Opel Tech 1
Opel Tech 1 Concept | |
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T Platform | |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | 1979 Opel Kadett (D) |
Successor | 1985 Opel Kadett (E) |
The Opel Tech 1 Concept was a research vehicle and
platform, which was called the T Car. The vehicle was designed by Erhard Schnell[1]
and foreshadowed some of the design aspects found on production Opel/Vauxhall cars released throughout the 1980s.
Body
The design targeted a peak of aerodynamics and reached a
panoramic windshield. Some of the car's aerodynamic features made it into production form on both the 1984 Opel Kadett E and the 1986 Opel Omega – most evidently its front-end styling. The Tech 1's wheel design entered into mass production as an alloy wheel option on top-spec models of the Opel Rekord E2/Vauxhall Carlton. [2][3]
Interior
All controls were push buttons; only the
References
- ^ "Zukunftsmodelle – Opel Konzeptfahrzeuge". de.opel.ch. 4 December 2016. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "1981 Opel Tech-1 Concept". de.opel.ch. 20 December 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "Opels einstige IAA-Studien – Was ist bloß aus euch geworden?". kicker.de. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "George Gallion about Opel Tech 1 (1981)". YouTube. 11 December 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "Pictures of 1981 Opel Tech-1 Concept Car At Autozeitung". autozeitung.de. 4 December 2016. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2020.