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We drove the Opel Commodore GS E - the fully transistorized firebrand

Name: Opel Commodore 1970
Brand: Opel

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Created on March 1, 1970

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Heinz Kranz

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Opel Commodore GS/E (1970) - We drove Opel Commodore GS E

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Opel Commodore GS/E (1970) - Opel's GS E presents itself in war paint

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Opel Commodore GS/E (1970) - The sporty interior with exemplary fittings was adopted from the GS

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Opel Commodore GS/E (1970) - The powerhouse with gasoline injection - 150 horses help the GS E achieve tremendous performance

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Opel Commodore GS/E (1970) - The 'undivided rear axle' has a torsion bar stabilizer bar

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Summary

During the first test in February, the snow and ice meant that we were able to guess rather than definitively experience how much explosive power the Rüsselsheim-based company had put into the most powerful Commodore version. In March, however, the Commodore GS / E had a free run on the Lausanne-Geneva highway, which it took quite brutally. The Motor Show was a kind of birthplace for the Commodore models: the basic model was presented in 1967, followed by the GS/E with computer-controlled Bosch petrol injection in 1970. The refreshed and re-edited Hobby report from 1970 shows how the test drivers of the time saw the car.

This article contains the following chapters

A gem with a spoiler
Record with muscles and a suit
A lot of Opel for the money
Improvable chassis
Carburetor or fuel injection?
Group 2 version soon to be homologated
Comparison of the Opel Commodore GS/E with the competition

Estimated reading time: 7min

Preview (beginning of the article)

During the first test in February, snow and ice meant that we were able to guess rather than definitively experience how much explosive power the Rüsselsheim-based company had put into the most powerful Commodore version. In March, on the other hand, the Commodore GS / E had free rein on the Lausanne-Geneva highway, which it took quite brutally. The Motor Show was a kind of birthplace for the Commodore models: the basic model was presented in 1967, followed by the GS/E with computer-controlled Bosch fuel injection in 1970. The Commodore itself is a revamped record and, in terms of production, a big consolation for the as yet unsuccessful attempt to make a name for itself in the large class with the KAD models. In 1969, 31,500 Commodores were produced in Rüsselsheim, making it best in class in the 2.5-liter class against 20,000 BMW 2500s and 28,000 Mercedes 250s. That is quite something, even if the competitors earned around 5,000 marks more for each car.

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