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12 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Opel belgian: AlfvanBeem· CC0
- 2. 1975 Opel Manta B Heck: Kroelleboelle· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. 1981 Opel Manta 400 2.4 Front: Vauxford· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. 1985 Opel Manta Berlinetta 2: Toquehusk· CC BY 4.0
- 5. Festival automobile international 2020 - Opel Manta - 003 (cropped): Thesupermat· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. Manta A Black Magic: KarleHorn at de.wikipedia· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 7. Manta A GTE: KarleHorn at de.wikipedia· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 8. Opel Manta 01b Foto MSp 2006-10-13: Wikimedia Commons· CC BY-SA 2.0 de
- 9. Opel Manta 02b Foto MSp 2006-10-13: Martina Spurzem· CC BY-SA 2.0 de
- 10. Opel Manta 400 - Race Retro 2008 02: estoril· CC BY 2.0
- 11. Opel Manta A at Schaffen-Diest in 2018: Charles01· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 12. Opel Manta B VLN: Stefan Krause, Germany· FAL
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.
spec sheet
- built
- 1970–1989
- body
- coupé, sedan, convertible
- engine
- 1.2 L–2.6 L
- cylinders
- —
- turbo
- —
- power
- 59–197 hp
- drive
- —
- gearbox
- —
- seats
- 5
- doors
- 2
- weight
- 1,074 kg
- fuel use
- —
- CO₂
- —
- US rating
- —
- EV range
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- US size class
- —
- avg new price NL
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Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.
🇳🇱 on Dutch roads
2,390 are registered in the Netherlands today, #425 of all models. Most common build year: 1972 (331 cars).
19701989
Cars still registered, by year of first registration (RDW).
names it's registered under (29)
- Manta 1,156
- Manta Automatic 148
- Manta 20 GTE 135
- Manta 1 125
- Manta 19 S 119
- Manta 16S 89
- Manta 19 88
- Manta 2.0 S 79
- Manta 200 60
- Manta 16 N 50
- Manta 1900 Gt/e 35
- Manta Hatchback 20 S 34
- Manta Gt/e 33
- Manta Hatchback 1.9 N 31
- Manta Hatchback 2.0 Gt/e 26
- Manta 20 E 25
- Manta Hatchback 1 19
- Manta 19 S Automatic 19
- Manta 2.0 N 16
- Manta Hatchback Gsi 16
- Manta 2.0 S Automatic 14
- Manta-B 12
- Manta 1.2 11
- Manta 19 Automatic 11
- Manta Hatchback 2.0 N 11
- Manta 12S 10
- Manta 16 S Automatic 8
- Manta B 5
- Manta Hatchback 2.OS Automatic 5
Sources: RDW open data.Updated 2026-10-24.