Commodore A

The Commodore A is introduced 1967 as revalued sister model of the OPEL record C on the market. As engines 4 (5) variants with in each case 6 cylinders stand to smallest had a capacity of 2,2 litres (very small number of items) and 95 PS.Die standard variant is the 2,5S with 115 HP (starting from Aug.1969, 120 HP). Further there (in the gs) are the 2,5H (with 2 Zenith Registervergasern) and 130 HP, as well as the 2,5E (in the GS/E) as Topmodell with 150 HP and Bosch D-Jetronic.Im small extent there is also variants with 2,8 litres capacity and 145 PS.Er was available as 2 - and sedan, as well as Coupe.

Engine program:

• 2,2 - 95 HP until 1968

• 2,5-S - 115 HP starting from 1969 120 HP

• 2,5-H - 130 HP starting from 1969 132 HP (gs)

starting from 1970 additionally:

• 2,5-E - 150 HP (GS/E)

• 2,8-H - 145 HP (GS/2.8)

Important characteristic of this series was the introduction and/or use of a new engine generation, at which a cam shaft lying in the cylinder head operated hollow tappets, which affected again the hanging valves via a duplex roller chain. Name of this engine generation was CIH - Camshaft in Head. This series by nearly all models into the 1990-er years blocked in the omega A (2.4i/2.6i/3.0i, senator B (3.0i/3.0i 24V) and was front RA original the CIH engine a GM development and was meant as employment in the Buick Riviera, what was however rejected. There the past engine generation from Olympia and was development-technically expenditure-provoked released GM short hand the CIH engines for OPELs.

Commodore B

1972 are introduced the model Commodore B, on basis of the OPEL record D.

Motorvariantan of the Commodore B:

Commodore 2,5 (6-Zylinder-Reihenmotor, 1 register carburetor, 85 kW/115 HP, 1972-1977); Commodore gs 2,5 (6-Zylinder-Reihenmotor, 2 register carburetors, 96 kW/130 HP, 1972-1973); Commodore 2,8 (6-Zylinder-Reihenmotor, 1 register carburetor, 96 kW/130 HP - > starting from 1975:95 kW/129 HP, 1973-1977); Commodore gs 2,8 (6-Zylinder-Reihenmotor, 2 register carburetors, 104 kW/142 HP - > starting from 1975:103 kW/140 HP, 1973-1977); Commodore GS/E 2,8 (6-Zylinder-Reihenmotor, electron. Injection Bosch D-Jetronic, 118 kW/160 HP - > starting from 1975:114 kW/155 HP, 1972-1977)

Vmax forms more <p>Der 2.8 GS/E into these Riege the Topmodell with 200 km/h. As fuel injection system became the electronic D-Jetronic of Bosch verwendet.<p>Vom Commodore B gave it as Karosserievarianten a sedan, a Coupe, as well as in completely small number of items manufactured a combination "“Voyage"”, with wood foil and white wall tire.

Commodore C

1978 are finally introduced the model Commodore C. It had the long front portion of the OPEL senator and the 2,5S six cylinder engine of the predecessor. To model year 1981 there was the engine also with a L-Jetronic fuel injection system and 130 HP of achievement. This engine so also in the senator used around this series downward to round off (the 2,5E replaces the variant 3,0S in the senator). With the drive however the simple Starrachse and the tail of the OPEL remain record E.

The Commodore remained until 1982 in the program, he is available also as combination variant "“Voyage"”. This gave it also with numerous special equipments such as Tempomat, seat heating, electrical window lifters and for example level elevator. With 2,5E-Motor this variant was 799 times built 799.

The market segment between senator and record had become obviously too narrow, so that this model row without successors remained. However there was a "“C2 until 1990 in South Africa - Commodore"”, with the Facelift front portion senator of the a2 and the tail record of the E2.

All model variants were driven out world-wide under the Logo of the most diverse manufacturers, for example Vauxhall Viceroy in England.

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