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Some cars are born from regulations and end up becoming legend. The 1990 Opel Omega Evo 500 is one of them: a road saloon transformed into a homologation machine for the DTM, built in just 500 units by Irmscher with 230 horsepower under the bonnet. It was not a car for everyone. It was a car for those who knew exactly what they were looking at. Solido captures it in 1/18 scale with official Opel licensing, in red, and with the level of detail this scale allows when the work is done properly.
A competition saloon with more history than it lets on
The Omega Evo 500 was no conventional sports car. It was a four-door saloon built for the track, designed to meet the homologation requirements of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft. That duality road car with a racing soul is exactly what makes this piece interesting within a collection. On a shelf of German cars from the nineties, the Omega Evo 500 in red needs no introduction: its silhouette says everything before anyone reads the label.
1/18 diecast with real functions and reference-level finish
The model is built in diecast, with opening front doors and functional steering that allows the wheels to turn from the steering wheel. The red finish is accompanied by carefully detailed interior work, which at 1/18 scale makes the difference between a piece you glance at and one you actually study. The presentation box measures 31 x 15 x 14 cm, giving a clear sense of the space it occupies and the weight it carries in hand.
A piece that changes the pace of any German classic collection
On a shelf of sports cars and saloons from the eighties and nineties, the Omega Evo 500 brings something few cars of that era can offer: the story of a mainstream manufacturer that decided to take motorsport seriously. It is one of those pieces that rewards the more you know about what you are looking at. For a collector of DTM, Opel, or simply saloons with real character, this Solido reference has a clear place.