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Opel: at home in Europe and the world

From its birthplace in Rüsselsheim, the Opel brand has spread out across Europe and the world. We operate modern production and assembly facilities in many European countries and sell our cars all over the world. The Dudenhofen Test Center is located near the Rüsselsheim headquarters.

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Rüsselsheim: a center for modern production

Opel’s company headquarters is in Rüsselsheim, Germany, where the company was founded over 110 years ago. In 2002, a record investment of € 750 million made it one of the world's most modern car factories. The annual capacity of the new plant is 180,000 vehicles. The successful Opel Insignia is made here. Rüsselsheim provides a modern workplace for about 15,600 employees.

Opel: at home in Europe and the world

Opel is one of Europe’s largest automakers and has been part of the automotive company Stellantis NV since August 2017. In 2016, Opel sold approximately 1.2 million vehicles. The company was founded in 1862 by Adam Opel in Rüsselsheim, Germany, and has maintained its headquarters in the brand’s hometown for 155 years.
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Tests and road trials have been an essential part of vehicle development ever since cars are designed and built. The Opel Test Center was opened in 1964 near Opel’s Rüsselsheim headquarters. It has been continuously improved to provide the best proofing grounds for the development of safe, environmentally friendly, dynamic and reliable vehicles. Every factor affecting the driving performance of your car is put to the test on a wide variety of tracks. Advanced engineering facilities enable the precise testing and measurement of factors such as durability, emissions, safety, performance and consumption.

Test track overview

On the test tracks theory meets reality. And good ideas get separated from the not so good. The test tracks include:

 

  • Skid pad for testing cornering ability
  • 4.8 km high-speed circle track allows speeds of up to 250 km/h without lateral forces
  • Comfort and noise measurement track to ascertain rolling tire noise, interior noise and driving comfort
  • Torture track brings the truth to light over 900 meters of potholes and humps, the “washboard”, cobbles and pavé
  • Hill track puts steering, transmission and brakes to the test with gradients of up to 30 %
  • The endurance test track offers many different road surfaces including asphalt and cobblestones, waves and numerous curves, plus gravel, mud, forest and dust trails, a water or salt water bath and two loading ramps
  • The performance area is perfect for proving vehicle dynamics or for driver training
  • The handling track goes through 16 curves and hollows, uphill and downhill

Proofing services

The driving and engineering services of the Test Center are also available for companies that do not belong to the Opel Automobile GmbH. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.

Contact

Please contact us for further questions:

Opel Automobile GmbH
Opel Test Center
Am Opel Prüffeld 2
D-63110 Rodgau-Dudenhofen

Contact for engineering services: Dudenhofen.Einsatzplanung@de.opel.com
Contact for events: Dudenhofen.Testzentrum@de.opel.com

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* The fuel consumption and CO2 emissions figures mentioned comply with the WLTP test procedure, on the basis of which new vehicles are type approved from 1 September 2018. This WLTP procedure replaces the European drive cycle (NEDC), which was the test procedure used previously. Due to more realistic test conditions, the fuel consumption and CO2 emissions measured under the WLTP are, in many cases, higher compared to those measured under the NEDC. The fuel consumption and CO2 emissions figures may vary depending on actual conditions of use and on different factors such as: specific equipment, options and format of tires. Please contact your dealer for further information. For more information on WLTP click here.

 

** The fuel consumption and CO2 emissions figures mentioned are determined according to the new test procedure WLTP and the relevant values are translated back into NEDC to allow the comparability with other vehicles. Please contact your dealer for the latest information. The values do not take into account in particular use and driving conditions, equipment or options and may vary depending on the format of tires. For more information on official fuel consumption and CO2 emission values, please read the guideline "Guideline for fuel consumption, CO2 emissions of new passenger cars" freely available in all point of sales or at [example for France : ADEME - Agence de l’Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l’Énergie (Éditions, 2 square Lafayette, BP 406, F-49004 Angers Cedex 01) or http://www.carlabelling.ademe.fr/.]

 

*** The range and electric consumption figures mentioned comply with the WLTP test procedure, on the basis of which new vehicles are type approved from 1 September 2018. They may vary depending on actual conditions of use and on different factors such as: speed, thermal comfort on board the vehicle, driving style and outside temperature. The charging time depends in particular on the power of the charger on board the vehicle, the charging cable and the type and power of the charging station used. Please contact your dealer for further information. For more information on WLTP click here.

 

**** The fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and range figures mentioned comply with the WLTP test procedure, on the basis of which new vehicles are type approved from 1 September 2018. This WLTP procedure replaces the European drive cycle (NEDC), which was the test procedure used previously. Due to more realistic test conditions, the fuel consumption and CO2 emissions measured under the WLTP are, in many cases, higher compared to those measured under the NEDC. The fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and range figures may vary depending on actual conditions of use and on different factors such as: charging frequency, driving style, speed, specific equipment, options, format of tires, outside temperature and thermal comfort on board the vehicle. Please contact your dealer for further information. For more information on WLTP click here.