Porsche co-developed this Zafira's clever fold-into-the-floor seven-seat system, marketed as Flex 7.
Lead trim: 1.6 Family 1 · up to 197 hp
Opel Zafira A1999–2005
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FactPorsche co-developed this Zafira's clever fold-into-the-floor seven-seat system, marketed as Flex 7.
The first-generation Zafira was internally designated the Zafira A. Co-developed with Porsche, it debuted in concept form at the 1997 Frankfurt Auto Show and entered series production in January 1999, with sales beginning in April of that year, sharing the T platform with the 1998 Astra G. It seated seven passengers in three rows, using a system marketed as Flex 7 in which the split back seat could fold into the floor to increase cargo space without requiring removal. It was offered with a series of petrol engines and initially a single diesel, and the "X" engines were replaced by the newer "Z" engine generation in 2000. A facelift was launched in February 2003, and production ended on 25 May 2005 in Bochum, although it was sold in most other markets until 2012. The turbocharged Zafira OPC, introduced at Geneva in February 2001, was the fastest minivan on sale in Europe. It was sold in Japan as the Subaru Traviq.
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Trims & Figures
6 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.6 Family 1 | 1999–2005 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 100 hp | 111 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.8 Family 1 | 1999–2005 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | 123 hp | 125 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 2.0 Family II turbo | 1999–2005 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 197 hp | 184 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 2.0 X20DTL/Y20DTH turbo | 1999–2005 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 100 hp | 170 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 2.2 Ecotec | 1999–2005 | 2.2 L Inline-4 | 145 hp | 150 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 2.2 Y22DTR turbo | 2002–2005 | 2.2 L Inline-4 | 123 hp | 207 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
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Photographs
Vauxhall killed the Zafira Tourer in Britain because buyers had moved on to SUVs.
Opel's in-house tuning division built this Zafira a 240-hp turbocharged heart — turning a seven-seat family minivan into one of the quickest people-movers of its era.
A fire in one Zafira wrecked up to 300 cars in a single Stavanger Airport parking garage in January 2020.
Opel's first Zafira OPC put a 192 PS turbo four into a seven-seat minivan in 2001.
Porsche co-developed this Zafira's clever fold-into-the-floor seven-seat system, marketed as Flex 7.
Rivals
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Opel's first Zafira OPC put a 192 PS turbo four into a seven-seat minivan in 2001.
Opel's in-house tuning division built this Zafira a 240-hp turbocharged heart — turning a seven-seat family minivan into one of the quickest people-movers of its era.
Vauxhall killed the Zafira Tourer in Britain because buyers had moved on to SUVs.
A fire in one Zafira wrecked up to 300 cars in a single Stavanger Airport parking garage in January 2020.
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