The OPEL cadet D was built as a successor of the OPEL cadet C from 1979 to 1984.

Body

The cadet D was offered in three body forms:

• with two, three, four or five doors
• Combination (caravan) with three or five doors
• Delivery van with three doors and without rear side windows starting from 9/83

A characteristic is that the rear flap of the diagonal tail model mostly which can be found is fastened above the back window and was surcharge requiring. The small trunk flap fastened underneath the back window is recognizable by far more rarely, from the two external hinges.

Drive

With the cadet D in this series the front wheel drive was introduced for the first time. The engine lay transverse to the driving direction and propelled over a verb-lured transmission differential unit the front wheels.

Engines

Petrol engines

The OPEL cadet D was offered with the following engines:

• 1.0 litres capacity, 29kW/40PS (1,0N OHV) to 8/81, very small production number (10 pieces)
• 1.0 litres capacity, 37kW/50PS (1,0S OHV) to 8/81, only for the export, e.g. to Italy
• 1.2 litres capacity, 39kW/53PS (1,2N OHV) to 8/82
• 1.2 litres capacity, 44kW/60PS (1,2S OHV) starting from 11/79
• 1.2 litres capacity, 40kW/55PS (1,2S OHC) /82, small number of items
• 1.3 litres capacity, 44kW/60PS (1,3N OHC) series for Voyage and Voyage Berlina
• 1.3 litres capacity, 55kW/75PS (1,3S OHC) series for SR
• 1.6 litres capacity, 66kW/90PS (1,6S OHC "“Bigblock"”) starting from 8/81, not for Pirsch
• 1.8 litres capacity, 85kW/115PS (1,8E OHC) only GTE

With the new ohc petrol engines in the first years frequently cam shaft damage arose due to hardening lacking.

Diesel engines

• 1.6 litres capacity, 40kW/55PS (1,6D OHC) starting from 2/82, not for Pirsch and SR

Equipment variants

The OPEL cadet D was offered in the following equipment variants:

• Sedan
  • Cadet (standard)
  • Cadet luxury (to 8/81 without luxury signature)
  • Cadet Berlina
  • Cadet SR
  • Cadet GTE (starting from 3/83)
• Combination
  • Cadet caravan (standard)
  • Cadet caravan luxury (to 8/81 without luxury signature)
  • Cadet Voyage (starting from 3/80)
  • Cadet Voyage Berlina (starting from 3/80, only
• Special models
  • Cadet Pirsch (starting from 9/81) as areaable customs combination)
  • Cadet J (starting from 2/82, starting from 9/83 also as Diesels and as caravan)
  • Cadet GLS (starting from 9/83, also as caravan)
  • Cadet edition Corsa (there were black, red and brown only in the colors), verziert was this with golden Seitenstreifen and the signature Corsa. This was only so long sold, until OPEL brought the model to Corsa on the market.

Characteristics cadet SR

The cadet SR was available only with the 1,3S and 1,6S engines. The body was all around provided up to the height of the bumpers with flat black foil in the lower range. Further likewise black flared wings, were blocked a front spoiler, starting from 9/81 Seitenschwellerleisten as well as light alloy wheels. Starting from approximately 4/83 the aluminum rims were surcharge requiring, series were then 14 " - steel haven rims.

In the interior the SR equipment differed by sport seats from Recaro and auxiliary instruments in the combination instrument from the other equipment variants. All SR models until model year 82 possessed the full door linings like the equipment variant Berlina. Replaced starting from model year 1983 these in the context of the larger model care by half door linings like it the model variant "“luxury"” possessed.

Usually as was supplied with to the SR, it gave it however to 8/81 also as with small trunk lid and starting from 9/82 also as

Characteristics cadet GTE

1983 were introduced the GTE variant with that to 85 KW (115 HP) strong engine. Belonged to its 1.8 litre fuel injection engine to the new OHC Motorengeneration with light alloy cylinder head and hydraulic valve clearance reconciliation, which developed on new production lines of the component work Kaiserslautern.

The GTE variant differed outwardly through in car color painted bumpers, widenings, Seitenschwellerleisten, front spoiler and outside mirror, a black foil approximately around the back window as well as the light alloy wheels one year before of the published Ascona C SR from the other model variants.

In the interior it differed by sport seats from Recaro in grey Feinvelour, sport steering wheel inclusive GTE emblem on the horn button and auxiliary instruments in the combination instrument from the other models. Further exclusively the GTE a Tacho to 220 km/h was reserved. Likewise an oil pressure gauge was as also in SR in the combination instrument available. All weaker series brothers had to take 200 km/h Tacho Vorlieb with that.

The GTE variant had further steering dampers, a set lower chassis with gas pressure absorbers and ventilated disc brakes in front. It was offered three and.

As a customer one could select starting from 1983 between the colors polar white, carmine, star silver, and black, while the complete Farbpalette was to all other models at the disposal. With the models in white the bumpers and light alloy wheels were painted in car color. All other GTE models had black bumpers and silver light alloy wheels.

Identically constructed models

In Great Britain the cadet became D under the designation Vauxhall Astra offered. This essentially differed by the right control and other emblems from the cadet. This model was not available in Continental Europe.

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