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Opel Zafira
Manufacturer	General Motors
Production	1999-present
Successor	Chevrolet HHR (In Mexico)
Class	Compact MPV
Layout	FF layout

The Opel Zafira is a compact MPV produced by Opel, a General Motors subsidiary. The Zafira is branded as Opel, Vauxhall, Holden and Chevrolet, depending on the market. In Japan, the Zafira was sold as Subaru Traviq.

The Zafira has seven seats arranged in 3 rows, the back row of which can be folded away easily to create more space, individually or together. At the time of its introduction, this was considered revolutionary, with most similar cars requiring that extra seats are physically removed from the vehicle if not required. The system was named Flex 7. However, older similar vehicles included a similar system, for example, the 2nd generation Mitsubishi Space Wagon.

The car first appeared in 1999, and a second generation model was introduced in 2005.

Contents 1 Zafira A 1.1 Names and markets 1.2 Assembly sites 1.3 Engines 2 Zafira B 2.1 Names and markets 2.2 Assembly sites 2.3 Engines 3 External links

Zafira A
Also called	Vauxhall Zafira Holden Zafira Chevrolet Zafira Chevrolet Nabira Subaru Traviq
Production	1999-present
Assembly	Bochum, Germany Rayong, Thailand São José dos Campos, Brazil
Platform	T-body
Engine(s)	* 1.6L 100 hp I4 1.8L 125 hp I4 2.0L 200 hp I4 2.2L 146 hp I4 2.0L 100 hp I4 2.2L 125 hp I4 2.2L 147 hp I4
Related	Opel Astra G/B

The first generation of Zafira is usually referred to as Zafira A, as is customary for Opel models. The car is based on the same platform as the 1998 Astra G/B and shares much in common with that car. The Zafira A body was used in GM's concept hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicle the HydroGen3.

The Zafira A was replaced by Zafira B in Europe and Japan from 2005, but is still sold in most other markets, except for Australia and New Zealand, where the model was cancelled altogether.

• Opel Zafira - Europe (except for UK), South Africa, China, Singapore, Japan
• Vauxhall Zafira - United Kingdom
• Holden Zafira - Australia, New Zealand
• Chevrolet Zafira - Latin America (including Mexico), Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines
• Chevrolet Nabira - Malaysia
• Subaru Traviq - Japan

• Bochum, Germany
• Rayong, Thailand
• São José dos Campos, Brazil
• In Indonesia, assembly has taken place since 2003 in an unspecified location

The Zafira comes with a variety of engines adopted from the Astra. For Europe, there was a CNG-powered version and a 200 hp turbocharged version by the Opel Performance Center. In Brazil, the Zafira is also available with a flexible fuel engine.

European versions of the Zafira had these engines:

• 1.6/4-cylinder, 74 kW (100bhp)
• 1.8/4-cylinder, 92 kW (125bhp)
• 2.0 Turbo/4-cylinder, 147 kW (200bhp)
• 2.2/4-cylinder, 108 kW (146bhp)
• 2.0/4-cylinder turbodiesel, 74 kW (100bhp)
• 2.2/4-cylinder turbodiesel, 92 kW (125bhp)
• 2.2/4-cylinder turbodiesel, 107kW (147bhp)

Zafira B
Also called	Vauxhall Zafira Chevrolet Zafira
Production	2005–present
Assembly	Bochum, Germany Gliwice, Poland
Platform	GM Delta platform
Engine(s)	2.0 L 240 hp I4 2.2L 150 hp I4
Transmission(s)	4-speed automatic
Wheelbase	106.4 in (2703 mm)
Length	175.9 in (4467 mm)
Width	70.9 in (1801 mm)
Height	64.4 in (1635 mm)
Related	Opel Astra H/C

The Zafira B debuted in Europe in 2004, and sales started in 2005. It also shares the platform and mechanicals with the Astra, this time the H/C model.

In February 2006, Zafira B was launched in Singapore. By March 2006, the model had only been introduced in Europe, Singapore and Japan, superseding the previous Zafira and the Subaru Traviq, respectively. In April in Mexico and later in September 2006 in Chile, this model was introduced, branded as Chevrolet Zafira.

• Opel Zafira - Europe (except for UK), Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong
• Vauxhall Zafira - United Kingdom
• Chevrolet Zafira - Mexico, Peru and Chile

In Mexico the Zafira was dropped after the 2006 model year due to poor sales, and replaced by the 5-passenger Chevrolet HHR.

It has been hugely successful in the UK, proving even more popular than its predecessor. In 2006 it was the UK's tenth best selling new car.^{[citation needed]}

• Bochum, Germany
• Gliwice, Poland

The Zafira B's engine lineup is partly adopted from the previous Astra/Zafira generation, but Opel replaced the old 2.0 and 2.2 turbodiesel engines with 1.9 L common-rail turbodiesels developed by FIAT (Multijet). Opel Performance Center developed a turbocharged 240 hp 2.0 L performance version of the Zafira B as well. A CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) version of the new Zafira with a 1.6 L engine is also available.

Zafira B's marketed in Europe are equipped with the following engines:

• 1.6/4-cylinder Twinport, 77 kW (105bhp) - to be replaced by an improved, 115bhp version in 2008
• 1.8/4-cylinder, 103 kW (140bhp)
• 2.0 Turbo/4-cylinder, 147 kW (200bhp)
• 2.2/4-cylinder, 110 kW (155bhp)
• 2.0 Turbo/4-cylinder, 177 kW (240bhp)
• 1.9/4-cylinder turbodiesel, 74 kW (100bhp)
• 1.9/4-cylinder turbodiesel, 88 kW (120bhp)
• 1.9/4-cylinder turbodiesel, 110kW (150bhp)

• Opel Zafira hydrogen with fuel cells

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Luxury car	Senator A/Monza								Senator B
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