Opel GT2

The Opel GT2 is a concept car made by the German automaker Opel and presented at the Frankfurt motor show in 1975. It followed by only six months the earlier prototype GT/W Genève, built in the United States, which had drawn criticism for its resemblance to the Corvette C3 and for a body and engine size that ignored the new European priorities set by the oil crisis. The GT2 was built on the platform and mechanics of the Manta B, and its distinctive wedge shape gave a drag coefficient of 0.326, low for a four-seat coupe of the time. Opel wanted to show low fuel consumption, aerodynamics and active and passive safety, so the car had sliding doors, an interior with interchangeable elements and a digital display with an on-board computer. It had a 1.9 litre petrol engine giving 105 PS and could reach 200 kilometres per hour.