Opel Adam
{{for|the person|Adam Opel}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox automobile
| name = Opel Adam
| image = Opel Adam 1.4 Slam – Frontansicht, 15. Januar 2014, Düsseldorf.jpg
| alt = Small three-door car with alloy wheels
| manufacturer = Opel
| aka = Vauxhall Adam (United Kingdom)
| production = 2012–2019
| model_years = 2013–2019
| assembly = Germany: Eisenach (Opel Eisenach GmbH)
| designer = Darren Luke
| body_style = 3-door hatchback
| platform = SCCS platform
| related = Opel Corsa
| predecessor = Opel Agila
| successor = Opel Corsa F
Opel Mokka B
| layout = Front-engine, front-wheel-drive
| engine = {{ubl
| petrol:
| 1.2 L A12XEL (LWD) I4
| 1.4 L A14XEL (L2Z) I4
| 1.4 L B14NEH (LUJ) turbo I4 (Adam S)
}}
| transmission = 5-speed manual
6-speed manual
5-speed Easytronic automated manual
| wheelbase = {{convert|2311|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| length = {{convert|3698|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| width = {{convert|1720|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| height = {{convert|1484|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|1086|-|1135|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| caption = Opel Adam
}}
The Opel Adam is a city car engineered and produced by the German car manufacturer Opel, and is named after the company's founder Adam Opel. It was sold under the Vauxhall marque in the United Kingdom. It was launched in France at the 2012 Paris Motor Show, with sales starting in the beginning of 2013.
On 10 October 2018, Opel and its British subsidiary, Vauxhall, announced that in order to optimise its model lineup and focus on high volume segments, the company would retire its Adam, Karl, Cascada and Viva models after the end of their life cycles, in approximately one year.
No successor model will replace the Adam, as the company announced intentions to focus on SUVs, notably a new Opel Mokka, as part of a strategy to increase company SUV sales from 25% to 40% by 2021. On 29 April 2019, the Opel and Vauxhall website configurator for new Adam cars was replaced by a list of available stock; production came to an end on 3 May 2019.
Overview
File:Opel Adam 1.4 Glam – Heckansicht, 15. Januar 2014, Düsseldorf.jpg
File:2014 Vauxhall Adam JAM 1.2 Front.jpg
The car was available in three different trim levels and a wide choice of exterior colours, as well as three roof colours, different interior colours, decors and various headliners. The Adam is claimed to have over 61,000 combination possibilities for the exterior and over 82,000 for the interior. Production began at the Eisenach plant in Germany in January 2013, beside the Corsa.
The Adam is based on a shortened version of the Corsa D platform. The three door hatchback measures 3.70 metres in length and 1.72 metres in width, and seats four people.{{Cite web |url=http://media.gm.com/media/gb/en/vauxhall/press_kits.detail.html/content/Pages/presskits/gb/en/2012/vauxhall/11_06_vauxhall_adam.html |title=Vauxhall Adam Press Kit |access-date=14 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707024013/http://media.gm.com/media/gb/en/vauxhall/press_kits.detail.html/content/Pages/presskits/gb/en/2012/vauxhall/11_06_vauxhall_adam.html |archive-date=7 July 2016 |url-status=dead }}
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=Adam Rocks=
{{Multiple image | align = left | direction = vertical | width = 220
| image1 = Opel Adam – CeBIT 2016 02.jpg
| caption1 = Opel Adam Rocks
| image2 = 2015 Vauxhall Adam Rocks AIR 1.2.jpg
| caption2 = Vauxhall Adam Rocks
}}
To boost sales of the Adam, Opel launched a crossover convertible at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show named the Adam Rocks.{{Cite web|title=Opel Adam Rocks : SUV de poche pour urbain stylé|url=http://www.largus.fr/geneve/2013/opel-adam-rocks-suv-de-poche-pour-urbain-style-2510369.html|website=L'Argus|date=6 March 2013|access-date=6 July 2015}}
In February 2014, Vauxhall revealed its version of the Adam Rocks, ahead of the public debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fleetpoint.org/fleet-industry-news/news-by-date/vauxhall-launch-new-adam-rocks/|title=Vauxhall launch all-new Adam Rocks|date=February 19, 2014}}
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Awards
The Opel Adam won the Red Dot Car Design Award in April 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.opel.com/microsite/adam/awards.html#/awards_1|title=Opel international - Product & Company Information, News, Experience, Excitement|access-date=15 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121104329/http://www.opel.com/microsite/adam/awards.html#/awards_1|archive-date=21 January 2015|url-status=dead}} In November 2012, Auto Zeitung readers in Germany voted for Opel Adam as the number one city car.{{cite web|url=http://media.opel.com/product/adam/public/intl/en/opel/news.detail.html/content/Pages/news/intl/en/2012/opel/11_20_auto_trophy.html|title=Double win for Opel: ADAM and Ampera awarded "Auto Trophy"|access-date=15 July 2015}} In the 38th Readers’ Choice Award of the trade magazine Auto Motor und Sport, the car won the mini car category with 24.2 percent of the votes, beating the Volkswagen Up (23.9 percent) and the Mini (16.6 percent).{{cite web|url=http://media.opel.com/product/adam/public/intl/en/opel/news.detail.html/content/Pages/news/intl/en/2014/opel/01-30-adam-wins-major-readers-choice-award.html|title=The Best Cars 2014: Opel ADAM Wins Major Readers' Choice Award|access-date=15 July 2015}}
Engines
From launch, there were a choice of two engines: 1.2 L 70PS (124 g/km {{CO2}}), and 1.4 L with 87 PS and 100 PS (129 g/km {{CO2}}). All engines are available in ecoFLEX mode with lower {{CO2}} emission, 1.2 ecoFLEX with 118 g/km and 1.4s with 119 g/km. From spring 2014, Opel introduced a 1.0 three cylinder SIDI Turbo engine.{{cite web|url=http://media.opel.com/content/media/intl/en/opel/news.detail.html/content/Pages/news/intl/en/2013/opel/08-07-newall-aluminium-3-zylinder-turbo.html|title=New All-Aluminum 3-Cylinder Turbo Sets Refinement Benchmark|work=media.gm.com|access-date=15 July 2015}}
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!Model !Engine !Displacement !Power !Torque !Note !CO2 (g/km) !Year | ||||||||
| style="background:#fff;"
|1.2 ecoFLEX S/S | I4 | 1,229 cc | {{convert|70|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} @5,600 rpm | {{convert|115|Nm|lbft|0|abbr=on}} @4,000 rpm | 115 | 2012–2019 | ||
| style="background:#fff;"
|rowspan="2"|1.4 ecoFLEX S/S | rowspan="2"|I4 | rowspan="2"|1,398 cc | {{convert|87|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} @6,000 rpm | {{convert|130|Nm|lbft | abbr=on}} @4,000 rpm | 119 | 2012–2019 | |
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|{{convert|100|PS|kW hp|abbr=on}} @6,000 rpm | {{convert|130|Nm|lbft|0|abbr=on}} @4,000 rpm | 119 | 2012–2019 | |||||
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|rowspan="2"|1.0T SIDI S/S | rowspan="2" |I3 | rowspan="2"|998 cc | {{convert|90|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} @4,000–6,000 rpm | {{convert|170|Nm|lbft|0|abbr=on}} @1,800–3,600 rpm | 99 | 2014–2019 | |||
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|{{convert|115|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} @5,000–6,000 rpm | {{convert|170|Nm|lbft|0|abbr=on}} @1,800–4,700 rpm | 99 | 2014–2019 |
=Specifications=
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! Model ! 1.6 Ecotec 16V |
| Number of cylinders
| R4 |
|---|
| Engine displacement (cm³)
| 1,598 |
| Max. power (kW/PS)
| 103/140 at 6,500 |
| Max. torque (Nm)
| 160 at 4,700 |
| Top speed (km/h)
| up to 185 |
| Tyre pressure (psi)
|29/38 |
| Tank
| 42 litre |
| Price without VAT
| 24,900 EUR |
Adam R2
File:2013-03-05 Geneva Motor Show 8022.JPG|Opel Adam R2 (rally car)
Opel presented the study of the Adam R2 for the FIA Rally Regulations R2 at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland. It is largely based on the Adam Cup. The Adam R2 is powered by a 1.6 litre naturally aspirated engine making {{Convert|182|hp|0|abbr=on}} and {{Convert|140|lbft|0|abbr=on}} of torque. Three cars were entered into the 2015 European Rally Championship.
=Adam S=
In 2014, Opel presented a road-legal sport version of the Adam R2 Rally Car – the Opel Adam S{{cite web|url=http://www.auto-power-girl.com/cars-news/2014/11/18/opel/8797/opel_adam_s_gets_priced.html|title=150HP Opel Adam S|work=Auto-Power-Girl.com|access-date=19 November 2014|archive-date=25 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181025071042/http://www.auto-power-girl.com/cars-news/2014/11/18/opel/8797/opel_adam_s_gets_priced.html|url-status=dead}} – powered by a 1.4 L turbocharged engine which generates 150 HP. The car makes 0–100 km/h in 8.5 seconds.
Sales
Opel had planned to sell between 40,000 and 50,000 units a year in Europe, and sold over 45,000 in its first year, though sales were still in start up mode in the first two months of 2013.{{cite web|title=With Adam, Opel hopes to prove it can build a money-making minicar in Germany|url=http://europe.autonews.com/article/20130103/ANE/312259997/with-adam-opel-hopes-to-prove-it-can-build-a-money-making-minicar-in|access-date=1 July 2014|publisher=Automotive News}}{{Dead link|date=February 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Year over year, sales increased every month in the first four months of 2014.
The Opel Adam was not sold in Chile as well as in CIS countries. Singapore was one of the few markets outside Europe which sold the Opel Adam.{{cite web|title=Opel Adam in Singapore|url=https://www.opel.com.sg/vehicles/opel-range/cars/adam/index.html|access-date=20 August 2018}}
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Calendar year |
| 2012
|429 |
| 2013
|45,756 |
| 2014
|54,207 |
| 2015
|55,278 |
| 2016
|52,938 |
| 2017
|48,181 |
| 2018
|41,817 |
| 2019
|31,129 |
References
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|url= http://media.gm.com/media/intl/en/opel/news.detail.html/content/Pages/news/intl/en/2012/opel/07_11_opel_adam.html
|title=Opel ADAM: Just Unique|format=Press release|publisher=GM Media Europe|date=11 July 2012
|access-date=5 August 2012}}
}}
External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20161120163345/http://www.opel.ie/vehicles/opel_range/cars/adam/index.html Official Opel Adam Ireland website]
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Category:Cars introduced in 2012
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