Opel at the 35th Tokyo Motor Show

Adam Opel celebrates it tradition of its 139th anniversary since its founding and 102 years of automobile production. Its automobile manufacturing that prioritized people, has its foundatiuon on the technologies of Germany, the pioneer in automobiles, and also widely incorporates the sense of values of European nations. The Opel booth at the 35th Tokyo Motor Show will appeal "Young and Dynamic" styling and the Åö@ fun to drive "Dynamic Driving", and unfold a booth under the theme of "Opel's Challenging Spirit", centering on models displayed to convey Opel's adherence to its own brand of manufacturing and its theme of "Challenging Spirit". Four concept cars, two production models and one technology exhibition car will be introduced at the Opel booth, including Opel's concept cars that manifest the company's novel ideas, designs and the concept that automobiles must be enjoyed, the Vita Sports featuring Opel's own transmission "Easytronic" and Eco Car using the latest in fuel cell technology as a proposal for environmental protection.

• Frogster
  "Frogster" is a fresh, confident and stimulating concept car clad in green and resembling the "Laubfrosch"(tree frong) that was announced in the 1920s. The designers and engineers of Opel were able to incorporate a novel idea for the next generation consumers in order to redefine the concept for today's small cars. This study model employs an electromotored roller cover instead of the traditional soft top. As this car has four individually-collapsible seats, the driver is able to use a single button to freely change the car into a single seat, or dual seat roadster, a three-seat, four-seat convertible or "pick up". When parking the car the cover can be closed snugly to the base part of the windshield by sliding the cover to the front like a shutter. Moreover, the small detachable computer mounted onto the center of the dash board functions not only as a "Personal Digital Assistant"(PDA), but as a keyless entry device and the remote control for the roller cover. When this PDA is housed in the Frogster's center console it becomes a display for radio, navigation system and climate control system. Measuring 3,715 x 1,680 x 1,530mm(length x width x height) the front end uses the large trapezoid-shaped frontend as the design motif. The large wheel arch, the 175/55 R15 tires, the three-dimensional head lamps and tail lamps all carry on Opel's design identity. On the other hand there are many practical equipment incorporated such as the running board and the large hand grip in the rear.
  
  

• ASTRA Coupe OPC X-Treme
  The Astra Coupe OPC X-Treme is a two-seater concept car based on the Astra Cope V8 race car which was successful in the Deutch Touring Car championships(DTM). The engineers off X-Treme used technologies nurtured at DTM in various areas such as the 4.0-liter V8 engine, FR layout and sequential six-speed gear box, realizing a car with a maximum output of 326kW/444ps and maximum torque of 530Nm. The gull-wing type doors, the most significant features of the exterior, open and close smoothly with a gas-sealed type strut. Also, the 265/30ZR20 tires are used in the front and 305/25ZR20 in the rear. The appearance of the car retains the powerful image of the racing model. Also, because the car is based on the DTM race car, it naturally has its excellent drive stability. But the major feature is its corroborative evidence of the exponential effect on mass production and motor sports activity. The X-Treme proves the high level of engineering technology at Open as well as show the serious attitude of the engineers toward motor sports.
  
  

• Speedster
  Opel's Speedster Which first made its debut in Germany in March 2001 was born under the development concept of "pioneering uncompromising driving excitement." This two seater is Opel's first "mid-ship" sports car, and also the first model to use composite materials and aluminum in its chassis and body. In order to allow driving enthusiasts, who place more emphasis on performance than riding comfort, fully enjoy an uncompromising sports car, the vehicle fives 0-100 km/h in only 5.9 seconds and a maximum speed of 217 km. The car exerts excellent nimbleness and road holding on winding roads. The Speedster carries on the philosophy of "The lightest, High Efficiency Car and Supreme joy". With a highly efficient and lightlty designed new high performance engine the car realizes excellent performance. The 2.2-liter four-cylinder ECOTEC engine, which is also used in the Astra, gives a maximum output of 108 kw/147 ps. At MVEG standard the car features an excellent fuel economy of about 8.5 liters of premium gasoline to allow the car to run 100km (about 11.8 km per liter) and also comply with the EURO 4 emission standard.
  
  

• ASTRA Cabrio
  This is the soft-top convertible, Astra Cabrio released March 2001 in Europe where there is a driving culture that fully enjoys the wind and sun. While fully taking over the practical nature of Astra's dynamic driving, the car has been polished to a degree of high premium quality. There is a very high requirement for convertibles in Europe where people are geniuses when it comes to enjoying life. Toward this end, Astra has responded beautyfully with full-sized seats that accommodate four adults to fully relax, adequate interior space and roomy luggage space and more than adequate engine performance and suspension.
  The design was done jointly with Italy's renown "coach builder" Bertone to realize "sporty and stylish" styling. The exterior is sporty and luxurious with side lamps, skirt smoked tail lamp and forward. There is also the curtain head air bag that protects chrome trunk lid "garnish". The straight line that extends to the rear end is particularly emphasized when the soft top is housed, and this line makes the flowing wedge shape more conspicuous. As for the interior, the 2,606mm long wheel base realizes a space for four luxury-oriented adults, a space that gives full elbow room during open air driving. The luggage space is about 330 liters. The car has 2.2 liter ECOTEC engine. ECOTEC engine (108kW/147ps). This is indeed a Cabrio for adults who truly know the joy of open air motoring.
  
  

• HydroGen3
  Opel's HydroGen3 is the successor to "HydroGen1" which was announced recently as fuel-cell mounting car, and one of General Motors' vision toward a new transport system. The previous concept car, HydroGen1, uses as power a fuel cell obtained through the chemical reaction of hydrogen and oxygen. At the Sydney Olympics in 2000 the car was used as the lead car in the women's and men's marathon events. It shows that General Motors is already the world leader in technology and environmental protection. General Motors is also well known for its expression of determination to produce cars that use resources effectively. Its successor HydroGen3 was made 100kg lighter than HydroGen1 by optimizing the fuel cell. The car secures about the same luggage space as a five-seat capacity mass-production car, Opel Zefira. The (fuel) stack mounted onto HydroGen3 generates a rated power of 94kW (previously this was 80kW) and a maximum output of 129kW (previously 120kW) when hydrogen and oxygen are electro-chemically reacted at a temperature of 80 degree centigrade. With the extremely effective drive system, an acceleration of 0 - 100km/h in 16 seconds and a maximum speed of 150km/h is realized.
  
  

• VITA Sport
  The new Vita was introduced in the spring of 2001 in Japan. In Europe, this model, named Corsa, enjoys high popularity constantly as one of the best sellers of its class. Under the concept of "Growing Small Car" its styling is at a high degree of perfection and full of sense of stability and rigidity. The car features top level aerodynamic performance for this class of cars. As a compact car of the new century, the car enjoys various "advantages" over others in terms of functions, while its styling is simple, well balanced and one that we never tire of. In a way this is the car that truly manifests the concept of Opel car making that condenses 100 years of Opel's history and know how in this compact body. For the 35th Tokyo Motor Show, the Vita Sport added to its 2002 lineup is introduce. Its foremost feature is the "Easytronic" new generation transmission which combines driving pleasure derived from manual operation and the automatic drive mode for comfortable driving. Quick and nimble shift change offers sporty driving when the shift lever is shifted into the manual gate and pushed to the front to shift up and to the back to shift down. On the other hand, when driving on congested streets, the car promises pleasant driving with little fatigue if the shift lever is returned to the automatic mode.
  
  

• ASTRA Wagon
  Astra is the crystallization of Opel's dynamic driving that was proven in the excellent performance shown at the Deutch Touring Car Masters (DTM). With is self stabilizing mechanism, the Dynamic Safety (DSA) suspension exerts its stable braking power even in situations where the conditions of the right and left road surfaces differ. In addition, there is the TC Plus System which makes taking off on slippery roads easy as it suppresses excessive engine output with the unified control of ABS and traction and applies brakes on the front wheels when the car slips. The car also has the front active head rest which lessens the risk of whiplash by supporting the passenger's cervical vertebrae immediately after the sensor detects a collision and slides up the head rest and leans it passengers from side impact. The development concept and afety features have all been honed through the stringent driving conditions on the German autobahn. Astra Wagon Sports mounts the 2.2 liter 16-valve ECOTEC engine that generates 108kW (147ps), and features "white meter", leather-wound steering wheel and sports seats. It has an interior that builds up to a dynamic driving premonition. It is a wagon that is equipped with a dedicated aluminum wheels with a "fearless" design. Among Astra cars in the line up, this is the most "sports-minded" wagon. This is a model which supports a high level sporty-feeling plus "wagon life" and the considerations that are essential for European-style life style that allows people to enjoy vacations with high degree of freedom.