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The GM Family I is a straight-four piston engine that was developed by Opel, a former subsidiary of General Motors and now a subsidiary of PSA Group, to replace the Vauxhall OHV, Opel OHV and the smaller capacity Opel CIH engines for use on small to mid-range cars from Opel/Vauxhall.
Originally debuting as either a 1.0 L (973 cc) straight-3 or 1.2 L (1,199 cc) straight-4; a 1.4 L (1,364 cc) I4 variant was added with the introduction of the second generation, replacing the 1.4 L Family 1 engine. The Family 0 engines were produced by Opel Wien in Vienna/Aspern (Austria), by GM in Bupyeong (Korea) and Flint (Michigan, USA).
The Opel Corsa is a supermini car [1] [2] [3] manufactured and marketed by Opel since 1982 — as well as other brands, namely Vauxhall, Chevrolet, and Holden.. At its height of popularity, the Corsa became the best-selling car in the world in 1998, recording 910,839 sales, assembled on four continents, marketed under five marques and offered in five body styles. [4]
In December 2006, the Azambuja, Portugal factory closed down, [7] and the production of the Opel Combo transferred to Zaragoza, Spain in 2007. [8] Holden in Australia launched the XC series Combo in September 2002. [9] It offered the 1.6 litre Z16SE engine, upgraded to 1.4 litre Z14XEP specification in December 2004 for the MY05 update.
The third generation SB Barina was based on the Opel Corsa B and imported from Spain. It was released in April 1994 and was offered as a three- or five-door hatchback. Engine choices were a 1.2 and 1.4-litre four-cylinder engine. A 1.6-litre engine was also offered for the sporty range topping GSi.
The 1.6 L (1,584 cc) version has a 85 mm (3.35 in) bore and the same 69.8 mm (2.75 in) stroke as most CIH fours. It was introduced in September 1970 with the all new Opel Manta A and then, seven weeks later, in the Opel Ascona A. As with the 1.5 litre, a 16N for lower octane fuel and a more powerful 16S for higher octane fuel were offered.
Opel Corsa C 1.7 CDTI (2003-06) With the exception of the Opel Astra 1.7 CDTI 16V, this car had a Bosch engine management system , and the other four models are equipped with a Denso control unit. In more modern versions, introduced in 2010, this engine delivers 100 PS (74 kW; 99 hp) of maximum power at 4000 rpm, while maximum torque is always ...
The lack of a five-speed gearbox would become a major drawback as time went on; the BMC sump-mounted gearbox was never developed to accommodate an extra gear ratio, which was a severe handicap against the opposition – by the mid-1980s the Ford Fiesta, Peugeot 205, Fiat Uno and Opel Corsa/Vauxhall Nova were all available with a five-speed ...