   the opel vectra is a large family car that was engineered and produced by the german automaker opel. in the united kingdom, the car was sold under the vauxhall marque as the vauxhall cavalier and later as the vauxhall vectra, from 1995 onwards. it has also been sold by holden in australasia as holden vectra, and by chevrolet in latin america as the chevrolet vectra. the vectra was introduced in october 1988 as a replacement to the opel ascona, and itself was replaced in 2008 by the opel insignia, the nameplate spanning twenty years and three generations of car.   ==  vectra a (1988â1995)== {{infobox automobile | name = vectra a | image = opel vectra front 20071109.jpg | aka = chevrolet vectraholden vectravauxhall cavalier | production = 1988â1995 | assembly = luton, englandeisenach, germanyrÃ¼sselsheim, germanysÃ£o caetano do sul, brazilcaracas, venezuela6th of october city, egypt (gm egypt) | body_style = 4-door saloon5-door hatchback | layout = front-engine, front-wheel-drive or four-wheel-drive | platform = gm2900 platform | engine = {{ubl |1.4 l 14nv i4 (petrol)|1.6 l c16nz i4 (petrol)|1.6 l e16nz i4 (petrol)|1.6 l e16nz2 i4 (petrol)|1.6 l 16sv i4 (petrol)|1.6 l x16sz i4 (petrol)|1.7 l 4ee1 i4 (turbocharged diesel)|1.7 l 17d i4 (diesel)|1.7 l 17dr i4 (diesel)|1.8 l 18sv i4 (petrol)|1.8 l c18sv i4 (petrol)|1.8 l e18nvr i4 (petrol)|1.8 l c18nz i4 (petrol)|2.0 l 20ne i4 (petrol)|2.0 l 20seh i4 (petrol)|2.0 l c20ne i4 (petrol)|2.0 l 20xe i4 (petrol)|2.0 l c20xe [[inline-
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