OPEL Rekord Sedan

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OPEL Rekord Sedan
OPEL Rekord Sedan   1982 1986
1982 1986

It was the last generation of the Rekord after switching to the Omega name in 1988.
It was introduced in 1977 and refreshed in 1982, with major technical and aesthetical improvements.

The Rekord name was a trim level for the Opel Olympia since 1953. Five years later, the Olympia name was kept only for the station-wagon shape, while the sedan was named only Rekord. In 1960, the replacement for the Olympia-based generation was changed and the new vehicle was named only Rekord. Fast forward in 1982 when the last facelift for the last Rekord generation was introduced.

The car received a redesigned look. In the front, the hood was extended and curved over the grille, while the headlights were raked and reshaped with a rounded inside edge. For the diesel versions, the hood received a bulge in the middle. The metallic bumpers were replaced by plastic, shaped, bumpers with a lower apron in the front. At the back was a 20 mm (0.8”) higher trunk than before which improved aerodynamics and also marginally increased luggage capacity.

Almost half of the dashboard was bigger, with the instrument cluster and the center stack in one piece. It featured a radio-cassette player and the ventilation controls. As an option, the car was fitted with power windows and sunroof.

The engine lineup was drastically improved. The older 1.7-liter and 1.9-liter units were taken out from the production and a new lineup was introduced with the 1.8-liter and 2.0-liter versions, which featured fuel injection. A further improvement was the 2.2-liter unit, fuel injected. Two versions of diesel units were launched later on.

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OPEL Rekord Sedan
OPEL Rekord Sedan   1977 1982
1977 1982

Opel introduced the last generation of the Rekord, or Rekord E, in 1977 as a sedan, station wagon, or three-door station wagon.
Designed as a family sedan, the Rekord was a successful vehicle for the German carmaker. Even though it carried-over the drivetrain and the suspension from its predecessor, the design was far more evolved and helped the car sell in big numbers.

The E1 model, since it was before the 1982 facelift, featured squared headlights and a black grille with horizontal slats between them. Its raked, curved windshield and smoothed corners combined with long, straight lines made the car looks more upmarket in the BMW 5-Series segment. Its wide horizontal taillights were advertised as an advanced safety measure in the rear, and so were the rubber-padded chromed bumpers.

Inside, Opel installed bucket seats at the front and a bench in the rear to fit five adult-sized passengers inside. The square-looking instrument cluster featured big dials for the speedometer and tachometer and two additional gauges for the fuel tank and the coolant temperature. The design team installed another six light bars in the middle of the instrument panel to warn the driver of low oil pressure, low battery charging, etc. The power windows and the sunroof were on the options list.

Opel took most of the engines from the previous model under the hood, the Rekord D, but the 1.7-liter version was dropped.

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