True, the second generation of the Opel / Vauxhall Meriva has only been in the market for two years, but given the recent design changes to the updated Astra family, we shouldn’t be surprised that the German automaker has schedule a light facelift for the small MPV as well.
If these fresh spy photos of a Meriva prototype are anything to go by, then the exterior styling tweaks will be restricted to the front end.
The changes include a new upper front grille featuring a more prominent wing-like chrome bar with turned up tips, which we first saw on the Astra five-door hatchback, Tourer and sedan models, plus a re-designed bumper with horizontal instead of slanted fog lamp housings.
While we don’t expect any interior improvements other than perhaps a new assortment of colors and/or trims, Opel may apply some minor enhancements to the engine range as it did with the Astra’s 138hp (140PS) 1.4-liter Turbo petrol that gained an overboost function that temporarily lifts torque by 10 percent, from 200 to 220 Nm.
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