Opel GT

[scherry2]

they were the coolest car when I was young. link->http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs...28003Opel shows GT - the European cousin to the Sky and SolsticeFebruary 28, 2006The new Opel GT is seen in a photo provided by Germany carmaker Opel on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006. The new Opel GT will be presented to the public at the Geneva Auto Show by the end of February 2006.GENEVA – With the unveiling of the new Opel GT at the Geneva Motor Show Tuesday, General Motors not only resurrected another legendary car name but also marked what it hopes will be the start of a beautiful relationship between Europe’s Opel subsidiary and North America’s Saturn division.The Opel GT, a rear-wheel-drive, two-seat roadster, is basically the same as the soon-to-go-on-sale Saturn Sky and the successful Pontiac Solstice. GM had said Opel and Saturn will work together to develop future models, and the Opel GT and Saturn Sky are the first such examples, said Carl-Peter Forster, GM Europe president.“The idea for the Saturn Sky originated in Europe as the Vauxhall Lightning concept,” said Forster. The Opel GT was designed in Europe and engineered in the United States.In the future, Forster said Saturn and Opel will have largely similar products, though each may augment their portfolios with vehicles needed specifically in their home markets. Forster said the decision to connect Opel and Saturn came about as GM contemplated bringing Opels to the United States while Saturn was in need of new products.Like the Sky and Solstice, the Opel GT is a rear-wheel-drive, two seater with a fully retractable fabric roof. It is powered by a 2.0-liter, 260-horsepower turbocharged version of GM’s four-cylinder Ecotec engine with gasoline direct injection. GM claims the Opel GT accelerates from a dead top to 60 miles per hour in under six seconds.The Opel GT goes on sale in the spring of 2007 in Europe. Opel announced the price will be $35,689.Forster said the GT would be sold in small volumes, but he wouldn’t give a figure. He did say dealer orders already are exceeding supply, because of the success of the Sky and Solstice, which have sold out the capacity of the Wilmington, Del., plant that makes them.

[Ponyota]

I always liked the Opal GT, I wanted to buy one and put a small V8 in it. Pretty cool that they are going to be resurrecting the Opal after so many years! I remember them being called the poor mans Vette.

[4X4CHICHI]

Yaeh, I always liked them. there was a little junk yard around here that had about a half dozen or so. Tha manta was alright also