Opel Calibra
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car model manufactured by Opel
Key facts
- Manufacturer
- Opel
- Also called
- Chevrolet Calibra (Latin America), Holden Calibra (AUS and NZ), Vauxhall Calibra (UK)
- Production
- 1989–1997, 239,118 built , 4x4: 3,385, V6: 12,015
- Assembly
- Germany: Rüsselsheim (Opel Automobile GmbH) Finland: Uusikaupunki ( Valmet Automotive )
- Designer
- Erhard Schnell, Steve Lewis
- Class
- Sport compact
- Body style
- 2-door hatchback coupé
- Layout
- FF layout / F4 layout
- Platform
- GM2900
- Related
- Opel Vectra , Saab 9-3 , Saab 9-5 , Saturn L-Series
- Engine
- 2.0 L C20NE I4 2.0 L C20XE I4 2.0 L X20XEV I4 2.0 L C20LET turbo I4 2.5 L C25XE V6
- Transmission
- 5-speed manual, 6-speed Getrag manual, 4-speed Aisin-Warner automatic
- Predecessor
- Opel Manta
- Successor
- Opel Astra Coupe
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Encyclopedic overview
The Opel Calibra is a coupé, engineered and produced by the German automaker Opel between 1989 and 1997. In the United Kingdom, where it remained on sale until 1999, it was marketed under the Vauxhall brand as the Vauxhall Calibra. It was also marketed as the Chevrolet Calibra in South America by Chevrolet, and the Holden Calibra in Australia and New Zealand by Holden.
The Calibra was introduced to belatedly replace the Manta and to counter the Japanese sporting coupés of the period. It employs the running gear of the first generation Opel Vectra, which had been launched in October 1988. Calibra production was based in the Opel factory in Rüsselsheim, Germany, and the Valmet Automotive factory in Uusikaupunki, Finland, where production was consolidated in November 1995. The Calibra was initially only available with front-wheel drive, but from November 1990, four wheel drive became available.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Opel Calibra” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.