Opel Slalom

{{Short description|Concept car designed by Bertone}}

{{Infobox automobile

| name = Bertone Opel Slalom

| image = DTW LITC 048 gen96.jpg

| manufacturer = Opel

| production = March 1996

| assembly =

| designer = Luciano D'Ambrosio at Bertone{{cite web|url=https://www.carrozzieri-italiani.com/listing/opel-slalom/|title=The Opel Slalom concept car by Bertone|website=carrozzieri-italiani.com|access-date=5 April 2024}}

| class = Mid-size luxury concept car

| body_style = 3-door 2+2 coupé

| related = Opel Insignia Concept

| layout = F4

| engine = 2.0L 16v
Turbocharged I4

| transmission =

| wheelbase = {{cvt|260|cm|1}}

| length = {{cvt|464.4|cm|1}}

| width = {{cvt|186|cm|1}}

| height = {{cvt|132|cm|1}}

| predecessor =

| successor =

}}

File:Opel Slalom 2.jpg, November 2006)]]

The Opel Slalom was a mid-size luxury concept car produced by Opel in collaboration with the design company Bertone.{{cite web|title=Bertone Official Site|url=http://www.bertone.it/|publisher=Bertone|access-date=12 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016062115/http://www.bertone.it/|archive-date=16 October 2007|date=16 October 2007|url-status=dead}} The car was first presented to the public at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1996.{{cite web|title=Opel Slalom Concept|url=http://www.histomobile.com|publisher=Histo Mobile|accessdate=12 October 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125103309/http://www.histomobile.com/dvd_histomobile/usa/62/1996_(Bertone)_Opel_Slalom.htm|archivedate=25 January 2013|date=25 January 2013|url-status=dead}} The Slalom had one such 2.0-litre turbocharged 16-valve I4 engine which produced {{cvt|204|hp|0}} and used the layout of F4.{{cite web|url=http://www.madle.org/eslalom.htm|title=Bertone Opel Slalom|website=broadway.com|accessdate=12 October 2020}}

The same engine was also used in the production Opel Calibra, which was produced from 1989 to 1997.{{cite web|url=https://dyler.com/posts/296/opel-calibra-launched-in-1989|title=Opel Calibra – Aerodynamic Champion from the 1990s|website=dyler.com|date=|accessdate=12 October 2020}}

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