Opel Omega

The Opel Omega was a car of the upper middle class of Opel . It came onto the market in late summer 1986 as the successor to the Opel Rekord E. The first generation ( Omega A ) was produced until the summer of 1993. In spring 1994 the Omega B followed , which was supposed to replace the top model Opel Senator , which had been discontinued in mid-1993 . Both were available as a station wagon and a sedan.

The Opel Omega A was available with:

• Four-cylinder petrol engines from 60 kW / 82 PS (1.8 l displacement) to 92 kW / 125 PS (2.4 l),
• Six-cylinder petrol engines from 110 kW / 150 PS (2.6 l) to 277 kW / 377 PS (3.6 l) and
• a 2.3-liter diesel variant, which was offered both without (54 kW / 73 PS) and with a turbocharger (73 kW / 99 PS).

The Omega B was made with:

• Four-cylinder gasoline engines from 85 kW / 115 PS (2.0 l) to 106 kW / 144 PS (2.2 l),
• Six-cylinder gasoline engines from 125 kW / 170 PS (2.5 l) to 160 kW / 218 PS (3.2 l)
• as well as four- and six-cylinder turbodiesel engines from 74 kW / 100 PS (2.0-l-DTi) to 110 kW / 150 PS (2.5-l-DTi).

Apart from the conventional 2.5 TD (96 kW / 130 PS) purchased from BMW, all the other diesel engines offered in the Omega B already had direct injection (hence the name DTi).

Another difference between Omega A and omega B was with the six-cylinder gasoline engines, the conversion of rows - on V-engines .

In the middle of 2003 the production of the Omega was stopped, which did not have a direct successor. Instead, Opel wanted to replace the Omega with the Signum based on the Vectra C as the top model, but this failed. This was mainly due to the fact that it was not a separate model, but merely a modification of the Vectra with a more flexible interior concept and the image for the upper middle class was missing.

The series at a glance

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  Opel Omega A 1
  (1986–1990)

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  Opel Omega A 2
  (1990-1993)

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  Opel Omega B 1
  (1994-1999)

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  Opel Omega B 2
  (1999-2003)

Web links

Commons : Opel Omega  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Driving report Opel Signum from April 30, 2003
2. ↑ Opel's maxi-compact concept is called Signum
3. ↑ sueddeutsche.de: Opel wants to discontinue Signum and Tigra Twintop