Opel Adam Explained

Opel Adam
Manufacturer:Opel
Aka:Vauxhall Adam (UK)
Production:2012–2019
Model Years:2013–2019
Assembly:Germany: Eisenach (Opel Eisenach GmbH)
Designer:Darren Luke
Class:City car (A)
Body Style:3-door hatchback
Platform:SCCS platform
Related:Opel Corsa
Predecessor:Opel Agila
Successor:Opel Corsa F
Opel Mokka B
Layout:Front-engine, front-wheel-drive
Engine:1.0 L B10XFL/XFT I3 turbo (petrol)
1.2 L A12XEL (LWD) I4 (petrol)
1.4 L A14XEL (L2Z) I4 (petrol)
Transmission:5-speed manual
6-speed manual
5-speed Easytronic automated manual
Wheelbase:23111NaN1
Length:36981NaN1
Width:17201NaN1
Height:14841NaN1
Weight:1086-

The Opel Adam is a city car engineered and produced by the German car manufacturer Opel, and is named after the company's founder Adam Opel. It was sold under the Vauxhall marque in the United Kingdom. It was launched in France at the 2012 Paris Motor Show, with sales starting in the beginning of 2013. On 10 October 2018, Opel and its British subsidiary, Vauxhall, announced that in order to optimise its model lineup and focus on high volume segments, the company would retire its Adam, Karl, Cascada and Viva models after the end of their life cycles, in approximately one year.

No successor model will replace the Adam, as the company announced intentions to focus on SUVs, notably a new Opel Mokka, as part of a strategy to increase company SUV sales from 25% to 40% by 2021. On 29 April 2019, the Opel and Vauxhall website configurator for new Adam cars was replaced by a list of available stock; production came to an end on 3 May 2019.

Overview

The car was available in three different trim levels and a wide choice of exterior colours, as well as three roof colours, different interior colours, decors and various headliners. The Adam is claimed to have over 61,000 combination possibilities for the exterior and over 82,000 for the interior. Production began at the Eisenach plant in Germany in January 2013, beside the Corsa.

The Adam is based on a shortened version of the Corsa D platform. The three door hatchback measures 3.70 metres in length and 1.72 metres in width, and seats four people.[1]

Adam Rocks

To boost sales of the Adam, Opel launched a crossover convertible at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show named the Adam Rocks.[2]

In February 2014, Vauxhall revealed its version of the Adam Rocks, ahead of the public debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March.[3]

Awards

The Opel Adam won the Red Dot Car Design Award in April 2013.[4] In November 2012, Auto Zeitung readers in Germany voted for Opel Adam as the number one city car.[5] In the 38th Readers’ Choice Award of the trade magazine Auto Motor und Sport, the car won the mini car category with 24.2 percent of the votes, beating the Volkswagen Up (23.9 percent) and the Mini (16.6 percent).[6]

Engines

From launch, there were a choice of two engines: 1.2 L 70PS (124 g/km), and 1.4 L with 87 PS and 100 PS (129 g/km). All engines are available in ecoFLEX mode with lower emission, 1.2 ecoFLEX with 118 g/km and 1.4s with 119 g/km. From spring 2014, Opel introduced a 1.0 three cylinder SIDI Turbo engine.[7]

Petrol engine
ModelEngineDisplacementPowerTorqueNoteCO2 (g/km)Year
1.2 ecoFLEX S/SI41,229 cc700NaN0 @5,600 rpm1150NaN0 @4,000 rpm1152012–2019
1.4 ecoFLEX S/SI41,398 cc870NaN0 @6,000 rpm130NaN @4,000 rpm1192012–2019
100PS @6,000 rpm1300NaN0 @4,000 rpm1192012–2019
1.0T SIDIS/SI3998 cc900NaN0 @4,000–6,000 rpm1700NaN0 @1,800–3,600 rpm992014–2019
1150NaN0 @5,000–6,000 rpm1700NaN0 @1,800–4,700 rpm992014–2019

Specifications

- class="backgroundcolor5" ! Model 1.6 Ecotec 16V - ! Number of cylinders R4 - ! Engine displacement (cm³) 1,598 - ! Max. power (kW/PS) 103/140 at 6,500 - ! Max. torque (Nm) 160 at 4,700 - ! Top speed (km/h) up to 185
Tyre pressure (psi)29/38
Tank 42 litre
Price without VAT 24,900 EUR
(Source: Opel Magazine) [8]

Adam R2

Opel presented the study of the Adam R2 for the FIA Rally Regulations R2 at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland. It is largely based on the Adam Cup. The Adam R2 is powered by a 1.6 litre naturally aspirated engine making 182hp and 140lbft of torque. Three cars were entered into the 2015 European Rally Championship.

Adam S

In 2014, Opel presented a road-legal sport version of the Adam R2 Rally Car – the Opel Adam S[9] – powered by a 1.4 L turbocharged engine which generates 150 HP. The car makes 0–100 km/h in 8.5 seconds.

Sales

Opel had planned to sell between 40,000 and 50,000 units a year in Europe, and sold over 45,000 in its first year, though sales were still in start up mode in the first two months of 2013.[10] Year over year, sales increased every month in the first four months of 2014.

The Opel Adam was not sold in Chile as well as in CIS countries. Singapore was one of the few markets outside Europe which sold the Opel Adam.[11]

!Calendar year!Europe[12]
2012429
201345,756
201454,207
201555,278
201652,938
201748,181
201841,817
201931,129

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vauxhall Adam Press Kit . 14 June 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160707024013/http://media.gm.com/media/gb/en/vauxhall/press_kits.detail.html/content/Pages/presskits/gb/en/2012/vauxhall/11_06_vauxhall_adam.html . 7 July 2016 . dead .
  2. Web site: Opel Adam Rocks : SUV de poche pour urbain stylé. L'Argus. 6 March 2013. 6 July 2015.
  3. Web site: Vauxhall launch all-new Adam Rocks. February 19, 2014.
  4. Web site: Opel international - Product & Company Information, News, Experience, Excitement. 15 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150121104329/http://www.opel.com/microsite/adam/awards.html#/awards_1. 21 January 2015. dead.
  5. Web site: Double win for Opel: ADAM and Ampera awarded "Auto Trophy". 15 July 2015.
  6. Web site: The Best Cars 2014: Opel ADAM Wins Major Readers' Choice Award. 15 July 2015.
  7. Web site: New All-Aluminum 3-Cylinder Turbo Sets Refinement Benchmark. media.gm.com. 15 July 2015.
  8. Web site: 2022-01-10 . Vauxhall Adam Tyre Pressure - PSI Air Pressure Chart - TyrePressure.org . 2023-12-08 . www.tyrepressure.org . en-GB.
  9. Web site: 150HP Opel Adam S. Auto-Power-Girl.com. 19 November 2014.
  10. Web site: With Adam, Opel hopes to prove it can build a money-making minicar in Germany. 1 July 2014. Automotive News.
  11. Web site: Opel Adam in Singapore. 20 August 2018.
  12. Web site: 2014-01-29. Opel / Vauxhall Adam European sales figures. 2020-11-08. carsalesbase.com. en-US.