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2.5 (58 PS)

Kapitan '51 · 1951–1953RWD

A 2.5-litre six-cylinder petrol engine sends 58 PS and 142 Nm to the rear wheels of this Kapitan '51 sedan, built from 1951 to 1953.

57 hpPower
1951-1953Year
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Specifications

Powertrain
Engineering details
Displacement2.5 L
Cylinders6
FuelPetrol
DrivetrainRWD
Performance
Numbers that matter
Power57 hp
Torque142 Nm

STORY

The Kapitan was Opel's upper-class sedan from 1938 to 1970, with a break from 1940 to 1948. The first car had a 2.5-litre six with 55 PS, and production stopped in 1940. The car came back in 1948, got a new nose and 58 PS in 1951, and a pontoon body with 68 PS for 1954. The Kapitan P 2.5 of 1958 lasted a single year; its successor, the P 2.6, had a 2.6-litre six with 90 PS. In 1964 the Kapitan joined the Admiral and Diplomat in a new three-model range, with a Chevrolet V8 in a handful of cars, and the Kapitan B of 1969 was dropped after about a year.

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