Chevrolet Kadett

Chevrolet Ipanema

The Chevrolet Kadett is a 1989 to 1998 by General Motors Brazil produced variant of the Opel Kadett E.

Model history

After GM Brazil produced since 1973 the Kadett C under the name Chevrolet Chevette, followed in April 1989, the local version of the Kadett E. For Brazil was chosen from the three-door hatchback, which was available in the versions SL, SL / E and GS. The engines (1.8 liter, 95 hp, 99 hp later (70/ 73 kW ) and 2.0-liter, 110 PS/81 kW) came from the Brazilian Chevrolet Monza.

Shortly afterwards followed the Kadett E station wagon, which was the name of Chevrolet Ipanema in Brazil and in the beginning I was only in three-door with the 1.8-liter versions of the SL and SL / to have.

As of September 1991 both engines were in the cadet an electronic injection; The 1.8 -liter now made ​​98 hp (72 kW), the two-liter Sport model in the renamed GSi 121 hp ( 89 kW). Furthermore, the cadet Conversibile (Convertible) came into the program, the body shells of Brazil went to Bertone in Turin, there were rebuilt and were transported to the final assembly back to South America.

As of April 1993, the Ipanema was 2.0 available as a five-door hatchback and as a SL / E.

From 1994, were named the Cadet versions GL, GLS and GSi.

While the Brazilian Cadet models were so far been hardly be distinguished externally from the European Cadet, this changed with the Cadet '96, who received a minor facelift. The bumpers were now painted in body color, the front bumper had strongly shaped air inlets and the cadet received a conventional radiator grille instead of the simple slit in the bumper. At the same time versions were now called GL, GLS, Sport and GSi. The two-liter in the GSi was reduced in power to 110 hp ( 81 kW).

In September 1998, the Brazilian Cadet and Ipanema production was interrupted.

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  • Http://www2.uol.com.br/bestcars/classicos/kadett-1.htm Brazilian site to Chevrolet Kadett
  • Automobile review, catalog number 1998 ( data)
  • Compact car
  • Car model
  • Chevrolet
  • Hatchback
  • Station wagon
Car classification Curb weight Gruppo Bertone
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