Nobody saw this coming: Opel just gutted the price of its family crossover. The Frontera dropped by €2,750 — that's 11.1% off the previous entry point. The new Start version now costs €21,990 including VAT in Germany. Before this, the starting bar sat at €24,740. Opel's official release confirms both the price and the arrival of a new non-electrified engine.
It's not just a stripped-down trim doing the work here. Under the hood sits a fresh 1.2-liter turbo engine making 100 hp, paired with a 6-speed manual gearbox. WLTP consumption comes in at 5.9–6.1 l/100 km. Here's where it gets interesting: the Frontera Hybrid, with 110 hp and a 6-speed dual-clutch "robot," actually sips less — 5.3–5.4 l/100 km. The gap isn't huge, but it adds up: roughly 0.65 l/100 km, or about 98 extra liters of gas over 15,000 km.
Even so, the Start doesn't feel like a checkbox exercise in cost-cutting. Air conditioning is standard. There's a six-way adjustable Intelli-Seat driver's chair, rear parking sensors, lane-keeping assist, and a 10-inch digital instrument cluster. The trunk holds 460 liters, and up to 1,600 liters with the second row folded. The hybrid and electric versions haven't gone anywhere in the Start lineup either.
Coincidence? Hardly. The price cut lands right as Opel is already surging on its home turf: German registrations for the brand jumped 39% in the first quarter of 2026. So the Frontera Start isn't a fire sale for unsold stock — it's a calculated play for new buyers. Shoppers are being offered savings of about €2,750, as long as they can live without the automatic gearbox and the hybrid's lower fuel bills.
