Opel Astra, the Glossary
The Opel Astra is a compact car/small family car (C-segment) developed and produced by the German automaker Opel since 1991, currently at its sixth generation.[1]
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Active suspension
An active suspension is a type of automotive suspension that uses an onboard control system to control the vertical movement of the vehicle's wheels and axles relative to the chassis or vehicle frame, rather than the conventional passive suspension that relies solely on large springs to maintain static support and dampen the vertical wheel movements caused by the road surface.
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Aisin
is a Japanese corporation that develops and produces components and systems for the automotive industry.
Andros Trophy
The Andros Trophy (Trophée Andros) is the French national ice racing championship.
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Antwerp
Antwerp (Antwerpen; Anvers) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium.
Astra International
Astra International is an Indonesian conglomerate controlled by Jardine Matheson.
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Auto racing
Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition.
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Autocar (magazine)
Autocar (stylized in all caps) is a weekly British automobile magazine published by Haymarket Media Group.
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Automated manual transmission
The automated manual transmission (AMT) is a type of transmission for motor vehicles.
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Automatic transmission
An automatic transmission (sometimes abbreviated AT) is a multi-speed transmission used in motor vehicles that does not require any input from the driver to change forward gears under normal driving conditions.
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Automotive navigation system
An automotive navigation system is part of the automobile controls or a third party add-on used to find direction in an automobile.
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Autoweek
Autoweek is a car culture publication and magazine based in Detroit, Michigan.
Avtotor
Avtotor (Автотор) is an automobile manufacturing company located in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia.
AvtoZAZ
AvtoZAZ (АвтоЗАЗ) is an automotive manufacturing company in Ukraine.
B-segment
The B-segment is the second smallest of the European segments for passenger cars, between the A-segment and C-segment, and commonly described as "small cars".
Bekasi Regency
Bekasi Regency (Kabupaten Bekasi) is a regency (kabupaten) of West Java Province, Indonesia.
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Bochum
Bochum (also,; Baukem) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Bosch (company)
Robert Bosch GmbH, commonly known as Bosch (styled BOSCH), is a German multinational engineering and technology company headquartered in Gerlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
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British Rally Championship
The British Rally Championship (BRC) is a rallying series based in the United Kingdom.
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British Touring Car Championship
The Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom, currently organised and administered by TOCA.
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BTC-T Vauxhall Astra Coupe
The Vauxhall Astra Coupe is a BTC-Touring class racing car that was built for the 2001 British Touring Car Championship season by Triple 8 Race Engineering, who ran Vauxhall's official works program. Opel Astra and BTC-T Vauxhall Astra Coupe are front-wheel-drive vehicles and touring cars.
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Buick Excelle GT
The Buick Excelle GT is the name for the compact car manufactured by SAIC-GM under GM's Buick brand. Opel Astra and Buick Excelle GT are 2010s cars, front-wheel-drive vehicles and sedans.
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Buick Verano
The Buick Verano is a compact car manufactured by SAIC-GM for the GM's Buick brand since 2010. Opel Astra and Buick Verano are 2010s cars, compact cars, front-wheel-drive vehicles and sedans.
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C-segment
The C-segment is the 3rd category of the European segments for passenger cars and is described as "medium cars".
Captive import
Captive import is a marketing term and a strategy for a vehicle that is foreign-built and sold under the name of an importer or by a domestic automaker through its own dealer distribution system.
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Carburetor
A carburetor (also spelled carburettor or carburetter) is a device used by a gasoline internal combustion engine to control and mix air and fuel entering the engine.
Central Europe
Central Europe is a geographical region of Europe between Eastern, Southern, Western and Northern Europe.
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Chevrolet
Chevrolet, colloquially referred to as Chevy, is an American automobile division of the manufacturer General Motors (GM).
Chevrolet Cruze
The Chevrolet Cruze is a compact car that has been produced by General Motors since 2008. Opel Astra and Chevrolet Cruze are 2010s cars, compact cars, Euro NCAP small family cars, front-wheel-drive vehicles, sedans, station wagons and touring cars.
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Chicago Auto Show
The Chicago Auto Show is held annually in February at Chicago's McCormick Place convention center.
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Christian Ledesma
Christian Ledesma (born February 4, 1976, in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province) is an Argentine racing driver.
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Circle L engine
The Circle L is an automobile engine produced by GM Powertrain Poland in Poland.
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CK Birla Group
CK Birla Group is an Indian multinational conglomerate headquartered in Birla Tower on Barakhamba Road, New Delhi, India.
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Compact car
Compact car is a vehicle size class—predominantly used in North America—that sits between subcompact cars and mid-size cars. Opel Astra and Compact car are compact cars.
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Compact MPV
Compact MPV (an abbreviation for Compact Multi-Purpose Vehicle) is a vehicle size class for the middle size of MPVs.
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Compressed natural gas
Compressed natural gas (CNG) is a fuel gas mainly composed of methane (CH4), compressed to less than 1% of the volume it occupies at standard atmospheric pressure.
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Concept car
A concept car (also known as a concept vehicle, show vehicle or prototype) is a car made to showcase new styling or new technology.
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Continuously variable transmission
A continuously variable transmission (CVT) is an automated transmission that can change through a continuous range of gear ratios.
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Convertible
A convertible or cabriolet is a passenger car that can be driven with or without a roof in place. Opel Astra and convertible are convertibles.
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Coupe
A coupe or coupé is a passenger car with a sloping or truncated rear roofline and two doors. Opel Astra and coupe are coupés.
Daewoo Lacetti
The Daewoo Lacetti is a compact car manufactured and marketed globally by GM Korea since 2002. Opel Astra and Daewoo Lacetti are compact cars, front-wheel-drive vehicles, sedans, station wagons and touring cars.
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Delta Motor Corporation
Delta Motor Corporation was a South African car manufacturer, which was created through a management buy-out after General Motors (GM) divested from South Africa in 1986.
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Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
The Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM, German Touring Car Masters) is a sports car racing series sanctioned by ADAC.
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Diesel engine
The diesel engine, named after Rudolf Diesel, is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of the fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression; thus, the diesel engine is called a compression-ignition engine (CI engine).
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EBay
eBay Inc. (often stylized as ebay or Ebay) is an American multinational e-commerce company based in San Jose, California, that allows users to buy or view items via retail sales through online marketplaces and websites in 190 markets worldwide.
Ecotec
Ecotec (capitalized ECOTEC, from "Emissions Control Optimization TEChnology") is a General Motors (GM) and Opel Automobile GmbH (Opel) trademark that refers to a series of emissions technologies that were implemented throughout a range of GM engines.
Eisenach
Eisenach is a town in Thuringia, Germany with 42,000 inhabitants, located west of Erfurt, southeast of Kassel and northeast of Frankfurt.
Ellesmere Port
Ellesmere Port is a port town in the Cheshire West and Chester borough in Cheshire, England.
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EMP2 platform
The EMP2 (Efficient Modular Platform) is a modular car platform which is jointly developed and used by French car manufacturer PSA Group (merged into Stellantis since 2021) for compact and mid-size cars with front wheel drive or four wheel drive and transverse engine.
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Euro NCAP
The European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) is a European voluntary car safety performance assessment programme (i.e. a New Car Assessment Program) based in Leuven, Belgium.
European Car of the Year
The European Car of the Year (ECOTY) award is an international Car of the Year award established in 1964 by a collective of automobile magazines from different countries in Europe.
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Family car
A family car is a car classification used in Europe to describe normally-sized cars.
FIA 2-Litre World Rally Cup
The FIA 2-Litre World Rally Cup was a sub-section of the World Rally Championship from 1993 to 1999.
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FIA European Rallycross Championship
The European Rallycross Championship (former abbreviation ERC, now Euro RX or ERX) is a rallycross competition held in Europe, organised under the auspices of the FIA.
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Fiat JTD engine
Multijet is Fiat and General Motors joint venture in manufacturer since 1996 common rail direct injection turbo diesel diesel engine technology.
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Front-engine, front-wheel-drive layout
In automotive design, a front-engine, front-wheel-drive (FWD) layout, or FF layout, places both the internal combustion engine and driven roadwheels at the front of the vehicle.
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Fuel injection
Fuel injection is the introduction of fuel in an internal combustion engine, most commonly automotive engines, by the means of an injector.
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Gas spring
A gas spring, also known as a gas strut or gas damper, is a type of spring that, unlike a typical mechanical spring that relies on elastic deformation, uses compressed gas contained within an enclosed cylinder.
General Motors
General Motors Company (GM) is an American multinational automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
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General Motors Delta platform
Delta was a General Motors compact front-wheel drive automobile and crossover SUV platform, originally developed by Opel Group.
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General Motors do Brasil
General Motors do Brasil is the largest subsidiary of General Motors in South America, one of the oldest and largest car producers in Brazil.
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General Motors Egypt
General Motors Egypt S.A.E. (جنرال موتورز مصر, or short GME) is an automotive manufacturer based in 6th October, Giza, Egypt.
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General Motors Europe
General Motors Europe (often abbreviated to GM Europe) was the European subsidiary of the American automaker General Motors ("GM").
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General Motors India
General Motors India Private Limited was a subsidiary of General Motors for its operations in India.
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General Motors T platform (FWD)
General Motors reused the T-body designation (sometimes referred to as the T80 platform to differentiate it from the previous T-body), beginning in 1979 with the front-wheel drive Opel Kadett D and the Vauxhall Astra Mk I. This was part of a global strategy by GM to introduce a new front-wheel drive architecture for its sub-compact models, and would be further developed into the J-body platform which would cover the compact (lower mid-size outside North America) size segment.
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General Motors Thailand
General Motors (Thailand) Limited (GMT) was a holding company of sales and manufacturing subsidiaries of General Motors (GM) in Thailand.
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Geneva International Motor Show
The Geneva International Motor Show was an annual auto show held in March in the Swiss city of Geneva.
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Gliwice
Gliwice (Gleiwitz,; Gliwicy) is a city in Upper Silesia, in southern Poland.
GM 6T transmission
The Hydra-Matic 6T40 and similar 6T30, 6T45, and 6T50 are transversely-mounted six speed automatic transmissions produced by General Motors.
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GM E-Turbo engine
The GM E-Turbo engine is a gasoline-fueled engine developed by General Motors as part of the company’s next-generation turbocharged engine family.
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GM Ecotec engine
The GM Ecotec engine, also known by its codename L850, is a family of all-aluminium inline-four engines, displacing between 1.2 and 2.5 litres.
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GM Family 0 engine
The Family 0 is a family of inline piston engines that was developed by Opel, at the time a subsidiary of General Motors, as a low-displacement engine for use on entry-level subcompact cars from Opel/Vauxhall.
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GM Family 1 engine
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.
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GM Family II engine
The Family II is a straight-4 piston engine that was originally developed by Opel in the 1970s, debuting in 1981.
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GM Medium Diesel engine
The Medium Diesel Engine (MDE) is a four-cylinder diesel engine developed by Adam Opel AG and branded "1.6 CDTI Ecotec" in most markets.
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GM Medium Gasoline Engine
Medium Gasoline Engine (MGE) is a medium-displacement 4-cylinder gasoline engine developed by Opel Automobile GmbH and marketed as 'SIDI Ecotec'.
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GM small gasoline engine
The GM Small Gasoline Engine (SGE) is a family of small-displacement three- and four-cylinder gasoline engines ranging from 1.0 L to 1.5 L, developed by Adam Opel AG, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC), MG Motor (MG), Shanghai GM (SGM) and the Pan-Asia Technical Automotive Center (PATAC).
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GM-AvtoVAZ
GM-AvtoVAZ was a Russian joint venture between General Motors and AvtoVAZ set up in 2001.
Gqeberha
Gqeberha, formerly known as Port Elizabeth, and colloquially referred to as P.E., is a major seaport and the most populous city in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
Grand tourer
A grand tourer (GT) is a type of car that is designed for high speed and long-distance driving with performance and luxury.
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Grugliasco
Grugliasco (Grujasch) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about west of Turin.
Gruppo Bertone
Gruppo Bertone, commonly known as Bertone, was an Italian industrial design company which specialized in car styling, coachbuilding and manufacturing.
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Gull-wing door
In the automotive industry, a gull-wing door, also known as a falcon-wing door or an up-door, is a car door that is hinged at the roof rather than the side, as pioneered by Mercedes-Benz 300 SL and was designed by a Maxwell James Harris, first as a race car in 1952 (W194), and then as a production sports car in 1954.
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Halol
Halol is a city and a municipality (tehsil) in Panchmahal district in the Indian state of Gujarat.
Hatchback
A hatchback is a car body configuration with a rear door that swings upward to provide access to the main interior of the car as a cargo area rather than just to a separated trunk.
Holden
Holden, formerly known as General Motors-Holden, was an Australian subsidiary company of General Motors.
Holden Astra
The Holden Astra is a small car formerly marketed by Holden. Opel Astra and Holden Astra are 2000s cars, 2010s cars, compact cars, convertibles, coupés, sedans and station wagons.
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Holden Special Vehicles
Holden Special Vehicles (HSV) was the officially designated performance vehicle division for Holden.
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and Highway Loss Data Institute (IIHS-HLDI) is an American nonprofit organization.
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Irish Car of the Year
The Continental Tyres Irish Car of the Year award was established in 1978 based on similar Car of the Year awards.
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Istanbul
Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey, straddling the Bosporus Strait, the boundary between Europe and Asia.
Kaliningrad
Kaliningrad (p), known as Königsberg until 1946 (ˈkʲɵnʲɪɡzbʲerk; Królewiec), is the largest city and administrative centre of Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave between Lithuania and Poland.
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Knock-down kit
A knock-down kit (also knockdown kit, knocked-down kit, or simply knockdown or KD) is a collection of parts required to assemble a product.
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Latin alphabet
The Latin alphabet, also known as the Roman alphabet, is the collection of letters originally used by the ancient Romans to write the Latin language.
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Latin America
Latin America often refers to the regions in the Americas in which Romance languages are the main languages and the culture and Empires of its peoples have had significant historical, ethnic, linguistic, and cultural impact.
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Left- and right-hand traffic
Left-hand traffic (LHT) and right-hand traffic (RHT) are the practices, in bidirectional traffic, of keeping to the left side and to the right side of the road, respectively.
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Limited-slip differential
A limited-slip differential (LSD) is a type of differential gear train that allows its two output shafts to rotate at different speeds but limits the maximum difference between the two shafts.
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List of Isuzu engines
Isuzu has used both its own engines and General Motors-built engines.
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Lotus Cars
Lotus Group (also known as Lotus Cars, and doing business as Lotus NYO in China) is a British multinational automotive manufacturer of luxury sports cars and electric vehicles.
Luciano Burti
Luciano Pucci Burti (born 5 March 1975) is a Brazilian racing driver who briefly raced in Formula One.
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MacPherson strut
The MacPherson strut is a type of automotive suspension system that uses the top of a telescopic damper as the upper steering pivot.
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Magna Steyr
Magna Steyr GmbH & Co KG is an automobile manufacturer based in Graz, Austria, where its primary manufacturing plant is also located.
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Manual transmission
A manual transmission (MT), also known as manual gearbox, standard transmission (in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States), or stick shift (in the United States), is a multi-speed motor vehicle transmission system, where gear changes require the driver to manually select the gears by operating a gear stick and clutch (which is usually a foot pedal for cars or a hand lever for motorcycles).
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Manuel Reuter
Manuel Reuter (born 6 December 1961) is a German former racing driver.
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Manumatic
The modern usage of the automotive term manumatic denotes an automatic transmission that allows the driver to select a specific gear, typically using paddle-shifters, steering wheel-mounted push-buttons, or "+" and "-" controls on the gear selector.
Matías Rossi
Matías Rossi (born 2 April 1984) is an Argentine racecar driver.
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MG5 (automobile)
The MG 5 is a series of compact cars that has been produced by SAIC Motor under the MG marque since 2012. Opel Astra and MG5 (automobile) are 2010s cars, compact cars, front-wheel-drive vehicles and sedans.
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Moscow International Automobile Salon
The Moscow International Automobile Salon or MIAS (Московский Международный Автомобильный Салон) is the biennial auto show held at Crocus Expo in Moscow, Russia.
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Multifuel
Multifuel, sometimes spelled multi-fuel, is any type of engine, boiler, or heater or other fuel-burning device which is designed to burn multiple types of fuels in its operation.
Natural gas
Natural gas (also called fossil gas, methane gas or simply gas) is a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane (95%) in addition to various smaller amounts of other higher alkanes.
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Natural gas vehicle
A Natural Gas Vehicle (NGV) utilizes compressed natural gas (CNG) or liquefied natural gas (LNG) as an alternative fuel source.
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Nürburgring 24 Hours
The Nürburgring 24 Hours is a 24-hour annual touring car and GT endurance racing event that takes place on a combination of the Nordschleife ("North Loop") and the GP-Strecke ("Grand Prix track") circuits of the Nürburgring in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
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Nissan Pulsar
The is a line of automobiles produced by the Japanese automaker Nissan from 1978 until 2000, when it was replaced by the Nissan Bluebird Sylphy in the Japanese market. Opel Astra and Nissan Pulsar are 2000s cars and 2010s cars.
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Opel
Opel Automobile GmbH, usually shortened to Opel, is a German automobile manufacturer which has been a subsidiary of Stellantis since 16 January 2021.
Opel Adam
The Opel Adam is a city car engineered and produced by the German car manufacturer Opel, and is named after the company's founder Adam Opel. Opel Astra and Opel Adam are 2010s cars, convertibles, front-wheel-drive vehicles and opel vehicles.
Opel Calibra
The Opel Calibra is a coupé, engineered and produced by the German automaker Opel between 1989 and 1997. Opel Astra and Opel Calibra are coupés, opel vehicles and touring cars.
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Opel Cascada
The Opel Cascada is a four-passenger fabric-roof convertible, manufactured and marketed by Opel across a single generation for model years 2013-2019, prioritizing year-round touring comfort over sportiness. Opel Astra and Opel Cascada are convertibles, front-wheel-drive vehicles and opel vehicles.
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Opel Combo
The Opel Combo is a panel van and leisure activity vehicle from the German automaker Opel. Opel Astra and Opel Combo are 2000s cars, 2010s cars, front-wheel-drive vehicles and opel vehicles.
Opel Corsa
The Opel Corsa is a supermini car engineered and produced by the German automobile manufacturer Opel since 1982. Opel Astra and Opel Corsa are 2000s cars, 2010s cars, front-wheel-drive vehicles, opel vehicles, sedans, station wagons and touring cars.
Opel Insignia
The Opel Insignia is a large family car (D-segment in Europe) developed and produced by the German car manufacturer Opel from 2008 to 2022. Opel Astra and Opel Insignia are 2010s cars, front-wheel-drive vehicles, opel vehicles, station wagons and touring cars.
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Opel Kadett
The Opel Kadett is a small family car produced by the German automobile manufacturer Opel from 1936 until 1940 and then from 1962 until 1991 (the Cabrio continued until 1993), when it was succeeded by the Opel Astra. Opel Astra and Opel Kadett are compact cars, opel vehicles, sedans and station wagons.
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Opel Kadett E
The Opel Kadett E was introduced in August 1984 as the sixth generation of the Opel Kadett, and was voted the 1985 European Car of the Year. Opel Astra and Opel Kadett E are compact cars, convertibles, opel vehicles, sedans and station wagons.
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Opel Manufacturing Poland
Opel Manufacturing Poland Sp.
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Opel Performance Center
Opel Performance Center (OPC) was a division of the German automobile manufacturer Opel, initially set up as a subsidiary in 1997.
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Opel Tigra
The Opel Tigra name has been applied to two different cars engineered and produced by the German automaker Opel, both based on different iterations of the Corsa supermini, the first built in Spain, the second in France. Opel Astra and Opel Tigra are 2000s cars, coupés, hardtop convertibles and opel vehicles.
Opel Vectra
The Opel Vectra is a mid-size car (large family car) that was engineered and produced by the German automaker Opel from 1988 until 2010. Opel Astra and Opel Vectra are 2000s cars, 2010s cars, front-wheel-drive vehicles, hot hatches, opel vehicles, Police vehicles, sedans, station wagons and touring cars.
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Opel Zafira
The Opel Zafira is a car manufactured and marketed across three generations between 1999 and 2019 by Opel. Opel Astra and Opel Zafira are front-wheel-drive vehicles and opel vehicles.
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Overhead camshaft engine
An overhead camshaft (OHC) engine is a piston engine in which the camshaft is located in the cylinder head above the combustion chamber.
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Panel van
A panel van, also known as a delivery van (United Kingdom), blind van, car-derived van or sedan delivery (United States), is a small cargo vehicle with a passenger car chassis, typically with a single front bench seat and no side windows behind the B-pillar.
Penske Automotive Group
Penske Automotive Group (PAG) is a transportation services company headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
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Petrol engine
A petrol engine (gasoline engine in American and Canadian English) is an internal combustion engine designed to run on petrol (gasoline).
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Peugeot 3008
The Peugeot 3008 is a compact crossover SUV manufactured and marketed by Peugeot. Opel Astra and Peugeot 3008 are 2010s cars and Euro NCAP small family cars.
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Peugeot 508
The Peugeot 508 is a mid-size/large family car produced by the French automaker Peugeot, and followed by the 508 SW, an estate version, in 2011. Opel Astra and Peugeot 508 are front-wheel-drive vehicles, sedans and station wagons.
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Plug-in hybrid
A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) or simply plug-in hybrid is a type of hybrid electric vehicle equipped with a rechargeable battery pack that can be directly replenished via a charging cable plugged into an external electric power source, in addition to charging internally by its on-board internal combustion engine-powered generator.
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Pontiac G6
The Pontiac G6 is a mid-size car that was produced by General Motors under the Pontiac brand. Opel Astra and Pontiac G6 are convertibles, coupés, front-wheel-drive vehicles, hardtop convertibles and sedans.
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PSA Group
The PSA Group, legally known as Peugeot S.A. (Peugeot Société Anonyme, trading as Groupe PSA; formerly known as PSA Peugeot Citroën from 1991 to 2016) was a French multinational automotive manufacturing company which produced automobiles and motorcycles under the Peugeot, Citroën, DS, Opel and Vauxhall brands.
Rayong
Rayong (ระยอง) is a city (thesaban nakhon) on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand and the capital of Rayong province.
Rüsselsheim am Main
Rüsselsheim am Main is the largest city in the Groß-Gerau district in the Rhein-Main region of Germany.
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Recaro
Recaro Holding, as the parent company of the Recaro Group, owns the Recaro brand and the independently operating companies Recaro Aircraft Seating (aircraft seats) based in Schwäbisch Hall and Recaro eGaming (gaming seats) based in Stuttgart, Germany.
Retractable hardtop
A retractable hardtop — also known as "coupé convertible" or "coupé cabriolet" — is a car with an automatically operated, self-storing hardtop, as opposed to the folding textile-based roof used by traditional convertible cars. Opel Astra and retractable hardtop are hardtop convertibles.
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Roewe i5
The Roewe i5 is a subcompact car produced by SAIC Motor since 2017. Opel Astra and Roewe i5 are compact cars, front-wheel-drive vehicles and station wagons.
Russian Circuit Racing Series
The Russian Circuit Racing Series (RCRS) is a national Russian racing series created in 2004.
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SAIC-GM
SAIC General Motors Corporation Limited (commonly known as SAIC-GM) is a joint venture between General Motors Company and SAIC Motor.
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the second-largest city in Russia after Moscow.
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Saturn Corporation
The Saturn Corporation, also known as Saturn LLC, was an American automobile manufacturer, a registered trademark established on January 7, 1985, as a subsidiary of General Motors. Opel Astra and Saturn Corporation are 2000s cars.
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Saturn Ion
The Saturn Ion is a compact car sold by Saturn between the 2003 and 2007 model years. Opel Astra and Saturn Ion are compact cars, coupés, front-wheel-drive vehicles and sedans.
São Caetano do Sul
São Caetano do Sul (or São Caetano) (Saint Cajetan of the South.) is a city in São Paulo state in Brazil.
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Seat belt
A seat belt, also known as a safety belt or spelled seatbelt, is a vehicle safety device designed to secure the driver or a passenger of a vehicle against harmful movement that may result during a collision or a sudden stop.
Sedan (automobile)
A sedan or saloon (British English) is a passenger car in a three-box configuration with separate compartments for an engine, passengers, and cargo. Opel Astra and sedan (automobile) are sedans.
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Shenyang
Shenyang is a sub-provincial city in north-central Liaoning, China.
Silhouette racing car
A silhouette racing car is a race car which, although bearing a superficial resemblance to a production model, differs mechanically in fundamental ways.
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South African Car of the Year
The South African Car of the Year is an annual Car of the Year award organised by the South African Guild of Mobility Journalists.
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Start-stop system
A vehicle start-stop system or stop-start system (also known as S&S, micro hybrid or micro hybrid electric vehicle (μHEV)) automatically shuts down and restarts the internal combustion engine to reduce the amount of time the engine spends idling, thereby reducing fuel consumption and emissions.
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Station wagon
A station wagon (US, also wagon) or estate car (UK, also estate) is an automotive body-style variant of a sedan with its roof extended rearward over a shared passenger/cargo volume with access at the back via a third or fifth door (the liftgate, or tailgate), instead of a trunk/boot lid. Opel Astra and station wagon are station wagons.
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Stellantis
Stellantis N.V. is a multinational automotive manufacturing corporation formed from the merger in 2021 of the Italian–American conglomerate Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and the French PSA Group.
Stock Car Pro Series
Stock Car Pro Series, formerly known as Stock Car Brasil, is a touring car auto racing series based in Brazil organized by Vicar.
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Straight-four engine
A straight-four engine (also referred to as an inline-four engine) is a four-cylinder piston engine where cylinders are arranged in a line along a common crankshaft.
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Straight-three engine
A straight-three engine (also called an inline-triple or inline-three) is a three-cylinder piston engine where cylinders are arranged in a line along a common crankshaft.
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Sunday Mirror
The Sunday Mirror is the Sunday sister paper of the Daily Mirror.
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Szentgotthárd
Szentgotthárd (Monošter; St.) is the westernmost town of Hungary.
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Teknikens Värld
Teknikens värld (World of Technology) is a leading motor magazine published in Stockholm, Sweden.
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Tolyatti
Tolyatti or Togliatti (Тольятти), known before 1964 as Stavropol, is a city in Samara Oblast, Russia.
Torque steer
Torque steer is the unintended influence of engine torque on the steering, especially in front-wheel-drive vehicles.
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Toyota Corolla
The is a series of compact cars (formerly subcompact) manufactured and marketed globally by the Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corporation. Opel Astra and Toyota Corolla are 2000s cars, 2010s cars, compact cars, coupés, front-wheel-drive vehicles, sedans and station wagons.
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Turbo-diesel
The term turbo-diesel, also written as turbodiesel and turbo diesel, refers to any diesel engine equipped with a turbocharger.
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Turbocharger
In an internal combustion engine, a turbocharger (also known as a turbo or a turbosupercharger) is a forced induction device that is powered by the flow of exhaust gases.
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Twin-turbo
In an internal combustion engine, twin-turbo is a layout in which two turbochargers work in tandem to compress the intake fuel/air mixture (or intake air, in the case of a direct-injection engine).
Twist-beam rear suspension
The twist-beam rear suspension (also torsion-beam axle, deformable torsion beam, or compound crank) is a type of automobile suspension based on a large H- or C-shaped member.
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V8 engine
A V8 engine is an eight-cylinder piston engine in which two banks of four cylinders share a common crankshaft and are arranged in a V configuration.
Variable valve timing
Variable valve timing (VVT) is the process of altering the timing of a valve lift event in an internal combustion engine, and is often used to improve performance, fuel economy or emissions.
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Vauxhall Astra
The Vauxhall Astra is a compact car/small family car (C-segment) that has been sold by Vauxhall since 1980. Opel Astra and Vauxhall Astra are compact cars, convertibles, coupés, Euro NCAP small family cars, front-wheel-drive vehicles, hardtop convertibles, sedans and station wagons.
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Vauxhall Ellesmere Port
Vauxhall Ellesmere Port is a motor vehicle assembly plant, located in the town of Ellesmere Port, in Cheshire West & Chester, United Kingdom.
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Vauxhall Motors
Vauxhall Motors Limited,;Company No.
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Watt's linkage
A Watt's linkage is a type of mechanical linkage invented by James Watt in which the central moving point of the linkage is constrained to travel a nearly straight path.
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Windshield
The windshield (North American English) or windscreen (Commonwealth English except Canada) of an aircraft, car, bus, motorbike, truck, train, boat or streetcar is the front window, which provides visibility while protecting occupants from the elements.
Xinzhuang District
Xinzhuang District is a district in the western part of New Taipei in northern Taiwan.
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Yantai
Yantai, formerly known as Chefoo, is a coastal prefecture-level city on the Shandong Peninsula in northeastern Shandong province of People's Republic of China.
Zaporizhzhia
Zaporizhzhia (Запоріжжя,; Zaporozhye), formerly known as Oleksandrivsk until 1921, is a city in southeast Ukraine, situated on the banks of the Dnieper River.
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ZF 9HP transmission
9HP is the trademark name for the ZF Friedrichshafen nine-speed automatic transmission models (9-speed transmission with Hydraulic converter and Planetary gearsets) for transverse engine applications, designed by ZF's subsidiary in Saarbrücken and built in Gray Court, South Carolina.
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1994 Super Tourenwagen Cup
The 1994 ADAC Super Touren Wagen Cup was the first edition of the Super Tourenwagen Cup (STW).
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2000 British Rally Championship
The 2000 Mobil 1 British Rally Championship was won by Finland's Marko Ipatti in a Group N Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 6 ahead of Vauxhall drivers Mark Higgins and Neil Wearden.
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2001 British Touring Car Championship
The 2001 theAA.com MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 44th British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) season and marked the beginning of a new era of lower-cost rules and regulations for the series.
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2004 British Touring Car Championship
The 2004 Green Flag MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 47th British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) season.
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2004 European Touring Car Championship
The 2004 FIA European Touring Car Championship season was the last European Touring Car Championship season.
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2006 British Touring Car Championship
The 2006 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 49th British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) season.
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2006 Swedish Touring Car Championship
The 2006 Swedish Touring Car Championship season was the 11th Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC) season.
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2008 European Touring Car Cup
The 2008 FIA European Touring Car Cup was the fourth running of the FIA European Touring Car Cup.
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2010 Paris Motor Show
The 2010 Paris Motor Show took place from 2 October to 17 October 2010, in Paris expo Porte de Versailles.
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2013 European Rallycross Championship
The 2013 European Rallycross Championship was the thirty seventh season of the FIA European Championships for Rallycross Drivers.
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6th of October (city)
6th of October (label; ستة اكتوبر) is a city in the Giza Governorate of Egypt.
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See also
Bertone vehicles
- ASA (automobile)
- Alfa Romeo 105/115 Series Coupés
- Alfa Romeo 2000 Sportiva
- Alfa Romeo 2600
- Alfa Romeo 90
- Alfa Romeo BAT
- Alfa Romeo Canguro
- Alfa Romeo GT
- Alfa Romeo Giulietta (1954)
- Alfa Romeo Montreal
- Aston Martin DB4 GT Jet
- BMW 3200 CS
- Bertone Blitz
- Bertone Nuccio
- Buick Velite (concept car)
- Citroën Xantia
- Ferrari GT4
- Fiat Dino
- Fiat Punto
- Fiat X1/9
- Gordon-Keeble
- Innocenti 186 GT
- Iso Lele
- Lamborghini Jarama
- Lamborghini Silhouette
- Lancia Stratos
- Lancia Stratos Zero
- Maserati Khamsin
- Opel Astra
- Volvo 262C
Hardtop convertibles
- BMW 3 Series (E90)
- BMW Z4 (E89)
- BYD S8
- Cadillac XLR
- Chevrolet SSR
- Chrysler 200
- Chrysler Sebring
- Daihatsu Copen
- Davis Divan
- Ferrari 575M Maranello
- Ferrari California
- Ferrari Portofino
- Ford Fairlane (Americas)
- Ford Fairmont (Australia)
- Infiniti G Line
- Lexus IS
- Lexus IS (XE20)
- Lexus LF-Gh
- Lexus LFA
- Lexus SC
- Mazda MX-5
- Mazda MX-5 (NC)
- Mazda MX-5 (ND)
- McLaren 12C
- McLaren 650S
- Mercedes-Benz SL-Class
- Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class
- Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren
- Nissan Micra
- Nissan Silvia
- Opel Astra
- Opel Tigra
- Peugeot 307
- Peugeot 308
- Pontiac G6
- Pontiac Solstice
- Renault Mégane
- Renault Wind
- Retractable hardtop
- Saturn Sky
- Savage Rivale Roadyacht GTS
- Spyker C8
- Toyota Soarer
- Vauxhall Astra
- Volkswagen Eos
- Volvo C70
Hot hatches
- Alfa Romeo 147
- Alfa Romeo 33
- Alfa Romeo Giulietta (2010)
- Chrysler PT Cruiser
- Citroën Saxo
- Citroën Xsara
- Cupra Born
- Fiat 500 (2007)
- Fiat Bravo and Brava
- Fiat Punto
- Ford Escort (Europe)
- Ford Escort RS Cosworth
- Ford Fiesta
- Ford Focus (third generation)
- Ford Ka
- Ford Puma (coupé)
- Ford Sierra
- Grand Tourer Injection
- Honda Civic Type R
- Hot hatch
- Hyundai Veloster
- Kia Cub
- MG ZR
- MG ZS (2001)
- Mazdaspeed3
- Mitsubishi Colt
- Opel Astra
- Opel Vectra
- Peugeot 207
- Proton Satria
- Renault 5
- Renault Clio
- Renault Clio V6 RS
- Renault Mégane RS
- Renault Twingo
- Subaru Impreza
- Toyota AE86
- Toyota GR Corolla
- Toyota GR Yaris
- Volkswagen GTI
- Volkswagen Golf Mk5
- Volkswagen Golf Mk6
- Volkswagen Golf Mk7
- Volkswagen Golf Mk8
- Volkswagen Polo G40
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opel_Astra
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