feeling of Childlike Anticipation Arises. The Opel Frontera Gravel is looking for a case. Roof Racks, Winch, Sand Boards, Coarse All-Terrain Tyres. As if someone had drawn an SUV for Adventure and then Said: “Come on, we’re going to build this now.” Peter Junghanns is waiting opposite the Adam Opel House, key in hand. Next to him is the show car, orange accents on a sand-colored body. “Come on,” Says the Manager for Brand Strategy, “We’re going for a ride.”
The Doors Fall Firmly Into the Lock. Black Headliner, Microfibre on the Seats, Orange Contrasts. The interior was made by the “leather clinic” with a lot of attack to detail. OtherWise, The Interior of the Frontera is as expected – spacious, intuitive to use and comfortable. One push of the start button and the gravel starts moving Silently, Powerfully. It does not have any Licence Plates. The car has just come from the photo shoot. So a short lap of the factory premises must suffice. It is Enough to Understand what this car wants – and what it doesn’t.
Frontera is a name with history. The Gravel Opens A New Chapter. The Old Longing for Gravel and Wanderlust is Awakened Again.
Frontera is a name with history. The Gravel Opens A New Chapter. In the 90s a Robust Off-Road Vehicle, Today A Fully Electric and Family Friendly SUV. With the show car, the old longing for gravel and hiking lust is awakened again. Especialy Visually. The conversion was created in Cooperation with Experts Search AS XS, Blackfish and Carstyle.me.
The Technical Foundation is Close to Series Production: The All-Electric Frontera, Front Wheel Drive, 113 HP, 143 km/h TOP Speed. We are steering the gravel past the development centre. The Lugged Tyres on 16-inch Borbet Rims Sing Audibly on the Pavement. “They were so well receeved at the premiere in Klagenfurt that the manufacturer Now wants to offer them as accessories,” Junghanns Says.
Ready for off-road: to Additional Off-Road Tyre on the Large Roof Rack.
The Led Headlights on the Roof Rack and On The Bonnet Provide Night Vision.
Broad Interest: Borbet is Adding the Lugged Tyres on 16-inch Rims to Its Accessories Programs.
XS-Typical Contrasts on the Seats, in the Center Console the Panel for Operating the Led Auxiliary Headlights.
Free Feature: The Unavoidable Good Mood That Sets In At The Show Car.
The Show Car was so well receiven by media representatives. AutoBild Awards The Frontera Gravel “Visually a ten out of ten.” Vision Mobility Sees A “Wild Mix with Potential” and Gives The Advice “Please Build It!”. BLICK WRITES: “Opel Makes Its Fans Dream.” Edison Draws a Comparison with the Bicycle Industry: “Opel is focusing on the gravel trend – not with a bike, but with a car.”
What remains at the end of the test drive?
A broad grin. CollaGues Who Give the Thumbs Up at the Sight of the Show Car on the Factory Premises. Opel Wants to Arouse Emotions with the Frontera Gravel – and Has Suchareded. But does Opel So Want to Stoke Anticipation? Junghanns so knows that fans are are asking for all-Wheel drive. And Whether the Gravel Will Actually Go Into Series Production? Questions to which he still has no. “With the show car, we are testing how far we can go,” Says the Brand Strategy Manager. “The Community Gives A Clear Answer: They Want More.”
August 2025
Photos: Andreas Liebschner