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The Cavalier Cabriolet 1988 Vauxhall Cavalier Calibre The second generation Vauxhall Cavalier was a version of the third generation Opel Ascona C shown here. The Thatcher government in the United Kingdom created a tax break at 1.8 L, with any company car having a larger engine than this attracting higher personal benefit taxes, thus effectively ...
The Chevrolet Cavalier was introduced in Mexico in model year 1990 to replace the Chevrolet Celebrity, which had been until then the entry point to the Mexican GM lineup. The initial offering consisted only of a 4-door sedan with a 2.8 L MPFI V6 with a 5-speed manual gearbox, or a 3-speed automatic as an option.
Sales of the Vauxhall-badged versions for the UK market commenced in June 1990, with hopes of selling of up to 15,000 examples per year. However, this sales target was never achieved. In July 1990, after General Motors bought a stake in Saab , [ 14 ] it was reported the Calibra would be badged as a Saab in the United States, but these plans did ...
The General Motors J platform, or J-body, is an automobile platform that was used by General Motors for compact cars from the 1982 to 2005 model years. The third generation of compact cars designed by GM, the J-body marked the introduction of front-wheel drive for its compact model lines, simultaneously replacing the rear-wheel drive H-body and the European U-body platforms, the latter being a ...
The Cadillac Allanté, introduced for the 1987 model year, was a top-level convertible intended to compete with the Mercedes-Benz SL. However, the Allanté was a major commercial failure, selling less than 5,000 units a year until it was discontinued in 1993.
The Ascona came with a locally built 1.3-litre inline-four from the Vauxhall Viva. A preceding upmarket version with the Vauxhall Cavalier's longer front end was sold as the Chevrolet Chevair, equipped with bigger engines of Chevrolet origins. The Ascona was launched in July 1978, and replaced the Vauxhall-based Chevrolet 1300/1900-series.
(Top) 1 Current and past ... Vauxhall vehicles, past and present, sold under the Vauxhall brand, now a subsidy of Stellantis. ... Cavalier (1975–1995) Chevette ...
General Motors introduced the mid-size transverse engine front-wheel drive GM2900 platform in 1988 with the introductions of the Opel Vectra A and the Vauxhall Cavalier Mk.3 for the 1989 model year.