Following an official teaser image and 14 leaked patent drawings, General Motors has released the first official full image of the Opel Ampera, ahead of its full reveal at the Geneva Motor Show this week. The Ampera, based on the Chevrolet Volt, borrows many of its styling cues from the Opel Flextreme concept .
Like the Volt and Cadillac Converj, the Ampera is a plug-in series hybrid that can travel 40 miles on electricity alone, before a small gasoline generator kicks in to provide additional range. The new concept, which is likely to see production, will debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March.
“With the Ampera, Opel will be the first European automobile manufacturer to provide customers several hundred kilometers of non-stop electric driving,” said Alain Visser, GM Europe Chief Marketing Officer.
Further details on the Ampera have not been released, but most of the specs should be comparable with the Volt. So far, GM has only released a single teaser image of the hatchback. Of course, after the official debut we’ll bring you all the details.