Bitter considered dropping a Lamborghini or Holden V8 into the SC, then just had a tuner stroke Opel's own six to 3.9 litres.
Lead trim: SC 3.0 L Opel straight-six (180 PS)
Bitter SCSC · 1981–1989
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FactBitter considered dropping a Lamborghini or Holden V8 into the SC, then just had a tuner stroke Opel's own six to 3.9 litres.
The Bitter SC, first shown as a coupe in 1979 with sales beginning spring 1981 (a convertible followed in 1983, a sedan in 1985), was based on the Opel Senator, styled to echo the Pininfarina-designed Ferrari 365 GT4 2+2/400/412; production ran until 1989. Its fuel-injected 3.0-litre Opel straight-six made 180 PS (132 kW) — after a considered-but-rejected switch to a Lamborghini Urraco or Holden V8, Bitter instead had Opel tuner Mantzel stroke the six out to 3,848 cc (3.9-litre, engine code M39E) from 1984, raising output to 210 PS (154 kW) with 50% more torque.
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC 3.0 L Opel straight-six (180 PS) | 1981–1989 | 3.0 L Inline-6 | 178 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
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