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This page is dedicated to the Opel Vectra A and especially the sport models of it. Most of the pictures are from the net, so you might find even you own car featured here.

Opel Vectra A was introduced in autumn 1988 and the first model year was 1989 when it replaced the Opel Ascona C. There was a face lift in model year 1993 and the last ones were sold in 1996 when the Vectra B was introduced.

Opel Vectra A was called Chevrolet Vectra in Brazil and Vauxhall Cavalier mk3 in the UK. If you know this car had a different name, please inform me!

Most of my information is considering the models sold in Finland, and I have noticed, that the models vary a lot in different countries. For example the hatchback model wasn't available in all counties at all, or with all features, like as a GT.

Index:

Cars identical to Opel Vectra

 Vauxhall Cavalier mk3

 Chevrolet Vectra

Cars related to Opel Vectra

 Opel/Vauxhall/Holden Calibra

 Saab 900 and 9-3

1989-1992

Drawings of different models

	The front view of the first model of Vectra A. In this dwawing the basic model (GL).
	Vectra 2000, which had a different grille and spoiler with fog lamps.
	Vectra GL 1989-1992 The GL model sedan, it has grey bumpers, grille and mirrors. The wheels were 14" with hubcaps. In GLS the bumpers are painted with car colour and in GT the grille is coloured black, it had also a rear spoiler.
	Vectra 2000 16V and Vectra 2000 16V 4x4 1989-1992 The 2000 (GSi 2000 16V as Vauxhall) had side skirts, spoilers, 15" alloy wheels etc. The grille was also different from other models.

Photos of different models

	This is a Vectra having the standard grille. It was colored silver despite the car's color. This car has the body colored bumpers.
	This is the hatchback-model of the older Vectra A. Notice the silver grille in a blue car and the grey bumpers, which indicate that this is a basic model (GL). In better models the bumpers were colored with the car's color.
	Vectra GT. In GT-model the grille is the same as in normal models, but it's colored black instead of silver. The bumpers are also with body color. This picture has a GT Hatchback.
	This picture is showing a Vauxhall Cavalier GSi, but the sport models of Vauxhall were made by Opel in Germany. So this picure is representing the Vectra 2000. In Vectra 2000 the grille is completely different than in the other models, it has an opening in the middle. Vectra 2000 had also spoilers around the car and there was a model called Vectra 2000 16V available, which had the 20XE 16V engine with 150 hp. It was also available with 4WD.
	This is a highly modified Vauxhall Cavalier.

1993-1995

Drawings of different models

	The drawing shows the front view of the facelift Vectra A with the new headlights, grille and bumper with a spoiler. All models did not have the fog lamps or body colour mirrors.
	This picture shows the front view of Vectra Turbo 4x4 with the new headlights and grille, but same spoilers than Vectra 2000 16V had.
	Vectra GL sedan The basic model of Vectra in 1993-1994. 14" wheels with hubcaps.
	Vectra CDX sedan The CDX had a chrome stripe in the sides and fog lamps.
	Vectra CDX cc (hatchback) Vectra A was available as a 5-door hatchback model also with most of the trim levels with addiotional price.
	Vectra GT sedan The GT had lower suspension, 15" alloy wheels in 16V model (8V model had 14" as standard), red stripe in sides, side skirts, rear spoiler and black B and C pillars. In some countries like Germany GT model was not available as sedan, but in some countries, like Sweden it was the only option as GT.
	Vectra GT cc (hatchback) The hatchback was just like the sedan, with black B and C pillars etc. The 5-door hatchback model is slightly shorter than the 4-door sedan.
	Vectra Turbo 4x4 The Turbo 4x4 model had 16" 5-bolt wheels and same kind of body kit than 2000 16V had earlier. It was available for only 2 years 1993-1994 and only as a 4-door sedan as the other models based on the so-called x-platform used in the 4x4 models.

Photos of different models

	Vectra 2.0i GL hatchback, model year 1993.
	Vectra V6 hatchback, model year 1995. It had same kind of 15" alloys than the GT 16V, but with 5 bolts (which are not visible).
	Vectra GT 16V 4d sedan, model year 1994.
	Vectra GT 16V 5d hatchback, model year 1994. (In fact my own car couple of years ago in both of these pictures).
	And again a GT 16V 5d hatchback, this is model year 1993.
	This is the fastest standard Vectra A ever, the Vectra Turbo 4WD. It has the same spoilers than Vectra 2000 had, but the lamps are new. Notice also the 16" 5-bolt wheels.
	Vectra V6 4d sedan. Same bumper and fog lamps than in CDX and GT.

Cars identical to Opel Vectra A

Vauxhall Cavalier mkIII

Chevrolet Vectra

Cars related to Opel Vectra A

Opel Calibra / Vauxhall Calibra / Holden Calibra

Saab 900 and 9-3

Trivia

Technical Data

Power and Torque graph

I have collected the power and torque curves from several old Vectra broschures etc.

Here are some Opel Vectra related links

Opel Club Finland

Opel

The German Opel Vectra fanpage Check this out if you can read German or check pics anyway. This page has also a updated German language version of this page.

OPEL VECTRA GT 2.0i 16V from the Netherlands

Vectra 2000 club in Denmark

Mike's Vectra 2000 page in Denmark

GSI from Hell A tuned Vauxhall Cavalier GSi from UK

Vauxhall Cavalier Home page Information about Vauxhall Cavalier sport models in UK

Vauxhall Cavalier Turbo Extreme Michael Gellie's site

Lexmaul Opel tuning parts

Sutii Opel tuning parts in Finland

CC Motorsport performance and styling car parts and accessories

Performance Vauxhalls Online Pics, video clips and other stuff about Vauxhalls

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