Opel Maxx

The Opel Maxx was a concept car produced by the German car manufacturer Opel. It was first displayed at the 1995 Geneva Motor Show and was also shown as the Vauxhall Maxx at the London Motor Show the same year.[1][2] The Maxx 2 was shown the following year, again at the Geneva Motor Show, with a new three-cylinder 973 cm3 (59.4 cu in) petrol engine,[3] matched with a five-speed sequential gearbox.[4]

Opel Maxx Concept (1996)

The 1.0-litre engine produced 37 kW (50 bhp; 51 PS) and could accelerate to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 12.1 seconds.[5] The three-door, two-seater city car was very compact at 2,970 mm (116.9 in) long.[6] The Maxx was designed by Danny Larson and Frank Leopold.[7][4]

References
  1. "Visionary Opel Maxx Concept Turns 25: The Anniversary Of A Missed Opportunity". carscoops.com. 6 June 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  2. "Beauties and the beasts". Auto Express (369): 8. 27 October 1995.
  3. "The MAXX, prototype of an urban runabout, is a delight. So why isn't it being mass produced?". Independent. 30 March 1996. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  4. Mills, James (1 March 1996). "Driving Vauxhall's new baby". Auto Express (386): 20–21.
  5. "Motore tre cilindri, il primo di Opel sul prototipo Maxx". newsauto.it (in Italian). 4 June 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  6. "Opels kleiner Geistesblitz". Spiegel (in German). 21 December 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  7. "Opel tests Maxx for fun, maybe profit: aluminum space-frame concept car is powered by new three-cylinder engine". Automotive News. 16 March 1996. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.