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Despite being the same car mechanically, the Opel Ascona was sold alongside the Cavalier in the UK until 1981, when GM decided to phase out duplicated models with the Opel brand in the UK, and merge remaining dealerships with those of Vauxhall.  The [[Opel Manta]] (and Monza) remained available, giving the Opel brand a "sports" position.
Despite being the same car mechanically, the Opel Ascona was sold alongside the Cavalier in the UK until 1981, when GM decided to phase out duplicated models with the Opel brand in the UK, and merge remaining dealerships with those of Vauxhall.  The [[Opel Manta]] (and Monza) remained available, giving the Opel brand a "sports" position.


The original Cavalier was a strong seller in Britain, even though it never quite matched the runaway sales success of the [[Ford Cortina]]. {{Fact|date=November 2007}}
The original Cavalier was a strong seller in Britain, even though it never quite matched the runaway sales success of the [[Ford Cortina]].  


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Despite the lack of an estate body style, the Cavalier topped the large-medium family car sales charts in Britain in 1990, ahead of the [[Ford Sierra]], [[Rover 400]] and [[Austin Montego]].  Its best year for sales was 1992, when it was Britain's second best selling car behind the [[Ford Escort (Europe)|Ford Escort]].  It did not lose top spot in its sector until it was overtaken by the [[Ford Mondeo]] in 1994.
Despite the lack of an estate body style, the Cavalier topped the large-medium family car sales charts in Britain in 1990, ahead of the [[Ford Sierra]], [[Rover 400]] and [[Austin Montego]].  Its best year for sales was 1992, when it was Britain's second best selling car behind the [[Ford Escort (Europe)|Ford Escort]].  It did not lose top spot in its sector until it was overtaken by the [[Ford Mondeo]] in 1994.


Vauxhall came up with a new coupé, the [[Vauxhall Calibra|Calibra]], developed from the Cavalier Mark III, to replace the discontinued Opel Manta.  The Calibra was well received, notably for its sporty although cramped interior (largely based on the interior of the Cavalier) and its streamlined styling which in turn, enabled the Calibra to have the lowest drag coefficient of the period at 0.26 for the 8v model (0.29 for the rest).{{Fact|date=February 2007}} A few variants were made: the 2.0 litre 8-valve, 2.0 L 16-valve (the same engine in the proven Cavalier Gsi2000), the [[turbocharger|turbo]] version (again, the same engine used in the very successful Cavalier Turbo), the 2.5 L [[V6 engine|V6]] and finally the 2.0 L 16-valve "Ecotec".
Vauxhall came up with a new coupé, the [[Vauxhall Calibra|Calibra]], developed from the Cavalier Mark III, to replace the discontinued Opel Manta.  The Calibra was well received, notably for its sporty although cramped interior (largely based on the interior of the Cavalier) and its streamlined styling which in turn, enabled the Calibra to have the lowest drag coefficient of the period at 0.26 for the 8v model (0.29 for the rest).  A few variants were made: the 2.0 litre 8-valve, 2.0 L 16-valve (the same engine in the proven Cavalier Gsi2000), the [[turbocharger|turbo]] version (again, the same engine used in the very successful Cavalier Turbo), the 2.5 L [[V6 engine|V6]] and finally the 2.0 L 16-valve "Ecotec".


A facelift in the autumn of 1992 saw the Cavalier's 1.4 L engine dropped and a {{Convert|172|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} 2.5 L V6 added to the range.  At this time the GSi 2000 was replaced by a new four-wheel drive version badged simply "Cavalier Turbo" with a turbocharged version of the 16-valve engine producing over {{Convert|200|hp|kW|-1|abbr=on}}.  Most of the range now had airbags and [[anti-lock brakes]] as standard (the first car in its' class to do so).  The exterior design was also freshened up, with a new-look grille, headlights,rear lights and bumper mouldings.  Finally for the 1995 model year, the new 2.0L Ecotec engine was launched replacing the previous 16-valve "[[redtop]]" engine, with a reduced power output down to {{Convert|136|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}, compared to the {{Convert|150|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} of the previous engine.  The 2.0 L 8-valve engine in the SRis were replaced in 1992 with a {{Convert|115|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} engine, due to emission problems when fitted with a catalytic converter.
A facelift in the autumn of 1992 saw the Cavalier's 1.4 L engine dropped and a {{Convert|172|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} 2.5 L V6 added to the range.  At this time the GSi 2000 was replaced by a new four-wheel drive version badged simply "Cavalier Turbo" with a turbocharged version of the 16-valve engine producing over {{Convert|200|hp|kW|-1|abbr=on}}.  Most of the range now had airbags and [[anti-lock brakes]] as standard (the first car in its' class to do so).  The exterior design was also freshened up, with a new-look grille, headlights,rear lights and bumper mouldings.  Finally for the 1995 model year, the new 2.0L Ecotec engine was launched replacing the previous 16-valve "[[redtop]]" engine, with a reduced power output down to {{Convert|136|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}, compared to the {{Convert|150|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} of the previous engine.  The 2.0 L 8-valve engine in the SRis were replaced in 1992 with a {{Convert|115|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} engine, due to emission problems when fitted with a catalytic converter.
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