Opel Vectra C.
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Opel Vectra notchback (2002-2005)
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Vectra C | |
Production period: | 2002–2008 (outside Europe: still in production) |
Class : | Middle class |
Body versions : | Sedan , hatchback , station wagon |
Engines: |
Petrol engines : 1.6–3.2 liters (74–206 kW) Diesel engines : 1.9–3.0 liters (74–135 kW) |
Length: | 4611-4840 mm |
Width: | 1798 mm |
Height: | 1460-1500 mm |
Wheelbase : | 2700-2830 mm |
Empty weight : | 1395-1638 kg |
Previous model | Opel Vectra B. |
successor | Opel Insignia A. |
The Opel Vectra C is a mid-range vehicle from Opel that was produced from spring 2002 to summer 2008. It replaced the Vectra B, which had been available for seven years at the time .
The presentation took place in March 2002 at the Geneva Motor Show . The vehicle is based on GM's Epsilon platform.
Model history
General
Sales of the Vectra C started in April 2002 with the notchback sedan, while the hatchback version was introduced in September 2002 as a sporty GTS with a lower body as standard. The caravan was presented at the IAA and was available from dealers from October 2003. It has a longer wheelbase than the sedan.
The Vectra C is longer than its predecessor. The fact that the Opel Omega was discontinued in June 2003 also played a role because Opel wanted to compete with the larger Vectra in the upper middle class . With the epsilon-platform vehicle with the crosslinking was carried out at Opel CAN bus introduced, also in the Opel Astra H was used.
Further innovations were the electrohydraulic power steering , which replaced the purely hydraulic power steering previously used, as well as the active IDS + chassis with electronic damper adjustment CDC (Continuous Damping Control), available as an option from summer 2004 .
Like its predecessors, the Vectra C was also sold with a notchback, hatchback and as a station wagon ( caravan ). In the strict sense, the Signum model is also a body or vehicle variant.
Facelift
After a first minor revision in March 2004, the Vectra became a comprehensive in June 2005 facelift subjected to the outside on a revised front with distinctive headlights similar to the Astra H was recognized.
In addition, the front apron and the radiator grille have been redesigned. High-quality plastics were used in the interior. The diesel engines were fitted with maintenance-free particle filters as standard . The 3.2-liter V6 gasoline engine was omitted; instead, two versions of the 2.8-liter turbocharged V6 from GM were used.
- OPC design
From June 24, 2005, the OPC Line package was offered with a front spoiler lip, rear skirt lip, side skirts and rear spoiler (sedan) or roof spoiler (caravan). From October 12, 2005, it also included dark-tinted front and rear lights. From November 30, 2005, it also included two visible, chrome-plated tailpipes for the sedan (for 2.2 DIRECT, 2.0 Turbo, 2.8 V6 Turbo and 3.0 V6 CDTI) and one visible, chrome-plated tailpipe (for 1.6, 1.8 and 1.9 CDTI). At the same time it was renamed the OPC Line package .
From March 1, 2006, the OPC Line Package 2 was also offered. In addition to the complete equipment scope of the OPC Line package, it also included bumpers in OPC design, OPC leather steering wheel and OPC gear knob (only for 6-speed manual transmission). It wasn't available for the 1.6 and 2.8 V6 Turbo.
From October 16, 2006, the previous OPC Line package was named OPC Line Package 1 with the same scope of equipment .
As of June 22, 2007, the Sports Package replaced the previous OPC Line Package 1 and OPC Line Package 2 . The sports package had the complete equipment scope of the OPC Line package 2 . It also included 7½ J x 18 light alloy wheels in Y-spoke design with 225/45 R18 tires, sports suspension (body lowered by 20 mm) and sports seats (fabric / leather). Instead of sports seats (fabric / leather), the sports package could also be ordered with Recaro sports seats.
The production of Vectra C and Signum ended in July 2008. From November of the same year it was replaced by the Insignia A in Germany .
New registrations in Germany
The Vectra C was by no means able to build on the success of its predecessors. In the new registration statistics, the former successful model was at best in fifth place within the mid-range segment . In 2006, for example, almost five times as many VW Passats were newly registered in Germany . The Škoda Octavia had more than twice as many new registrations.
The annual new registrations of Opel Vectra (all generations) in Germany are listed according to statistics from the Federal Motor Transport Authority .
year | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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number | 43,958 | 50,498 1 | 36,572 | 31,327 | 25,337 | 18,087 | 12,842 | 1,255 | 30th |
Equipment variants in Germany
Cosmo | 06/2005-06/2007 |
Cosmo Plus | 07 / 2007-07 / 2008 |
Edition | 06/2005-06/2007 |
Edition Plus | 07 / 2007-07 / 2008 |
GTS | 07 / 2002-06 / 2007 |
OPC | 06 / 2005-07 / 2008 |
- Special models
Edition | 07/2004–11/2004 |
First edition | 06 / 2005-08 / 2005 |
Turbo Edition | 04 / 2003-06 / 2003 |
Irmscher i35 | 2004-2005 |
Engines
Petrol engines
model | Engine type | Displacement | Cylinders / valves | Output kW (PS) / min −1 |
Max. Torque (Nm in min -1 ) |
construction time | 0-100 km / h | V max |
Consumption (l / 100 km) |
Emission standard | Remarks |
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1.6 | Z16XE | 1598 cc | R 4 / 16V | 74 (100) / 6000 | 150/3600 | 08/2004 - 05/2005 | 12.5 s | 192 km / h | 7.2 | Euro 4 | |
1.6 Twinport | Z16XEP | 1598 cc | R4 / 16V | 77 (105) / 6000 | 150/3900 | 06 / 2005-07 / 2008 | 12.6 s | 194 km / h | 6.8 | Euro 4 | |
1.8 | Z18XE | 1796 cc | R4 / 16V | 90 (122) / 6000 | 167/3800 | 03 / 2002–05 / 2005 | 11.2 s | 205 km / h | 7.9 | Euro 4 | |
1.8 | Z18XER | 1796 cc | R4 / 16V | 103 (140) / 6300 | 175/3800 | 06 / 2005-07 / 2008 | 10.7 s | 210 km / h | 7.2 | Euro 4 | |
2.0 turbo | Z20NET | 1998 cc | R4 / 16V | 129 (175) / 5500 | 265 / 2500-3800 | 04/2003-07/2008 | 9.1 s | 230 km / h | 8.9 | Euro 4 | |
2.2 | Z22SE | 2198 cc | R4 / 16V | 108 (147) / 5600 | 203/4000 | 03 / 2002–03 / 2004 | 10.2 s | 216 km / h | 8.6 | Euro 4 | |
2.2 direct | Z22YH | 2198 cc | R4 / 16V | 114 (155) / 5600 | 220/3800 | 10 / 2003-07 / 2008 | 9.6 s | 218 km / h | 7.7 | Euro 4 | not suitable for E10 fuel |
2.8 V6 Turbo | Z28NEL, Z28NET | 2792 cc | V 6 / 24V | 169 (230 )/5500 | 330 / 1800-4500 | 06/2005-06/2006 | 7.4 s | 250 km / h | 10.3 | Euro 4 | |
2.8 V6 Turbo | Z28NET | 2792 cc | V6 / 24V | 184 (250) / 5500 | 350 / 1800-4500 | 01 / 2006-07 / 2008 | 6.9 s | 250 km / h | 10.3 | Euro 4 | |
OPC | Z28NET | 2792 cc | V6 / 24V | 188 (255) / 5500 | 355 / 1800-4500 | 08/2005-06/2006 | 6.7 s | 260 km / h | 10.4 | Euro 4 | |
OPC | Z28NET, Z28NEH | 2792 cc | V6 / 24V | 206 (280) / 5500 | 355 / 1800-4500 | 06/2006-07/2008 | 6.3 s | 250 km / h | 10.4 | Euro 4 | |
3.2 V6 | Z32SE | 3175 cc | V6 / 24V | 155 (211) / 6200 | 300/4000 | 07 / 2002–05 / 2005 | 7.7 s | 248 km / h | 9.8 | Euro 4 | |
Irmscher i35 | Z32SE | 3175 cc | V6 / 24V | 222 (302) / 5800 | 370/4800 | 2004-2005 | 6.3 s | 283 km / h | Euro 3 | Increased performance with a compressor |
Diesel engines
model | Engine type | Displacement | Cylinders / valves | Output kW (PS) / min −1 |
Max. Torque (Nm in min -1 ) |
construction time | 0-100 km / h | V max |
Consumption (l / 100 km) |
Emission standard |
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1.9 CDTI | Z19DTL | 1910 cc | R4 / 8V | 74 (100) / 3500-4000 | 260 / 1700-2500 | 06 / 2005-07 / 2008 | 13.1 s | 185 km / h | 5.7 | Euro 4 |
1.9 CDTI | Z19DT | 1910 cc | R4 / 8V | 88 (120) / 3500-4000 | 280 / 2000-2750 | 03 / 2004-07 / 2008 | 11.5 s | 200 km / h | 5.7 | Euro 4 |
1.9 CD TI * | Z19DTH | 1910 cc | R4 / 16V | 110 (150) / 4000 | 320 / 2000-2750 | 03 / 2004-07 / 2008 | 9.8 s | 217 km / h | 5.8 | Euro 4 |
2.0 DTI | Y20DTH | 1995 cc | R4 / 16V | 74 (100) / 4000 | 230 / 1500-2500 | 07 / 2002–03 / 2004 | 13.0 s | 192 km / h | 5.7 | Euro 3 |
2.2 DTI | Y22DTR | 2172 cc | R4 / 16V | 92 (125) / 4000 | 280 / 1500-2750 | 07 / 2002–11 / 2004 | 10.8 s | 206 km / h | 6.5 | Euro 3 |
3.0 V6 CDTI | Y30DT | 2958 cm³ | V6 / 24V | 130 (177) / 4000 | 370 / 1900-2800 | 08/2003–05/2005 | 9.3 s | 226 km / h | 7.0 | Euro 3 |
3.0 V6 CD TI * | Z30DT | 2958 cm³ | V6 / 24V | 135 (184) / 4000 | 400 / 1900-2700 | 06 / 2005-07 / 2008 | 9.3 s | 227 km / h | 6.9 | Euro 4 |
The 1.9-liter diesel engines come from Fiat and were further developed in cooperation with Opel by the specially founded Fiat-Opel-Powertrain. The 2.0-liter turbo gasoline engine is an engine that SAAB and Opel cooperated to manufacture. The V6 diesel comes from Isuzu in both stages.
- The CDTI lettering of the 1.9 (110 kW) and 3.0 (135 kW) diesel differ from the other diesel engines by the two red “TI” letters.
The lettering of the Vectra C GTS with turbo-charged gasoline engine was provided with a yellow T.
The Vectra C worldwide
In Argentina , Brazil and Uruguay General Motors offers the notchback and hatchback versions of the Vectra C, in Chile and Mexico the Vectra C as the Chevrolet Vectra .
From 2006 to 2009, the Saturn Aura was manufactured under the product name Saturn by GM on the same platform , in which components from the European Vectra model were also used. The model was then exported to Egypt, where it is now offered as the Opel Vectra. General Motors Egypt is responsible for sales there .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c Eckhart Bartels, Rainer Manthey: Opel: Vehicle Chronicle Volume 3: 1991–2012. Podszun, Brilon 2013, ISBN 978-3861336662 , pp. 7/8, 54/55, 59 and 65/66.
- ↑ The new OPEL Vectra. Prices, equipment & technical data. June 24, 2005. (PDF) (No longer available online.) ADAM OPEL AG, archived from the original on October 24, 2013 ; Retrieved June 7, 2015 . 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.
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- ↑ OPEL Vectra. Prices, equipment & technical data. October 16, 2006. (PDF) (No longer available online.) ADAM OPEL GmbH, archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; Retrieved June 7, 2015 . 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.
- ↑ OPEL Vectra. Prices, equipment & technical data. June 22, 2007. (PDF) (No longer available online.) ADAM OPEL GmbH, archived from the original on February 7, 2016 ; Retrieved June 7, 2015 . 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.
- ↑ New registrations of passenger cars by segment and type group as well as with diesel drive in December 2002. (PDF; 108 kB) Federal Motor Transport Authority, accessed on May 11, 2015 .
- ↑ New registrations of passenger cars by segment and type group as well as with diesel drive in December 2003 (PDF; 115 kB) Federal Motor Transport Authority, accessed on May 11, 2015 .
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- ↑ New registrations of passenger cars by segment and model series in December 2008. (PDF; 280 kB) (No longer available online.) Federal Motor Transport Authority, archived from the original on May 31, 2014 ; accessed on May 11, 2015 . 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.
- ↑ New registrations of passenger cars by segment and model series in December 2009. (PDF; 355 kB) (No longer available online.) Federal Motor Transport Authority, archived from the original on February 14, 2015 ; accessed on May 11, 2015 . 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.
- ↑ New registrations of passenger cars by segment and model series in December 2010. (PDF; 2.0 MB) (No longer available online.) Federal Motor Transport Authority, archived from the original on May 31, 2014 ; accessed on May 11, 2015 . 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.
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