The CD started life as an Opel show car styled by GM's future design boss, before Erich Bitter built it himself.
Lead trim: CD 327ci Chevrolet V8 (230 PS)
Bitter CDCD · 1973–1979
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FactThe CD started life as an Opel show car styled by GM's future design boss, before Erich Bitter built it himself.
The Bitter CD, built between 1973 and 1979, grew from a September 1969 Frankfurt Motor Show prototype called the Opel Coupé Diplomat ("CD"), styled by future GM design boss Chuck Jordan and Opel's Dick Ruzzin (with Erhard Schnell's Aero GT-inspired tail) before Erich Bitter put it into limited production as a three-door hatchback coupe. Its 327 cu in Chevrolet V8 made 230 PS (169 kW) — the page never gives a litre or cc equivalent for that displacement, so displacement_l is left unset here rather than converted.
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Trims & Figures
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD 327ci Chevrolet V8 (230 PS) | 1973–1979 | V8 | 227 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
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