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Opel Manta GT/E in (historical) test - Powerhouse with fuel injection

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Created on June 30, 1976

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Engelbert Männer

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Opel Manta GT/E (1976) - with Bilstein gas pressure shock absorbers as standard for safe road holding

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Opel Manta GT/E (1976) - with sports mirror on the door instead of a normal mirror in the window triangle

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Opel Manta GT/E (1976) - the sportiest version until the appearance of the Manta 400

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Opel Manta GT/E (1977) - with wipers on the headlights on request

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Opel Manta GT/E (1978) - with a top speed of 185 km/h the fastest four-cylinder in the Opel range

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Opel Manta GT/E (1977) - particularly striking model in terms of color - Geneva Motor Show 1977

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Opel Kadett GT/E (1976) - the 1.9-liter injection engine with 105 hp was also used in the Manta

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Opel Manta (1976) - It shares the dashboard with the Ascona

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Opel Manta (1976) - sleek lines based on the American model

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Opel Ascona and Opel Manta (1977) - two cars, two horses, two riders and one wall

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Opel Manta SR (1979) and in the background the Manta GT/E with fuel injection

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Opel Manta GT/E (1977) - Illustration from the brochure with not quite perfectly retouched flash

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Opel Manta GT/E (1980) - with fuel injection and more power

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Opel Manta GT/E (1980) - now with plastic bumpers and side protection strips

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Opel Manta GT/E (1980) - with alloy wheels from ATS

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Opel Manta E (1977) - Advertisement "The Supermanta

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Opel Manta GT/E (1975) - in advertising - make dreams come true ...

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Summary

Every sixth Opel Manta sold in Germany in 1976 was a GT/E. No wonder, as it could compete with the BMW 320, which cost 2000 marks more. However, the Opel injection engine should not only be seen from a sporting perspective, as it was also suitable for everyday driving. This test report from 1976 explains why.

This article contains the following chapters

Top seller with American influence
Sporty and refined thanks to fuel injection
Fast and economical
Meagre standard equipment for the price
Good space, low payload
What else there is to say
Plus points
Minus points
Overall mot verdict
Technical data & measured values

Estimated reading time: 11min

Preview (beginning of the article)

The new Manta model from fall 1975 became an even bigger sales hit than its predecessor, which was five years older. No coupé was more popular on the German market than the "Beau from Rüsselsheim" - and rightly so? American style influences apparently drive up the sales figures of coupés longer and faster than those of saloons. The first and best proof of this was the million-selling success of the Ford Capri from 1969, which with its Mustang characteristics - long hood, short rear - forced Opel to follow suit from the fall of 1970. The first independent Opel coupé without any sheet metal similarities to the Ascona saloon, which arrived two months later, sold well, especially in the first two years. Nevertheless, it became apparent in mid-1973 that coupé buyers were demanding and willing to pay for greater body differences. Opel responded to this demand in the fall of 1975 with the second Manta version, which - with the same mechanicals as the refreshed Ascona sedan - soon became the best-selling coupé on the German market.

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