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Small family car C. Not selling off Opel may have been the best decision GM has made lately. The engine, known as the 1. Forty years on, some of the options listed have become standard on cars of this class, while others have fallen completely out of favour. Under his leadership, the company had initially produced sewing machines and later on bikes.

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The current Regal, Lacrosse and departed Saturn Aura are based on the same chassis that underpins the German designed and engineered Opel Insignia. Not having a small car in its line up would have meant that Buick could not respond to consumers who wanted smaller more fuel-efficient products. The compact Apollo would be the smallest Buick, but was at least three years off. Buick needed a small car infusion right away. Being the cheapest Buick did not mean it was the least appealing.

Under the name, they came as a coupe, wagon and sedan. In contrast to the 1. In Europe the Manta was available with even smaller engines, but only the biggest most powerful found their way here. The contrast in automotive culture was obvious. The confusion became more obvious when Buick struggled to figure out how it wanted to market the car. Other Opel like the GT were overlapping the Manta in the first two years only adding to the confusion. Most cars came with 4 speed manual transmissions, but 3 speed autos were options.

Over the course of the 5 years or so that the Manta was available there were three basic model options. The Buick Opel was well received by the press and eventually the buying public, which makes its short tour of America ironic.

The decision not to import models after the model year came as a result of higher import taxes and unfavorable exchange rates. The replacements sold well, but were not nearly as entertaining to drive as the smaller and nimble Opel. It would be years before Buick called on Opel again. It would not be until that Opel would once again be sold in the US via your local Buick dealer in the form of the LaCrosse and Regal. Not selling off Opel may have been the best decision GM has made lately. Buick most certainly would agree with that.

The Buick Opel Manta was a great sports car. Wish they would bring it back in a 4 Dr fully loaded, automatic, black cloth seats, red exterior. You are commenting using your WordPress. You are commenting using your Twitter account. You are commenting using your Facebook account.

Notify me of new comments via email. Create a free website or blog at WordPress. I guess the closest to that would be a Regal GS. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Enter your comment here Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: Email required Address never made public.

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