The Opel Kadett City was introduced in May 1975 as the answer to
the car brought out by its largest competitor, the Volkswagen Golf.
The City is a three door hatchback model with a large load space
for such a small car.

The City was, as with the Caravan, was provided with a folding rear
seat back, as a result load space could be increased. The City was
30 centimeters shorter than the rest of the Kadett C models.
Because of this the car would be much more practical in the large
cities.

The City came in lively colours with a matching interior. A real
shopping car. The cheapest version of the Opel Kadett C was the
City J (or Junior) model with a price of under Dutch Fl. 10,000,
-.

On the rear axle of the City the shock absorbers have been
placed diagonally across the width of the car to save space, the
same as for the Caravan. At the end of 1977 early 1978, the
Kadett C City was still on sale in C1 version even though the C2
version (indicators beside headlamps) was already released in
August 1977.

There were a number of special versions of the city made by
Irmscher with their own special serial number and with support of
Opel/General special engines were built. There was also a
Winterfest version of the City.
Specification Opel Kadett C - City
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Wheelbase
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2.40m
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Track width front
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1.30m
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Track width rear
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1.30m
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Total length (without bumper guards)
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3.89m
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Total breadth
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1.58m
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Total height
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1.31m
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Unladen weight
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795kg
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Maximum. admissible weight
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1205kg
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Maximum. admissible braked trailer weight
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800kg
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Maximum. admissible braked weight automatic
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500kg
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Maximum. admissible un-braked trailer weight
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430kg
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Top speed with 1.2N/1.2S/1.6S
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136/140/155 km/u
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Top speed with 1.2S/1.6S automatic
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135/150 km/u
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Acceleration with 1.2N/1.2S/1.6S (0-100 km/u)
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19/18/13 seconden
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Acceleration with 1.2S/1.6S automatic (0-100 km/u)
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21.5/15.5 seconden
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Tank capacity
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37 litres
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Economy with 1.2N/1.2S/1.6S
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8.3/8.1/9.9 litres by 100km
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Economy with 1.2S/1.6S automat
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8.8/10.5 litres by 100km
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