petrolLPGdiesel
12 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Opel Ascona C front 20130104: Rudolf Stricker· Attribution
- 2. Opel Ascona B: Charles01· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. Opel Ascona A: Alexander Migl· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. Ascona B rechts: weickinger· Public domain
- 5. Ascona B seite rechts: weickinger· Public domain
- 6. Opel Ascona 2 d Interlaken 1972: Charles01· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 7. Opel Ascona 2d Algarve: Charles01· Public domain
- 8. Opel Ascona A 4-door at Schaffen-Diest in 2014: Charles01· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 9. Opel Ascona A Kombi rear 20080621: Rudolf Stricker· Attribution
- 10. Opel Ascona C3 rear 20090118: Rudolf Stricker· Attribution
- 11. Opel Ascona C rear 20130104: Rudolf Stricker· Attribution
- 12. Opel Ascona Rallye Rothmans: AlexanderFPbusse· CC BY-SA 3.0
base stats
Bars compare against all cars: 600 hp, 0 g CO₂, 400k registrations, €150k.
what the fuel types mean
- petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.
- LPG Runs on autogas (cheap fuel) via a conversion; extra road tax in NL.
- diesel Frugal on long trips, but NL road tax is much higher and city bans are growing.
spec sheet
- built
- 1970–1988
- body
- sedan, hatchback
- engine
- 1.2 L–3.0 L
- cylinders
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- turbo
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- power
- 54–143 hp
- drive
- —
- gearbox
- —
- seats
- 5
- doors
- 3
- weight
- 1,070 kg
- fuel use
- —
- CO₂
- —
- US rating
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- EV range
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- US size class
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- avg new price NL
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Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.
🇳🇱 on Dutch roads
2,028 are registered in the Netherlands today, #461 of all models. Most common build year: 1979 (215 cars).
19701988
Cars still registered, by year of first registration (RDW).
names it's registered under (30)
- Ascona 1.6S 326
- Ascona 19 319
- Ascona 249
- Ascona 1.6 S 98
- Ascona 2.0 S 97
- Ascona 16S 70
- Ascona 16 69
- Ascona E1.8NV S6 67
- Ascona 16S Hatchback 63
- Ascona 19 Automatic 50
- Ascona 12 S 48
- Ascona 2.0 E 47
- Ascona 16 S Automatic 45
- Ascona 1.6 D 42
- Ascona 19S 41
- Ascona 2.0 N 36
- Ascona Automatic 33
- Ascona 16 S 31
- Ascona 1.3 S 28
- Ascona 16. 22
- Ascona 1900 21
- Ascona 1.6S Hatchback 21
- Ascona E1.6NZ S6 19
- Ascona-C 13
- Ascona E1.8NV Hatchback S6 11
- Ascona 1.6 S Automatic 11
- Ascona 1.6 N 11
- Ascona-B 11
- Ascona 1.6D Hatchback 11
- Ascona 1.8 E 11
Sources: RDW open data.Updated 2026-10-24.