Opel Antara

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Opel Antara

Manufacturer	General Motors
Also called	Vauxhall Antara Holden Captiva MaXX
Production	2007—present
Predecessor	Opel Frontera
Class	Mid-size crossover SUV
Body style	5-door SUV
Layout	FF/AWD
Platform	GM Theta platform
Engine	2.4 L Ecotec I4 2.0 L turbodiesel I4 3.2 L Alloytec V6
Transmission	5-speed manual ActiveSelect automatic
Related	Chevrolet Captiva Chevrolet Equinox Daewoo Winstorm Pontiac Torrent Saturn VUE
Similar	Hyundai Santa Fe Mazda CX-7 Mitsubishi Outlander

The Opel Antara is a mid-size crossover SUV, which is based on the GM Theta platform. It is closely related to the Chevrolet Captiva (made in Korea by GM Daewoo, also sold as the Daewoo Winstorm), and shares the engine lineup with it, but has a different exterior and interior, as well as different exterior dimensions. The Antara is scheduled to be launched towards the end of 2006. In the UK, the model will be sold as Vauxhall Antara. In Australia, this will be the top model of the Captiva lineup of the Holden brand, called Captiva MaXX. In the United States and Canada, the vehicle is known as the second generation Saturn VUE.

1 Concept
2 Engines
3 Motorsports
4 References

[edit] Concept

Opel Antara GTC concept

The Antara was first previewed by the three-door Opel Antara GTC ("Gran Turismo Crossover") concept car, presented in September 2005 at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The Antara GTC was based on the Chevrolet T2X 5-seater, but has no rear hinged doors and features different styling. A similar 2-door concept was later displayed at the New York International Auto Show as the Saturn PreVue. The production Antara, however, will be a longer, 4-door 7-seater vehicle very similar to the Chevrolet S3X and its derivatives Winstorm and Captiva. Similarily, the 2008 Saturn VUE is heavily based on the concept, but will only be available as a longer 4-door vehicle.

[edit] Engines

2.0 L common rail turbodiesel I4, 150 hp (112 kW) (developed with VM Motori) - 5-speed manual
2.4 L Ecotec I4, 142 hp (106 kW) (from Holden) - 5-speed manual
3.2 L Alloytec V6, 225 hp (168 kW) (from Holden) - ActiveSelect automatic

[edit] Motorsports

Opel Antara Dakar

A special version of the Antara has competed in the 2007 Dakar Rally, and it finished 35^th place out of the 190 competitors. The race car was built by the private Hungarian "Szalay Dakar Team". The base of the car is one of the first production models and it is powered by a 395 hp (295KW) engine. Building the race car took only 2 months due to the lack of time. Some major modifications are planned for 2007.