Mokka ‘a bold new departure’
OPEL has revealed the first official images of the completely new Mokka, due in Ireland in early 2021.
The new Mokka will be available from launch with an all-electric powertrain, alongside internal combustion engine variants. Stylish, fun, compact and efficient, the new Mokka sports Opel’s exciting future brand face, the Opel Vizor, and a new digital interior cockpit, the
Opel Pure Panel. Perfectly attuned to both urban life and motorway driving, the new Mokka crossover is a bold new departure for the Opel brand.
‘The new Mokka is a head-turner, destined to change the perception of our brand! With the Mokka, we are reinventing Opel and introducing our design of the next decade. It shows everything the brand stands for today and in the future: the Mokka is fun, efficient and innovative in all respects. In addition, it perfectly embodies the Opel brand values – exciting, approachable, German – in the most progressive way. It is the first Opel that is electric right from its market start; a real proof that Opel goes electric,’ said Michael Lohscheller, Opel CEO
Invented by design chief Mark Adams and his team, the Opel Vizor front face will feature on all of the brand’s models throughout the 2020s. Extending across the front of the vehicle, below the bonnet, the new Opel Vizor flows elegantly, beautifully framing the front headlights to deliver a strong lighting signature. The Vizor is proudly punctuated by the legendary Opel Blitz logo in the centre. At the rear, the strong, new visual brand identity continues, and the thin, LED-rear lights enhance the feeling of precision and quality.
With a slightly longer wheelbase (+2 mm) than its predecessor, short overhangs and wide stance, the robust new Mokka offers plenty of cabin room for five passengers and a similar loading space of up to 350 litres in its luggage compartment. A total length of only 4.15 metres makes it easy to manoeuvre and park in urban and suburban areas.
The new Opel Pure Panel boasts two wide screens of up to 10 and 12 inches in size.
The central display is deliberately tilted to the driver and provides the latest technologies and most important driver information, while all irritating visual stimuli are absent.
To allow intuitive usage and the driver’s continuous focus on the road, Opel designers kept control buttons for essential functions, avoiding hazardous exploration into touchscreen sub-menus. The design of the centre console too has been impressively cleaned up, thanks to an electric parking brake and the new electric gear lever.
For the first time in Opel’s history, the new Mokka will be available from the first day with an all-electric variant, alongside efficient petrol and diesel engines. The electric motor delivers 100 kW (136 hp) and 260 Newton metres of maximum torque, immediately available from a standing start. Drivers can choose between three drive modes; Normal, Eco and Sport. The electronically limited top speed is 150 km/h to preserve energy stored in the 50 kWh battery and the range. A 100 kW DC fast-charger replenishes 80% of the battery in just 30 minutes. The Opel Mokka-e has a purely battery-electric range of up to 322 kilometres according to WLTP in Normal mode, while the Eco mode supports the driver in achieving the maximum possible range. The battery is covered by an eight-year warranty.