Ascona B
| Also called | Chevrolet Ascona (RSA) Chevrolet San Remo (EC) |
|---|---|
| Production | 1975–1981 |
| Assembly | Bochum, Germany Antwerp, Belgium |
| Body style | 2-door saloon 4-door saloon |
| Engine | 1,196 cc ohv I4 1,297 cc ohv I4 1,297 cc ohc I4 1,584 cc cih I4 1,897 cc cih I4 1,979 cc cih I4 2,420 cc dohc 16v I4 (Ascona 400) 2,068 cc cih diesel I4 |
| Wheelbase | 2,518 mm (99.1 in) |
| Length | 4,321 mm (170.1 in) |
| Width | 1,670 mm (66 in) |
| Height | 1,380 mm (54 in) |
| Curb weight | 1,050 kg (2,300 lb) (approx) |
| Related | Opel OSV 40 |
The second generation Opel Ascona B was presented in the 1975 Frankfurt Motor Show. It was available as a two or four-door saloon. There were related two and three-door coupé models in the Opel Manta range. There was no estate body.
The Ascona B retained the same engine range as its predecessor, although the 1.9 L was increased to 2.0 L in 1978, and versions with higher compression ratio and needing 98 octane petrol, dubbed S, were available alongside the 90 octane models. The 2.0 E model had a Bosch L-Jetronic electronic fuel injection, and a 2.1 L diesel motor was added to the Ascona B range in 1978.
In the United Kingdom, the Vauxhall Cavalier badge was used on both saloon and coupé models from late 1975, which came out of the same factory in Belgium — the first Vauxhall to be built abroad. The front ends were different, featuring Vauxhall's trademark "droop snoot", as designed by Wayne Cherry.
A version of the Mark 1 Vauxhall Cavalier was sold in South Africa as the Chevrolet Chevair. This was in addition to a Chevrolet Ascona, identical in most respects to the Opel.
Over 1.2 million Ascona B units were produced worldwide until 1981.
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