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85-547: Many of the O4's mechanical components originated from the Opel Astra , a German small family car . The O4 had a 4-cylinder engine that produced 190 hp (142 kW), along with a manual transmission. The roof featured twin targa tops made of carbon fiber that could be stowed behind the rear passenger seats. In addition, the rear window retracted into a compartment located behind the rear passenger seats. The Oldsmobile O4's doors have

170-869: A coupé (the Astra GTC) in 2004, and the sporty Astra OPC appeared in 2005. The Twin Top retractable hardtop convertible replaced the soft top convertible in 2006, while the Caravan was renamed to Astra Sports Tourer since 2009. The Astra is branded the Vauxhall Astra in the United Kingdom. It was rebadged and sold as the Saturn Astra in North America between 2008 and 2009, as the Buick Excelle XT from 2009 until 2015 and as

255-572: A "Caravan") and two special versions from 2000: the Astra Coupé and the Astra Cabrio , both of them designed and built by Bertone . The Astra G saw the introduction of a natural gas -powered engine. Its chassis was tuned by Lotus and formed the base of a 7-seater compact MPV , the Opel Zafira , which was co-developed by Porsche . Approximately 90,000 coupés were produced. The manufacturing of

340-503: A "Kadett Spezial" could also specify a four-door "Limousine" (sedan/saloon) bodied car, priced at 2,350 ℛ︁ℳ︁ as against 2,150 ℛ︁ℳ︁ for a "Spezial Cabrio-Limousine" and 2,100 ℛ︁ℳ︁ for a two-door "Spezial Limousine". The "Kadett KJ38" was intended to fill the market segment of the Opel P4 , but the KJ38, priced at 1,800  ℛ︁ℳ︁ ,

425-590: A 5 bolt wheel hub (all other cars used a 4 bolt hub), it also featured unique 16" alloy wheels only available on the 200tS. The Opel Astra also became available in Australasia badged as a Holden , first in New Zealand in 1995, and then Australia in 1996. These models were imported from the UK. The Holden Astra name had previously been used on rebadged Nissan Pulsar models from 1984 to 1989. The Opel Astra's first generation

510-607: A cosmetic facelift in the autumn of 1994, accompanied by improved rust protection. This included a new grille with a larger Opel badge, clear front turn signals, new door mirrors (replacing the earlier Kadett E units used on the pre-facelift model), and a generally smoothed-out appearance. While the Astra F finished production in Germany in 2000, Polish-built Astras remained on offer in Central and Eastern Europe, as well as Turkey, India and Asia with

595-546: A crowd of 70,000 people. Giuliano Losacco was the winner, with Mateus Greipel second and Luciano Burti third. The engine was a V8 Chevrolet 350 imported from the United States by JL, similar to that used in Busch Series, the second category of NASCAR, equal and limited to 450 hp (336 kW). The automaker GM was now sponsoring the category, providing the fairing of the Astra, making room for other manufacturers to enter

680-1865: A four-speed automatic transmission . The XE base trim level was offered on the five-door hatchback and included steel wheels with plastic covers. The XR trim level was the only trim level for the 3-door and was available on five-door models — and included enhanced seat bolsters, driver lumbar and seat height adjusters; 17-inch alloy ten-spoke wheels and P225/45R17 all-season performance tires; easy Entry front sliding seats (3 door model) and enhanced instrument gauges. Standard equipment included air conditioning (XR trim); cruise control; driver information centre including audio, time and outside temperature display; power door locks with central locking feature and remote keyless entry; courtesy lighting and dual reading lamps in front and rear; cloth front bucket reclining seats with adjustable active head restraints; easy entry front sliding seats (3 door); rear 60/40-split flat-folding seat with adjustable and removable head restraints and retractable; dual cupholders, driver 4-way and passenger 2-way manually adjustable seats; three-spoke steering wheel with rake and telescoping steering column; steering wheel-mounted audio and Driver Information Center controls; overhead sunglass storage; front seat illuminated vanity mirrors; power windows with express-Down; front console with cupholder and 12-volt power outlet; power-adjustable, manual folding, heated side mirrors; and rain sensing front intermittent windshield wipers. An optional Premium Trim Package for XR models included leather seating surfaces, vinyl door trim, leather-wrapped steering wheel, driver manual lumbar seat adjuster, heated front seats, and interior ambient LED lighting. For 2008, an optional Sport Handling Package included stability control (marketed as StabiliTrak), lowered sport suspension, and quick-ratio power steering. This package

765-492: A manner of front conventional doors and rear small suicide doors . The O4 was also noted for its "info ring" which replaced the traditional instrument cluster. The info ring was inspired by the Palm Pilot and similar devices. The "info ring" had 10 switches that operated all of its functions. Media and other information such as movies, maps, and telephone numbers were able to be stored and displayed via Sony memory stick . The O4

850-490: A modified front grill identified an upgrade. The 1,074cc Opel 23 PS (17 kW) engine and the 2,337 mm (92.0 in) wheelbase were unchanged, with few differences between the cars for 1937 and those for 1938. The manufacturer now offered two versions of the Kadett, designated the "Kadett KJ38 and the "Kadett K38" the latter also being sold as the "Kadett Spezial". Mechanically and in terms of published performance there

935-563: A potential capacity of 25,000 vehicles annually. The Chevrolet Astra was withdrawn from Mexico in 2008 as a result of the withdrawal of Opel products from the brand, replaced by the Chevrolet Cruze sedan for the 2010 model year. A first for any major European car is the availability of digital radio on some versions of the new Astra, while for the Astra product class first are electronically controlled chassis (IDS+) and AFL (Adaptive Forward Lighting). The Opel Astra Classic III from Bochum

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1020-517: A production car at the time of its launch) which extends into the roof area. Based on an updated version of GM's T platform , its size was increased compared to the previous version. Production came until the end of 2009, excepting the TwinTop which continued to be manufactured until November 2010. The ageing Vectra B was replaced in Brazil with a sedan version of the Astra H, named Chevrolet Vectra , until it

1105-557: A version of the 5-door Astra was launched in Brazil, marketed as Chevrolet Vectra GT to differentiate from the already existing Astra, which was replaced by the Chevrolet Cruze hatchback in 2011. The Opel Astra was revised in January 2007, with the introduction of different colours of the posterior lighthouses and a new front. GM Russia launched SKD assembly of Astra on a temporary production site near Saint Petersburg in February 2008, with

1190-575: A year on the market. Instead, the locally built Kadett was updated. The second-generation Astra was manufactured in Brazil. Beginning in March 1995, the Astra sedan was assembled in Indonesia where it was marketed as the Opel Optima . The renaming was done as the global name was already used by Astra International , a local automotive company and an assembler/distributor of several competing car brands. In India

1275-739: The Buick Verano/Hatchback GS in China from 2015 until 2021. The Holden Astra was discontinued in Australia and New Zealand in 2009, and was replaced by the locally assembled Holden Cruze . It briefly returned to the Australian market in 2012, for the first time badged as an Opel, but was discontinued after Opel withdrew from the country a year later. In 2015, Opel reintroduced the Astra GTC and Astra VXR to Australia and New Zealand in 2015, again bearing

1360-604: The Holden badge. Between 2017 and 2019, the Astra nameplate was also used for the Holden version of the Cruze sedan. After Opel was sold by General Motors to PSA Group , the Astra K continued to be produced under license until it was replaced by the Astra L. The Astra L was released after the merger of the company to form Stellantis . The Astra nameplate originates from Vauxhall , which had manufactured and marketed earlier generations of

1445-724: The Holden Astra Classic , until they were replaced by the Holden Viva (built-in South Korea) in 2006. The Astra G was built as Chevrolet Astra in Brazil. It was facelifted in 2003 and was sold in Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, and other Latin American markets until 2011. The GM Brazilian 2.0 8V inline-four engine which equips the Astra has the "flex-power" technology, that allows the car to run on both petrol and alcohol fuels, providing 128/140 hp (G/A) at 5200 rpm. A taxi version of

1530-588: The Latin alphabet . Opel's official convention is that the Astra is a logical continuation of the Kadett lineage, thus, the first generation of Opel Astra became the Astra F rather than the Astra A since the final Opel Kadett was the Kadett E. The Mk1 and Mk2 Vauxhall Astras are sometimes called the Astra D and Astra E by enthusiasts to mark the continuity with their sister models. Models sold as Vauxhall, Holden , or Chevrolet have different generation designations reflecting

1615-676: The Oldsmobile brand. By the time of the O4's unveiling, the O4 was called the GM O4, with the " Oldsmobile " marque removed. Opel Astra 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. It was first launched in September 1991 as a direct replacement to the Opel Kadett . As of 2021 ,

1700-522: The Opel Kadett (the Kadett D and Kadett E ) as the Vauxhall Astra since March 1980. Subsequent GM Europe policy standardised model nomenclature in the early 1990s, whereby model names were the same in all markets regardless of the marque they were sold under. As of 2021, there have been six generations of the Astra (or eleven generations of the Kadett/Astra family as a whole). In a fashion typical for Opel, they are designated with subsequent letters of

1785-610: The Volkswagen company. Production was interrupted in 1940 by World War II. The new Kadett followed the innovative Opel Olympia in adopting a chassis-less unibody construction, suggesting that, like the Vauxhall 10 introduced in 1937 by Opel's English sister-company , the Opel Kadett was designed for high-volume, low-cost production. For 1937 the Kadett was offered as a small and unpretentious two door "Limousine" (sedan/saloon) or, at

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1870-742: The successor model introduced a month later following the summer shut-down, in August. The two-seat Opel GT was heavily based on Kadett B components, its body made by a French contractor, Brissonneau & Lotz , at their Creil factory. The Kadett C appeared in August 1973 and was Opel's version of the General Motors' "T-Car" . It was the last small Opel to feature rear-wheel drive, and remained in production at Opel's Bochum plant until July 1979, by which time Opel had produced 1,701,076. Of these, 52% had been exported outside West Germany, most of them to markets in other parts of western Europe. The Kadett C

1955-423: The "i" designation, while carburetor models didn't. Additional model designation was listed after the displacement with the inclusion of the letters "S" for sport or "E" for executive. Sport trim was typically for the Kadett (hatchback) model and included a different front bumper with spotlights and a rear spoiler. Executive derivatives included a higher specification level than non-executive models. The top variant in

2040-501: The 1.9 CDTI diesel in 150 PS (110 kW; 148 hp) form. Launched in January 2007, Australian-market TwinTops came with the Z22YH 2.2 L direct-injection engine with a choice of 6-speed manual or 4-speed automatic transmission which was unique to Australia. The folding roof assembly was built by Magna Steyr 's Car Top Systems (CTS) subsidiary in Antwerp, Belgium, near the plant where

2125-501: The 1986 launch of the MKII-based Belmont. For the first time since 1965, there was no coupé-bodied Kadett in the range: the previous Kadett C coupé was indirectly replaced by the three-door 1.3 SR sports model. Technologically, the Kadett D was part of a major investment for Opel (and General Motors as a whole) in a new front-wheel drive architecture, with an all-new family of engines and transmissions which would later be applied in

2210-675: The 2-door version of the Kadett to add. Still, a number of Kadetts had been captured as trophies by the Red Army and were available for study and reverse-engineering. This project was conducted by design bureaus formed as Soviet-German joint ventures under the Soviet Military Administration in Germany (SMAD). There were 11 of them in total. One in Berlin reverse-engineered the engine and transmission. Another in Schwarzenberg worked on

2295-583: The 2007 Chicago Auto Show . Superseding the Ion , the Astra was a captive import , based on the Opel Astra, manufactured in Antwerp , Belgium. Available in three and five-door hatchback body styles, sales began on 2 January 2008 with a single engine, a 1.8 L U18XER inline-4-cylinder petrol engine with variable-valve technology producing 138 hp (103 kW) — available five-speed manual transmission or

2380-577: The Astra saloon and Caravan continued at Opel's Gliwice plant in Poland after the debut of the next-generation Astra H, with the older model being branded as Astra Classic in a similar fashion to its predecessor, catering to the lower end of the market. This car was offered in Central and Eastern Europe, as well as Turkey with the name Astra Classic II from 2004 to the end of 2009. Apart from European markets, these models were also sold in Australia and New Zealand as

2465-667: The Brazilian sourced model, powered with petrol 2.0-litre engine was sold in Chile as the Chevy Urban . In 2004, GM's Russian joint venture GM-AvtoVAZ launched the 4-door version of the Astra G as the Chevrolet Viva . It was sold through Chevrolet dealers in Russia, while Opel dealers were selling the newer Opel Astra H. Sales were poor from the start due to high pricing: the only version launched

2550-468: The Kadett (hatchback) model was the 200iS which featured a 2.0 SOHC 8v engine producing 95kw while the top spec Astra (sedan) derivative featured a 2.0 16v DOHC engine producing 110kw. The South African lineup also included a unique limited edition variant with a turbocharged C20LET engine called the 200tS offered in either Kadett (hatchback) or Astra (sedan) derivatives and was only available for two model years (1994-1995) and in limited numbers. The 200tS

2635-470: The Kadett producing 55 PS (40 kW) and a top speed of 140 km/h (87 mph) was also offered on entry-level models from launch. The larger Family II engine debuted in 1600 cc form and was offered after Frankfurt 1981, followed by an 1800 cc version introduced for the Kadett GSE/Astra GTE model. The Kadett D was also equipped with a 1600 cc diesel engine, an option which

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2720-425: The Kadett, Astra , for the replacement car for Europe which debuted that year. Only South Africa kept the Kadett name until the 1999 (Astra/Kadett F), whereafter all models took the Astra name. However, under Opel's internal naming convention, successive generations of the Astra platform are treated as a logical continuation of the Kadett lineage, hence the original 1991 Astra was designated Astra F in relation to

2805-603: The Moscow small car plant "without any changes to the design". The implementation of the plan was far from smooth. The Rüsselsheim plant had been deeply involved in the Nazi war effort, producing aircraft engines for the Luftwaffe, and consequently has been heavily damaged by the Allied air raids. Very little was left to be salvaged – mostly incoherent drawings and plans, with several stamping dies for

2890-614: The Moskvitch from its Opel prototype, including hood emblems and hubcaps with a large "M" (for "Moskvitch"). However, the stamping dies and most of the tooling had to be produced in the USSR. Production started on 4 December 1946. The Moskvitch 400/420 continued to be made in Moscow with some minor changes until 1956, when it was replaced by the Moskvitch 402 . The latter was an all-new design apart from

2975-545: The OPC version include sports bodykit and recaro interior, a six-speed manual gearbox, xenon headlamps and 18-inch alloy wheels amongst others. This vehicle was sold until late 2009 in Australia and New Zealand by Holden Special Vehicles as the HSV VXR . HSV VXRs but it never offered a sedan in the UK and Australia are sold as standard with full leather trim, climate control, 6 disc CD and 19-inch alloy wheels. HSV VXRs were badged as per

3060-717: The Opel Astra was assembled for the local market in a joint venture with the Birla Companies , beginning in 1996. Indian production ended in 2002. The first-generation Chevrolet Astra in Brazil had a Vauxhall -style front grille featuring a "V", containing the Chevrolet badge. The Astra G was launched in Europe in Spring of 1998. It was available as a three or five-door hatchback, four-door saloon , five-door estate (in Opel tradition, known as

3145-583: The Opel Rüsselsheim car plant in the American occupation zone as part of the war reparations agreed by the victorious powers , to compensate for the loss of the production lines for the domestic KIM-10 -52 in the siege of Moscow . Faced with a wide range of German "small litrage" models to choose from, Soviet planners wanted a car that closely followed the general type of the KIM – a 4-door sedan with an all-metal body and 4-stroke engine. They, therefore, rejected both

3230-516: The TwinTop was assembled. The TwinTop was discontinued in November 2010 along with the 3-door GTC, both replaced by the soft-top Opel Cascada . In Brazil, Chevrolet Vectra (Astra H) substituted the Chevrolet Astra on Stock Car. The V8 is still the same, apart from that now they use Ethanol instead of Petrol. The Saturn Astra was marketed in North America both the U.S and Canada after debuting at

3315-659: The UK Vauxhall Spec models but without the usual rear boot badge. The sedan was discontinued in Australia and United Kingdom in 2007. Inside the Opel Blitz appears on the steering wheel with an OPC dashboard. The Astra OPC was also sold as the Chevrolet Astra OPC in Chile. In 2006, the Astra TwinTop arrived. (The "TwinTop" name also applies to the smaller Tigra and refers to a retractable hardtop convertible version of

3400-556: The US and in 2009 this fell to 6,298. In Canada the sales of the Saturn Astra was up to 11,605 in total between 2007 and 2010. Opel Kadett 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 continued until 1993), when it was succeeded by the Opel Astra . Originally, the Kadett

3485-429: The United Kingdom, Opels and Vauxhalls were initially sold through separate marketing operations, with overlapping lineups that competed directly with each other. By 1982 this anomaly had been sorted out and the Opel lineup was limited to the well-equipped five-door Berlina (1.3S or 1.6S) and the sporty 1.6 SR, leaving most of the market to the Vauxhall-badged cars. One interesting version which first appeared in mid-1982

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3570-468: The basis of the Daewoo LeMans (later known as the Daewoo Cielo , Racer and Nexia ) in South Korea , Nexia being the hatchback version), which was sold in the United States and New Zealand as the Pontiac LeMans , and in Canada (initially) as the Passport Optima. The Nexia was produced until 2016 at the UzDaewoo plant in Asaka, Uzbekistan . In 1991, GM Europe decided to standardise model names across its two brands, and Opel adopted Vauxhall's name for

3655-437: The car had been launched, and which continued to be fitted on the "Spezial". The base car instead reverted to traditional rigid axle based suspension similar to that fitted on the old Opel P4 . The base car was available only as a two-door "Limousine" (sedan/saloon). Customers looking for a soft-top "Cabrio-limousine" would need to specify a "Kadett Spezial". For the first time Kadett buyers, provided they were prepared to choose

3740-404: The car slots between the smaller Corsa supermini and the larger Insignia large family car . Initially, the Astra was available in hatchback , saloon , and estate (station wagon; known as the Astra Caravan, later the Sports Tourer) forms. A panel van ( sedan delivery ; Astravan) and a convertible (Astra Cabrio) also appeared in the early 1990s. These body styles were later followed by

3825-438: The car went on sale in the United Kingdom, some five months before the Vauxhall Astra Mark 1, the British version, was launched in March 1980. The cars were designed as three- or five-door hatchbacks and estates or station wagons . There were also two- and four-door sedans (saloons) featuring separate boots/trunks, which shared the silhouettes of the hatchbacks: in the United Kingdom, the saloon versions were soon withdrawn, until

3910-425: The car, shared with the Pontiac G6 .) The Astra TwinTop has a three-part folding metal roof which sits in the upper half of the boot space, leaving considerable luggage space below it. Still marketed as a four-seater, the rear seating space is smaller than other Astra models. The TwinTop was available in three trim levels with a range of engines in each, including a 200 PS (147 kW; 197 hp) 2.0 L turbo and

3995-409: The category with a low investment. The Astra H was launched in March 2004 as a five-door hatchback, whilst a five-door estate launched late 2004 and a sporty three-door hatchback, designated the GTC ( Gran Tourismo Compact ) for European markets, Sport Hatch in the UK and the Coupé in Australia, launched in 2005. The GTC has the option of a windscreen called "panoramic windscreen" (unique for

4080-610: The championship once, taking second in the inaugural season in 2000 before withdrawing at the end of 2005, but the car was also used to win the 24h Nürburgring in 2003. The Astra Xtreme , a concept car presented at the 2001 Geneva motor show , was a single-production V8 -powered Astra based on the G-series Astra DTM . Like the DTM racing car, it featured a 4.0 litres (240 cu in) V8 engine , producing 444 hp (331 kW), gull-wing doors supported by gas struts, carbon fibre panels, and race-specification interior with five-point seatbelts . The season of 2005 also joined

4165-401: The clutch and or brake pedal would decouple in the event of a frontal crash with significant cowl intrusion, mitigating lower leg injury. General Motors predicted sales of between 30,000 and 40,000 vehicles a year in the United States. Sales were slow, due initially to a large glut of unsold Ions and later the uncertainty surrounding the Saturn brand's future. In 2008 only 11,968 were sold in

4250-407: The early months of the war : by the time production ended in May 1940, following the intensification of World War II , 106,608 of these Opel Kadetts were produced on the assembly line at Opel's Rüsselsheim plant, which had been the first major car plant in Germany to apply the assembly-line techniques pioneered by Henry Ford . After the Second World War, the Soviet Union requested the tooling from

4335-416: The engine, for which Moskvitch continued to use the Kadett side-valve engine until 1958, when it was replaced with a domestically designed OHV engine. The Kadett was reintroduced in 1962, with deliveries beginning on 2 October, a little more than 22 years after the original model was discontinued in May 1940. The new car (designated the Kadett A ) was a small family car like its predecessor, although it

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4420-428: The hatchback Astras until 2000. The sedan and station wagon models were offered under the Astra name. The Kadett and Astra in South Africa won the title of 'Car of the Year' in two consecutive years (1994 and 1995) even though they were versions of the same car. South African nomenclature was denoted in centilitres, so the Astra and Kadett ranges featured 140, 160i, 180i and 200i models. Models with fuel injection received

4505-460: The history of Stock Car. In addition to the category becoming multi - the first time the Mitsubishi Lancer ran alongside the Chevrolet Astra, on 30 October 2005, 40 cars with Stock Car V8 engines performed an unprecedented race outside of Brazil worth points for the championship. It was a round to the side of TC 2000, the main category of Argentina and in July had run in Curitiba (Autodromo Internacional de Curitiba). The Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez got

4590-548: The history of those nameplates in their home markets and their naming conventions. The Astra F debuted in September 1991. With the Kadett E's successor, Opel adopted the Astra nameplate, which was already used by Vauxhall for the Kadett D and E (see Vauxhall Astra ). It was offered as a three- or five-door hatchback , a saloon (sedan), and an estate (wagon) known as the Caravan and available with five doors only, bringing Opel's run of three-door wagons to an end at long last. The Caravan appeared in October 1991, immediately after

4675-481: The larger Ascona C and the smaller Corsa A in 1981, and 1982, respectively. It was also the first application of the Family I engine, with a single overhead camshaft , aluminium-alloy cylinder head , hydraulic valve lifters, with capacities of 1297 cc (producing 60 PS and 75 PS) and had a transaxle design that allowed the clutch to be replaced without removing the transmission unit. A carry-over 1196 cc Opel OHV engine from previous generations of

4760-408: The license. The General Motors version, which had been further developed by Opel's North American parent, was intended to provide a soft ride, but there was some criticism that handling and road-holding were compromised, especially when the system was applied to small lightweight cars such as the Kadett. By the end of 1937 33,402 of these first-generation Kadetts had been produced. From December 1937

4845-426: The name Opel Astra Classic from 1999 to 2003. The Astra F consisted of two main revisions and was revised in 1995, with the launch of Opel's new Ecotec engine. Aside from the South Africa-only 200tS, the lead model was the GSi – a 2.0-litre 16V fuel injected model with 150 PS (110 kW), available as a three-door only. It also featured a sports body kit and widened front seats in the interior. However, this

4930-420: The nose while large engine sizes would have square lights on the nose. The Kadett E (sold as the Vauxhall Astra Mark 2 in the United Kingdom) was introduced in August 1984, and was voted the 1985 European Car of the Year . The 1984 model was also developed into a more conventional three-box design with a boot (trunk), badged as the Vauxhall Belmont in the United Kingdom, launched at Frankfurt 1985. There

5015-451: The original introduction, as did the sporty, 16-valve GSI model with its aggressive bodykit. A cabriolet was also offered, designed, and built by Bertone in Italy. Compared to the Kadett, the Astra grew slightly in all dimensions except the wheelbase. The windshield was moved forward by 7.5 cm (3 in) while the roof was extended the same amount at the rear, meaning a significant increase in interior volume. The Astra F received

5100-414: The rear-engined, two-door KdF-Wagen (future VW Beetle) and the two-stroke powered, front-wheel-drive, wooden-bodied DKW F8 , built by the Auto Union Chemnitz plant in the Soviet occupation zone. The closest analog of the KIM to be found was the 4-door Kadett K38. On 26 August 1945, the State Defense Committee published Order No. 9905, which prescribed the start of production of the 4-door Kadett on

5185-425: The same list price of 2,100  ℛ︁ℳ︁ , as a soft top "Cabrio-Limousine". The body resembled that of the existing larger Opel Olympia and its silhouette reflected the "streamlining" tendencies of the time. The 1,074 cc side-valve engine came from the 1935 Opel P4 and came with the same listed maximum power output of 23 PS (17 kW) at 3,400 rpm. The wheelbase, at 234 cm (92 in),

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5270-410: The steel body. The wooden-bodied station wagon was developed in Chemnitz . The vast majority of the personnel of these design bureaus were German specialists and craftsmen hired by the Military Administration. These design bureaus not only prepared the necessary blueprints and documentation, but also provided the wooden master model for the body. They even developed the new trim pieces which distinguished

5355-413: The three-door and station wagon models could be selected with the 150 PS (110 kW; 148 bhp) C20XE engine. After the Astra F was replaced by the new generation Astra G in 1998, the so-called "REDTOP" C20XE engine was also taken out of production. The model was also launched in South Africa in November 1991, where it was produced under licence by Delta . The "Kadett" name was retained for

5440-439: The trend in the mid 1980s for swooping aerodynamic styling - with the front end styling taken directly from the Opel Tech 1 concept car of 1981, although some styling cues from the Kadett D were retained for continuity such as its ' Kamm tail ' and oversized C-pillar extraction vent. This generation was built and sold as the Chevrolet Kadett in Brazil, while the station wagon was called the Chevrolet Ipanema . The Kadett E formed

5525-412: Was Opel's smallest model; however, as it grew in size with each generation (ultimately competing in the European C-segment ), the Opel Corsa became GM/Opel's entry-level model. The first Opel car to carry the Kadett name was presented to the public in December 1936 by Opel's commercial-technical director, Heinrich Nordhoff , who would in later decades become known for his leadership role in building up

5610-401: Was a station wagon called the "Caravan" in mainland Europe, available with either three or five doors, as well as a convertible built by Bertone in Italy (from 1987). There was also a van version with a raised roof, called the Opel Kadett Combo in Europe, and the Bedford Astramax in the United Kingdom. The car was noted for its advanced aerodynamics and distinctive "teardrop" shape - mirroring

5695-461: Was also equipped with General Motors ' OnStar service. The "O" in O4 stood for "Oxygen" while the "4" represented the car's seating capacity. The Oldsmobile O4's doors open in a manner of front conventional doors and rear small suicide doors . The Oldsmobile O4 has 2 silver door handles on the front doors while it does not have door handles for the rear doors. Just weeks before the O4's unveiling, General Motors announced its phasing out of

5780-420: Was also reproduced Kadett D after 1984 in Jakarta , only for local market general buyers and taxi fleets until around 1995. It was later replaced by Opel Optima (Astra F) sedan . Only available as a 5-door hatchback, with carburetted 1298 cc GM Family 1 engine and 5-speed manual transmission. The Opel Kadett D was also built in South Africa by General Motors South African (Pty) Ltd. The South African range

5865-420: Was built by Delta Motor Corporation and faster than the then-current BMW M3 in a quarter-mile drag race. The "t" stands for the turbocharger. The engine was sourced from the 4x4 Opel Calibra and Opel Vectra and converted from a six-speed, four-wheel drive transmission ( Getrag F28 ) to front-wheel drive only with a limited slip differential. The 200tS was unique from other Kadett and Astra models as it used

5950-405: Was equipped with a 1.8L engine with an above-average trim level, placing the Viva's price above the Toyota Corolla . A project costing $ 340 million was selling less than a thousand cars annually (801 cars in 2007); rumours of shutting down Chevy Viva production circulated as early as summer of 2005. GM-AvtoVAZ shut down small-scale production of the Viva in March 2008. The Astra G series Coupé

6035-426: Was exported to Brazil from December 1994 as the Chevrolet Astra, possibly because of a lowering of import tariffs. General Motors do Brasil sent the 2.0-litre, 115 bhp engines to Belgium, whence the completed cars took their way to Brazil. In February 1996 the Brazilian government again changed the import tariff, from 20 to 70% - making the car prohibitively expensive and leading to its cancellation after just over

6120-571: Was first presented at the Brussels Motor Show in 1982. Another frugal model, mostly sold in Italy, was the 1.0 liter model with 50 PS (37 kW). This range of engines was also used for later models of the Corsa/Nova , and the mid-sized Cavalier/Ascona . From May 1981, the 1.3 was also available with a three-speed automatic. The automatic was made available to the diesel in September 1982. In

6205-417: Was little to differentiate the two, but the "Spezial" had a chrome stripe below the window line and extra external body trim in other areas such as on the front grill. The interior of the "Spezial" was also better equipped. To the extent that the 300 Mark saving for buyers of the car reflected reduced production costs, the major difference was that the more basic "KJ38" lost the synchromous springing with which

6290-496: Was made standard on the 2009 3-door. A panoramic sunroof was available on 5-door models. In Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) crash tests the Astra earned a Good overall score in frontal impacts, while in side impacts it received a Marginal overall rating. Front and rear head curtain airbags and front seat-mounted torso airbags were standard, along with a system marketed as the Pedal Release System, whereby

6375-583: Was made up of four-door fastback sedans, five-door hatchbacks, and a five-door estate model called the Voyage. The engines used are Opel's 1.2 -litre overhead valve inline-four (L models only), or the OHC 1.3-litre (GL, GLS, and Voyage). Power is 60 PS (44 kW) and 75 PS (55 kW) respectively. Later a 1.6 L was added and also a 1.8 L in the GTE performance model. Small engine sizes with round lights on

6460-497: Was mirrored in Europe by its British derivative - the Vauxhall Chevette . For the first time the Opel Kadett and its Vauxhall equivalent were now very clearly the same car, and marked the gradual convergence of Opel and Vauxhall models, which would be completed with the later Kadett D. The Kadett D was introduced in the middle of August 1979, with deliveries on the home market beginning early in September 1979. In November 1979,

6545-607: Was more expensive than the P4 and its reduced specification left it with the image of a car for poor people ( ..Image des Arme-Leute-Autos.. ) at a time when economic growth in Germany was finally fostering a less minimalist approach to car buying. The "Kadett K38 Spezial" fared better in the market place: in 1938 and again in 1939 it was Germany's top-selling small car. By May 1941 the company had produced 17,871 "Kadett KJ38"s and 56,335 "Kadett K38 Spezial"s. Competitive pricing led to commercial success, and Kadetts continued to be produced during

6630-612: Was now available in two-door saloon , three-door estate ("Car-A-Van") and coupé versions. The Kadett B was launched at the Frankfurt Motor Show in late summer 1965, The Kadett B was larger all-round than the Kadett A: 5% longer both overall and in terms of the wheelbase, 7% wider and 9% heavier (unladen weight), albeit 10 mm (0.39 in) lower in basic standard "Limousine" (sedan/saloon) form. Production ended in July 1973, with

6715-716: Was offered for sale as a 5-door hatchback and estate in some Eastern European markets. At the end of 2012, the Astravan was replaced by the new Opel Combo D (where the production of the Astra H had already ended). During 2005, Opel introduced the OPC version of the Astra GTC (sold as the Astra VXR in the UK) which is powered by an updated version of the 2.0 L turbo Family II engine (Z20 LEH) producing 240 PS (177 kW, 237 bhp) and 320 N⋅m (236 lb⋅ft) of torque. Standard features of

6800-577: Was offered, fitted with a high roof (necessitating a unique and much taller windshield) and a sliding right-hand door, RHD , and the automatic transmission. This version was converted by Karosseriefabrik Voll (in German) in Würzburg , Germany. Voll also made a postal version of the later Kadett E. The Kadett D was also sold as the IDA Kadett and assembled Kikinda , Yugoslavia . In Indonesia , PT. Garmak Motor

6885-520: Was replaced by the Chevrolet Cruze in 2009. The model was matched with the other models offered in Brazil. This version was offered as an Opel in some Eurasian markets in 2006, following a debut at the international auto show in Istanbul , Turkey, including Ireland in 2008. This was manufactured in Gliwice , Poland. Also in 2006, the Astravan, a 3-door van variant of the estate, was launched. In September 2007,

6970-556: Was right between the little P4 and the larger Olympia. The "11234" nomenclature stands for the engine's displacement in deciliters (11) followed by the wheelbase in centimeters (234). The brakes were now controlled using a hydraulic mechanism. The suspension featured synchronous springing , a suspension configuration already seen on the manufacturer's larger models and based on the Dubonnet system for which General Motors in France had purchased

7055-479: Was substituted in 1995 and was renamed as SPORT , although only a limited number were produced and the body kit was removed also and it could be selected with the lower-powered, but more modern ' Ecotec ' version, the 136 PS (100 kW; 134 bhp) X20XEV parallel with the C20XE . In Europe from 1994 all Astra models were offered with the 2.0 L 16V Ecotec X20XEV parallel with the eight-valve C20NE engine, but

7140-478: Was the Kadett Pirsch , (for deer stalking , a stealthy form of hunting). In non-German-speaking countries it was generally marketed as the "Kadett Off Road." This was a station wagon with rustic trim, fitted with a limited-slip differential , reinforced suspension and more suitable tires, increased ground clearance, a skid plate , and shortened front fenders. In Sweden, a special postal Kadett ("Opel Kadett Post")

7225-515: Was used for the silhouette racing cars in the DTM series. These DTM racing cars are purpose-built race cars with barely any parts taken from the road cars except for lights and door handles. The car's bodywork featured gull-wing doors that were each supported by two gas struts . The racing cars were powered by 4.0L V8 engines with nearly 500 hp (370 kW). Opel did poorly during several seasons of DTM as only Manuel Reuter placed significantly in

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