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Opel Omega
Manufacturer	General Motors
Production	1986-2003
Predecessor	Opel Rekord
Successor	Opel Signum
Class	Executive car
Body style(s)	4-door sedan 5-door estate
Layout	FR layout
Platform	V platform
Related	Opel Senator

There was also an Oldsmobile Omega, an unrelated vehicle that was produced during the 1970s and 1980s

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In the United Kingdom, the Omega A was marketed as the second generation Vauxhall Carlton (the first generation Vauxhall Carlton having been a rebadged Opel Rekord) E2, and the Omega B generation as Vauxhall Omega. The Vauxhall Carlton is an Executive car that was sold by Vauxhall in the United Kingdom from 1978 to 1994 The Opel Rekord is a Family car which was built in several generations by the German car manufacturer Opel, latterly a subsidiary of General The Omega was also built and sold in Brazil badged as a Chevrolet Omega and Suprema (Caravan), but this name is now used for imported Holden Commodores. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld The Chevrolet Omega is an Executive car sold by General Motors do Brasil for the Brazilian market The Chevrolet Omega is an Executive car sold by General Motors do Brasil for the Brazilian market The Holden Commodore is an Automobile manufactured by the Holden division of General Motors (GM in Australia and formerly in New Zealand A badge engineered version of the Omega B MV6 was also sold in North America under the name of Cadillac Catera. For a list of vehicles that have been badge engineered see List of badge engineered vehicles. The Cadillac Catera was a Mid-sized automobile that was largely a rebadged version of the Opel Omega MV6 made in Rüsselsheim

In the United Kingdom, the Benelux countries, Germany and Italy, the Omega was widely used as a police car and was once commonly used as a security vehicle to transport politicians etc. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Benelux is an economic union in Western Europe that includes three neighboring monarchies, '''Be'''lgium, the '''Ne'''therlands, and Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest A police car is the description for a vehicle used by Police, to assist with their duties in patrolling and responding to incidents Following the cessation of production in 2003, the closest Vauxhall equivalent now used by police forces is the Opel Vectra. The Opel Vectra is a Large family car produced primarily by Adam Opel GmbH (commonly known as "Opel" the German subsidiary of General The car has also been converted into limousines and hearses. A limousine (or limo) is a longer than normal Luxury car. The chassis may have been extended by the manufacturer or by an independent coach builder traditionally For the extreme metal band see Hearse (band A hearse is a Funeral Vehicle, a conveyance for the Coffin

Production of the Omega ceased in 2003. There was no direct replacement for it, as executive models from "non-presteige" manufacturers were proving less popular by the early 2000s; rival manufacturer Ford had pulled out of this sector in 1998 on the demise of its Scorpio. Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The Ford Scorpio was an Executive car produced by the Ford Motor Company at its factory in Cologne, Germany between 1985 and 1998

1 Omega A
2 Opel Omega B
3 References
4 External links

Omega A

Omega A

Also called	Vauxhall Carlton Chevrolet Omega Chevrolet Suprema
Production	1986–1993 Europe 1992–1999 Brazil

Development

The original Omega went into production in September 1986 as a replacement for the Opel Rekord, which had been in production since 1978. The Vauxhall Carlton is an Executive car that was sold by Vauxhall in the United Kingdom from 1978 to 1994 The Chevrolet Omega is an Executive car sold by General Motors do Brasil for the Brazilian market The Chevrolet Omega is an Executive car sold by General Motors do Brasil for the Brazilian market The Opel Rekord is a Family car which was built in several generations by the German car manufacturer Opel, latterly a subsidiary of General Sales began in November. The body was designed as an evolution of the previous Opel design theme engineered more towards aerodynamics in view of higher fuel prices and the general drive towards more fuel efficiency. The result was a remarkable drag coefficient of 0. The drag coefficient ( Cd, Cx or Cw) is a Dimensionless quantity that describes how streamlined an 28 (0. 32 for the Caravan). The whole development program cost 2 Billion Deutschmark.

The Omega A was available in saloon and estate (Caravan) bodystyles as a competitor for the likes of the Ford Scorpio and Rover 800. A station wagon (or simply wagon) in American, Australian, Canadian and New Zealand usage and an estate car (or just estate The Ford Scorpio was an Executive car produced by the Ford Motor Company at its factory in Cologne, Germany between 1985 and 1998 The Rover 800 series is an Executive car introduced by the Austin Rover Group in 1986 and also marketed as the Sterling in the United Like the late Rekord, the Omega A adopted the Vauxhall Carlton nameplate for the British market. The Vauxhall Carlton is an Executive car that was sold by Vauxhall in the United Kingdom from 1978 to 1994 The Rekord-based Opel Senator A was also superseded by the Senator B, based on a similar concept - a stretched Omega platform and body along with some unique sheetmetal modifications. The Opel Senator was a large motor car, two generations of which were sold in Europe by the German General Motors subsidiary Opel

Technical novelties

Compared to the Rekord, the Omega featured many modern technological advances, which were new to Opel in general, if not to the volume segment European automotive market. These included electronic engine management, ABS, on-board computer (which displayed parameters such as momentary fuel consumption or average speed), air-conditioned glove compartment and even the then-fashionable LCD instrument cluster (available in some version from 1987 but dropped in 1991). More importantly, the Omega came with a self-diagnose system (which is now a standard feature in present-day cars), whose output could be read by appropriately equipped authorized service stations.

Powertrains

All Omegas used a longitudinally-mounted engine with a rear-wheel drive setup, with a five-speed manual transmission or four-speed automatic transmission. A manual transmission (also known as a stick shift or just 'stick' 'straight drive' or standard transmission) is a type of transmission used in An automatic transmission (commonly "AT" or "Auto" is an Automobile Gearbox that can change Gear ratios automatically as the vehicle The engine range comprised of 1. 8 L, 2. 0 L and 2. 4 L four-cylinder units (2. 0 L and 2. 3 L Diesel, 2. Diesel or Diesel fuel (ˈdiːzəl in general is any Fuel used in Diesel engines The most common is a specific fractional distillate of petroleum 3 L turbodiesel) to 2. Turbodiesel refers to any Diesel engine with a Turbocharger. Turbocharging is the norm rather than the exception in modern car and truck diesel engines 6 L, 3. 0 L, 3. 0 L-24v six-cylinder units. In Brazil, the Chevrolet Omega/Suprema was powered to 2. 0/2. 2 four cylinders and 3. 0 straight-6 Opel engine. The 4. 1 6cil 250 derivate of Chevrolet Opala, was a powerful and preferred version in Brazil.

Trim levels and special variants

The four basic trim levels were LS, GL, GLS and CD (from least to most expensive). The base LS was clearly intended for the fleet market, with the sedan not available to individual customers in some markets. The LS Caravan was also available as a panel van with rear side windows covered with body-colored foil rather than replaced by solid panels.

For the 1991 year, the Omega A was afforded a facelift, which encompassed slight alterations to front and rear fascias, as well as interior materials and additional sound dampening. A facelift is the revival of a product through cosmetic means for example by changing its appearance while leaving its underlying Engineering or Design The until-then base 1. 8 L engine was dropped. The LS and GLS trim levels were also dropped, while the CD was joined by Club and CD Diamant.

Omega 3000 / Carlton GSi

The Omega 3000 was the sports version of the Omega. It featured a straight-6, 3. The straight-6 or inline-6 engine (often abbreviated I6 or L6) is a six cylinder Internal combustion engine with all six cylinders 0 litre, 12-valve engine, which produced 177 bhp. Other modifications from the base model included a lowered suspension and limited slip differential, as well as different fascias and a rear spoiler. Suspension is the term given to the system of springs, Shock absorbers and linkages that connects a Vehicle to its Wheels Suspension A limited slip differential ( LSD) is a modified or derived type of differential gear arrangement that allows for some difference in rotational Velocity The car had a top speed of 222 km/h, and accelerated from 0-100 km/h in 8. 8 seconds.

In 1989, the Omega 3000 was upgraded. The engine now had 24 valves, two overhead camshafts, and a variable intake manifold (Opel Dual Ram system). The camshaft is an apparatus often used in Piston engines to operate Poppet valves It consists of a cylindrical rod running the length of the Cylinder bank In Automotive engineering, an intake manifold or inlet manifold is the part of an Engine that supplies the Fuel / Air mixture to It also used a more advanced engine control unit. An engine control unit (ECU is an Electronic control unit which controls various aspects of an Internal combustion engine 's operation Power increased to 204 bhp, which increased top speed to 240 km/h, and 0-100 km/h time dropped to 7. 6 seconds.

In countries where the car was sold as a Vauxhall, the 3000 was called the Carlton GSi. Vauxhall Motors is a British automobile company It is a subsidiary of General Motors Corporation (GM and is part of GM Europe.

Omega Diamant

This options package was introduced in 1988 and could be added onto the GLS, LS and CD trim version. It included alloy wheels, metallic paint, tinted windows, stereo with cassette player, various leather trim in the interior, as well as a painted grille and door mirrors. It sold well and the package was kept after the facelift and a similar system with the same name was used for the Omega B. ^[1]

Omega Edition '88

This was an options package offered as a special edition in 1988. It included metallic paint, alloy wheels, leather trim in the interior as well as tinted windows. ^[1]

Omega Serie Sportive

This was an options package for four-cylinder saloons and 6 cylinder estates. It included special 5-spoke wheels as well as other luxury items. It was dropped with the facelift.

Omega Club

The Club package was available on estates, and included a ride height adjustment, special seats and other luxuries.

Omega 24V

Factory modifications

Omega Evolution 500

This was limited series model produced together with Irmscher. Irmscher Automobilbau GmbH & Co KG is a German automobile tuning and manufacturing company specialising in Opel It was built so Opel could compete in the DTM. The Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft (German Touring Car Championship or DTM) was a Touring car racing series held from 1984 to 1996 The car had a 3 litre straight-6 producing 230 BHP. The straight-6 or inline-6 engine (often abbreviated I6 or L6) is a six cylinder Internal combustion engine with all six cylinders The car accelerated from 0-100 km/h in 7. 5 seconds and had a top speed of 249 km/h. The racing version used on the track had 380 BHP, accelerated to 100 km/h in about 5 seconds, and could reach nearly 300 km/h. It did not achieve great success however. ^[1]

Lotus Omega/Carlton

See main article: Lotus Carlton

In 1989, a high performance version built in cooperation with Lotus was introduced. The Lotus Carlton (in mainland Europe the Lotus Omega) was a Vauxhall Carlton saloon upgraded by Lotus Cars to be a 177 mph (285 kph sports Lotus Cars is a British manufacturer of sports and racing cars based at Hethel, Norfolk, England. The car was named the Lotus Omega or Lotus Carlton, depending on whether the base car was sold as an Opel Omega or Vauxhall Carlton respectively. The car was built using a great variety of parts from other GM suppliers and car manufacturers. The engine was a 3,0 litre 24 valve item, and this was handed to Lotus for the tuneup. Lotus added a hardened and larger crankshaft, giving the engine its total size of 3,6 litres. Two Garrett T25 turbochargers were installed, along with a watercooled intercooler. Garrett by Honeywell is the consumer brand of Honeywell Turbo Technologies a subsidiary of Honeywell Corporation. An intercooler, or Charge air cooler, is an air-to-air or air-to-liquid heat exchange device used on turbocharged and supercharged (forced The engine management was also changed and the ignition changed to an AC Delco type (same system as the Lotus Esprit uses). The result was a 377 bhp performance engine. The Omega also got a bigger differential from a Holden car with a 45% LSD, and the gearbox was changed to the 6-speed manual ZF gearbox from the Corvette ZR1. The Chevrolet Corvette is a Sports car that has been manufactured by General Motors since 1953 The tyres where custom made by Goodyear and can be recognized by the small Greek letter Ω (Omega) on the side. OMEGA is the premier Counter-terrorism unit of Latvia. Founded in 1992 OMEGA cooperates with many other counter-terrorism units over the world This was required as this car could reach 280 to 300km/h. This was a fact not popular at the time, as most of the other German car manufacturers that produced fast and powerful cars had already begun putting in speed limiters to limit their cars to 250km/h. The 1663kg car accelerated from 0 to 100km/h (0 to 60 mph) in 5. 3 seconds, 0 to 160Km/h (0 to 100 mph) in 11. 5 seconds. The interior featured dark grey Connolley leather, and on the glove compartment lid is a small placard with the words "Lotus Omega Limited Edition", followed by a 4 digit number, starting with a 0. The number after 0 is the car's production number. A total of 950 cars were built, out of the 1100 cars initially planned. Sales weren't as good as hoped, although as a publicity stunt several cars were given to high profile people like politicians. But what Opel hadn't realized was that they had given the world the most powerful full-size saloon ever built. Even today it is considered one of the fastest four-door cars ever produced. This page lists superlatives of the Automobile industry - that is the smallest largest fastest lightest best-selling and other such topics ^[2]^[3]

Chevrolet Omega

See main article: Chevrolet Omega

Holden Commodore

See main article: Holden Commodore

Opel Omega B

Omega B

Also called	Vauxhall Omega Cadillac Catera
Production	1993–2003

The 1994 Vauxhall/Opel Omega was an all-new car with a modern exterior design but a traditional rear-wheel drive chassis. The Chevrolet Omega is an Executive car sold by General Motors do Brasil for the Brazilian market The Holden Commodore is an Automobile manufactured by the Holden division of General Motors (GM in Australia and formerly in New Zealand The Cadillac Catera was a Mid-sized automobile that was largely a rebadged version of the Opel Omega MV6 made in Rüsselsheim The engine range was all-new:

Four cylinder petrol engines were:

X20SE 2. 0 L petrol 8V with 115 BHP

X20XEV 2. The X20XEV is a General Motors engine It is a 1998 cc (20L 16 valve DOHC inline 4 cylinder engine producing 100 kW (136 PS 0 L petrol 16V with 134 BHP (replaced in 1999 by Y22XE 2. 2 L 16V with 144 BHP)

Four cylinder diesel engines were:

X20DTH 2. 0 L turbodiesel with 100 BHP

Y22DTH 2. 2 L turbodiesel with 118 BHP

Six cylinder engines were:

X25XE 2. The X25XE is a General Motors Europe (GM Petrol engine. It is a 2498 cc (2 5 L V6 with 167 BHP (replaced in 2000 by X26SE 2. 6 L V6 with 176 BHP)

X30XE 3. 0 L V6 with 207 BHP (replaced in 2001 with Y32SE 3. 2 L V6 with 217 BHP)

X25TD 2. 5 L straight six with 150 BHP

The BMW-sourced X25TD turbodiesel was refined and gave acceptable performance (150BHP) and the V6 power plants were a far better bet than the acceptable, but slightly underpowered 4-cylinder engines.

The top of the range Omega, with the 3. 0 L V6, was the most expensive Vauxhall/Opel on the market at £30,000. Transmission options were a 5-speed manual or 4-speed automatic (AR35) GM 4L30-E transmission. The 4L30-E was an Automatic transmission developed and produced by General Motors.

From 1997 to 2001, the top 3. 0L saloon was sold in the US as a captive import badged as the Cadillac Catera. Captive import is an Automobile Marketing term denoting a foreign-built vehicle that is sold and serviced by a domestic manufacturer through its own dealer The Cadillac Catera was a Mid-sized automobile that was largely a rebadged version of the Opel Omega MV6 made in Rüsselsheim This version of car featured a re-styled interior, modified damper ratings and external trim, in addition, the 3. 0 power plant was modifed to reduce the compression ratio and a different ECU setup used which supported OBDII ISO protocols and coil per plug ignition system. The engine changes resulted in a loss of around 10bhp from the unit.

The Omega platform was also heavily modified and enlarged as the basis of the Australian Holden Commodore (VT-VX) and Monaro.

Late in 1999, the Omega received a facelift and a 2. 2 L 16-valve engine was added to the range as an eventual replacement for the 2. 0 L. The following year, a 3. 2 L V6 engine replaced the 3. 0 L V6 unit, and a 2. 6 L V6 engine replaced the 2. 5 L V6 unit.

A V8 engined version was to be introduced in 2001 labeled the V8. com but was cancelled weeks before the official introduction. The reason was concerns about whether the engine was vollgasfest (German, "Full throttle resistant") - the engine might overheat and be damaged if driven flat out on the Autobahn for long periods of time. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. (German ˈaʊtoːbaːn plural Autobahnen; English /ˈɔːtəʊbɑːn/ is the German word for a major high- Speed Road restricted to motor The power plant used was the quad over head cam GM USA Northstar V8. ^[4]

During this time, the Omega found itself without any real competition. The demise of the Ford Scorpio and Rover 800 (the Omega's biggest rivals) left Vauxhall unable to decide where to focus the Omega. The Ford Scorpio was an Executive car produced by the Ford Motor Company at its factory in Cologne, Germany between 1985 and 1998 The Rover 800 series is an Executive car introduced by the Austin Rover Group in 1986 and also marketed as the Sterling in the United Other brands that had competed in this area had largely left the market, leaving the Omega to take on the likes of the BMW 5 Series. The BMW 5 Series is a Mid-size Luxury car / Executive car manufactured by BMW since 1972

Despite a strong showing, the Omega was never a serious rival to the 5 Series. Production of the Omega B finally ceased in 2003 with no direct successor, although the gap in the Vauxhall/Opel range was effectively filled by more expensive versions of the existing Vectra and Signum ranges.

Photographs of a new Vauxhall/Opel executive car appeared in the motoring press a year after the Omega's demise, though there has been no further mention of it. ^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Senatorman webite, Opel Omega A page (German). Retrieved on 2007-09-11. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul
^ Specifications for engine and gearbox (Dutch). Retrieved on 2007-09-11. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul
^ Cars++ Specifications for Lotus Omega. Retrieved on 2007-09-11. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul
^ Senatorman webite, Opel Omega B page (German). Retrieved on 2007-09-11. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul
^ AutoExpress article about new Omega. Retrieved on 2007-09-11. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul

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