Opel GT unveiled at Geneva
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Opel GT unveiled at Geneva
Looks a bit familiar...
Same power source as the Solstice GXP: 2.0-liter, 260 hp turbo
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Same power source as the Solstice GXP: 2.0-liter, 260 hp turbo
The nameplate that adorned one of General Motors’ European Opel division’s most admired models returns after 30 years. Opel will sell a European version of the Saturn Sky, badged the GT, though this new car, unlike the coupe original, is an open-top roadster.
The GT will be sold in left-hand-drive only. There are no significant changes to the exterior styling to differentiate the GT from the Sky. Opel has replaced the Sky’s 170-hp 2.4-liter four-cylinder with a more powerful 265-hp turbocharged 2.0-liter engine.
Opel claims the GT will hit 60 mph in around six seconds and run to a top speed of 143 mph. The GT will be built alongside its Saturn equivalent and the Pontiac Solstice at GM’s Wilmington plant in Delaware, with the first deliveries due this time next year.
The GT will be sold in left-hand-drive only. There are no significant changes to the exterior styling to differentiate the GT from the Sky. Opel has replaced the Sky’s 170-hp 2.4-liter four-cylinder with a more powerful 265-hp turbocharged 2.0-liter engine.
Opel claims the GT will hit 60 mph in around six seconds and run to a top speed of 143 mph. The GT will be built alongside its Saturn equivalent and the Pontiac Solstice at GM’s Wilmington plant in Delaware, with the first deliveries due this time next year.
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Re: Opel GT unveiled at Geneva
Originally Posted by MasterEvilAce
WTF? WTF??
Not comparing them side by side.. that looks exactly like the Saturn Sky. ****. Why?
Not comparing them side by side.. that looks exactly like the Saturn Sky. ****. Why?
it's the not never ever never gonna be sold here Opel GT...In other words, what is essentially going to be the European version of Saturn (other way around really...) Simply put, it's the Saturn Sky for europe...
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Re: Opel GT unveiled at Geneva
Originally Posted by MasterEvilAce
Why not just give Europe the Saturn Sky? That makes no sense.
Sure, if Saturn were already a presense there, then they'd just add this to the Saturn lineup like they are here. But it isn't.
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Re: Opel GT unveiled at Geneva
Originally Posted by MasterEvilAce
Why not just give Europe the Saturn Sky? That makes no sense.
Question for people smarter than me
Does the fact were exporting the Opel GT open the door to import the Astra for Saturn without too much resistence from the UAW ?
