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Opel Lotus Omega - Biedermann and arsonist

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Created on May 23, 2017

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Bruno von Rotz

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Daniel Reinhard

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Daniel Reinhard

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Opel Lotus Omega (1992) - all differences to the series are visible here - rear and front spoiler, widening and additional air openings on the hood

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Opel Lotus Omega (1992) - experience from racing for the road

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Opel Lotus Omega (1992) - 4.77 meters long

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Opel Lotus Omega (1992) - 377 hp with rear-wheel drive

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Opel Lotus Omega (1992) - the hard chassis provides the best driving characteristics

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Opel Lotus Omega (1992) - 377 hp pushes powerfully forward

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Opel Lotus Omega (1992) - one of the rarities on our roads

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Opel Lotus Omega (1992) - without air conditioning it would quickly get very warm in the dark Opel

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Opel Lotus Omega (1992) - you can't see its potential at first glance

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Opel Lotus Omega (1992) - hardly distinguishable from a "normal" Opel Omega from a distance

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Opel Lotus Omega (1992) - at 1.81 meters wide, the touring car is not particularly large

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Opel Lotus Omega (1992) - country roads are its profession

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Opel Lotus Omega (1992) - inexperienced observers would never use the performance capacity as high as it is

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Opel Lotus Omega (1992) - overall discreet body kit

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Opel Lotus Omega (1992) - it was only available in one color, namely "Imperial Green"

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Opel Lotus Omega (1992) - faster than a Ferrari Testarossa

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Opel Lotus Omega (1992) - depending on the light, the body appears to be black or green

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Opel Lotus Omega (1992) - hardly any differences to the series, but at least Connolly leather, Wilton carpets and Alcantara trim

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Opel Lotus Omega (1992) - Interior almost like a normal Omega

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Opel Lotus Omega (1992) - Opel drivers immediately feel at home

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Opel Lotus Omega (1992) - 300 km/h on the speedometer, the exaggeration is small

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Opel Lotus Omega (1992) - when the information was still evenly distributed on the speedometer - fan from 0 to 300 km/h

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Opel Lotus Omega (1992) - the Lotus lettering and the red zone, which only starts at 6500 rpm, show that things are getting serious here

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Opel Lotus Omega (1992) - without airbag

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Opel Lotus Omega (1992) - everything looks like Opel

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Opel Lotus Omega (1992) - The car was only called Lotus Carlton in the Vauxhall sales area

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Opel Lotus Omega (1992) - no other Opel had six gears at that time, the gearbox came from the Corvette

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Opel Lotus Omega (1992) - in principle a completely newly developed engine

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Opel Lotus Omega (1992) - an amalgam of German, British and American technology

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Opel Lotus Omega (1992) - a powerhouse in the truest sense of the word

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Opel Lotus Omega (1992) - Manufacturer's instructions all still there

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Opel Lotus Omega (1992) - the manufacturer is Lotus and not Opel

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Opel Lotus Omega (1992) - Manufacturer's note and serial number within the limited series

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Opel Lotus Omega (1992) - powerful and not entirely invulnerable front spoiler

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Opel Lotus Omega (1992) - significantly widened

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Opel Lotus Omega (1992) - 17-inch wheels

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Opel Lotus Omega (1992) - Opel sign on the front

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Opel Lotus Omega (1992) - Air vents for the engine compartment

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Opel Lotus Omega (1992) - Lotus sign on the flank

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Opel Lotus Omega (1992) - the lettering promises sporty dynamism

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Opel Lotus Omega (1992) - fixed rear spoiler, the retractable one was only available on the prototype

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Opel Lotus Omega (1992) - fixed rear wing

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Opel Lotus Omega (1992) - only the prototype had a retractable rear spoiler

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Opel Lotus Omega (1992) - square exhaust tips

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Opel Lotus Omega (1992) - complete set of documents

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Opel Omega A (1989) - offered as a three-liter the basis for the Opel Lotus Omega

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Opel Omega A (1989) - the 25 millionth Opel, an Omega A, rolls off the production line in Rüsselsheim on February 23, 1989

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Opel Lotus Omega (1992) - first shown to the public at the 1989 Geneva Motor Show, still as a prototype

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Opel Lotus Omega (1992) - Premiere at the 1989 Geneva Motor Show

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Vauxhall Lotus Carlton (1992) - the British counterpart to the Omega

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Vauxhall Lotus Carlton (1993) - the British version

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Vauxhall Lotus Carlton (1993) - the British version

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Vauxhall Lotus Carlton (1993) - Interior of the right-hand drive version

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Vauxhall Lotus Carlton (1993) - Mileage tachometer on the British version

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Opel Lotus Omega (1992) - no other Opel production car before or since offered a top speed of almost 280 km/h

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Opel Lotus Omega (1992) - accelerated to 200 km/h faster than a Porsche Turbo or a Ferrari Testarossa

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Opel Lotus Omega (1992) - hardly any restrictions on the use of the fastest Opel of the time

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Opel Lotus Omega (1992) - the rear tires are three centimeters wider than the front tires

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Opel Lotus Omega (1992) - the Opel sign on the front

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Opel Lotus Omega (1992) - additional openings to dissipate the hot air

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Summary

At a quick glance, an Opel Lotus Omega hardly looks any different from its sedan counterparts from Rüsselsheim, but under the hood sits a twin-turbo six-cylinder engine with 377 hp, which takes the four-door car to 200 km/h faster than almost the entire sports car elite of the time. This put the six-figure price into perspective, but could not prevent the Opel from being misunderstood by everyone. This driving report tells the development history of the model, of which fewer than 1000 were built, and describes driving impressions from today, illustrated with many pictures.

This article contains the following chapters

Experience with the Cortina
Presentation in Geneva in 1989
Extensive refurbishment
High flyer
End with trouble
Inconspicuous rarity
With the family at high speed
Further information

Estimated reading time: 8min

Preview (beginning of the article)

An Opel doesn't necessarily get the blood pumping and when you sit down in the dark green metallic-colored Omega, you hardly notice any differences to other cars from Rüsselsheim at first. But then your gaze lingers on the speedometer; the scale goes up to 300 km/h. A little optimistic, you think at first. To the left of it in the rev counter, however, a small Lotus logo appears, indicating the seriousness of the speedometer scale. On the outside, the front and rear spoilers and widened wheel arches give the impression of great power. But you only realize that over 360 horsepower is gathered under the hood when you set off.

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