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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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  • 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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    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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  • 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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    standards. It resembled other GM products of its generation, notably the Opel Ascona and particularly in overall size and profile, the FE series Vauxhall...
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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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    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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    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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    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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  • 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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    The Opel Astra is a compact car/small family car (C-segment) developed and produced by the German automaker Opel since 1992, currently at its sixth generation...
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    "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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    saloon version of the smaller Opel Kadett E was also sold as the Opel Monza. In Brazil and Venezuela, a version of the Opel Ascona C was sold as the Chevrolet...
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    The Opel Corsa is a supermini car engineered and produced by the German automobile manufacturer Opel since 1982. Throughout its existence, it has been...
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    the Opel Monza, and the Vauxhall Cavalier Mark 2. Along with Hammond & Thiede and Voll, Keinath produced their convertible version of the Opel Ascona (badged...
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