A Vectra A once led a Formula 1 grid — it served as the official safety car at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix.
Lead trim: 1.4 14NV carburettor (75 PS) · up to 201 hp
Opel Vectra A1988–1995
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FactA Vectra A once led a Formula 1 grid — it served as the official safety car at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix.
Introduced in October 1988 for the 1989 model year as a four-door notchback saloon replacing the Ascona C, with a five-door hatchback in March 1989 and the Calibra coupé at the end of that year; Wayne Cherry designed it and Manfred Gotta coined the name. In the UK it kept the Vauxhall Cavalier name (effectively the third-generation Cavalier) until the Vectra B arrived in October 1995. It came with front-wheel drive, two four-wheel-drive versions from January 1989, and the sixteen-valve Vectra 2000 16V of September 1989 (150 PS, saloon only, with available 4WD). A September 1992 facelift brought new grilles and a structural upgrade, airbags followed in 1993, and a limited-edition 204 PS turbo 4x4 appeared in September 1992; a turbo 4x4 was the Formula One Safety Car at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. Suspension is MacPherson struts up front with a torsion-beam rear (an independent semi-trailing-arm rear on the 4x4, GSi and Turbo). Diesels were an Isuzu 1.7 4EE1 and Opel's 1.7 "low blow". In Japan it was, with the Omega, among the first Opels distributed by Isuzu from July 1989.
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Trims & Figures
13 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.4 14NV carburettor (75 PS) | 1988–1995 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 74 hp | 80 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.6 16SV carburettor (82 PS) | 1988–1995 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 80 hp | 96 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.6 C16NZ single-point injection (75 PS) | 1988–1995 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 74 hp | 94 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.7 17DR diesel (60 PS) | 1988–1995 | 1.7 L Inline-4 | 59 hp | 77 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.7 TC4EE1 Isuzu turbodiesel (82 PS) | 1988–1995 | 1.7 L Inline-4 | 80 hp | 124 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.8 C18NZ single-point injection (90 PS) | 1988–1995 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | 89 hp | 107 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.0 20SEH (129 PS) | 1988–1995 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 127 hp | 133 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.0 C20LET turbo 4x4 (204 PS) | 1992–1995 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 201 hp | 207 lb-ft | — | AWD | — | — |
| 2.0 C20NE multi-point injection (116 PS) | 1988–1995 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 114 hp | 125 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.0 C20XE 16V (150 PS) | 1989–1995 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 148 hp | 145 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.0 X20XEV Ecotec 16V (136 PS) | 1988–1995 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 134 hp | 136 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.2 C22NE (140 PS, Brazil) | 1988–1995 | 2.2 L Inline-4 | 138 hp | 153 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.5 C25XE V6 (170 PS) | 1988–1995 | 2.5 L V6 | 168 hp | 167 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
Owning one
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A Vectra A once led a Formula 1 grid — it served as the official safety car at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix.
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