
Opel Astra V8 Coupe #16 S. Modena DTM 2000 Action 1:18

Specifications
- Brand
- Opel
- Manufacturer
- Action
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- AC8004816
- Year
- 2000
- Era
- 2000s
- Body Type
- Touring Models
- Vehicle Class
- DTM German Touring
- Openable Parts
- Yes
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 4012138034365
About the Opel Astra V8 Coupe #16 S. Modena DTM 2000 Action 1:18
TL;DR: Action's 1:18 diecast Opel Astra V8 Coupe #16 reproduces Stefano Modena's factory Opel entry in the 2000 DTM season. Diecast construction documents Opel's works effort against Mercedes and Audi in Germany's leading touring-car championship at the turn of the millennium.
DTM in 2000 was a genuine three-way factory fight between Opel, Mercedes, and Audi, and this Astra represents Opel's side of that battle directly.
Diecast Coverage of a Factory Touring-Car Program
This Astra's #16 livery carries Opel's factory sponsor graphics with clean, well-defined edges, and the V8 Coupe's aggressive, widened touring-car bodywork, far removed from a standard road-going Astra, comes through with confident proportions. The DTM regulations of this era produced some of the most extreme silhouette race cars in touring-car history, and this diecast reflects that with a low stance and aggressive front splitter that make the model unmistakably a factory racer rather than a modified road car.
An Italian Driver in Germany's Home Championship
Stefano Modena, a former Formula 1 driver, competed for Opel's factory DTM team during this period, part of a grid that also drew talent from across international motorsport into Germany's domestic series. Opel's factory presence in DTM was a serious commitment, competing head-to-head against Mercedes and Audi's own works programs for national touring-car supremacy.
A Solid Addition to a DTM-Era Collection
For a collector tracking DTM's silhouette-car era specifically, this Astra fills the Opel side of a rivalry that also needs its Mercedes and Audi counterparts to tell the full story.













