Opel Tests Corsa-e Rally At Dudenhofen Test Center: Video

Opel to electrify rally racing next year. The development program “is proceeding at full speed.”

As promised, Opel developed an all-electric rally car, the Opel Corsa-e Rally (based on the production Opel Corsa-e/Vauxhall Corsa-e), which will be used in all-new ADAC Opel e-Rally Cup.

The first two development vehicles currently are undergoing durability testing at Dudenhofen Test Centre in Germany, as Opel would like to be ready within a few months.

After the development program is completed, Opel will build a reference car and start working on 20 units for the 2020/21 season starting on December 15, 2020 (15 to be available for customer teams in summer 2020 for “significantly” less than €50,000 (£46,000) (net)).

According to the press release, there will be three driving modes

“The Corsa-e Rally has the same battery as the production car. The 50kWh energy storage capacity enables a range of 337km according to WLTP. In order to optimise the range for rallying, the battery offers three modes: in “competition mode”, full power and maximum torque are available. Electric cars have especially high torque, so the “rain mode” gives a torque curve adapted to slippery surfaces. Teams will use the energy-saving “eco mode” between stages and for driving to service.”

Opel Corsa e-Rally Cup (2019)