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21-05-2025
- Automotive
- Auto Car
Ever wanted your Mokka to be a bit more... rally? Say hello to the Vauxhall Mokka GSe Rally
Vauxhall has previewed its the upcoming Mokka GSe with a rally inspired concept. The Mokka GSe Rally prototype is based on the current crossover and features Bilstein rally suspension, a racing gearbox, and a lightweight chassis. According to Vauxhall, the concept is also the world's first rally car currently being developed according to the FIA's new eRally5 regulations, meaning it could potentially be used in global rally series from next year. Underneath, it draws power from the same 54kWh battery as the standard Mokka, and adopts the same 278bhp, 254lb ft single-motor setup from its Abarth 600e Stellantis sibling. While no further technical specs have been given, in the 600e, the same powertrain yield 0-62mph times of 5.9sec. It also, like the 600e, gets limited-slop differential. Visually, underneath the GSe Rally's striking design, it showcases a car that is clearly differentiated in styling terms to the standard Mokka with a front and rear diffs, flared wheel arches and larger alloys. These production-ready features - largely unusual for a concept – point to what we can expect from the upcoming Mokka GSe, a car which was recently teased by Vauxhall/Opel CEO Florian Huettl and which is expected to be revealed in the coming months. The video also announced the sub brand would ditch models with combustion engines such as the previous Astra GSe In addition to the Mokka GSe, Huettl hinted that there will be further news on more electric Vauxhalls. He said: '[GSe] is also a promise that [Vauxhall's] electric future will not be driven by compromise. There is more to come in 2025 – we are just getting started.'
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14-05-2025
- Automotive
- Auto Car
Vauxhall Mokka gets an extra shot of espresso as brand primes new performance model
Vauxhall is priming a hot new GSe version of its Mokka crossover, as it transitions the nascent performance-focused sub-brand to offering solely electric cars. The brand has yet to confirm any details, but the new model made an appearance in a teaser video posted to social media by CEO Florian Huettl announcing that it will ditch models with combustion engines such as the previous Astra GSe. The Mokka is most likely to employ the same single-motor set-up used in the related Abarth 600e, Alfa Romeo Junior Veloce and Lancia Ypsilon HF. This is offered with outputs of 235bhp or 278bhp which, in the 600e, yield 0-62mph sprint times of 6.2sec and 5.9sec respectively. All three are also fitted with limited-slip differentials to help them put that power to Tarmac. As well as an uplift in power, Huettl suggested that the Mokka GSe will be more greatly differentiated from the cooking version in dynamic terms than was the case for the Astra GSe. He said the performance brand now represents characteristics such as 'great grip and G-forces' and 'sweat', but also 'sliding through s-curves'. The teaser video also implies the new GSe will be more clearly differentiated in styling terms, too, with the Mokka featured wearing a rally-style roof scoop. It's possible that this is an element reserved purely for a concept previewing an eventual production car, however. In addition to the Mokka GSe, Huettl hinted that there will be further news on electric Vauxhalls to come. He said: '[GSe] is also a promise that [Vauxhall's] electric future will not be driven by compromise. There is more to come in 2025 – we are just getting started.' It is possible that this is a hint at a big reveal at September's Munich motor show – home turf for its twin brand Opel – although nothing has yet been made official.
