Manufacturer Opel Model years 2013–present Designer Darren Luke | Production 2012–present Assembly Germany: Eisenach | |
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Also called Vauxhall Adam (United Kingdom) | ||
The Opel Adam is a city car engineered and produced by the German car manufacturer Opel, and named after the company's founder Adam Opel. It is sold under the Vauxhall marque in the United Kingdom. It was launched in France, at the 2012 Paris Motor Show, with sales starting in early 2013.
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Overview
Adam is available in three different trim levels and a wide choice of exterior colours, as well as three roof colours, different interior colours, decors and various headliners. The Adam is claimed to have over 61,000 combination possibilities for the exterior and over 82,000 for the interior. Production began at the Eisenach plant in Germany in January 2013 beside the Corsa. The Adam is based on a shortened version of the Corsa D platform. The three-door hatchback measures 3.70 metres in length and 1.72 metres in width, and seats four people.
Awards
The Opel Adam won the Red Dot car Design Award in 2013. In 2012 "Auto Zeitung" readers in Germany voted for Opel Adam as the number one city car. In the 38th Readers’ Choice Award of the trade magazine Auto Motor und Sport, the car won the mini car category with 24.2 percent of the votes, beating the VW Up (23.9 percent) and the Mini (16.6 percent).
Engines
From launch, there were a choice of three engines: 1.2 L 70PS (124 g/km CO2), and 1.4 L with 87 PS and 100 PS (129 g/km CO2). All engines are available in ecoFLEX mode with lower CO2 emission - 1.2 ecoFLEX with 118 g/km and 1.4s with 119 g/km. From spring 2014, Opel introduced a 1.0 three cylinder SIDI Turbo engine.
Sales
Opel had planned to sell between 40,000 and 50,000 units a year in Europe and sold over 45,000 in its first year, despite sales were still in start-up mode in the first two months of 2013. Year-over-year sales have increased every month in the first four months of 2014.
Specifications
(Source:Opel Magazin)
Adam R2
Opel presented the study of the Adam R2 for the FIA Rally Regulations R2 at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland. It is largely based on the Adam Cup. The Adam R2 is powered by a 1.6-litre naturally aspirated engine making 182 horsepower and 140 lb-ft of torque. Three cars were entered into the 2015 European Rally Championship season.