Zafira Design
The first generation Zafira was internally designated as the Zafira A. Co-developed with Porsche,[6] it debuted in concept form at the 1997 Frankfurt Auto Show and entered series production in January 1999, with sales beginning in April of that year.[7]
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The second generation Zafira, internally designated Zafira B, debuted in Europe on 12 February 2005, with sales starting on 9 June 2005. It shared the platform and mechanical parts with the Opel Astra H. In February 2007, the Zafira B was launched in Singapore. By March 2007, the model had only been introduced in Europe and Singapore.
Probably the most remarkable fact. Did you know that most of the Vauxhall Zafira has been engineered by Porsche. Yes, you read that correctly! Even though this is not a commonly known fact you could possibly say that this should actually be called a Porsche Zafira. Vauxhall just delivered the design and the platform that the car should be manufactured on (the T-platform of the new Astra). After that the majority was up to Porsche to design to a high standard. Together with Vauxhall, Porsche designed the Vauxhall Flex 7 system that is characteristic of the Zafira.
One of the unique features of this design was that it is possible to pull two extra seats out of the floor in the boot, which turned the MPV in to a 7 seater people carrier. Porsche commitment to this project shows in the fact that that Porsche took the responsibility for the quality control in the first series of the Zafira. The first generation Zafira was presented at the IAA in Frankfurt in 1997 to be produced from fall 1998. The production had to be postponed until 1999 due to the unexpected success of the Vauxhall Astra G (that was introduced in 1997), Vauxhall sold 1.7 million Astra models in Europe.
Aesthetically, the OPC featured a deep front spoiler with a large central engine cooling air-intake. The 18-inch 6-spoke design alloys were specifically designed for the OPC. The aggressive design was enhanced with the accentuated side sills and the powerful-looking rear fitted with trapezoidal tailpipes.
Basta cloni, auto raffazzonate o simil copie di modelli già esistenti: le auto elettriche in molti casi hanno un design proprio (vedi Nissan Leaf, Mitusbishi iMiev o Renault Twizy), ma una cosa del genere non si era mai vista prima d'ora: un modello tradizionale che copia uno con motore elettrico. E' quello che è successo in casa Opel dove per lanciare la nuova monovolume Zafira si sono ispirati direttamente (a essere buoni, altrimenti dovremmo dire "hanno copiato senza ritegno") alla Ampera.
Che lo spazio sia qui, sulla Zafira, una linea guida, appare chiaro subito da come alla Opel ci presentano la macchina: "wellness in una monovolume, una lounge su 4 ruote". Eppure il design rimane aggressivo, grintoso, in perfetto stile con il new deal Opel. Motivo? "Abbiamo trasferito nell'automobile - spiega Mark Adams, Vice Presidente Design di Opel - l'idea di un salotto dove potersi distendere, creando un'oasi di pace, un luogo dove rilassarsi e stare bene, dove i passeggeri possono godersi ogni minuto. E' uno spazio ampio e confortevole dove si sta con piacere - che si viaggi per lavoro o che si cerchi la comodità durante un lungo viaggio".
GMB has approximately 20,000 employees in Brazil (2006), in São Caetano do Sul and São José dos Campos in the state of São Paulo, and in Gravataí in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The technological centre (engineering and design) accounted for 900 employees in 2006. The subsidiary planned to grow to 1,200 employees before the current global financial crisis. The design section has 200 designers.
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