I've owned an Ampera for 5 months and I'll never buy another car powered by a petrol or diesel engine. The best bit of the Ampera is the low speed torque. Boot it at a walking pace and it seizes you by the kidneys and you're up to 30 whilst the hot hatch behind you is still spooling up, slipping the clutch and wondering when the turbo is going to kick in.

That includes the electric mileage. I used around 25 gallons in my first 5000 miles i.e. about 200 m.p.g.

Opel is also owned by GM

A lot of other commentators say that the engine does not TOP UP the batteries, it simply turns a generator to power the motors once you have deleted the batteries - which is it?

Yeah but I'd get the Active Hybrid 5 :D

don't they have a 'bursting into flames' problem?

This car Looks like a copy from Chevy Volt ??!! Why didn’t you mention the Chevy Volt ? :- D

my 320d does an average of 67mpg with my driving 100mpg is a little poor should by now be upto 150mpg for that money!

UK version of the Chevy Volt

Hybrid/electric cars are going to stay expensive for a while until they become mainstream. You could buy a BMW but you wouldn't get free car tax, no London congestion charge, 40 miles of petrol-free driving per charge, or the cudos of helping the world move to a greener alternative to motoring.

No fast charging ability, ands it incompatible with uk network chargers. Deeming it useless on long journeys

These things are seen as gimmicks, and very expensive gimmicks at that. When the price actually reflects the cost they may sell a lot more units, but as of now (2015) they don't!

67mpg hmmmm is that even true?

sod greener alternative we have one life live it.

Ugly? Much better looking than a Prius!

everyone to there own and i can't stand alot of new cars not worth the money today plus boring to look at and boring to drive plus you can't do nothing with them as they are made of to much tin platic and computers plus they all look the same.

sod the greener alternative to motoring.its boring and over the top and all the greener people i just wish they would get a life and live it and leave everyone alone

i would sooner spend £32,000 on a v8 than on a ugly looking vauxhall which runs on over the top computers what is all this computer shit in cars today and why are cars looking the same what up have they forgot to bulid real cars.

sorry would never own a german car can't stand them

bmw another gay car

err nothing about MPE. WHat is the mileage capability... fuck design.. only 4 seats?? dumb, British GAS supplies electric:-) hahaa.. You wanna save 50% on fuel currently on your car.. change to LPG, amazing value and the cost of installation pays for itself within a bout 6 months.. thus giving you half price fuel for a few years. Stop moaning start doing... Until Electric cars are better priced LPG is the only way

Ugly and way to expensive rather buy a bmw .