Commercial Life
During its lifetime, the Calibra was much more popular in Europe and outsold its nearest rival, the Ford Probe, which was considered to be underpowered and too American for most European drivers. However in the UK, it failed to outsell the Rover 200 Coupé which offered comparable performance, though without 4 wheel drive in the top model.
Throughout the production run, several special edition models were launched. This began with the 1993 SE1 and ran through to the SE9 in 1997. These limited run editions had often unique aspects. For example; Solar Yellow paint on the SE2, or Icelandic Blue on the SE6. Neither colours were found on any other Calibra.
In 1995, the Vectra A was replaced, but Calibra production proceeded until it was discontinued at the end of 1997. Although a smaller coupe (the Tigra) was available, the marque was left without a mid-sized coupé until the Astra Coupé was launched in 2000, and with the introduction of the Opel Speedster in 2001, four years after the Calibra was discontinued, Opel finally offered a sports car again.
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