The Opel Ascona is a large family car (D-segment in Europe) that was produced by the German automaker Opel from 1970 to 1988. It was produced in three...
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Manta A was released in September 1970, two months ahead of the then new Opel Ascona on which it was based. A competitor to the Ford Capri, it was a two-door...
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2016: Opel Astra K Several models have been shortlisted,[clarification needed] including the: 1980: Opel Kadett D 1981: Opel Ascona C 1989: Opel Vectra...
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Africa, the Kadett notchback was sold as the Opel Monza, along with a convertible. This replaced the Opel Ascona. The car was noted for its advanced aerodynamics...
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Vauxhall's version of the General Motors 'U-Car' - essentially an Opel Ascona B/ Opel Manta with a few minor visual differences. The second generation...
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and arctic white. The Opel Ascona 1700 should not be confused with the all-new Opel Ascona introduced in 1970. The "Opel Ascona" name was originally used...
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in the Opel Ascona C/Vauxhall Cavalier Mk II. Applications September 1970 - August 1975 Opel Manta A October 1970 - September 1975 Opel Ascona A August...
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in October 1988 as a replacement for the Opel Ascona, and was itself replaced in November 2008 by the new Opel Insignia, the nameplate spanning three generations...
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1967-1982 Opel Commodore 1968-1973, 2006-2009 Opel GT 1970-1988 Opel Ascona 1970-1988 Opel Manta 1973-1986 Opel Bedford Blitz 1978-1986 Opel Monza 1978-1993...
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GM Family II engine (redirect from Opel Family II engine)
timing belt also drives the water pump. It was first used in the Opel Kadett D, Ascona C, and their corresponding Vauxhall sister models, the Astra and...
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generation Opel Ascona. By now the increases in fuel prices were encouraging middle market customers to downsize, at a time when the Opel Rekord had,...
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designs and different powertrains; in Europe, the Vauxhall Cavalier and Opel Ascona were marketed as mid-size cars. Initially a divisional counterpart of...
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platform was developed by Opel to create the mid-size (extended sub-compact) 'U-Car', which formed the basis of the Opel Ascona B and Vauxhall Cavalier...
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C-segment cars – the Chevrolet Vega in America, the Vauxhall Cavalier/Opel Ascona in Europe, the Holden Torana in Australia and the Isuzu Florian in Japan...
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The Opel Kadett is a small family car produced by the German automobile manufacturer Opel from 1936 until 1940 and then from 1962 until 1991 (the Cabrio...
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1972 – 1975 Opel Ascona A 1975-1980 Opel Ascona B / Vauxhall Cavalier Mk 1 1972-1975 Opel Manta A 1975-1979 Opel Manta B 1982-1993 Opel Corsa A / Vauxhall...
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Henri Toivonen (section Opel (1982–83))
try this car, so I don't know its limits." However, similarly to his Opel Ascona 400 debut at the same event two years ago, Toivonen immediately took...
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title, by virtue of consistency, in his increasingly outmoded rear-drive Opel Ascona 400. It was also during this time that he won the African Rally Championship...
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Chevette (1975–1984, rebadged Opel Kadett) Belmont (1986–1991, rebadged Opel Kadett) Cavalier (1975–1995, rebadged Opel Ascona (Cavalier Mk 1 (sedan) (1975–1981)...
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Camry). In South America, the Opel Ascona was produced in Brazil as the Chevrolet Monza from 1983 to 1996; the Ascona name did not translate favorably...
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requirements quickly attracted manufacturers to Group B. Opel replaced their production-derived Ascona with the Group B Manta 400, and Toyota built a new car...
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car platform, and was heavily based on the European J-body car - the Opel Ascona C. The name "Camira" comes from an Aboriginal word meaning "wind." After...
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Hillman Hunter (1967) Fiat 125 (1968) Peugeot 504 (1969) Renault 12 (1970) Opel Ascona (A) (1970) Volkswagen K70 (1974) Fiat 132 (1972) Alfa Romeo Alfetta (1972)...
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demise cleared the way for the Opel Ascona, produced from August 1970 and introduced to the market in November 1970. The Ascona filled the gap between the...
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the Opel Vectra A and the Vauxhall Cavalier Mk.3 for the 1989 model year. The platform was intended to replace both division's J-cars, the Opel Ascona C...
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The Opel Astra is a compact car/small family car (C-segment) developed and produced by the German automaker Opel since 1991, currently at its sixth generation...
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Vauxhall Chevette (redirect from Opel Chevette)
"family look" alongside the larger Vauxhall Cavalier version of the Opel Ascona B. Mechanical changes included the introduction of Bosch distributors...
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the 1974 1000 Lakes Rally. In that year he won the Nortti Rally in an Opel Ascona, beating Hannu Mikkola in the process, which brought him to wider attention...
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with two German manufacturers Audi and Opel taking first and second in the manufacturer's title race, while Opel's driver, German Walter Röhrl, seized the...
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produced: Opel Kadett, Opel Rekord, Opel Ascona, Opel Senator, Opel Corsa, Opel Vectra and the Opel Omega The 1983 model year and onwards Opel Senator was...
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