The Opel Junior is a

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designed and produced by the German automobile manufacturer Opel. It was first shown to the public at the 1983 Frankfurt Motor Show in September 1983. The small long three door supermini was powered by a 1.2 L petrol engine, developing . It featured a particularly low drag coefficient of , and a low kerb weight of . The interior design was modular, with the dashboard elements being removable, such as the stereo and clock, and the seat covers could be used as

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s. The design of the Opel Junior was based on the

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, and it was a three door hatchback (two door, front engine). Opel Junior 1

The nameplate ''Junior'' was used as the codename for the

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, which was released in the end of 2012. The Adam’s official name was released in April 2012.

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