Opel Maxx

The Opel Maxx was one concept car, produced by the German car manufacturer, Opel. It was first displayed at the March 1995 Geneva Motor Show, and also shown as the Vauxhall Maxx, at the London Motor Show, which took place in the end of the year, in October 1995.[1][2] The Maxx 2 was shown the following year, in March 1996, again in the Geneva Motor Show, this time with a new, three cylinder 973 cm3 (59.4 cu in) petrol engine,[3] mated to five speed sequential gearbox.[4]

The 1.0 litre engine produces 37 kW (50 bhp; 51 PS), and can accelerate to 100 km/h (62 mph), in 12.1 seconds.[5] The three door, two seater city car, was one very compact design, at 2,970 mm (116.9 in) long,[6] similar to the Micro Car Company Eco Speedster, of March 1994, that was the precursor to the Smart Fortwo, which was launched in October 1998.[7][8] The Maxx was designed by Danny Larson, and Frank Leopold.[9][4]

References
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  2. "Beauties and the beasts". Auto Express (369): 8. 27 October 1995.
  3. "The MAXX, prototype of an urban runabout, is a delight. So why isn't it being mass produced?". Independent. 30 March 1996. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  4. Mills, James (1 March 1996). "Driving Vauxhall's new baby". Auto Express (386): 20–21.
  5. "Motore tre cilindri, il primo di Opel sul prototipo Maxx". newsauto.it (in Italian). 4 June 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  6. "Opels kleiner Geistesblitz". Spiegel (in German). 21 December 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  7. "Daimler, Swatch preview Smart with 2 concepts in 1994". autonews.com. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  8. "10 YEARS OF THE SMART FORTWO -® A VEHICLE WITH CULT STATUS CELEBRATES ITS BIRTHDAY". smartukpress.co.uk. 29 July 2008. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  9. "Opel tests Maxx for fun, maybe profit: aluminum space-frame concept car is powered by new 3-cylinder engine". Automotive News. 16 March 1996. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
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