Opel Calibra
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The Opel Calibra, also known as the Vauxhall Calibra in the United Kingdom, the Chevrolet
Calibra in South America, and the Holden Calibra in Australia and New Zealand is a sportscar engineered and produced by German automaker Opel between 1989 and 1997, but sold until
1999 in the UK.
The Calibra was introduced to counter the Japanese sports coupes of the late-1980s and
early-1990s, and is based around the running gear of the first-generation Opel Vectra, which
had been launched in 1988.
Calibra production was based in the Opel factory in Rüsselsheim, Germany, and the Valmet
Automotive factory in Uusikaupunki, Finland, where production was consolidated in November
1995.
The Calibra name is to be reintroduced in 2013, for a new coupé based on the Opel Insignia.
