Opel Tech 1 Concept
Overview
TypeConcept car
ManufacturerOpel
Production1981 (Concept car)
Body and chassis
Body style5-door hatchback
LayoutTransverse front-engine, front-wheel drive
PlatformT Platform
Chronology
Predecessor1979 Opel Kadett (D)
Successor1985 Opel Kadett (E)
Rear view

The Opel Tech 1 Concept was a research vehicle and concept car developed by Opel, a subsidiary of General Motors. It was exhibited at the 1981 International Motor Show Germany (IAA) in Frankfurt. The car was based on the fourth-generation Opel Kadett D and used the platform, which was called the T Car. The vehicle was designed by Erhard Schnell[1] and foreshadowed some of the design aspects found on production Opel/Vauxhall cars released throughout the 1980s.

Body

The design targeted a peak of aerodynamics and reached a drag coefficient of 0.235 cw thanks in part to a panoramic windshield. Some of the car's aerodynamic features made it into production form on both the 1984 Opel Kadett E and the 1986 Opel Omega – most evidently its front-end styling. The Tech 1's wheel design entered into mass production as an alloy wheel option on top-spec models of the Opel Rekord E2/Vauxhall Carlton. [2][3]

Interior

All controls were push buttons; only the steering wheel, gear lever and foot controls were conventional.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Zukunftsmodelle – Opel Konzeptfahrzeuge". de.opel.ch. 4 December 2016. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  2. ^ "1981 Opel Tech-1 Concept". de.opel.ch. 20 December 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Opels einstige IAA-Studien – Was ist bloß aus euch geworden?". kicker.de. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  4. ^ "George Gallion about Opel Tech 1 (1981)". YouTube. 11 December 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Pictures of 1981 Opel Tech-1 Concept Car At Autozeitung". autozeitung.de. 4 December 2016. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
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