Opel Combo Life is ‘2019 Best Buy Car of Europe’

THE new Opel Combo Life has been awarded ‘2019 Best Buy Car of Europe’ by the authoritative AUTOBEST jury, which was particularly impressed by the car’s excellent value for money. The Combo Life defeated five other brand new contenders for the title (Citroën C4 Cactus, Dacia Duster, Ford Focus, Kia Ceed, Toyota Corolla).

The jury of journalists from 31 European countries decided in favour of the Combo Life after the final round of test driving at the Vairano racetrack in Italy.

The Opel offers ultra-modern technologies such as adaptive cruise control, driver drowsiness alert, a 180-degree rear view camera, head-up display and ‘Flank Guard’ protection for the side bodywork.

The Combo also combines the comfort and driving dynamics of a passenger car with the variability of a leisure activity vehicle. In their evaluation the jury members also focus on the cost of ownership, the availability of spare parts and the standards of dealer servicing.

The winner of the ‘Best Buy Car of Europe 2019’ award must deliver the best all-round package, the fifth-generation Combo therefore proved unbeatable.

Dan Vardie, founder and chairman of AUTOBEST said: ‘We had a very tough competition between the finalists, a record number in the AUTOBEST history. The Opel/Vauxhall Combo Life, along with Citroën Berlingo and Peugeot Rifter – competing as one model, another first in our history – managed to impress the jury members and deserve the ‘Best Buy Car of Europe’ title. The winning models are simply an efficient solution for the European customer.’

As ‘Best Buy Car of Europe 2019; the Combo Life continues a strong Opel tradition. In recent years, the Rüsselsheim-based carmaker was twice successful in the AUTOBEST Award. The Opel Corsa took the title outright in 2007 and 2015.