Opel GT (Roadster)

Opel
Opel GT (2007-2009)
GT
Production period:	2007-2009
Class :	Sports car
Body versions :	Roadster
Engines:	Otto engine : 2.0 liters (194 kW)
Length:	4100 mm
Width:	1813 mm
Height:	1274 mm
Wheelbase :	2415 mm
Empty weight :	1395-1406 kg
Previous model	Opel Speedster

Rear view

Side view of the open roadster

interior

the front-opening bonnet of the GT

Engine compartment

The Opel GT was presented as the successor to the Opel Speedster at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2006 and was voted Convertible of the Year 2007 by an independent jury of experts .

The roadster came onto the European market in spring 2007 . It was advertised with the slogans "The legend is back" and "GT'aime", a reference to the French "je t'aime" (German: "I love you").

The GT is based on the Kappa platform (front engine, rear drive) of the Opel parent company GM , on which the almost identical Saturn Sky , Pontiac Solstice and Daewoo G2X are based. These vehicles and the Opel GT were built in Wilmington , Delaware . The then Design Director for General Motors Franz von Holzhausen was responsible for the design of the Kappa platform .

technology

The model has a 9.2: 1 compressed 2.0-liter turbo Ecotec four-cylinder engine (Z20NHH, LNF) with an output of 194 kW (264 hp) at 5300 rpm, direct petrol injection , double variable camshaft adjustment and double-flow turbocharger with charge air cooling . The engine is derived from the 2.2-liter engine already known from the Astra , Vectra and Signum . Later the modified engine with the engine codes A20NHT and A20NFT was also used in the Opel Insignia with an output of 162 to 184 kW (350 and 400 Nm) and in the Astra J OPC with 206 kW and 400 Nm.

The maximum torque of 353  Nm is available at 2000 rpm, according to the factory specifications, the GT accelerates from 0 to 100 km / h in 5.7 seconds, the top speed is 229 km / h with an average consumption of 9.2 l / 100 km . The specification of 5.7 seconds to 100 km / h was extrapolated based on the American value (0-60  mph ); However, 60 mph is only 96 km / h and not 100 km / h. According to a measurement by Autobild Sportscars , the Opel GT accelerates to 100 km / h in 6.3 seconds.

The Opel GT is 4100 mm long, 1813 mm wide, 1274 mm high and has a 2415 mm wheelbase. On the other hand, the curb weight of up to 1406 kg is significantly higher than that of the Speedster Turbo (930 kg curb weight). The standard equipment includes a manual soft top, manual air conditioning , a manual 5-speed gearbox and a limited slip differential with up to 70% locking.

The wheels are suspended from double wishbones made of aluminum on both axles. The front-rear weight distribution is almost optimally balanced at 51: 49.

The driving behavior is monitored by the four-stage electronic stability program ( ESP ), at Opel: ESC (Electronic Stability Control) in which the following modes can be selected:

• Normal, without display (ESP on, traction control , at Opel: traction control on),
• ASR off (ESP on, traction control off),
• Sports mode (ESP intervenes later and allows larger drift angles, traction control off) and
• ESC off / ASR off (ESP off, traction control off).

Another feature of the chassis is a torsion support between the transmission and the rear axle, which absorbs load change reactions when accelerating and braking.

The soft top can only be operated manually. After electrically unlocking the fins and the top cover, the roof can be unlocked and folded up manually. To stow the vehicle, the driver has to leave the vehicle, manually open the unlocked top cover, lower the roof in the roof space and close the top cover again. When closing, two fins must also be folded down manually and locked in openings in the top cover.

There is no trunk worth mentioning, so the vehicle is designed solely for driving pleasure and in no way for everyday use. This can also be seen in idiosyncratic details, such as the clamshell engine hood, which looks very sporty, but its negligent construction carries the risk of damaging open doors and the hood itself when closing. The only countermeasure is an inconspicuous warning sticker with English and French writing on the fenders as well as the corresponding note in the operating instructions. Lifting the vehicle free using a platform or trolley jack also carries the risk of damaging the rocker panel. Opel itself offered appropriate protective pads as loose accessories.

The Opel GT was available in the colors onyx black, night blue, solar yellow, metal gray, damask silver, granite gray, eifel blue and Victoria red.

The price in the basic equipment was:

• 29,900 € (as of October 16, 2006) or
• 30,675 € (as of November 30, 2006) or
• 32,180 € (as of April 2, 2007) or
• € 32,400 (as of June 1, 2008).

The surcharge list only contained a “premium package” (partial leather upholstery of the seats in ebony black or cobalt red / ebony black, made of PVC: seat cheeks, headrests and door panels, as well as CD changer ) for € 1,285 and brilliant or two-layer metallic paintwork for 205 or € 475, or from June 1, 2006: € 320 (brilliant finish) and € 590 (two-layer metallic finish).

Special features of the engine

• Forged steel crankshaft
• Forged connecting rods
• Two counter-rotating balance shafts
• Double-flow turbocharger (twin-scroll principle) with bypass valve
• Direct injection via multi-hole injection nozzles
• Sodium-cooled outlet valves

Furnishing

• 8 × 18-inch alloy wheels with 245 / 45R18 tires
• Limited slip differential with a locking effect of up to 70%
• ABS , ESP , can be switched off
• Forged aluminum double wishbones at the front and rear
• Manual soft top with heated full glass rear window
• Manual air conditioning
• Driver and front passenger airbags
• Speed ​​regulator
• Fog lights
• Central locking with radio remote control

Production and registration numbers

The plant in Wilmington was closed on July 31, 2009 after 107,658 vehicles were produced, with which the production of the Opel GT was also discontinued. 7,519 vehicles were produced by him, which are distributed over the model years as follows:

• 2007: 2,365 pieces
• 2008: 4,851 pieces
• 2009: 301 pieces
• 2010: 2 pieces

Between 2006 and 2011, 4,191 GT were newly registered in the Federal Republic of Germany. 2008 was the most successful sales year with 1,600 units.

Source: Federal Motor Transport Authority

Web links

Commons : Opel GT  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Cars without a successor (Fig. 35) on Autobild.de (accessed on August 4, 2010)
2. ↑ Opel GT - prices, equipment & technical data ( Memento of the original from October 24, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. dated November 30, 2006 
3. ↑ Opel GT - prices, equipment & technical data ( Memento of the original from October 24, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. from July 1, 2008 
4. ↑ Technical data ( Memento of 6 December 2008 at the Internet Archive ) ( PDF -Dokument) of Opel.de, accessed on 18 May, 2008.
5. ^ Opel GT prospectus ( Memento from August 21, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (page 25) from Opel.at, accessed on May 18, 2008