 It was powered by the same engines as the contemporary Opel Admiral, namely a 2.6 l-inline six or a 2.8 l-six; a few Kapitäns even received the Chevrolet-sourced 4.6-liter V8.For the Austrian market, 580 Kapitän and Admiral models received a 2.5-liter six with an output of in 1966 and 1967.Like its more expensive brethren, the Kapitän was reworked in late 1967 and received rub strips, a new ZF steering and a collapsible steering column.