Stretch Accelerate

93' Stretch Accelerate at a gas station.

### Also called

Omota Air (1991-1996)Omota Windflow (2000-2008)Inertia Creator (1996-2008)Newton Limestone (2004-2008)

### Assembly

Sumter, South Carolina (Sumter Auto Plant)

## Body and chassis

### Layout

Transverse FWDTransverse AWD (2004-2008 Traq Model)

## Chronology

### Successor

Stretch Trampa

The Stretch Accelerate was a Mid-Size Minivan produced by Stretch Autos from 1991 to 2008. The Accelerate was Omota's second minivan model , meant to further remove competition from the market. The Model was shown as a Stretch, a fairly new brand at the time. Omota had a rebadge as the Omota Air. Following the second generation, The Omota Air was renamed and rebranded as the Omota Windflow, while Inertia recieved a model named the Creator. Sales for the Accelerate began to fall, due to the popular Grand Transvan. for the third generation a Newton model was introduced, named the Limestone. The Accelerate was replaced with a rebadged Opala Pose, dubbed the Trampa in the US.

## Overview

### Also called

Omota WindflowInertia CreatorNewton Limestone

### Designer

Adam D. Seron (1996)Jacob A. Ericson (2003)

## Second Generation (OM;2 1996-2008)

On June 3rd, 1996 Omota announced a new generation Accelerate to start production on December 30, 1996. This new generation removed the Aerodynamic styling for a more rounded conventional style type of van. The new generation featured a fascia with rectangular headlights, a grille that connected the headlights, swooping vents that went connected to the license plate mold and orange turn signals that went in between the vents and the licnese plate. The SE model featured a Standart 1.8 Liter I5. In 1997 the Standart Engine division was removed in favor of the Hugely successful Etec division, and the Fusion series. The Standart was replaced by the Etec ZZ1, which pushed out a measly 116 HP, had a slow acceleration, and was only used on Accelerate B models, which were cheaper and used a 4 speed manual transmission and the Etec ZZ1.Infotainment was Elka-CVB96 Cassette & Radio player that would use cassette tapes and a Standard AM & FM radio. In 2000 This model was removed from the B, SE, and LM models, which led to the CVB96’s discontinuation in favor of the Elka CVB-00 which replaced the CVB-96. In More advanced trim levels you could opt for a Elka J-1Z CD Player, which could be used to play CD TV’s for the backseats. CVZ models were the highest trim level on the Accelerate.

**2002**

2002 saw a upgrade to the mechanicals and comfort, with a new line of Etec engines, and the addition of 2 trims, the ZM and a Neon trim that was sold for 1 year. The Etec ZZ1 was replaced with a new 2.6 Liter Etec B-I5, 3.6 Liter Etec B-I6, FusionV6- 3.3 Liter, and a Fusion V6 3.8 Liter on most expensive models. Comfort saw a new introduction of a Leather seat option and Sunroof.

**2005 Redesign:**

2005 saw a large Redesign for the Accelerate’s design, which introduced a whole new front and rear fascia, Option of AWD, new engines & trim levels, and 2 more colors than its Pre-facelift model. The facelift was first shown as the Stretch Maximize, and was planned to be renamed this for the 2005 model year. This idea was ultimately dropped due to it’s lack of popularity with this new name. The facelift featured a SE, ZM, CV, and CVZ models, 6 total colors, with Nightshade Blue clearcoat and the existing Dark Cherry red clearcoat that was popular on the Grand Transvan minivan.

## Sales

Sales saw a steep decline in 2006.

Mexican market Accelerate's were discontinued 3 times.

(2009-2011 Leftover Models)