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GM subsiduaries looking at future coupe.
http://www.autoblog.com/2011/05/13/b...-in-the-works/
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You can now add the following link to the list.
GM subsiduaries looking at future coupe.
http://www.autoblog.com/2011/05/13/b...-in-the-works/
I don't like it at all. Particularly those front vertical air intakes.
Think you got the models mixed up, the Calibra is/was an old Cavalier in drag, including the 4x4 turbo variant, the Vectra came afterwards and as you said only the 1st releases had the same mechanicals and even some of the the interior fit out, however there were many 'minor but detailed' changes to the mechanicals, the Vecce C of course is totally different in it's mechanicals...
I too think the Calibra name will definitely be re-introduced some time in the future, with all these new Opel models line up coming it wouldn't surprise me at all if one of them being proposed is a sleek coupe, then IMO they're looking at using the Calibra nameplate for it...
As we all know the Cali was a flop here in Aust. but in Europe and in many other O/S markets it did extremely well, AFAIK even until now in Europe in terms of numbers sold, the Cali was the highest selling coupe ever - don't know if that's still the case though ??
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Vauxhall came up with a new coupé, the Calibra, developed from the Cavalier Mark III, to replace the discontinued Opel Manta. The Calibra was well received, notably for its sporty although cramped interior (largely based on the interior of the Cavalier) and its streamlined styling which in turn, enabled the Calibra to have the lowest drag coefficient of the period at 0.26 for the 8v model (0.29 for the rest).[citation needed] A few variants were made: the 2.0 litre 8-valve, 2.0 L 16-valve (the same engine in the proven Cavalier Gsi2000), the turbo version (again, the same engine used in the very successful Cavalier Turbo), the 2.5 L V6 and finally the 2.0 L 16-valve "Ecotec".
... and from the same wikipedia article :)
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The last Cavalier was introduced in October 1988 for the 1989 model year, being Vauxhall's version of the Opel Vectra "A"
That's fair enough, I didn't realise the Cavalier was named Vectra in some Countries, that's the 1st I've ever heard of that one :)
Obvious confusion would arise from that...
Cavalier is Vauxhall's name - Opel went straight from the Ascona to the Vectra. Vauxhall hung onto the Cavalier name for one more generation before switching to Vectra in line with Opel.
Yep, Opel/Vauxhall naming strategy is great fun, as they've slowly come to agree on what things should be called - but never both moving to a new name at the same time...Quote:
Obvious confusion would arise from that...