Opel Tech 1

Opel Tech 1 Concept
Overview
Manufacturer	Opel (General Motors)
Production	Concept car only
Body and chassis
Body style	5-door hatchback
Layout	Transverse front-engine, front-wheel drive
Platform	T-platform
Chronology
Predecessor	1979 Opel Kadett D
Successor	1985 Opel Kadett E

Opel Tech-1 Concept is a research vehicle and concept car of General Motors' German subsidiary Opel. It was exhibited on 1981 International Motor Show Germany (IAA) in Frankfurt. It is based on the 1979 Opel Kadett 4th generation "D" and its GM-T platform, called "T-Car",^[1] designed by Erhard Schnell.

Body

The design targeted a peak of aerodynamics, and reached the drag coefficient of 0.235 c_w, not least caused by the panoramic windshield. The face was a precessor of the 1986 Opel Omega, which is successor of Opel Rekord D. The hubcap design came in mass production.^[2][3]

Interireor

All controls are push buttons. Only steering wheel, gear lever and and foot controls were convertional.

External links

• Opel: George Gallion about Opel Tech 1 (1981), YouTube, 11 December 2013
• Pictures of 1981 Opel Tech-1 Concept car at Autozeitung

References

1. ↑ Antti Kautonen: Zukunftsmodelle – Opel Konzeptfahrzeuge, General Motors Suisse SA, retrieved 3 December 2016
2. ↑ 1981 Opel Tech-1 Concept, Hooniverse, 5 September 2015
3. ↑ Opels einstige IAA-Studien – Was ist bloß aus euch geworden?, kicker, 27 August 2013

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