Bitter Presents New Model Based on Opel Insignia

Erich Bitter, founder of Bitter Cars, is at it again transforming GM vehicles for a select few. His latest model is based on the new Opel Insignia [Buick Regal in the States] and these are the first photos of the car, courtesy of the folks over at Motor Talk.

Bitter has yet to make an official announcement on the modified Insignia but it said that it is based on the 260HP 2.8 V6 Turbo 4x4 model with pricing to be around the €65,000 [US$80,500] mark. If true, that's €25,000 more than the model upon it is based and close to €19,000 more than the 325HP Insignia OPC.

Bitter's version of the Insignia gets a unique nose job with the company's traditional grille, a new rear apron housing quad tail pipes, beefy alloy wheels and an aero kit. The sedan's interior has been upgraded with new decorative trim and higher quality leather surfaces on the seats, the lower part of the dashboard and the door panels.

We'll have more on the Bitter's Insignia as soon as the company comes out with an official release.

Via: Motor-Talk

Bitter Vero Update: High-Res Image Gallery

We just got our hands on a new set of high resolution images of the Bitter Vero that was unveiled earlier today (click here for details). Did the fresh pictures change our mind about the Holden Statesman V8 based Vero? Mmmm, nop. And before you call us "bitter" we can think of about 122,000 reasons why not, beginning with the fact that, a slightly revised Holden Statesman cannot cost… €121,975 ($172,800). It's insane, it's ridiculous it's... I don't know how to describe it, but it's definetely wrong. -Image gallery after the jump

Bitter Vero: €122,000 Holden Statesman V8

Who said that only Americans (e.g. Pontiac and Buick) rebody Holdens? So do the Germans, and in particular Erich Bitter’s homonymous coachbuilding company. Two years after Bitter showed of its latest product, the Holden Monaro / Pontiac GTO based CD02 Coupe, the German coachbuilder announced the launch of their latest creation called the Vero. The sports sedan is based on the Holden Statesman (long-wheel-base version of the Holden Commodore / Pontiac G8) and it’s equipped with GM’s 362Hp 6.0-liter V8 matted to a 5-speed automatic transmission. Bitter redesigned the front and rear end of the car which now measures around 5,200 mm in length (205-inches) and it sits on 20-inch alloy wheels. According to the Germans, the Vero features suspension upgrades. -Continued after the jump

Inside, Bitter dressed the whole interior with high quality leather and added several luxury extras like a DVD system with monitors incorporated in the front headrests. The Vero will feature a basic price of 121,975 Euros (about $172,800) in Germany. That’s a lot of money. Even if Bitter only produces 100 units of the car, somehow we don’t think that “exclusivity” would make us overlook the fact that the Vero is priced on par with cars like the Mercedes-Benz S 63 AMG (€131,000 in Germany).

New Bitter model based on the Holden Statesman to be unveiled in Frankfurt

According to a report from Dutch magazine, Autoweek, independent German car-manufacture Bitter is getting ready to make a come back at this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show in September. The article says that Bitter will present a fully customized version of the new Holden Statesman with a unique exterior body.

Bitter, who’s been around since 1974 manufactures prototypes, concept studies as well as individual cars based on Opel/Vauxhall models. The last individual car built by Bitter was the CD 02 which was based on the Holden/Vauxhall Monaro. It was presented as a prototype in the 2003 Geneva Show and as a production model in the 2005 Frankfurt Show. -Continued: Click "Read More..." below to check out the photo gallery of the CD 02 Via: Autoweek.nl

Technorati: Holden+Statesman, Bitter, Frankfurt+Motor+Show, auto+news, car+news, automobile, cars, automotive, vehicles, autos, Auto Cars 2011, blogs, images, pictures, 2007

New Bitter model based on the Holden Statesman to be unveiled in Frankfurt

According to a report from Dutch magazine, Autoweek, independent German car-manufacture Bitter is getting ready to make a come back at this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show in September. The article says that Bitter will present a fully customized version of the new Holden Statesman with a unique exterior body.

Bitter, who’s been around since 1974 manufactures prototypes, concept studies as well as individual cars based on Opel/Vauxhall models. The last individual car built by Bitter was the CD 02 which was based on the Holden/Vauxhall Monaro. It was presented as a prototype in the 2003 Geneva Show and as a production model in the 2005 Frankfurt Show. -Continued: Click "Read More..." below to check out the photo gallery of the CD 02 Via: Autoweek.nl

Technorati: Holden+Statesman, Bitter, Frankfurt+Motor+Show, auto+news, car+news, automobile, cars, automotive, vehicles, autos, Auto Cars 2011, blogs, images, pictures, 2007