The Opel Gran Turismo Coupé Concept, abbreviated as Opel GTC Concept, is an Opel

Opel

Adam Opel AG, generally shortened to Opel, is a German automobile company founded by Adam Opel in 1862. Opel has been building automobiles since 1899, and became an Aktiengesellschaft in 1929...

 concept car

Concept car

A concept vehicle or show vehicle is a car made to showcase new styling and or new technology. They are often shown at motor shows to gauge customer reaction to new and radical designs which may or may not have a chance of being produced....

 which was speculated to be a hypothetical Opel Vectra

Opel Vectra

The Opel Vectra is a large family car that was engineered and produced by Opel. In the United Kingdom, the car was sold under the Vauxhall marque as the Vauxhall Cavalier and later as the Vauxhall Vectra, from 1995 onwards...

 coupé

Coupé

A coupé or coupe is a closed car body style , the precise definition of which varies from manufacturer to manufacturer, and over time...

. The GTC premiered at the 77th Geneva Motor Show.

Specifications

The GTC is powered with a turbocharged

Turbocharger

A turbocharger, or turbo , from the Greek "τύρβη" is a centrifugal compressor powered by a turbine that is driven by an engine's exhaust gases. Its benefit lies with the compressor increasing the mass of air entering the engine , thereby resulting in greater performance...

 2.8 L (171 cid) V6 engine

V6 engine

A V6 engine is a V engine with six cylinders mounted on the crankcase in two banks of three cylinders, usually set at either a right angle or an acute angle to each other, with all six pistons driving a common crankshaft...

 from the High Feature family, also used in the standard Vectra, but tuned in the GTC to produce 300 hp and 295 ft-lb

Foot-pound force

The foot-pound force, or simply foot-pound is a unit of work or energy in the Engineering and Gravitational Systems in United States customary and Imperial units of measure. It is the energy transferred on applying a force of 1 pound-force through a displacement of 1 foot...

 (400 Nm) of torque

Torque

Torque, moment or moment of force , is the tendency of a force to rotate an object about an axis, fulcrum, or pivot. Just as a force is a push or a pull, a torque can be thought of as a twist....

. The base and floorpan

Floorpan

The floorpan is a large sheet metal stamping that often incorporates several smaller welded stampings to form the floor of a large vehicle and the position of its external and structural panels....

 come from a General Motors Epsilon II platform but modified for all-wheel drive to apply the power effectively. The car was capable of 0-100 kilometres per hour (62.1 mph) in 6.0 seconds and a top speed of 250 kilometres per hour (155.3 mph).

Influence

The Opel Vectra is due to go out of production. Design cues of the Opel GTC will be used on the Opel Insignia

Opel Insignia

The Opel Insignia is a large family car engineered and produced by the German automaker Opel. Production of the Insignia began in 2008 as a replacement for the Opel Vectra. Opel launched the vehicle at the 2008 British International Motor Show in London as the Vauxhall Insignia, reflecting the...

, which is an upmarket replacement for the Vectra. However, a coupé version of the Insignia will not be available.

External links

• Opel GTC Concept revealed, retrieved 2 July, 2008
• 2007 Opel GTC specs, retrieved 2 July, 2008