What is Opel Vectra?
'''[[Opel]] Vectra''' was a car produced by the [[Germany|German]] carmaker [[Opel]] from [[1988]] to [[2008]] and branded as [[Opel]] in [[Europe]] (except for the United Kingdom), [[Vauxhall Motors|Vauxhall]] in the [[United Kingdom]] and [[Ireland|The Republic of Ireland]], [[Holden]] in [[Australia]] and in [[New Zealand]], and [[Chevrolet]] in [[Latin America]]. It was produced from August 1988 to September 2008, when it was replaced by the [[European Car of the Year]] award-winning [[Opel Insignia|Insignia]]. == First Generation (1988–1995) == The first generation was made between October 1988 and October 1995, it was sold In the UK as the third and last generation [[Vauxhall Cavalier]]. There was no estate/wagon version of it and was facelifted in 1992. === Versions === <gallery> File:Opel Vectra A 1.6i Facelift.JPG|4-door saloon File:Opel Vectra side 20071011.jpg|5-door hatchback </gallery> === Engines === ==== Petrol ==== ===== Carburetted ===== * ''1.4 S'' 55&nbsp;kW (75&nbsp;hp) * ''1.6 S'' 60&nbsp;kW (82&nbsp;hp) * ''1.8 S'' 65&nbsp;kW (88&nbsp;hp) and 66&nbsp;kW (90&nbsp;hp) ===== Fuel-injected ===== * ''1.6 i'' 52&nbsp;kW (71&nbsp;hp) and 55&nbsp;kW (75&nbsp;hp) * ''1.8 i'' 66&nbsp;kW (90&nbsp;hp) * ''2.0 i'' 85&nbsp;kW (115&nbsp;hp) * ''2.0 i 16V'' 100&nbsp;kW (136&nbsp;hp) and 110&nbsp;kW (150&nbsp;hp) * ''2.0 i 16V Turbo'' 150&nbsp;kW (204&nbsp;hp) * ''2.5 i V6'' 125&nbsp;kW (170&nbsp;hp) ==== Diesel ==== * ''1.7 D'' 42&nbsp;kW (57&nbsp;hp) and 44&nbsp;kW (60&nbsp;hp) * ''1.7 TD'' 60&nbsp;kW (82&nbsp;hp) == Second generation (1995–2002) == The second generation was made between October 1995 and May 2002 and was sold as a Vauxhall in the UK. An estate/wagon version was added in October 1996 and was facelifted in April 1999. In the UK, the car was heavily criticised by well known motoring journalist and TV presenter [[Jeremy Clarkson]], but that didn't stop it from being popular there. === Versions === <gallery> File:Opel Vectra front 20080118.jpg|4-door saloon File:Opel Vectra front 2008