Opel Omega

The first generation started in September 1986. It replaced the Opel Rekord on the conveyor and had two body styles - a four-door sedan and a five-door station wagon (Omega Caravan). The model was successful, as evidenced by the receipt in 1987 of the honorary title "Car of the Year." The cars had rear-wheel drive, a large selection of standard equipment and belonged to business-class cars. The car was equipped with gasoline carburetor engines with a volume of 1796 cm3 (1.8), injection engines with a volume of 1796 (1.8i), 1998 (2.0i), 2393 (2.4i), 2594 (2.6i), 2969 (3.0i) cm3, as well as atmospheric diesel engines with a volume of 2260 cm3 (2,3YD) and the same turbocharged ones (2,3YDT and 2,3DTR. The engines were aggregated with a five -speed manual gearbox or a four-speed automatic with winter and sport modes. All brakes are disc , with a vacuum amplifier The front discs on models with a motor of 2 liters or more are ventilated.

1987 model year - 1.8 all carburetor engines except the E18NVR (88 hp), 1.8i - 115 liters. S., two-liter 100, 115 and 122 liters. S., three-liter 156 and 177 liters. S., diesel 74 l. from.

1988 model year - all 1.8 engines, two-liter 100, 115 and 122 liters. S., three-liter 156 and 177 liters. S., diesel 74 l. from. and a turbodiesel of 90 liters. from.

1989 model year - 1.8 engines (88, 90 and 115 liters. From.), Two-liter 100, 115 and 122 liters. With., appeared 2.4i engines (125 hp.) And 3.0 24v (204 hp.), Three-liter 177 liters. S., diesel 74 l. from. and a turbodiesel of 90 liters. from.

1990 model year - 1.8 engines (88, 90 and 115 liters. From.), Two-liter 100, 115 and 122 liters. sec., 2.4i engine (125 hp), three-liter 177, 200, 204 and 236 liters. p., biturbo engine for Omega 3.6i (377 hp), diesel 74 hp from. and a turbodiesel of 90 liters. from.

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The model is a continuation of the Opel Omega A and was produced from 1994 to 2003. The exterior, interior, aerodynamics and car equipment were improved. In the American market, it was called Cadillac Catera and was produced from 1996 to 2001.

To the above list of maximum equipment Omega A were added: dual-zone climate control, headlight auto-adjustment, full-time xenon light, rear sunshade, 4 + 1 music system with CD changer, leather interior. The maximum equipment of the Opel Omega B was marked as MV6 and came with a 3.0 liter V6 engine. or 2.5 liter turbodiesel. In 1999, the Omega B was restyled ^[1] . In terms of appearance, the shape of the trunk and rear lights (they have become more modern), as well as the hood and front body kit (grille, for example, has now become an integral part of the hood). Also, body parts were additionally processed in the factory (galvanized), due to which the corrosion resistance of the body and its parts increased. The main changes have undergone a line of engines and the interior.

Engines “squandered” a bit (increased working volume) and eliminated the “childhood” problems inherent in previous Ecotec engine models (for example, the ignition module and spark plug wires on the V6 were replaced with two-component modules that contacted directly with the spark plugs) . Diesel engines of the last years of release were equipped with the Common Rail system. At the same time, due to the fact that Opel did not have a suitable 2.5-liter diesel engine, these engines were purchased from BMW.

The interior, as well as the exterior, was modernized - more chopped lines, a little more plastic, buttons and indicators. There was a full multifunctional steering wheel. The on-board computer could be ordered in color with navigation. The maximum equipment began to include light and rain sensors.

In addition, in 2000 they planned to introduce a new Chevrolet Corvette Y57XE engine: a 16-valve V-shaped 8-cylinder engine with a 4-speed automatic transmission, which received the AR60 index. The version with this engine was positioned as a competitor to the BMW E39 , Audi A6 and Mercedes-Benz E-Class due to the significantly lower price. Brochures were even printed, but a few weeks before being put on the conveyor, Opel management abandoned this engine, motivating it with a weak cooling system that could not provide this engine with reliable operation in conditions of high-speed German autobahns ^[2] . In fact, the true reason for the cancellation was the reluctance of GM Europe management to create a competitor to the Cadillac marketed in the European market, coupled with doubts about the ability of the new Omega V8 to increase sales.

The last car of the family was the Opel Omega with a silver Y32SE (3.2 v6) engine. This event took place on June 26, 2003 at about 12 noon, after which the conveyor was stopped. A total of 797,011 cars were produced.

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Surcharge for Caravan body - 1485 DM (for modification MV6 - 2055 DM)

Cadillac Catera

Cadillac Catera is the badge-engineering version of the Opel Omega B for the US market, presented under the luxury brand GM Cadillac in the fall of 1996 with a base price of $ 29,995 ($ 46.803 in terms of the current exchange rate). It differs in slightly modified appearance and rich equipment (already in the base there are ABS , TCS , dual-zone climate control, keyless entry, bucket-shaped front seats, etc.), in a sense being the successor to the “premium” version of the Opel Senator. It was aggregated exclusively with the 3.0L V-shaped six-cylinder L81 engine (Opel X30XE classification) and automatic transmission.

In 2000, the car underwent a slight restyling , in addition to cosmetic changes to the interior and exterior, side airbags, additional HID headlights and suspension settings were changed (stiffness increased).

The total sales for five years amounted to about 95 thousand cars.

• The asterisk (*) marks the joint sales of Opel Omega A (1993 release) and Opel Omega B.

• 1987 - European Car of the Year , 1st place ^[5]
• 1995 - European Car of the Year, 3rd place ^[6]

• Sergey Radovsky, Dmitry Lazo, Vladimir Yakovlev. Opel Omega. In the shadow of competitors. (Russian) // At the wheel. - 1998. - No. 3 .
• Yuri Nechetov. Font lift "Omega" (Russian) // Driving. - 1999. - No. 11 .