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The Opel Ascona was a mid-size car automobile produced by Opel, the Germany subsidiary of General Motors Corporation. It had three generations produced from 1970 to 1988.

Ascona A In the fall of 1970, Opel presented its completely new vehicle range in Rüsselsheim (internal project code 1.450). The Opel Manta coupé was launched on September 9, followed by the Opel Ascona on October 28 in two and four-door sedan forms, plus a three-door station wagon, called the Caravan or Voyage. These models were positioned between the existing Opel Kadett and the Opel Rekord.

The Opel Ascona was developed to as a competitor to the successful Ford Motor Company mid-sized car, the Ford Taunus). The Opel Ascona A stayed in production until 1975. At that time, almost 692,000 vehicles of the first series were produced.

The range featured petrol engines from 1.2 L to 1.9 L, with power between 60 PS (44 kW) and 90 PS (66 kW). The 1.2 L had an Overhead valve head, while the 1.6 L and 1.9 L adopted SOHC. All used a single barrel carburetor. Even with this simple design, the Ascona 1.9 SR had a successful career in motorsports, with Walter Rohrl winning the European Rally Championship in 1974. Tuner Steinmetz developed a special version of the Ascona SR, with two single-barrel Solex carburettors, lifting power to 125 PS (92 kW).

In 1975, a small number of 2 door 1.9 L sedans were exported as the "Opel 1900" to the United States, sold through Buick dealerships as the Buick-Opel. All Opels sold in the US in 1975 were equipped with Bosch K-Jetronic fuel injection, which was not available on the European versions. The fuel injection was added because of the more strict emissions requirements that were in force that year. Due to the unfavorable Mark/Dollar exchange rate, after 1975, all Opels in Buick showrooms were replaced by Isuzu I-Mark models wearing Opel badges.

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Ascona B The second generation Opel Ascona B was presented in the 1975 Frankfurt Motor Show. It was available as a two or four-door sedan. There were related two and three-door coupé models in the Opel Manta range. There was no estate body.

The Ascona B retained the same engine range as its predecessor, although the 1.9 L was increased to 2.0 L in 1978, and versions with higher compression ratio and needing 98 octane gas, dubbed S, were available alongside the 90 octane models. The 2.0 E model had a Bosch L-Jetronic electronic fuel injection, and a 2.0 L diesel motor was added to the Ascona B range in 1978.

In the United Kingdom, the Vauxhall Cavalier badge was used on both sedan and coupé models, which came out of the same factory in Belgium—the first Vauxhall to be built abroad. The front ends were different, featuring Vauxhall's trademark "droop snoot", as designed by Wayne Cherry.

A version of the Ascona B, featuring the front end of the Manta B, was sold in South Africa as the Chevrolet Chevair. This was in addition to a Chevrolet Ascona, identical in most respects to the Opel.

Over 1.2 million Ascona B units were produced worldwide until 1981.

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Ascona B i400 rallycar The reason why many probably remember the Ascona B series well is because of the rally version of the car. Build in 1981 german rally champion Walther Röhrl took the car to victory and won the world rally championship.The car was developed by Opel along side the Manta B i400 model which consisted of the same changes. Irmscher and Cosworth where hired as partners for the project, Cosworth to deliver a 16 valve doubble cam crossflow head for the engine, and Irmsher for the exterior and interior styling. Cosworth delivered the heads to Opel and Opel soon discovered a major mistake. The plan was to use the 2,0 litre engine block but this did not produce enough power. Time was running out and Opel badly needed to do something. Opel took the 2,0E block and gave it a overbore, installed larger pistons, other pistonrods, and installed the crankshaft of their 2,3 litre diesel CIH style engine. Results was a 2,4 litre engine. The 2,4 litre engine gave way to some massive power outputs using the 16 valve head. The streetversions of the i400 therefore came with 144 bhp engines, using the Bosch fuel injection of the Manta GSi and GT/E series. However in race trim they where delivered putting out some 230bhp, which could be improved further to a staggering 340bhp + still using normally aspirated engine components.

Irmscher delivered the rally trim for the exterior. Large and widened wings, light weight doors, hood, frontwings, rear boot lid, doors etc was installed keeping the weight down.

In 1984 the Audi Quattro appeared more powerfull than ever and the Ascona i400 was rendered obselete. But the Ascona B i400 still have som remarkable records. The Ascona i400 was the last rear wheel drive rallycar to win a Rally World Championship, ensuring its place in the motorsports book of history.

Ascona C

The Ascona C was launched in August 1981 as part of General Motors J-body. This was Opel's second front-wheel drive car since the introduction of the Opel Kadett in 1979. This car was manufactured in Russelsheim, Germany, Antwerpen, Belgium and Luton, England, and was sold in the UK under the name Vauxhall Cavalier. The Cavalier Coupé was phased out, but the Opel Manta was retained in the UK (the last car to be badged as an Opel in the UK before the brand was phased out in 1988). There were no longer sheet metal differences between the Opel and Vauxhall models after 1982. The Ascona C won the Golden Lenkrad at the end of 1981 and was West Germany's biggest selling car.

The range added an option of a five-door hatchback bodystyle, named CC in a few markets. All engines were now SOHC. The base model was the 1.3 L introduced in 1978 in the Ascona B, with 60 PS (44 kW), followed by a 1.6 L with 75 PS (55 kW). S versions with higher compression ratio had power increased by as much a 20 percent. The top of the line was the sporty GTE model, with electronic fuel injection, pushing power to 130 PS (96 kW). Diesel power came from an Isuzu-developed block, with 1.6 L. Catalytic converters were optional in the larger petrol units starting from 1986.

As before, there was no station wagon version of the Ascona, although Vauxhall in the UK brought in the rear ends of the Holden Camira wagon and adapted them to the Cavalier. There was also no coupé version in Europe, but in Brazil, there was a locally designed three-door fastback version, known as the Chevrolet Monza#Brazil.

In South Africa, the Ascona C was sold as a sedan and hatchback from 1982 to 1986, when it was replaced by the sedan version of the Opel Kadett, known as the Opel Monza. (In Europe, this name was used for a coupé version of the larger Opel Senator.)

Opel continued to use the Ascona nameplate until the Opel Vectra was launched in 1988, although the Cavalier name was retained by Vauxhall until 1995.

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The Opel Ascona was a mid-size car automobile produced by Opel, the Germany subsidiary of General Motors Corporation. It had three generations produced from 1970 to 1988.

Ascona A In the fall of 1970, Opel presented its completely new vehicle range in Rüsselsheim (internal project code 1.450). The Opel Manta coupé was launched on September 9, followed by the Opel Ascona on October 28 in two and four-door sedan forms, plus a three-door station wagon, called the Caravan or Voyage. These models were positioned between the existing Opel Kadett and the Opel Rekord.

The Opel Ascona was developed to as a competitor to the successful Ford Motor Company mid-sized car, the Ford Taunus). The Opel Ascona A stayed in production until 1975. At that time, almost 692,000 vehicles of the first series were produced.

The range featured petrol engines from 1.2 L to 1.9 L, with power between 60 PS (44 kW) and 90 PS (66 kW). The 1.2 L had an Overhead valve head, while the 1.6 L and 1.9 L adopted SOHC. All used a single barrel carburetor. Even with this simple design, the Ascona 1.9 SR had a successful career in motorsports, with Walter Rohrl winning the European Rally Championship in 1974. Tuner Steinmetz developed a special version of the Ascona SR, with two single-barrel Solex carburettors, lifting power to 125 PS (92 kW).

In 1975, a small number of 2 door 1.9 L sedans were exported as the "Opel 1900" to the United States, sold through Buick dealerships as the Buick-Opel. All Opels sold in the US in 1975 were equipped with Bosch K-Jetronic fuel injection, which was not available on the European versions. The fuel injection was added because of the more strict emissions requirements that were in force that year. Due to the unfavorable Mark/Dollar exchange rate, after 1975, all Opels in Buick showrooms were replaced by Isuzu I-Mark models wearing Opel badges.

Engines

Ascona B The second generation Opel Ascona B was presented in the 1975 Frankfurt Motor Show. It was available as a two or four-door sedan. There were related two and three-door coupé models in the Opel Manta range. There was no estate body.

The Ascona B retained the same engine range as its predecessor, although the 1.9 L was increased to 2.0 L in 1978, and versions with higher compression ratio and needing 98 octane gas, dubbed S, were available alongside the 90 octane models. The 2.0 E model had a Bosch L-Jetronic electronic fuel injection, and a 2.0 L diesel motor was added to the Ascona B range in 1978.

In the United Kingdom, the Vauxhall Cavalier badge was used on both sedan and coupé models, which came out of the same factory in Belgium—the first Vauxhall to be built abroad. The front ends were different, featuring Vauxhall's trademark "droop snoot", as designed by Wayne Cherry.

A version of the Ascona B, featuring the front end of the Manta B, was sold in South Africa as the Chevrolet Chevair. This was in addition to a Chevrolet Ascona, identical in most respects to the Opel.

Over 1.2 million Ascona B units were produced worldwide until 1981.

Timeline

Engines

Ascona B i400 rallycar The reason why many probably remember the Ascona B series well is because of the rally version of the car. Build in 1981 german rally champion Walther Röhrl took the car to victory and won the world rally championship.The car was developed by Opel along side the Manta B i400 model which consisted of the same changes. Irmscher and Cosworth where hired as partners for the project, Cosworth to deliver a 16 valve doubble cam crossflow head for the engine, and Irmsher for the exterior and interior styling. Cosworth delivered the heads to Opel and Opel soon discovered a major mistake. The plan was to use the 2,0 litre engine block but this did not produce enough power. Time was running out and Opel badly needed to do something. Opel took the 2,0E block and gave it a overbore, installed larger pistons, other pistonrods, and installed the crankshaft of their 2,3 litre diesel CIH style engine. Results was a 2,4 litre engine. The 2,4 litre engine gave way to some massive power outputs using the 16 valve head. The streetversions of the i400 therefore came with 144 bhp engines, using the Bosch fuel injection of the Manta GSi and GT/E series. However in race trim they where delivered putting out some 230bhp, which could be improved further to a staggering 340bhp + still using normally aspirated engine components.

Irmscher delivered the rally trim for the exterior. Large and widened wings, light weight doors, hood, frontwings, rear boot lid, doors etc was installed keeping the weight down.

In 1984 the Audi Quattro appeared more powerfull than ever and the Ascona i400 was rendered obselete. But the Ascona B i400 still have som remarkable records. The Ascona i400 was the last rear wheel drive rallycar to win a Rally World Championship, ensuring its place in the motorsports book of history.

Ascona C

The Ascona C was launched in August 1981 as part of General Motors J-body. This was Opel's second front-wheel drive car since the introduction of the Opel Kadett in 1979. This car was manufactured in Russelsheim, Germany, Antwerpen, Belgium and Luton, England, and was sold in the UK under the name Vauxhall Cavalier. The Cavalier Coupé was phased out, but the Opel Manta was retained in the UK (the last car to be badged as an Opel in the UK before the brand was phased out in 1988). There were no longer sheet metal differences between the Opel and Vauxhall models after 1982. The Ascona C won the Golden Lenkrad at the end of 1981 and was West Germany's biggest selling car.

The range added an option of a five-door hatchback bodystyle, named CC in a few markets. All engines were now SOHC. The base model was the 1.3 L introduced in 1978 in the Ascona B, with 60 PS (44 kW), followed by a 1.6 L with 75 PS (55 kW). S versions with higher compression ratio had power increased by as much a 20 percent. The top of the line was the sporty GTE model, with electronic fuel injection, pushing power to 130 PS (96 kW). Diesel power came from an Isuzu-developed block, with 1.6 L. Catalytic converters were optional in the larger petrol units starting from 1986.

As before, there was no station wagon version of the Ascona, although Vauxhall in the UK brought in the rear ends of the Holden Camira wagon and adapted them to the Cavalier. There was also no coupé version in Europe, but in Brazil, there was a locally designed three-door fastback version, known as the Chevrolet Monza#Brazil.

In South Africa, the Ascona C was sold as a sedan and hatchback from 1982 to 1986, when it was replaced by the sedan version of the Opel Kadett, known as the Opel Monza. (In Europe, this name was used for a coupé version of the larger Opel Senator.)

Opel continued to use the Ascona nameplate until the Opel Vectra was launched in 1988, although the Cavalier name was retained by Vauxhall until 1995.

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External links





 

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