- The Opel Mokka is ready to receive a mid-lifecycle update, likely by early next year.
- Changes are limited to revised bumper intakes, tweaked LED graphics, and a new steering wheel.
- The subcompact SUV will remain available with mild-hybrid and fully electric powertrains.
Our spy photographers caught a prototype of the facelifted Opel Mokka with minimum camouflage, revealing subtle styling updates for the upcoming facelift.
The Mokka was the first production model to introduce Opel’s latest styling language in 2020. Four years later, it’s time for a mid-lifecycle update to stay fresh in Europe’s ultra-competitive subcompact SUV (B-SUV) segment.
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The spy shots reveal that Opel designers didn’t change that much on the sharp exterior, with the updates being hard to spot. At the front, the bumper intakes have been redesigned, with the small patches of camouflage trying to hide them. The uncovered area sports a “smiling” upper intake, and a more prominent body-colored splitter under the slimmer lower intake.
While not visible at first glance, the LED graphics of the headlights and taillights received new horizontal slits, while retaining a similar lighting signature, part of the “Opel Compass” design theme. At the back, the updated Opel emblem and the Mokka lettering are covered, while the rear bumper appears to be carried over.
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Moving inside, the highlight is the redesigned flat-bottom steering wheel, bringing the Mokka on par with the all-new Frontera and Grandland SUV models. The rest of the dashboard looks pretty much unchanged, as with the digital cockpit housed within a curved panel.
We don’t expect Opel to change a lot under the skin, as the subcompact SUV already inherited Stellantis’ mild-hybrid 1.2-liter three-cylinder engine with 134 hp (100 kW / 136 PS) from the ICE and another 28 hp (21 kW / 29 PS) from a single electric motor mounted in the six-speed dual-clutch automatic.
It is not clear if Opel will retain the pure-ICE option, but the mild-hybrid and the EV should be considered a given. Opel engineers could also refresh the suspension setup of the subcompact SUV, taking inspiration from the closely related Fiat 600, Jeep Avenger, and Alfa Romeo Junior triplets.
The facelifted Opel Mokka is expected to debut in Europe early next year. Based on the existing range, the Mokka will remain more expensive than the family-oriented Frontera, despite being smaller in size.
