WE’VE seen hot cars from recent German arrival Opel before.

The last one borrowed a HSV badge from Holden’s go-fast division, was called the VXR, featured a 177kW 2.0-litre turbo four-pot under the bonnet, and wore a $42,990 price tag that dropped jaws when new in 2006.

But now Opel is back with its own badge – OPC – that defines its performance-honed range.

At the top of the tree, for now, is the Insignia OPC.

Midsized and strapped with a 239kW twin-scroll turbocharged V6, it stands alone in the high cylinder count, mid-size performance sedan market.

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