Model: Opel Manta 1900
0–100 km/h: 12,1 seconds
Top speed: 164 km/h
Fuel consumption: 12,6 L/100 km (index)
Price: R2 766
CAR test: August 1971 (and two others)
Following the release of the futuristic-looking Opel GT in 1969, the more reserved and, ultimately, more refined Ascona-based Manta was released in 1971.
PACKAGING
Garnering plenty of praise from the editorial team, CAR magazine’s first new Manta test car arrived in the form of the 1600
