Vauxhall Cavalier Manufacturer General Motors Production 1975–1995 Successor Vauxhall Vectra Class Large family car

Mark I Production 1975–1981 Body style 2-door coupé 2-door saloon 3-door hatchback 4-door saloon Engine 1.3 L I4 1.6 L I4 1.9 L I4 2.0 L I4 Related Opel Ascona B

Mark II Production 1981–1988 Body style 2-door convertible 4-door saloon 4-door estate 5-door hatchback Platform FF J-body Engine 1.3 L I4 1.6 L I4 1.6 L diesel I4 1.8 L I4 2.0 L I4 Related Chevrolet Cavalier Holden Camira Isuzu Aska Opel Ascona C

Mark III Production 1988–1995 Body style 4-door saloon 5-door hatchback Platform FF/AWD GM2900 Related Opel Calibra Opel Vectra Saab 900

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Mark I (1975-81)

Launched in 1975 as a 1976 model, the Cavalier was a restyled version of the German Opel Ascona, produced at Vauxhall's factory in Luton and also at the GM plant in Antwerp, Belgium. The Opel Ascona was a midsized car produced by Opel, the German subsidiary of General Motors. ... For other uses, see Luton (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Antwerp (disambiguation). ...

The original range was available as two and four-door saloons, and as a two-door booted ("three-box") coupé as used for the Opel Manta, with a choice of 1.6 and 1.9 L I4 engines in the saloon and just the 1.9 L in the coupé. The Opel Manta was a rear-wheel-drive sports coupé motor vehicle built by Opel, a subsidiary of General Motors, from 1970 to 1988. ... The straight-4 or inline-4 is an internal combustion engine with four cylinders aligned in one row. ...

It was revised in 1978 as the 1.9 became a 2.0 L engine and the 1.3 L OHV engine from the Vauxhall Viva and Vauxhall Chevette was used to create the entry Cavalier 1.3 variant. At the same time, a three-door hatchback known as the Sports hatch (also seen on the Manta) was added to the range. In automotive engineering, an overhead valve internal combustion engine is one in which the entry and exit valves and ports are contained in the cylinder head. ... The Viva was a model of car produced by Vauxhall Motors in a variety of models from 1963 to 1979. ... Vauxhall Chevette - rare HSR rally model in road-going trim The Vauxhall Chevette was a model of car manufactured by Vauxhall in the UK from 1975 to 1983. ... Peugeot 306 hatchback, with the hatch lifted and the parcel shelf tilted for access Not a hatchback: a fastback like this Ford Mustang can be confused with a true hatchback Hatchback is term describing an automobile design, consisting of a passenger cabin with an integrated cargo space, accessed from behind...

All Cavaliers shared similar bodywork to the Opel Ascona but had the slanted nose of the Manta to give them the distinct "droop snoot" front end, while the coupé also had a front air dam. The Chevrolet Chevair in South Africa was a variant of this model, featuring the grille of the Opel Manta and different engine choices. The Vauxhall Cavalier was a medium-sized family car, sold in the UK by Vauxhall Motors, the UK subsidiary of General Motors, in the 1970s through to the mid-1990s. ...

Vauxhall, from 1978 until 1979, offered the Cavalier coupé in convertible format called the Centaur. Only 118 of these where made and less than 30 were believed to survive as by 2007. The cars were developed by Magraw Engineering and sold through Vauxhall dealerships on behalf of Crayford. The Centaur is basically a Cavalier GLS coupé 2-litre with the hard roof replaced with a soft top leaving a T-bar for strength. The floor pan was also strengthened.

Despite being the same car mechanically, the Opel Ascona was sold alongside the Cavalier in the UK until 1981, when GM decided to phase out duplicated models with the Opel brand in the UK, and merge remaining dealerships with those of Vauxhall. The Opel Manta (and Monza) remained available, giving the Opel brand a "sports" position.

Trim levels:

• L
• GL
• GLS

Mark II (1981-88)

A new front-wheel drive car was introduced in late 1981, using the same underpinnings as the Opel Ascona. This model was part of GM's family of compact "J-cars", along with the Ascona, the Australian Holden Camira, the Japanese Isuzu Aska, and the North American Chevrolet Cavalier. In the UK, the new Cavalier was a success and challenged the supremacy of the Ford Cortina as the company car of choice. Following the British public's reluctance to embrace the Ford Sierra's radical styling, the Cavalier overtook the Sierra in sales and became the best selling car in its class in the UK through much of the 1980s. Its best year was 1984, when it was Britain's second best selling car behind the Ford Escort. Front-wheel drive is the most common form of engine/transmission layout used in modern passenger cars, where the engine drives the front wheels. ... The Opel Ascona was a midsized car produced by Opel, the German subsidiary of General Motors. ... The J platform, or J-body, was General Motors inexpensive front wheel drive automobile platform from the 1980s and 1990s. ... The Holden Camira was a medium-sized family car produced by Holden, the Australian subsidiary of General Motors. ... The Isuzu Aska was a nameplate used by Isuzu Motors Ltd. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... The Chevrolet Cavalier was Chevrolets version of the compact GM J platform. ... The Ford Cortina was a medium sized family car sold by Ford of Britain in various guises from 1962 to 1982. ... The Ford Sierra was a large family car built by Ford Motor Company in Europe between 1982 and 1993, originally designed by Patrick le Quément. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Ford Escort was a compact car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company from 1967 through 2003. ...

At launch, this version of the Cavalier came with the choice of 1.3 or 1.6 L engines, these being similar to the smaller Vauxhall Astra / Opel Kadett, while for 1983 a 1.8 L engine was launched, which had electronic fuel injection. A diesel 1.6 L was added about the same time, while the 1.8 L was supplemented by a 2.0 L in late 1986. Vauxhall Astra is a model-name which has been used by Vauxhall, the British subsidiary of General Motors (GM), on their small family car ranges since 1979. ... The Opel Kadett is a small family car produced by the German automaker Opel between 1937 and 1940, then from 1962 to 1992. ... Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel (1858-1913), inventor of the diesel engine. ...

This model was produced as a four-door saloon and five-door hatchback. An estate version (based on the Holden Camira wagon with rear body panels imported CKD from Australia) was also available, as was a convertible, based on the two-door converted by Hammond and Thiede in Germany. The estate version was also sold in the United States, Canada and Mexico as the Chevrolet Cavalier estate, and in Japan as the Isuzu Aska. Estate car body style (Saab 95) A station wagon (United States usage), wagon (Australian usage, though station wagon is widely used) or estate car (United Kingdom usage) is a car body style similar to a sedan car but with an extended rear cargo area. ... The Holden Camira was a medium-sized family car produced by Holden, the Australian subsidiary of General Motors. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Estate car body style (Saab 95) A station wagon (United States usage), wagon (Australian usage, though station wagon is widely used) or estate car (United Kingdom usage) is a car body style similar to a sedan car but with an extended rear cargo area. ... The Chevrolet Cavalier was Chevrolets version of the compact GM J platform. ... The Isuzu Aska was a nameplate used by Isuzu Motors Ltd. ...

The Thatcher government in the UK created a tax break at 1.8 L, with any company car having a larger engine than this attracting higher personal benefit taxes, thus effectively giving the Cavalier an advantage over its rivals soon after its launch. Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC (born October 13, 1925), is a former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, in office from 1979 to 1990. ...

By the end of its life cycle, the top of the range version was the powerful 2.0 SRi130, which had 130 hp and could exceed 120 mph. This had the same engine as the Astra GTE 8v (20SEH), though it was more powerful due to a better exhaust route.

For the first time, Vauxhall began exporting cars in left-hand drive to other European countries, badged as Opels, which was a boost to GM's confidence in its once-troubled British subsidiary.^{[citation needed]} When the Cavalier was first introduced, the cars were built at GM's plant in Belgium, but production quickly moved to Luton. The estate version's panels were built by Holden in Australia. Red = drive on right Blue = drive on left Rules of the road are the general practices and procedures followed by people on roads, especially those driving cars or on bicycles or other vehicles. ... This article is 150 kilobytes or more in size. ... For other uses, see Luton (disambiguation). ...

The last Cavalier Mark II to be produced was the Cavalier Calibre. Based on the SRi130 with styling from Aston Martin/Tickford and the bodykit, sports suspension and exhaust being produced by Irmscher, it was a limited production run of only 500 cars. The car came with a very high specification including a trip computer, Recaro seats, power windows and power steering. It cost around £13,000 when released in 1987. It now has classic status, as only 71 are registered with the DVLA, of which less than 20 are thought to be on the road. Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is a manufacturer of luxury performance cars, whose headquarters are at Gaydon, Warwickshire, England in the United Kingdom. ... Tickford is a automobile tuning company most famous for the 140mph Tickford Turbo Capri. ... Irmscher is a German automobile tuning company specialising in Vauxhall and Opel (General Motors) cars. ... A trip computer is an onboard computer device fitted to cars which can generally record distance travelled, average speed, average fuel consumption, and display real time fuel consumption information. ... Recaro is a German company based in Kirchheim unter Teck in the vicinity of Stuttgart, well known for their bucket seats and commonly contracted to produce upgraded racing style seats for all the sporty cars built by the Volkswagen Group as well as many other manufacturers. ... Power steering is a system for reducing the steering effort on cars by using an external power source to assist in turning the wheels. ...

Vauxhall sold 807,624 examples of the second generation Cavalier between 1981 and 1988, but it was becoming an increasingly rare sight on British roads as the 21st century dawned. Just how rare Mark II Cavaliers were became clear in August 2006 when Auto Express magazine named it as the country's sixth most scrapped car of the last 30 years, with just 6,343 still in working order. The only car to cease production after the Cavalier Mark II, and which disappeared at a greater rate, was the Renault 5 and Skoda Estelle (which was withdrawn from sale in 1990). August is the eighth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Auto Express is Britains best selling weekly motoring magazine, edited by David Johns. ... The Renault 5 was a supermini produced by the French manufacturer Renault in two generations between 1972 and 1996. ... Å koda 105/120/130/135/136 model cars were produced by Å koda Auto from 1976 to 1989. ... MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ...

Trim levels

• Base (1.3, 1.6 petrol, 1.6 diesel)
• L (1.3, 1.6 petrol, 1.6 diesel)
• Li (1.8i, 2.0i petrol)
• GL (1.3, 1.6 petrol, 1.6 diesel)
• GLS (1.6, 1.8 petrol)
• GLSi (1.8i, 2.0i petrol)
• SR (1.8 petrol)
• SRi (1.8i, 2.0i petrol)
• SRi 130 (2.0i petrol)
• CDi (1.8i, 2.0i petrol)

Mark III (1988-95)

The last Cavalier was introduced in October 1988 for the 1989 model year, being Vauxhall's version of the Opel Vectra "A", again available as a saloon and hatchback. There was no estate version in the Opel lineup, and as the Vectra was not going to be sold in Australia, there was no prospect of Vauxhall turning to Holden for a replacement. The Vectra name was not adopted at this model change as Vauxhall feared reviving memories of the somewhat pedestrian Vauxhall Victor. (This memory was fading, however, and the Vectra name would eventually be revived with the Cavalier's replacement.) The Opel Vectra is a large family car produced by Opel, the main European subsidiary of General Motors. ... This article is about the Australian car manufacturer. ... The Vauxhall Victor was a medium/large model of automobile produced by Vauxhall Motors, the British subsidiary of General Motors from 1957 to 1976, when it was renamed as the VX Series and continued until 1978, when it was replaced by the Carlton, which was based on the German Opel...

In place of the Mark II Cavalier's angular exterior was a more rounded appearance. There was also a new economical 1.4 L petrol engine. The biggest changes to the range were the addition of 2.0 L 16-valve engines, better known as the "red top" or XE. This was fitted to the GSi 2000 and later SRi's. Also made available was a four wheel drive system, fitted to a 2.0iL model (8 valve SRi spec) and on a version of the GSi 2000. There were two diesels available: a 1.7 L, 60 hp from launch, and an 82 hp 1.7 Isuzu-engined turbodiesel from 1992. The early SRi's were fitted with the 2.0 8-valve engine from the previous Cavalier model, which produced 130 hp. Isuzu Motors Ltd. ... A turbodiesel is a name for a turbocharged Diesel engine. ...

Despite the lack of an estate bodystyle, the Cavalier topped the large-medium family car sales charts in Britain in 1991, ahead of the Ford Sierra, Rover 400 and Austin Montego. Its best year for sales was 1992, when it was Britain's second best selling car behind the Ford Escort. The Ford Sierra was a large family car built by Ford Motor Company in Europe between 1982 and 1993, originally designed by Patrick le Quément. ... The Rover 400/45 was a mid-size automobile introduced in the 1990s, and produced until 2005 under the name Rover 45. ... There is also an American car called the Mercury Montego. ... The Ford Escort was a compact car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company from 1967 through 2003. ...

Vauxhall came up with a new coupe, the Vauxhall Calibra, developed from the Cavalier Mark III, to replace the discontinued Opel Manta. The Calibra was well received, notably for its sporty although cramped interior (largely based on the interior of the Cavalier) and its streamlined styling which in turn, enabled the Calibra to have the lowest drag coefficient of the period at 0.28.^{[citation needed]} A few variants were made: the 2.0 litre 8-valve, 2.0 L 16-valve (the same engine in the proven Cavalier Gsi2000), the turbo version (again, the same engine used in the very successful Cavalier Turbo), the 2.5 L V6 and finally the 2.0 L 16-valve "Ecotec". The Opel Calibra (badged as a Vauxhall in the UK and a Holden in Australia) was launched in 1989, a front-wheel drive coupé based around the running gear of the Opel Vectra A which had been launched the year before. ... Air foil bearing-supported turbocharger cutaway made by Mohawk Innovative Technology Inc. ... The Ford Essex V6 engine V6 and V-6 redirect here. ...

A facelift in the autumn of 1992 saw the Cavalier's 1.4 L engine dropped and a 172 hp 2.5 L V6 added to the range. At this time the GSi 2000 was replaced by a new four-wheel drive version badged simply "Cavalier Turbo" with a turbocharged version of the 16-valve engine producing over 200 hp. Most of the range now had airbags and anti-lock brakes as standard. The exterior design was also freshened up, with a new-look grille, headlights,rear lights and bumper mouldings. Finally for the 1995 model year, the new 2.0L Ecotec engine was launched replacing the previous 16-valve "redtop" engine, with a reduced power output down to 136 hp, compared to the 150 hp of the previous engine. The 2.0 L 8-valve engine in the SRis were replaced in 1992 with a 115 hp engine, due to emission problems when fitted with a catalytic converter. An anti-lock braking system (commonly known as ABS, from the German name Antiblockiersystem given to it by its inventors at Bosch) is a system on motor vehicles which prevents the wheels from locking while braking. ... Red Top or Redtop can refer to Agrostis gigantea - known as Black Bent or redtop grass, see Agrostis The Hawker Siddeley Red Top air-to-air missile United Kingdom Tabloid newspapers, those using red in their front page banners This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with...

Production of the Cavalier ceased in late 1995 when it was replaced by the Vectra.

Trim levels were:

1988-1992 range

• Base (1.4, 1.6 petrol, 1.7 diesel)
• L (1.4, 1.6, 1.6i, 1.8, 1.8i, 2.0i petrol, 1.7 diesel, 1.7 turbodiesel)
• GL (1.6, 1.6i, 1.8, 1.8i, 2.0i petrol, 1.7 diesel, 1.7 turbodiesel)
• CD (2.0i petrol)
• SRi (2.0i petrol)
• GSi (2.0i 16v petrol)

1992-1995 range

• Envoy (1.6i petrol, 1.7 diesel, 1.7 turbodiesel)
• LS (1.6i, 1.8i, 2.0i petrol, 1.7 diesel, 1.7 turbodiesel)
• GLS (1.6i, 1.8i, 2.0i, 2.5 V6 petrol, 1.7 diesel, 1.7 turbodiesel)
• CD (2.0i, 2.5 V6 petrol, 1.7 turbodiesel)
• CDX (2.0i, 2.5 V6 petrol, 1.7 turbodiesel)
• Diplomat (2.01,2.5 V6 Petrol, 1.7 turbodiesel)
• SRi (2.0i petrol)
• V6 (2.5i V6 petrol)
• Turbo (2.0 16v 4x4 petrol 6 speed Turbocharged)

External links

• Mark II Cavalier Owners Network
• Mark III Cavalier Owners Network (bunch of wasters though)
• Mark 3 Cavalier Turbo Owners Network