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◊ 2017-04-07 15:42 |
Looks like it's a first generation GM U Platform minivan. So, 1990+ Chevrolet Trans Sport |
◊ 2017-04-07 15:49 |
wasn't it sold as a Pontiac in Europe ? |
◊ 2017-04-07 15:56 |
No. |
◊ 2017-04-07 15:58 |
in the results i do have a bunch of Pontiac for this gen, then Chevy for the next one ( 1997+) |
◊ 2017-04-07 17:02 |
This gen was sold as Pontiac in EU (as a rebadged Oldsmobile Silhouette) Link to "de.wikipedia.org" I personally know an owner of a 1996 model here in my town. The second gen was sold as Chevrolet Trans Sport after the rebadged Opel/Vauxhall Sintra was axed (1999). |
◊ 2017-04-07 17:39 |
thanks the Sintra lived only 2 years ? i knew about its existence but not that it was that short... |
◊ 2017-04-07 17:47 |
^ Very short in UK, partly because nobody bought one. Even the Schuco 1:43 model for Vauxhall dealerships bombed - one's been sitting on ebay at £4 for ages ..... |
◊ 2017-04-07 17:56 |
Although I was very little, I remember at those time Opel was main sponsor of several top soccer teams (Bayern Munich, AC Milan, Paris Saint-Germain) and often you could see players and managers driving around in Opel Sintras. It seemed that there were more Sintras among the football players than on the roads (although in my area it wasn't so difficult to meet them, and there are still some around) Yes, it was partially for low sales and partially due to the launch of the Zafira A, although smaller. It went on as a Chevrolet, but it didn't become a top seller anyway. Only on Scandinavian markets it had some consideration. |
◊ 2017-04-07 17:58 |
It received a very poor crash test rating too. |
◊ 2017-04-07 18:01 |
2 1/2 stars http://www.euroncap.com/de/results/opel/vauxhall/sintra/15505 |
◊ 2017-04-07 18:04 |
Curiously, this specimen has amber indicators with fog taillights and wide plate holder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac_Trans_Sport#European_market /vehicle_749518-Pontiac-Trans-Sport-1995.html |
◊ 2019-04-27 18:17 |
1990-93 |
◊ 2019-07-27 21:21 |
SE badge visible on the trunk, so Pontiac Trans Sport SE. |