Vehicle

Opel Vectra

The large saloon and estate that preceded the Insignia, and still working in numbers in Eastern Europe, Turkey and North Africa. Purely GM engineering — a useful reference point, because it is what an Opel looked like before any PSA content entered the range.

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Generations

A 1988–1995

The first Vectra, replacing the Ascona: front-wheel drive, GM2900 underneath, and shared with the Calibra coupé, so Calibra parts and service data very often apply. A viscous-coupling four-wheel-drive saloon was sold from 1989, and the **2.0 Turbo 4x4** is the one to know — `C20LET`, a six-speed Getrag box and a driveline nothing else in the range has. Engines are the eight-valve Family II and the sixteen-valve `C20XE`; the diesels are Isuzu.
Body styles

Sedan · Hatchback

Platform

GM2900
Engines
1.4 — 14NV · petrol · 55 kW (74 hp) · 108 Nm (80 lb-ft)

1.6 carburettor — 16SV · petrol · 60 kW (80 hp) · 130 Nm (96 lb-ft)

1.6 — E16NZ · petrol · 55 kW (74 hp) · 127 Nm (94 lb-ft) · 1988 only

1.6 — C16NZ · petrol · 55 kW (74 hp) · 125 Nm (92 lb-ft)

1.6 — X16SZ · petrol · 52 kW (70 hp) · 128 Nm (94 lb-ft) · from 1993

1.8 carburettor — 18SV · petrol · 66 kW (89 hp) · 148 Nm (109 lb-ft)

1.8 carburettor — E18NVR · petrol · 65 kW (87 hp) · 143 Nm (105 lb-ft)

1.8 — C18NZ · petrol · 66 kW (89 hp) · 145 Nm (107 lb-ft)

2.0 — C20NEF · petrol · 74 kW (99 hp) · 158 Nm (117 lb-ft)

2.0 — 20NE · petrol · 85 kW (114 hp) · 175 Nm (129 lb-ft)

2.0 — C20NE · petrol · 85 kW (114 hp) · 170 Nm (125 lb-ft)

2.0 — 20SEH · petrol · 95 kW (127 hp) · 180 Nm (133 lb-ft)

2.0 16v — 20XEJ · petrol · 110 kW (148 hp) · 196 Nm (145 lb-ft) · without catalyst

2.0 16v — C20XE · petrol · 110 kW (148 hp) · 196 Nm (145 lb-ft)

2.0 16v — X20XEV · petrol · 100 kW (134 hp) · 185 Nm (136 lb-ft) · from 1994

2.0 turbo — C20LET · petrol · 150 kW (201 hp) · 280 Nm (207 lb-ft) · Turbo 4x4

2.2 — C22NE · petrol · Brazilian-market Chevrolet Vectra

2.5 V6 — C25XE · petrol · 125 kW (168 hp) · 227 Nm (167 lb-ft)

1.7 diesel — 17D · diesel · 42 kW (56 hp) · 105 Nm (77 lb-ft)

1.7 diesel — 17DR · diesel · 44 kW (59 hp) · 105 Nm (77 lb-ft) · from 1994

1.7 turbo diesel — 4EE1 · diesel · 60 kW (80 hp) · 168 Nm (124 lb-ft) · Isuzu TC4EE1, listed as 17DT
Transmissions

5-speed manual · 6-speed Getrag manual · 4-speed automatic

Drivetrain

Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
B 1995–2002

The same GM2900 floorpan as the A under a new body, and the generation that added the estate. Eight-valve engines give way to sixteen-valve Ecotec units through the run, and the 2000 facelift brings the Z-series — a `Z18XE` and a `Y26SE` that both carry over into the C, so a designation alone does not tell you which car you are looking at.
Body styles

Sedan · Hatchback · Estate

Platform

GM2900
Engines
1.6 — 16LZ2 · petrol · 55 kW (74 hp) · 120 Nm (89 lb-ft) · export markets, without catalyst

1.6 — X16SZR · petrol · 55 kW (74 hp) · 128 Nm (94 lb-ft)

1.6 16v — X16XEL · petrol · 74 kW (99 hp) · 150 Nm (111 lb-ft) · Ecotec

1.6 16v — Y16XE · petrol · 74 kW (99 hp) · 150 Nm (111 lb-ft) · from 2000

1.8 16v — X18XE1 · petrol · 85 kW (114 hp) · 170 Nm (125 lb-ft) · from 1999

1.8 16v — Z18XE · petrol · 85 kW (114 hp) · 170 Nm (125 lb-ft) · from 2000

2.0 — 20NEJ · petrol · 82 kW (110 hp) · 165 Nm (122 lb-ft) · export markets

2.0 16v — X20XEV · petrol · 100 kW (134 hp) · 188 Nm (139 lb-ft)

2.5 V6 — X25XE · petrol · 125 kW (168 hp) · 230 Nm (170 lb-ft)

2.6 V6 — Y26SE · petrol · 125 kW (168 hp) · 250 Nm (184 lb-ft) · from 2000

1.7 TD — X17DT · diesel · 60 kW (80 hp) · 168 Nm (124 lb-ft) · Isuzu Circle L

2.0 DI — X20DTL · diesel · 60 kW (80 hp) · 185 Nm (136 lb-ft)

2.0 DTI — X20DTH · diesel · 74 kW (99 hp) · 205 Nm (151 lb-ft)

2.0 DTI — Y20DTH · diesel · 74 kW (99 hp) · 230 Nm (170 lb-ft) · from 2000

2.2 DTI — Y22DTR · diesel · 270 Nm (199 lb-ft) · from 2000
Transmissions

5-speed manual · 4-speed automatic

Drivetrain

Front-wheel drive
C 2002–2008

Z-series petrol and CDTi diesel on the GM Epsilon platform, and the car the Signum is built from. Conventional throughout except at the top: the **2.8 V6 turbo** of the OPC and VXR is a High Feature engine turbocharged by GM Powertrain Sweden, and the `Z20NET` is a rebadged Saab `B207L`, so Saab 9-3 data describes it directly. The 1.9 CDTi is a Fiat JTD under a GM designation.
- Aisin TF-80SC 6-speed automatic
Body styles

Sedan · Hatchback · Estate

Platform

GM Epsilon
Engines
1.6 16v — Z16XE · petrol · 74 kW (99 hp) · 150 Nm (111 lb-ft)

1.6 16v Twinport — Z16XEP · petrol · 77 kW (103 hp) · 150 Nm (111 lb-ft) · from 2005

1.8 16v — Z18XE · petrol · 90 kW (121 hp) · 167 Nm (123 lb-ft)

1.8 16v — Z18XER · petrol · 103 kW (138 hp) · 175 Nm (129 lb-ft) · from 2005

2.0 turbo — Z20NET · petrol · 129 kW (173 hp) · 265 Nm (195 lb-ft) · rebadged Saab B207L

2.2 — Z22SE · petrol · 108 kW (145 hp) · 203 Nm (150 lb-ft) · to 2004

2.2 direct — Z22YH · petrol · 114 kW (153 hp) · 220 Nm (162 lb-ft)

2.8 V6 turbo — Z28NEH · petrol · 206 kW (276 hp) · 355 Nm (262 lb-ft) · OPC and VXR

3.2 V6 — Z32SE · petrol · 155 kW (208 hp) · 300 Nm (221 lb-ft)

1.9 CDTi — Z19DTL · diesel · 74 kW (99 hp) · 260 Nm (192 lb-ft) · from 2005

1.9 CDTi — Z19DT · diesel · 88 kW (118 hp) · 280 Nm (207 lb-ft)

1.9 CDTi 16v — Z19DTH · diesel · 110 kW (148 hp) · 320 Nm (236 lb-ft)

2.0 DTI — Y20DTH · diesel · 74 kW (99 hp) · 230 Nm (170 lb-ft) · to 2004

2.2 DTI — Y22DTR · diesel · 92 kW (123 hp) · 280 Nm (207 lb-ft) · to 2004

3.0 V6 CDTi — Y30DT · diesel · 130 kW (174 hp) · 370 Nm (273 lb-ft)

3.0 V6 CDTi — Z30DT · diesel · 135 kW (181 hp) · 400 Nm (295 lb-ft) · from 2005
Transmissions

5-speed manual · 6-speed manual · 5-speed Easytronic automated manual · 5-speed automatic · 6-speed automatic · CVT

Drivetrain

Front-wheel drive

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