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Sporty and powerful - Audi 100 S Coupé, Ford Capri 3000 GXL and Opel Commodore GS/E in a (historical) comparison test

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Created in 1974

Reading time 16min

Written by:

Jürgen Rapp

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Adam Opel AG / Werk

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Vergleichstest Audi 100 S Coupé, Ford Capri 3000 GXL und Opel Commodore GS/E

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Audi 100 Coupé S (1971) – Werksfoto mit Dame

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Audi 100 Coupé S (1971) - das Serien-Coupé mit 115 DIN-PS (130 SAE-PS)

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Audi 100 Coupé S (1971) – Vorderwagen und Türen sind mit der Limousine identisch

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Audi 100 Coupé S (1974) – das schnittigste Erzeugnis mit vier Ringen seit dem DKW 1000 Sp

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Audi 100 Coupé S (1971) - sportliche Aufmachung, aber grosses Lenkrad vor dem übersichtlichen Amaturenbrett

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Audi 100 Coupé S (1971) - der längs eingebaute Vierzylindermotor

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Audi 100 Coupé S (1972) – der Testwagen wird hart rangenommen

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Audi 100 Coupé S (1971) - auf Testfahrt

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Audi 100 Coupé S (1971) - Emblem auf dem Heck

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Audi 100 Coupé S (1971) - elegant und modern

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Audi 100 S Coupe in der damaligen Werbung

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Audi 100 Coupé S (1971) - sportliches Coupé auf Basis des Audi 100

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Audi 100 Coupé S (1971) – Farbfoto aus der Pressemappe

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Audi 100 Coupé S (1971) – Farbfoto aus der Pressemappe

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Ford Capri 3000 GT (1971) - Dreilitervariante

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Ford Capri 3000 E (1971) - Dreiliter-Modell mit Zusatzscheinwerfern

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Ford Capri 3000 GT & E

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Opel Commodore GS/E (1970) - Wir fuhren Opel Commodore GS E

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Opel Commodore GS/E Coupé (1973) – über 200 km/h schnell

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Opel Commodore GS/E Coupé (1972) – Walter Röhrl und Jochen Berger bei der Rallye Monte-Carlo 1973 in der misshandelten "Kommode"

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Opel Commodore GS/E (1973) – mit Nebelschlussleuchte und Kopfstützen

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Opel Commodore GS/E (1970) - Das Kraftwerk mit Benzineinspritzung - 150 Pferde verhelfen dem GS E zu gewaltigen Fahrleistungen

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Opel Commodore GS/E (1970) - Die 'ungeteilte Hinterachse' hat einen Drehstab-Stabilisator

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Opel Commodore GS/E Coupé (1970) - in Rot

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Opel Commodore GS/E Coupé (1973) – noch war das Vinyldach optional, wie der hintere Wagen zeigt

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Opel Commodore GS/E (1970) - Die sportliche Innenausstattung mit vorbildlichen Armaturen wurde vom GS übernommen

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Opel Commodore GS/E Coupé (1973) – Werksfoto

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Opel Commodore GS/E (1971) - 150 PS dank Einspritzmotor - die Krönung mit fast 200 km/h

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Opel Commodore GS/E (1970) - mit elektronisch gesteuerter Benzineinspritzung - Genfer Autosalon 1970

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Opel Commodore GS/E (1970) - 150 DIN-PS leistet der Sechszylinder - Genfer Autosalon 1970

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Opel Commodore GS/E (1973) – ausnahmsweise ohne Halogen-Fernscheinwerfer

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Opel Commodore GS/E (1973) – als Coupé und viertürige Limousine

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Opel Commodore GS/E Coupé (1973) – hervorragende Strassenlage, aber wenig Komfort

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Opel Commodore GS/E (1973) – mit 160 PS ein eher übermotorisiertes Golf-Kart

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Opel Commodore GS/E (1970) - Opels GS E präsentiert sich in Kriegsbemalung

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Opel Commodore GS/E Coupé (1973) – auf dem Rollenprüfstand im Motorenentwicklungszentrum

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Opel Commodore GS Coupé (1973) – Frau Direktorin fragt nach dem Weg

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Opel Commodore GS/E Coupé (1975) – mit Vinyldach und seitlichen Dekorstreifen

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Opel Commodore GS/E Coupé (1976) – jetzt mit serienmässigen Leichtmetallrädern

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Summary

The trend towards powerful, sporty-looking coupés suffered from the fuel problems of the time in 1974, but the example of the USA showed that the road racers were also in demand in speed-restricted countries. A good reason to take a close look at the most powerful coupé variants from Audi, Ford and Opel.

This article contains the following chapters

The Opel Commodore was the most functional in terms of operation
The Ford Capri requires more concentration from the driver
Technical data and measurements

Estimated reading time: 16min

Preview (beginning of the article)

While the decision to buy an Audi is made easy for prospective buyers - there is only the coupé based on the Fiat Dino - Ford and Opel are spoiled for choice. Although Ford also has coupé variants of the Consul and Granada models in its range alongside the typical Capri sports car model, only the Capri, which is also successful in motorsport, is likely to come into question for the real car fan. We therefore looked at both the 150 hp RS model, which we subjected to a 50,000 km endurance test, and the less expensive and somewhat less powerful (140 hp) Capri 3000 GXL. The Capri RS, with a displacement of only 2.6 liters, was used to verify the often-heard assertion that such powerhouses disintegrate by themselves. However, the endurance test report attached to this comparison test proved exactly the opposite.

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