How many Opel Speedsters are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 2,337,436 on the road Built 2003 European
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A mid-engined two-seat roadster that Lotus built for Opel at Hethel in England from 2000 to 2005, on a version of the Elise's bonded aluminium chassis. It used General Motors engines, a 2.2 litre four and later a 2.0 litre turbo, and was sold in Britain as the Vauxhall VX220.
Still on the road, by model year
2 from 2003.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 2 still registered, the Opel Speedster is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 15th of the 19 Opel models and equal 2,524th of all 2,903 cars in Spotto's catalogue.
The six grades: Common, 8,000 or more · Uncommon, 1,200 to 7,999 · Scarce, 175 to 1,199 · Rare, 25 to 174 · Super rare, 5 to 24 · Unicorn, fewer than 5.
Seen one?
Spotto grades every car on New Zealand roads by how many are still registered, down to the generation and the badge. Log the ones you spot, build a collection, and see who else has found one.