GM TCar

First we'll call it an Opel, then a Chevette

by Jerry Sloniger

Every new car introduced to our energy-conscious world is naturally billed as the answer to all our automotive needs, and Opel’s brand-new Kadett is no different. Despite denials, the Kadett should be the replacement for the Chevette in the U.S. and Brazil, and for the Gemini from Australia to the Arctic Isles. In short, Opel’s new offering shapes up to be GM’s worldwide attack on small cars. In order to go head to head with the best-engineered cars in the world, German GM built a small automobile that shares no parts with the five million Kadetts that came before it. The new design has front-wheel drive, transverse engine, two-box styling and a model spread that few of its competitors can match. This 1980 T-car is clearly the shape of things to…

You're reading a preview of

MotorTrend (Digital) - 1 Issue, November 1979

DiscountMags is a licensed distributor (not a publisher) of the above content and Publication through Zinio LLC. Accordingly, we have no editorial control over the Publications. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including those made in Publications offered on our website, are those of the respective author(s) or publisher(s) and not of DiscountMags. DiscountMags does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness, or usefulness of all or any portion of any publication or any services or offers made by third parties, nor will we be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on information contained in any Publication, or your use of services offered, or your acceptance of any offers made through the Service or the Publications. For content removal requests, please contact Zinio.