Opel Agila
Encyclopedia
The Opel Agila is a city car
marketed since 2000 by German automaker Opel
as a rebadged variant of the Suzuki Wagon R
and Suzuki Splash
manufactured by Magyar Suzuki
. The same vehicle is rebadged as a Vauxhall
in the United Kingdom.
version of the Suzuki Wagon R+, which was produced in Japan. The Agila's Opel-sourced 1.0 and 1.2-litre petrol engine
s were smaller than the European-market 1.3-litre found in the European-market Wagon R+, but were more powerful and refined. Equipment levels, low asking prices and running costs also contributed towards the Agila's success.
The Agila was built at Opel's factory in Gliwice
, Poland. The Suzuki Wagon R+ was built at the Suzuki plant in Esztergom
, Hungary until 2004, and since January 2005 has also been built in Poland.
While many city cars such as the Ford Ka
, Volkswagen Fox
and Fiat Nuova 500
come with just three doors, the Agila comes with five. It is/was tall as Korea
n city cars such as the Hyundai Atos
.
marketed this generation under the Splash
nameplate. The car is 200 mm (7.9 in) longer than its predecessor — similar to small supermini
s and mini MPV
s such as the Citroën C3 Picasso, Toyota Yaris
, Honda Jazz
and Nissan Micra.
Petrol engines are a three cylinder 1.0-litre, 65 PS and a four cylinder 1.2-litre 86 PS, and the diesel unit a four cylinder 1.3-litre CDTi 75 PS with common rail
technology.
The Agila comes in two different trim levels: Base/Essentia and Edition/Enjoy.
' technology.
City car
A city car is a small car intended for use primarily in an urban area.City cars are sold worldwide and most automotive industry manufacturers have one or two in their line-up. In North-America city cars are often referred to simply as "subcompacts" alongside the superminis. These kind of cars...
marketed since 2000 by German automaker Opel
Opel
Adam Opel AG, generally shortened to Opel, is a German automobile company founded by Adam Opel in 1862. Opel has been building automobiles since 1899, and became an Aktiengesellschaft in 1929...
as a rebadged variant of the Suzuki Wagon R
Suzuki Wagon R
The Suzuki Wagon R is a kei car first introduced in Japan in 1993, and is still in production by Suzuki. The R stands for Recreation. It is one of the first cars to use the "tall wagon or tall boy" design in which the car is designed to be unusually tall with a short bonnet and almost vertical...
and Suzuki Splash
Suzuki Splash
The Suzuki Splash is a city car introduced in model year 2008 and jointly developed between Suzuki Motor Corporation and Opel/Vauxhall — which will also market their version as the Agila. It debuted as a concept car at the 2006 Paris Auto Show and the production model debuted at the 2007...
manufactured by Magyar Suzuki
Magyar Suzuki
Magyar Suzuki Corporation, located in Esztergom, Hungary, and founded in 1991, is a automobile manufacturing plant, a subsidiary of Suzuki.Through the end of September, 2005, the plant had a cumulative production volume of 849,000: 465,000 Suzuki Swift through March, 2003, 187,000 Suzuki Wagon R+,...
. The same vehicle is rebadged as a Vauxhall
Vauxhall Motors
Vauxhall Motors is a British automotive company owned by General Motors and headquartered in Luton. It was founded in 1857 as a pump and marine engine manufacturer, began manufacturing cars in 1903 and was acquired by GM in 1925. It has been the second-largest selling car brand in the UK for...
in the United Kingdom.
First generation (2000-2007)
The first-generation Agila was a rebadgedBadge engineering
Badge engineering is an ironic term that describes the rebadging of one product as another...
version of the Suzuki Wagon R+, which was produced in Japan. The Agila's Opel-sourced 1.0 and 1.2-litre petrol engine
Petrol engine
A petrol engine is an internal combustion engine with spark-ignition, designed to run on petrol and similar volatile fuels....
s were smaller than the European-market 1.3-litre found in the European-market Wagon R+, but were more powerful and refined. Equipment levels, low asking prices and running costs also contributed towards the Agila's success.
The Agila was built at Opel's factory in Gliwice
Gliwice
Gliwice is a city in Upper Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. Gliwice is the west district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union – a metropolis with a population of 2 million...
, Poland. The Suzuki Wagon R+ was built at the Suzuki plant in Esztergom
Esztergom
Esztergom , is a city in northern Hungary, 46 km north-west of the capital Budapest. It lies in Komárom-Esztergom county, on the right bank of the river Danube, which forms the border with Slovakia there....
, Hungary until 2004, and since January 2005 has also been built in Poland.
While many city cars such as the Ford Ka
Ford Ka
The Ford Ka is a city car from the Ford Motor Company marketed in Europe and elsewhere.The current European version is produced by Fiat Auto in Tychy, Poland, while the model sold in Latin America is built in Brazil and Argentina....
, Volkswagen Fox
Volkswagen Fox
The Volkswagen CrossFox is a mini SUV version which sets it apart from the standard Fox. As is the case for other similar models, it is available only with front-wheel drive....
and Fiat Nuova 500
Fiat Nuova 500
The Fiat 500 or Fiat Nuova 500 is a city car built by Italian automaker Fiat since 2007. The car is currently produced in Tychy, Poland by Fiat Auto Poland S.A. and in Toluca, Mexico, by Chrysler Group LLC. The four-seater, three-door hatchback 500 is almost identical to the retro concept car...
come with just three doors, the Agila comes with five. It is/was tall as Korea
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
n city cars such as the Hyundai Atos
Hyundai Atos
The Hyundai Atos is a city car produced by Hyundai. The original Atos was introduced in 1997. In 1999, it was joined by the less controversially styled Atos Prime. It uses the G4HC Epsilon straight-4 engine. The second generation Atos Prime was launched in 2004...
.
Second generation (2008-present)
The second-generation Agila was officially announced on May 15, 2007, and was presented at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show. SuzukiSuzuki
is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Hamamatsu, Japan that specializes in manufacturing compact automobiles and 4x4 vehicles, a full range of motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles , outboard marine engines, wheelchairs and a variety of other small internal combustion engines...
marketed this generation under the Splash
Suzuki Splash
The Suzuki Splash is a city car introduced in model year 2008 and jointly developed between Suzuki Motor Corporation and Opel/Vauxhall — which will also market their version as the Agila. It debuted as a concept car at the 2006 Paris Auto Show and the production model debuted at the 2007...
nameplate. The car is 200 mm (7.9 in) longer than its predecessor — similar to small supermini
Supermini
A superminicomputer, or supermini, is “a minicomputer with high performance compared to ordinary minicomputers.” The term was an invention used from the mid-1970s mainly to distinguish the emerging 32-bit minis from the classical 16-bit minicomputers...
s and mini MPV
Mini MPV
Mini MPV is a car classification used to describe superminis or subcompacts which have taller build, fitting below the compact MPV and large MPV classifications....
s such as the Citroën C3 Picasso, Toyota Yaris
Toyota Yaris
The Toyota Yaris is a subcompact car produced by Toyota since 1999. Between 1999 and 2005, some markets received the same vehicles under the Toyota Echo name...
, Honda Jazz
Honda Fit
The Honda Jazz is a five-door hatchback subcompact manufactured by the Honda Motor Company of Japan, first introduced in June 2001 and is now in its second generation. The Jazz shares Honda's Global Small Car Platform with the City/Fit Aria, Airwave/Partner, Mobilio, Mobilio Spike, Freed and Freed...
and Nissan Micra.
Petrol engines are a three cylinder 1.0-litre, 65 PS and a four cylinder 1.2-litre 86 PS, and the diesel unit a four cylinder 1.3-litre CDTi 75 PS with common rail
Common rail
Common rail direct fuel injection is a modern variant of direct fuel injection system for petrol and diesel engines.On diesel engines, it features a high-pressure fuel rail feeding individual solenoid valves, as opposed to low-pressure fuel pump feeding unit injectors...
technology.
The Agila comes in two different trim levels: Base/Essentia and Edition/Enjoy.
Engines
All engines contain 'EcotecEcotec
Ecotec is a General Motors trademark that refers to a series of emissions technologies that were implemented throughout a range of GM engines...
' technology.
| Petrol engine | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model | Engine | Displacement | Power | Torque | Note | CO2 emission (g/km) | ||
| 1.0 ecoFLEX | I3 | 996 cc | 65 PS @6000 rpm | 90 newton metres (66.4 ft·lbf) @4800 rpm | 120 (2008-10) 119 (2010-) |
|||
| 1.2 | I4 | 1242 cc | 86 PS @5500 rpm | 114 newton metres (84.1 ft·lbf) @4400 rpm | 131 (2008-10) 119 (2010-) |
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| Diesel engine | ||||||||
| Model | Engine | Displacement | Power | Torque | Note | CO2 emission (g/km) | ||
| 1.3 CDTI | I4 | 1248 cc | 75 PS @4000 rpm | 190 newton metres (140.1 ft·lbf) @1750 rpm | (2008-10) | 120 | ||
See also
- Chevrolet Celta/Suzuki FunChevrolet CeltaThe Chevrolet Celta is a low cost supermini produced by General Motors do Brasil for the Latin American market since 2000. 600,000 Celtas have been built in Gravataí, more than one hundred thousand per year. It is the second cheapest car sold in Brazil, losing only to the Fiat Mille...
, the Latin-American-market equivalents, no equivocado