Opel does not build many cars like the Opel Agila: a 5-door hatchback with Petrol engine, built from 2000 to 2014 in the decade of stability control, dual-clutch gearboxes and the first serious hybrids. Its designer of record is Hideo Kodama.
The story
The Opel Agila (from Lat. agilis, "agile") is a city car marketed under the German marque Opel from 2000 to 2014, as a rebadged variant of the Suzuki Wagon R+ (first generation) and the Suzuki Splash (second generation). It has been marketed under the Vauxhall marque in the United Kingdom.
Its first generation was classified as a city car, whereas the second generation is a mini MPV, and the car was replaced in March 2015 by the Opel Karl, which is known as the Vauxhall Viva in the United Kingdom.
What is underneath
Under the skin sits Petrol engine; other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. Kerb weight is 993 kg. The gearbox is a 5-speed manual. The layout matters: the engine drives the front wheels, the packaging choice that gives a small car a big cabin. The wheelbase is 2360 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Its place in the line
Where it sits in Opel's history is not in doubt: the Opel Karl/Vauxhall Viva / Opel Adam followed it; it was built at Gliwice (Opel Polska), Poland. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Hyundai Santa Fe, the BMW X5, the Honda S2000. Nearby in the Opel catalogue sit the Opel Sintra and the Opel K-180.
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