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As surprising as it may sound, the German car builder Opel has been setting speed records since the 1920s, one such occurrence featured Fritz Von Opel piloting his rocket powered RAK 2 to an estimated 149 MPH at Berlin’s Avus racetrack. Not ones to leave history alone, the Opel tuners at Steinmetz brought a modified Insignia Sports Tourer OPC to the Nardo Ring the other day where it hit a record speed of 178.5 MPH to become the fastest street legal Opel ever. Steinmetz started off by upgrading the OPC’s cooling system with a modified intercooler before installing a larger turbo complete with a full 3 inch exhaust to let the engine breathe easier, reduce back pressure and eliminate turbo lag. In order to account for the added boost, Steinmetz has installed a set of high flow fuel injectors and then reprogrammed the engine’s electronics so that everything stays in working order. The end result is an Insignia wagon that makes 400 HP and 405 lb-ft of torque that has just become the fastest Opel of all time. RAK 2 video and press release after the jump. Press release For the tuning elite, the dates of 18/19 October 2009 represented a very special time in the calendar:  Nardo – an oval over 12 km, on which speeds far above 250 km/h can be – and are – achieved! 
The latest Klasen Motors product range for the performance upgrade:  6 comments: Steinmetz Insignia Sports Tourer becomes the fastest street legal (...) Well, the car doesn’t have the looks of a powerful and a fast car, but I’m really impressed with what this article said. Congratulations!
 Really? It is such an interesting news! Well, the car doesn’t have the looks of a powerful and a fast car but I’m really impressed with what this article said. Congratulations!
 Interesting design feature with the hatch... since the taillights are part of the door, there appears to be a secondary set of taillights and backup lights underneath, in case you’re transporting something with the lid up...
 At least it looks a heck of a lot better!I heard tha the Flextreme GTE has similar features and performance similar to Ampera.
 Expected to be that way, of course they’re German and this is their "forte", to tune up a car. Opel have this reputation of being the speed star car on the planet in the late 20’s. As for this generation where cars are in high speed, Opel will need a little help of Steinmetz to have a good tune up.
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10.6.2011 @ 23:06