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The Opel Tech 1 Concept was a research vehicle and concept car of the subsidiary of General Motors, this being Opel. It was exhibited at the 1981 International Motor Show Germany (IAA) in Frankfurt. It was based on the fourth generation Opel Kadett D, and used the platform which was called the T Car. The vehicle was designed by Erhard Schnell.[1]

Opel Tech 1 Concept
Overview
Type	Concept Car
Manufacturer	Opel
Production	1981 (Concept Car)
Body and chassis
Body style	5 door hatchback
Layout	Transverse front engine, front wheel drive
Platform	T Platform
Chronology
Predecessor	1979 Opel Kadett (D)
Successor	1985 Opel Kadett (E)

Body

The design targeted one peak of aerodynamics, and reached the drag coefficient of 0.235 c_w, not least caused by the panoramic windshield. The car’s face foreshadowed that used on both the 1984 Opel Kadett E and the 1986 Opel Omega, the latter being the successor of the Opel Rekord E. The hubcap design came in mass production.[2][3]

Interior

All controls are push buttons. Only the steering wheel, gear lever and foot controls were conventional.[4][5]

References

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[de] Opel Tech 1

Der Opel Tech-1 Concept ist ein Forschungsauto und Konzeptfahrzeug des deutschen Herstellers Opel. Es wurde auf der Internationalen Automobil-Ausstellung (IAA) 1981 vorgestellt. Das Fahrzeug ist auf dem Serienfahrzeug Opel Kadett D und dessen GM-T Plattform (1979) („T-Car“) aufgebaut.[1] Der Entwurf stammt von Erhard Schnell.

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