The Vauxhall Cavalier is a large family car that was sold primarily in the United Kingdom by Vauxhall from 1975 to 1995. It was based on a succession of Opel designs throughout its production life, during which it was built in three incarnations. The first generation of Cavalier, launched in 1975 and produced until 1981, was Vauxhall's version of the General Motors 'U-Car' - essentially an Opel Ascona B/ Opel Manta with a few minor visual differences.
The second generation of Cavalier, launched in 1981 and produced until 1988, was launched simultaneously with the identical new generation of Opel Ascona, which was sold across the world in various guises on the GM "J-Body platform". The third and final generation of Cavalier, launched in 1988 and produced until 1995, was based on the first generation of Opel Vectra with the same production span. Cavaliers for the UK market were predominantly built at Vauxhall's Luton plant, but were also built alongside their Ascona/Vectra sister models at Opel plants in Continental Europe.
The VauxhallCavalier is a large family car that was sold primarily in the United Kingdom by Vauxhall from 1975 to 1995. It was based on a succession...
Viva, Chevette, and Cavalier. Scottish marine engineer Alexander Wilson founded the company at 90–92 Wandsworth Road, Vauxhall, London, in 1857. It was...
was also sold by the Vauxhall marque in the United Kingdom as the VauxhallCavalier from 1988 to 1995 and then as the Vauxhall Vectra from 1995 to 2008...
different body designs and different powertrains; in Europe, the VauxhallCavalier and Opel Ascona were marketed as mid-size cars. Initially a divisional...
Opel Ascona. VauxhallCavalier and Chevette Club - A vibrant Club that caters for owners, enthusiasts and restorers of the VauxhallCavalier MK1, Mk2 and...
the Opel Kadett D, Ascona C, and their corresponding Vauxhall sister models, the Astra and Cavalier II. Many General Motors subsidiaries, including Daewoo...
The Vauxhall Chevette is a supermini car that was manufactured by Vauxhall in the United Kingdom from 1975 to 1984. It was Vauxhall's version of the "T-Car"...
Opel: there was no Vauxhall-branded Manta (or Ascona) until after the launch, in 1975, of the Manta B1 and Ascona B as the Mark 1 Cavalier coupe and sports...
the VauxhallCavalier Mk.3 for the 1989 model year. The platform was intended to replace both division's J-cars, the Opel Ascona C and the Vauxhall Cavalier...
counterpart. In Europe, the GM J platform was used by Vauxhall and Opel for the VauxhallCavalier Mk II (U.K.) and Opel Ascona (Germany and other European...
Vauxhall vehicles, past and present, sold under the Vauxhall brand, now a subsidy of Stellantis. 10-4 Model H (1937–1947) 12-4 Model I (1937–1946) 12-14...
being overshadowed in the domestic market place by the Ascona-based VauxhallCavalier. The various trim and body options that were originally exclusive...
but also with somewhat larger cars like the Ford Cortina/Taunus, VauxhallCavalier/Opel Ascona and Simca 1307/Chrysler Alpine. The Peugeot 305 was unveiled...
September 2022. "Used car buying guide: Vauxhall Calibra". Autocar. Retrieved 10 September 2022. VauxhallCavalier 4x4 Dos and Don'ts Archived 24 June 2013...
give British Leyland an all-new competitor for the Ford Sierra and VauxhallCavalier. On its launch, it was sold as both an Austin and an MG. It was the...
Chevrolet Cavalier and Pontiac Sunbird. It was not based on the European market Vauxhall Firenza, but on the same platform as the VauxhallCavalier Mk 2 /...
RAC British Touring Car Championship was won by John Cleland in a VauxhallCavalier. The Independents' title was won by Matt Neal in his Team Dynamics...
The Vauxhall Victor is a large family car produced by Vauxhall from 1957 until 1976. The Victor was introduced to replace the outgoing Wyvern model. It...
continental factories) as the VauxhallCavalier. Both of these cars had mild styling changes, as did the flagship Opel Rekord and Vauxhall Carlton saloon and estate...
it was outsold by the VauxhallCavalier in MK2 form during 1984 and 1985, and then from 1990 until its demise by the MK3 Cavalier. Nevertheless, it comfortably...
Britain in January 1976, going on sale just after the similar-sized VauxhallCavalier, a rear-wheel drive saloon which consistently outsold it. Styled by...
engines that would also power the Bedford HA, Vauxhall Firenza, Vauxhall Chevette and VauxhallCavalier as well as the Holden Torana. The engine was gradually...
Ford Taunus/Cortina, Opel Ascona (sold in Britain from 1975 as the VauxhallCavalier) and the Renault 12. The Scirocco coupe of 1974 was also a success...
both in Ireland and internationally. On 13 August, a maroon 1991 VauxhallCavalier was stolen from outside a block of flats in Carrickmacross, County...
powertrains, but with Vauxhall's typical "droop snoot" front end (which had debuted three years earlier with the Chevette and Cavalier) that featured no traditional...
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