The Opel Calibra Touring Car '94 is a race car produced by Opel. It first appeared in Gran Turismo 2 and has been featured in all subsequent mainline games up to Gran Turismo 6.
The car appears to be the #6, driven by Keke Rosberg, who achieved a 14th place finish in the 1994 DTM Driver's Championship.
In-game description[]
"The newest aerodynamics and 4WD system make this car a monster on the circuit."
- The Opel Calibra was sold as the Vauxhall Calibra in the UK.
Opel entered the Calibra V6 in the final race of the 1993 DTM season (Deutsch Tourenwagen Masters) at Hockenheim. It earned championship points on its first time out, providing onlookers with an indication as to what was to come.
The Calibra's chassis was developed by the Joest Team, past winners of numerous 24 Hours of Le Mans races. The Cosworth-tuned 2.5-liter turbocharged V6 produced 414 HP, with the power transferred to all four wheels. The 2-door coupe was fitted with wide fenders to accommodate its meaty tires. A large front spoiler and rear wing were also included. Even the unseen underbody was specially molded to take advantage of ground effects.
The car was driven by Manuel Reuter and former Formula 1 World Champion Keke Rosberg. In 1994, John Winter joined Rosberg and Reuter forming a three-man team. The Calibra had its best year in 1996, when the DTM merged with the ITC (International Touring Car Championship). The Calibra received an engine power boost to 493 HP and Reuter won three out of 26 races to claim the Driver's Title. Other Opel members drove well, with a total of five drivers ranking in the top ten. However, at the end of the year Opel decided to withdraw from the ITC, and the series itself ultimately came to an end not long thereafter.
Acquisition[]
| Game | Buy From Location | Credits | Win From Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gran Turismo 2 | Opel Special Showroom | 1,000,000 | --- |
| Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec | --- | --- | Professional GT World Championship[1] |
| Gran Turismo 4 | --- | --- | Speedster Trophy |
| Gran Turismo PSP | Opel Dealership | 1,250,000 | --- |
| Gran Turismo 5 | Used Cars Dealership | 1,481,549 | --- |
| Gran Turismo 6 | Opel Dealership | 1,250,000 | --- |
Trivia[]
- In early versions of GT2, the car was known as the Opel Calibra '95 DTM Model. This suggests the Calibra that appears in that game is the 1995 version of the car.
- In GT3, the replay nameplate for this car erroneously reads Caribra instead of Calibra. This error also occurs on the starting grid nameplate.
- This car, along with it's Vauxhall counterpart, have their production years and engines represented incorrectly in the series. The Cosworth KF V6 was developed in 1996, and was capable of revving to 15,000 rpm. Earlier DTM models (1993-1995), were using a modified GM C25XE V6 production engine, which was only capable of 8,500 rpm.
- This car also appears in Gran Turismo Concept, but it's unplayable. It does, however, appear as a CPU car.
- Unlike its Vauxhall counterpart, this car doesn’t appear in the Opel New Cars dealership in GT4. It appears in the "Classics" section of Opel dealership instead.
Pictures[]
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Notes[]
- ↑ If English is the selected language in the PAL version of the game, this car will be the Vauxhall version.