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Created on November 15, 1975

Reading time 11min

Written by:

Holger Glanz

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Opel Manta SR (1976) – Ein Auto mit betont sportlichem Finish, das trotz markanter Kontraste unaufdringlich wirkte

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Opel Manta Berlinetta (1975) – Das Boot immer mit dabei

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Opel Manta Berlinetta (1975) – Die Blinker lagen unverständlicherweise im schmutzanfälligen Bereich unter der Stossstange

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Opel Manta Berlinetta (1975) – Mit Zusatzscheinwerfern

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Opel Manta Berlinetta (1975) – Vor dem Rüsselheimer Stadttheater

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Opel Manta Berlinetta (1979) – Vor Schloss Hohenaschau

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Opel Manta Deluxe (1975) – Mit Berlinetta

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Opel Manta Deluxe (1979) – Erkennbar auch an den Felgen

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Opel Manta Deluxe (1979) – Mit umlaufender Schutzleiste

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Opel Manta Luxus (1975) – Blau-Grün-Kontraste

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Opel Manta Luxus (1975) – Mit Dachträger in den Skiferien

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Opel Manta SR (1975) – Mit Dachträger und Kajak

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Opel Manta Deluxe (1976) – Die zugespitzte Frontpartie und die breiten Mittelpfosten deuteten auf amerikanische Verwandtschaft hin

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Opel Manta Deluxe (1976) – Markante B-Säule

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Opel Manta Berlinetta (1978) – Die neuen Rechteckscheinwerfer verschmutzten nicht so leicht wie die eingezogenen Doppelscheinwerfer des Vorgängers

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Opel Manta (1978) – Beim Frontaufprall schob sich die Opel-Sicherheitslenkung durch ihr stossnachgiebiges Falt-System zusammen

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Opel Manta (1978) – Mit Features wie einer Sicherheitsgurtführung mit verstellbarem Führungsarm

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Opel Manta (1978) – Nahm der Verkaufsprospekt das beleuchtete Opel-Zeichen vorweg?

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Opel Manta GT/E (1978) – Ein Cockpit, so funktionell, wie man es sich nur wünschen kann

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Opel Manta/Ascona (1976) – Armaturenbrett

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Opel Manta E Berlinetta (1978)

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Vorgängermodell mit zurückversetzten Scheinwerfern

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Opel Manta (1978) – Die GM-Dreistufen-Vollautomatik war für alle Manta-Modelle auf Wunsch und gegen Mehrpreis lieferbar

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Opel Manta (1978) – Durchsichtszeichnung

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Opel Manta GT/E (1978) – Mehr Couch als Autositz

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Opel Manta (1978) – Die Stossstangen waren entsprechend der ECE-Norm hoch angesetzt

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Opel Manta (1978) – Die Stossstangen waren gummiert und um die Karosserieecken herumgeführt

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Opel Manta SR (1979) und im Hintergrund der Manta GT/E mit Einspritzung

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Summary

In the first half of '75, the Manta accounted for only 3.4% of German Opel registrations (6630 out of 191,544). It was high time for a new model. And the second edition of the Opel Manta had many convincing qualities, as the test from that time shows.

This article contains the following chapters

Handling
Equipment and driving
Plus points
Minus points
Overall verdict
Engine/running behavior
Engine/performance behavior
Power transmission
Chassis
Suspension
Technical data

Estimated reading time: 11min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Until the Capri/Manta generation, there were no large-series coupés suitable for families in Germany - at best, only saloons with a sloping roof. The Manta Il body is a coupé in the best sense of the word. Encouraged by the sales success of the Ford Capri, Opel offered the Manta from September 70. By August 75, around half a million had been produced, with 157,862 registered in Germany alone. In the first half of '75, the Manta accounted for only 3.4% of German Opel registrations (6630 out of 191,544). It was high time for a new model. The new body had a sportier, more elegant look than the previous one, more harmonious without a tapered rear end and at the same time less feminine. The tapered front end and the wide center pillars hint at American kinship, inspired by the Chevrolet Monza. The center pillars are continued in a roll bar, which, along with two additional roof reinforcements, is intended to prevent anything bad from happening. The same applies to the reinforced windshield bars.

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