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| − | '''Vauxhall VX. 1976–8 (prod. unknown). 4-door saloon, 5-door estate. F/R, 1759, 2279 cm³ (4 cyl. OHC).''' Facelifted Victor, with only minor improvements. Top VX 2300 GLS replaced [[Vauxhall Ventora (FE)|Ventora]] as the Vauxhall flagship. Poor sellers, thanks to the mid-Atlantic styling, and well behind the Opel-engineered cars in this class. VX4/90 briefly sold as part of this series, with five-speed gearbox. Deleted in 1978. Tooling later sold to [[Hindustan]] of India, where it was built as the [[Hindustan Contessa]] for 21 years. | + | '''Vauxhall VX. 1976–8 (prod. 25,185 sold UK only; VX4/90 943 worldwide). 4-door saloon, 5-door estate. F/R, 1759, 2279 cm³ (I4 OHC).''' Facelifted Victor, with minor improvements. Top VX 2300 GLS replaced [[Vauxhall Ventora (FE)|Ventora]] as the Vauxhall flagship—the old OHV six had been a tight fit and weight led to understeer. Poor sellers, thanks to the mid-Atlantic styling, and falling behind the class leaders. VX 490 (no slash in the name now) sold as part of this series, with five-speed gearbox and 116 bhp. Deleted in 1978. Tooling later sold to [[Hindustan]] of India, where it was built as the [[Hindustan Contessa]] for 21 years. |
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| | ''Manufacturing location:'' Luton, England | | ''Manufacturing location:'' Luton, England |
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| − | ''Marque:'' [[Vauxhall]] | ''Predecessor:'' [[Vauxhall Victor (FD)]] | ''Successor:'' [[Vauxhall Carlton Mk I]] | + | ''Marque:'' [[Vauxhall]] | ''Predecessors:'' [[Vauxhall Victor (FE)]], [[Vauxhall Ventora (FE)]] | ''Successor:'' [[Vauxhall Carlton Mk I]] |
Latest revision as of 00:40, 11 January 2017
Vauxhall VX. 1976–8 (prod. 25,185 sold UK only; VX4/90 943 worldwide). 4-door saloon, 5-door estate. F/R, 1759, 2279 cm³ (I4 OHC). Facelifted Victor, with minor improvements. Top VX 2300 GLS replaced Ventora as the Vauxhall flagship—the old OHV six had been a tight fit and weight led to understeer. Poor sellers, thanks to the mid-Atlantic styling, and falling behind the class leaders. VX 490 (no slash in the name now) sold as part of this series, with five-speed gearbox and 116 bhp. Deleted in 1978. Tooling later sold to Hindustan of India, where it was built as the Hindustan Contessa for 21 years.
Manufacturing location: Luton, England
Marque: Vauxhall | Predecessors: Vauxhall Victor (FE), Vauxhall Ventora (FE) | Successor: Vauxhall Carlton Mk I
