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GM Frontera Four Wheel Drive.

1998: New Frontera with 2.2 litre diesel and 3.2 litre V6 petrol engines revealed in the UK:

LWB: 3.2L, V6, petrol, 150kW at 5400rpm, 290Nm at 3000rpm (at 1998 Sydney Motor Show)

SWB: 2.2L, 4cyl, petrol, 96kW at 5200rpm, 196Nm at 4000rpm

New model on sale in au early 1999. NB. sold as the Isuzu Rodeo in the USA.

1991: The Frontera introduced. It comes in the short wheel base Frontera Sport and the long wheel base Estate forms.

Vauxhall Frontera Estate 2.3D Turbo, Intercooled

The Sport first went on sale in Australia in late 1995 but the Estate is not available here, perhaps because it is too close to the GM Holden Jackaroo?

Pictured is a 1991 2.3TDS - turbo-charged, intercooled diesel. The 1997 model offers a 2.5 litre version of the diesel. The petrol alternative is a 2.2L 16-valve engine. The gossip is that the Frontera is not the most reliable 4x4 around.
The Estate has basically a car type body, jacked up a bit on a chassis and with 16" wheels, but a car type body and seating position. This makes for a civilised interior but the low seating position is not the best for peering over the bonnet in a tight spot and rear leg room is cramped for a big guy.

GM Frontera Estate 1997 models.

• station wagon (Estate), 5 seats, 4 doors, twin airbags (optional), ABS (optional)
• loa: 4692mm, width: 1764mm (body), height: 1753 (roof rails)
• wheelbase: 2760mm
• approach: 41, departure: 29, ramp break over: 158
• turning radius: 6.17m (kerb)
• 2.2i 16v: weight: 1811kg (unladen), GVM: 2510kg, towing: 750kg (unbraked)
• ECOTEC-4, 2.2L, petrol, 4-cyls, mpi, 4-valves/cyl, dohc
• power: 100kW at 5200rpm, torque: 202Nm at 2600rpm
• transmission: 5m, 2-speed transfer case (1.00:1, 2.05:1) part-time four wheel drive, limited slip diff' optional
• suspension: live-coil/indep-torsion-bar, brakes: disc/disc
• tyres: 235/70R16 on 6.5Jx16 (or 7Jx16) wheels, fuel-tank: 80L
• Estate 2.5TDS:
  • weight: 1928kg (unladen), GVM: 2600kg, towing: 750kg (unbraked)
  • 2.5TDS, 2499cc, diesel, 4-cyls, 2-valves/cyl, cr: 21:1
  • power: 85kW @ 3600rpm, torque: 260Nm @ 1800rpm
• Prices (stg):
  • Estate 2.2i 16v: stg 15996, stg 18795 (inc VAT), stg 19270 (delivered)
    
  • Estate 2.5TDS: stg 17017, stg 19995 (inc VAT), stg 20470 (delivered)

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