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Bertone Slalom - Drinking and driving

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Created on December 10, 2024

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Paul Krüger

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How lovely and airy the bubble sparkles: the orange of the bodywork is inspired by the labels of Nuccio Bertone's favorite champagne

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Extreme eyeliner: the headlights almost reach the base of the windshield

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The sports estate looks squat, but is just as high as a standard Opel Calibra

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Long, triangular trapezoids are the most distinctive stylistic element of the bodywork

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The rear half of the glass roof is part of the trunk lid. The Corsa C later also had vertical rear lights

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Three-tone interior with ruffled leather upholstery. The instruments were adopted unchanged from the Calibra

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Opel Calibra Turbo (1992) - recognizable by light-alloy wheels in turbine design

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Opel Calibra Turbo (1992) - recognizable by light-alloy wheels in turbine design

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Opel Calibra Turbo (1992) - Interior with leather upholstery

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Opel Calibra Turbo (1992) - Dashboard with speedometer up to 280 km/h

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Opel Calibra Turbo (1992) - two-liter four-cylinder with 16 valves, two camshafts and, of course, turbocharging

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Opel Calibra Turbo (1992) - The C20LET four-cylinder with KKK turbocharger and 204 hp

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Opel Kadett GSi Cabriolet (1986) - first joint project between Opel and Bertone - Geneva Motor Show 1986

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Summary

Based on the Opel Calibra, a station wagon coupé study was created in 1996, which showed neither the snaking lines in form nor in driving behavior as the name suggested. The Bertone Slalom was a reinterpretation of a classic concept and in part followed the boss's very special preferences. This article introduces the "Gran Turismo saloon" and shows it in historical photographs.

This article contains the following chapters

Starting point with a turbo bite
The widow Klicko on the Blitze
Suitable for touring, not for racing

Estimated reading time: 4min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Opel was never the preferred brand for special bodies. At most, the roof of a two-door saloon was cut off once. But there were hardly ever completely new body designs. And concept vehicles such as style studies usually came from the company's own design studios. Only Pietro Frua took pity on Rüsselsheim technology a few times in the 1960s and completely redesigned it. The big studios from Turin, on the other hand, studiously ignored the brand. If a General Motors product has to be re-dressed, then it can also come from America. This attitude did not change until March 1987, when Bertone began production of the Kadett Cabriolet. This had already been presented at the IAA in September 1985, but difficulties in setting up the production line and problems with quality had repeatedly delayed the start of production. The open-top version of the Kadett's successor, the Astra, was also produced in the halls of the traditional Turin coachbuilder from 1993.

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