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The overhead-camshaft engine (not 1200) was a huge leap forward from the earlier generation of small engines used in Vauxhall and Opel cars in terms of power, economy and refinement. It was initially available in 1300 and 1600 forms, and later an 1800 fuel-injected version was added, used in the Mk 1 Astra GTE model, introduced in 1983.
Astra Mk-1 fired from Su-30MKI. Preliminary work on Astra Mk-1 had begun by 1990 with the completion of a pre-feasibility study. [28] It was revealed to the public for the first time at Aero India 1998. [29] It was described as an elongated Matra Super 530D with a smaller diameter in front of the wings. [30]
The engine first appeared in the Opel Kadett D in 1979, and shortly afterwards in its Vauxhall badged sister – the Vauxhall Astra Mk.1 in 1980. Despite this, the previous Opel OHV engine continued to be sold in entry level versions of the Opel Kadett/Astra and Corsa throughout the 1980s.
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 ...
1979-1984 Opel Kadett D / Chevrolet Kadett (ZA) / Vauxhall Astra Mk 1; 1984-1988 Opel Kadett E / Vauxhall Astra Mk 2; March 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 Nova (also with catalyst and 33 kW (45 PS))
The SRi model was now available with the uprated 20SEH engine, which had 130 hp (97 kW) and could exceed 120 mph (193 km/h). This had the same engine as the Astra GTE 8v (20SEH), though it was more powerful owing to a better exhaust route. The last version of the Cavalier Mark II to be launched was the Cavalier Calibre.
Vauxhall Astra Mk1, Mk2, Mk3, Mk4, and Mk5; Vauxhall Belmont; ... This list mentions GM2700 as the Astra/Zafira platform Archived 2008-11-18 at the Wayback Machine;
When the Astra II was replaced in September 1991, the Belmont nameplate was shelved, the car never having never lived up to Vauxhall's claim that it was "not just a booted Astra". In December 2004, it was revealed that the Belmont was the most stolen car in the United Kingdom in terms of ratio stolen, with 1,978 vehicles stolen in 2003, which ...