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New Opel GT, 2006
Geneva Motor Show
Date: Jan 18, 2006
Source:
CheersAndGears.com
Author: HarleyEarl
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New Opel GT at
2006 Geneva Motor Show
Text & Photo courtesy Opel
01-18-2006
Legendary Name Celebrates Comeback
The classic slogan "Nur Fliegen ist schöner" ("Only flying is more
exciting") went down in the history of advertising, and applied to a car
which has become a classic itself, the Opel GT. Now the Opel brand is
reviving the legend with a new sports car that echoes the successful
concept of its predecessor. The new two-seat GT features an exciting
design with sharply cut lines, rear-wheel drive and a potent
four-cylinder turbo engine with gasoline direct injection. The new
roadster will celebrate its world premiere at this year's Geneva Motor
Show.
The career of the original GT began with a bolt out of the blue. When
Opel presented a two-seat sports car at the 1965 Frankfurt Motor Show it
came as a complete surprise, especially as the GT was a total departure
from the prevailing design trend in Europe at that time. The curvacious
lines were inspired by a new style of US-design, the so-called
"coke-bottle shape". The styling cues included a low front-end with
pop-up headlights, pronounced rounded wheelarches, a narrow waist in the
area of the doors, and even shapelier rear wheelarches ending in an
abrupt tail-end. Over 100,000 units were produced between 1968 and 1973,
and the GT has since become a coveted collector's item.
