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{{Infobox Automobile
|boxcolor = green
|name = Opel Zafira
|image = [[File:Opel zafira a.JPG|250px]]
|caption = Opel Zafira A]]
|manufacturer = [[Opel]]
|production = 1999-present
|aka = [[Chevrolet Nabira]] <br>[[Chevrolet Zafira]] <br>[[General Motors Zafira]] <br>[[Holden Zafira]] <br>[[Subaru Traviq]]  <br>[[Vauxhall Zafira]] 
|class = [[Compact MPV]]
|predcessor = [[Opel Sintra]]
|layout = [[FF layout]]
|body_style = 4-door [[minivan]]
|assembly = Bochum, [[Germany]] <br>São José dos Campos, [[Brazil]] <br>[[Thailand]]
}}
The '''Opel Zafira''' is a [[compact MPV]] engineered and produced by the German automaker [[Opel]]. The Zafira is branded as '''Vauxhall''', and '''Chevrolet''', depending on the market. In Japan, the Zafira was sold as '''Subaru Traviq'''. The car first appeared in 1999, and a second generation model was introduced in 2005. The Opel Zafira is produced in Bochum in Germany.

The Opel Zafira has seven seats arranged in three rows, the back row of which can be folded into the floor to create more space, individually or together, rather than requiring that the extra seats be physically removed from the vehicle. The system was named Flex 7.

== Zafira A ==
{{Infobox Automobile
|name=Zafira A
|aka= [[Vauxhall Zafira]] <br>[[Chevrolet Nabira]] <br>[[Chevrolet Zafira]] <br>[[Holden Zafira]] <br>[[Subaru Traviq]]
|image = [[File:Opel Zafira A Facelift front 20091022.jpg|250px]]
|production=1999-2005<br>2001-2011 ([[Brazil]])
|platform = [[GM T platform|T-body]]
|related = [[Opel Astra]] G/B
|engine = 1.6L [[Straight-4|I4]]<br>1.8L [[Straight-4|I4]]<br>2.0L Turbo [[Straight-4|I4]]<br>2.2L [[Straight-4|I4]]<br>2.0L Diesel [[Straight-4|I4]]<br>2.2L Diesel [[Straight-4|I4]]
|assembly = Bochum, Germany<br/>Rayong, [[Thailand]] ([[:de:General Motors (Thailand)|GM]])<br/>São José dos Campos, [[Brazil]]}}
[[Image:Opel Zafira rear 20071002.jpg|right|thumb|Rear of Opel Zafira]]
The first generation of Zafira is usually referred to as Zafira A, as is customary for Opel models. The car was based on the same [[GM T platform|platform]] as the 1998 [[Opel Astra|Astra G/B]] and shared much in common with that car. The Zafira A body was used in GM's [[Concept car|concept]] [[Hydrogen vehicle|hydrogen-powered]] [[fuel cell]] vehicle the '''HydroGen3'''.
The Opel Zafira A was replaced by Zafira B in Europe and Japan from 2005, but is still sold in most other markets, except for Australia and New Zealand, where the model was cancelled altogether. The Zafira was sold in the Philippines from 2001 to 2005, being the last European-based Opel car to be sold in the Philippines after they stopped selling the Opel Astra in 2003.

=== Names and markets ===
* '''Opel Zafira''' – Europe (except for UK), South Africa, China, Singapore, Japan, Taiwan
* '''Vauxhall Zafira''' – United Kingdom
* '''Holden Zafira''' – Australia, New Zealand
* '''Chevrolet Zafira''' – Latin America, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines
* '''Chevrolet Nabira''' – Malaysia
* '''Subaru Traviq''' – Japan

=== Engines ===
The Opel Zafira comes with a variety of engines adopted from the Astra. For Europe, there was a [[Compressed natural gas|CNG-powered]] version and a 200&nbsp;hp [[turbocharger|turbocharged]] version by the [[Opel Performance Center]]. In Brazil, the Zafira is also available with a [[flexible fuel engine]].

European versions of the Zafira had these engines:
* 1.6 -- 4-cylinder,(ECOTEC) 74&nbsp;kW (101&nbsp;bhp) - Fuel economy 9–10&nbsp;km/litre in the city, and 14–15&nbsp;km/litre on the highway.
* 1.8 -- 4-cylinder,(ECOTEC) 92&nbsp;kW (125&nbsp;bhp) - Fuel economy 6–8.5&nbsp;km/litre in the city, and 11–12&nbsp;km/litre on the highway.
* 2.0 Turbo—4-cylinder, 147&nbsp;kW (200&nbsp;bhp; OPC/GSI version) - Fuel economy 5.9–8&nbsp;km/litre in the city, and 9.5–11&nbsp;km/litre on the highway.
* 2.2 -- 4-cylinder, 108&nbsp;kW (146&nbsp;bhp) - Fuel economy 12.2&nbsp;litre/100&nbsp;km in the city, and 7.0&nbsp;litre/100&nbsp;km on the highway.
* 2.0 -- 4-cylinder turbo diesel, 74&nbsp;kW (100&nbsp;bhp) - Fuel economy 11–12.5&nbsp;km/litre in the city, and 13–15&nbsp;km/litre on the highway.
* 2.2 -- 4-cylinder turbo diesel, 92&nbsp;kW (125&nbsp;bhp) - Fuel economy 11–13.5&nbsp;km/litre in the city, and 14–15.8&nbsp;km/litre on the highway.
* 2.2 -- 4-cylinder turbo diesel, 107&nbsp;kW (147&nbsp;bhp) - Fuel economy 12–14&nbsp;km/litre in the city, and 14–15.8&nbsp;km/litre on the highway.
<gallery>
Image:General-Motors Hydrogen-3.jpg|HydroGen3 (Japan version)
Image:General-Motors Hydrogen-3 rear.jpg|rear
</gallery>

== Zafira B ==
{{Infobox Automobile
|name=Zafira B
|image = [[File:Opel Zafira B 20090713 front.JPG|250px]]
|production=2005&ndash;present
|platform=[[GM Delta platform]]
|related = [[Opel Astra]] H/C
|engine = 1.6L [[Straight-4|I4]]<br> 1.8L [[Straight-4|I4]]<br> 2.0L Turbo [[Straight-4|I4]]<br> 2.2L [[Straight-4|I4]]<br> 1.9L CDTi Diesel [[Straight-4|I4]]
|transmission = 4-speed [[Automatic transmission|automatic]] <br> 5-speed [[Manual transmission|manual]]<br> 6-speed [[Manual transmission|manual]] (OPC/VXR version)
|wheelbase = 106.4 in (2703 mm)
|length = 175.9 in (4467 mm)
|width = 70.9 in (1801 mm)
|height = 2005-07: 64.4 in (1635 mm)<br>2008-present: {{convert|1645|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}/{{convert|1670|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
|assembly = Bochum, Germany
}}
[[File:Leopel 1.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Second generation Opel Zafira OPC]]
The Zafira B debuted in Europe in 2004, and sales started in 2005. It also shares the platform and mechanicals with the Astra, this time the H/C model.

In February 2006, Zafira B was launched in Singapore. By March 2006, the model had only been introduced in Europe, Singapore and Japan, superseding the previous Zafira and the Subaru Traviq, respectively. In April in Mexico and later in September 2006 in Chile, this model was introduced, branded as Chevrolet Zafira.

=== Names and markets ===
* '''Opel Zafira''' – Europe (except for UK), Hong Kong, Japan, South Africa, Singapore, Taiwan
* '''Vauxhall Zafira''' – United Kingdom
* '''Chevrolet Zafira''' – Mexico and Chile
In Mexico the Opel Zafira was discontinued after the 2006 model year, and replaced by the 5-passenger [[Chevrolet HHR]] (discontinued in Mexico since 2009).

It has so far been a huge sales success in the United Kingdom, proving even more popular than its predecessor. In 2006 it was the UK's tenth best selling new car, proving more popular than the [[Opel Vectra|Vectra]] that just eight years earlier had been the brand's best selling product.  By 2010, however, reflecting both its status as a run-out model and adverse consumer reaction to uncertainty over Opel's future, the car was being outsold in the ratio of nearly 3:1 by the more recently face-lifted [[Volkswagen Touran]] on the German market, with 2,568 Zafiras sold in the first two months of the year against 7,270 Tourans.<ref name=automotorusport201007>{{cite journal | authorlink = Bernd Ostmann (Ed)|title = Kräftig im Minus| journal =Auto Motor u. Sport| volume = 2010 07 | page =pages 14| date = 11 March 2010}}</ref>

=== Engines ===
The Zafira B's engine lineup is partly adopted from the previous Astra/Zafira generation, but Opel replaced the old 2.0 and 2.2 turbodiesel [[Straight-4|I4]] engines with 1.9 L common-rail turbodiesels developed by Fiat (Multijet). [[Opel Performance Center]] developed a [[turbocharger|turbocharged]] {{convert|240|hp|abbr=on}} 2.0&nbsp;L performance version of the Zafira B as well. A CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) version of the new Zafira with a 1.6 L engine is also available.

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|-
!colspan=9|Petrol engine
|- style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
!Model
!Engine
!Displacement
!Power
!Torque (Nm/Ib ft)
!CO<sub>2</sub> emission (g/km)
!Years
!Notes
|- style="background:#fff;"
|'''1.6 Twinport'''||[[straight-4|I4]]||1598 cc||{{convert|105|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} @6000 rpm||(150/111)@4000 rpm||172||(2005-8)||EU4
|- style="background:#fff;"
|'''1.6 VVT'''||[[straight-4|I4]]||1598 cc||{{convert|115|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} @6000 rpm||(155/114) @4000 rpm||157||(2008-)||EU5
|- style="background:#fff;"
|'''1.8 VVT'''||[[straight-4|I4]]||1796 cc||{{convert|140|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} @6300 rpm|||(175/137)@3800 rpm||168||(2005-)||EU5
|- style="background:#fff;"
|'''2.2 VVT'''||[[straight-4|I4]]||2198 cc||{{convert|150|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} @6000 rpm||(215/159) @4000 rpm||197||(2005–10)||EU4
|- style="background:#fff;"
|'''2.0 Turbo'''||I4||1998 cc||{{convert|200|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} @4900-6000 rpm||(262/193)@1850-4900 rpm||228||(2005-9)||EU4
|- style="background:#fff;"
|'''2.0 Turbo'''||[[straight-4|I4]]||1998 cc||{{convert|240|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} @6000 rpm||(320/236)||230||(2005–10)||EU4
|-
!colspan=9|Diesel engine
|- style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
!Model
!Engine
!Displacement
!Power
!Torque (Nm/Ib ft)
!CO<sub>2</sub> emission (g/km)
!Years
!Notes
|- style="background:#fff;"
|'''1.7 [[JTD engine|CDTI]] Ecotec'''||[[straight-4|I4]]||1686 cc||{{convert|110|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} @4000 rpm||(260/191) @1750-2500  rpm||134||2009-)||EU5
|- style="background:#fff;"
|'''1.7 [[JTD engine|CDTI]] Ecotec'''||[[straight-4|I4]]||1686 cc||{{convert|125|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} @4000 rpm||(280/206)@1750-3500  rpm||134||(2010-)||EU5
|- style="background:#fff;"
|'''1.9 [[Circle L engine|CDTI]] Ecotec'''||I4||1910 cc||{{convert|150|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} @4000 rpm||(280/206)@2000-2500  rpm||167||(2005)||EU3
|- style="background:#fff;"
|'''1.9 [[Circle L engine|CDTI]] Ecotec'''||I4||1910 cc||{{convert|150|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} @4000 rpm||(315/236)@2000-2500  rpm||167||(2005)||EU3
|- style="background:#fff;"
|'''1.9 [[Circle L engine|CDTI]] Ecotec'''||I4||1910 cc||{{convert|120|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} @4000 rpm||(280/206)@1700-2550  rpm||159||(2005–10)||EU4
|- style="background:#fff;"
|'''1.9 [[Circle L engine|CDTI]] Ecotec'''||I4||1910 cc||{{convert|150|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} @4000 rpm||(315/236)@2000-2500  rpm||159||(2005–10)||EU4
|}

== Zafira C ==
{{Infobox automobile
|name=Zafira C
|image = 
|production=2011-
|platform=
|related = [[Opel Astra]] J
|engine =
|transmission = 
|wheelbase = 
|length = 
|width = 
|height = 
|assembly = Bochum, Germany
}}
The third generation Zafira was previewed in concept form at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, as the 'Zafira Tourer Concept'. It has been revealed that, when the Zafira C goes on sale, the Zafira B will remain on sale, albeit in facelifted form, to act as a smaller and cheaper version, as the Zafira C is to increase in size to act as a proper rival to the [[Ford S-Max]].<ref>http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/AllCars/255587/</ref>

The prodcution version is expected to debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show in September, and go on sale in early 2012.<ref>http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/autoexpressnews/263524/vauxhalls_next_zafira_previewed_as_tourer_concept.html</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of Opel and Vauxhall models]]

==References==
{{Refimprove|date=December 2006}}
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== External links ==
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*[http://carsspyphotos.com/2012-zafira-real-headlights/ Third generation Opel Zafira - spy shots]


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