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<\/a><\/p>\nV roce 1957\u00a0dostal tehdej\u0161\u00ed produktov\u00fd \u0159editel Karl Stief od mate\u0159sk\u00e9ho koncernu General Motors pokyn, aby vyrobil perfektn\u00ed anti-Volkswagen<\/a>. Stief si k\u00a0sob\u011b vzal design\u00e9ra Hanse Mersheimera a\u00a0konstrukt\u00e9ra motor\u016f a\u00a0p\u0159evodovek Wernera K. Strobela. Pom\u00e1hat se ale sna\u017eili i\u00a0ameri\u010dt\u00ed kolegov\u00e9 od GM, by\u0165 od nich se dalo vyu\u017e\u00edt jen m\u00e1lo n\u00e1pad\u016f, jinak by Kadett vypadal jako Chevrolet Corvair<\/a>. Novou platformu a\u00a0technologie m\u011bl Opel sd\u00edlet s\u00a0Vauxhallem, aby se investice do v\u00fdvoje trochu rozm\u011blnily. Ob\u011b automobilky pro v\u00fdrobu postavily nov\u00e9 v\u00fdrobn\u00ed haly, Vauxhall v\u00a0Ellesmere Port a\u00a0Opel v\u00a0Bochumi.<\/p>\n Na v\u00fdstavu dovezl Opel v\u00edc star\u00fdch Kadett\u016f v\u010detn\u011b sedanu.<\/p>\n Ob\u011b tov\u00e1rny vyr\u00e1b\u011bly modely Kadett a\u00a0Viva, pozd\u011bji pak Chevette a\u00a0Astra dal\u0161\u00edch 50\u00a0let, ne\u017e byla ta v\u00a0Bochumi zav\u0159ena (tehdy se tam vyr\u00e1b\u011bla Zafira<\/a>). Prototypy najezdily p\u0159i testov\u00e1n\u00ed p\u016fl druh\u00e9ho milionu testovac\u00edch kilometr\u016f od \u0160v\u00e9dska po It\u00e1lii. Dva exempl\u00e1\u0159e byly testov\u00e1ny v\u00a0Michiganu, co\u017e jeden nep\u0159e\u017eil u\u017e na m\u00edst\u011b a\u00a0druh\u00fd se vr\u00e1til do N\u011bmecka rozebran\u00fd v\u00a0bedn\u011b.<\/p>\n P\u0159esto je zaj\u00edmav\u00e9, \u017ee se nov\u00fd Kadett poda\u0159ilo utajit p\u0159ed novin\u00e1\u0159i. \u017d\u00e1dn\u00fd magaz\u00edn nedok\u00e1zal p\u0159in\u00e9st n\u011bjakou fotku, jen skici, \u010dasto vzd\u00e1len\u00e9 od reality. Nap\u0159\u00edklad se objevily i\u00a0spekulace, \u017ee bude m\u00edt motor vzadu jako Volkswagen.<\/p>\n Splnil, co m\u011bl?<\/p>\n A co ten \u00fakol? No, na pohled byl Kadett mnohem modern\u011bj\u0161\u00ed a\u00a0elegantn\u011bj\u0161\u00ed ne\u017e Brouk<\/a>. Nab\u00eddl tehdy sou\u010dasnou techniku a\u00a0prostorn\u011bj\u0161\u00ed interi\u00e9r i\u00a0zavazadlov\u00fd prostor. Z\u00a0Opelu je tak\u00e9 mnohem l\u00e9pe vid\u011bt ven. A\u00a0pak je tu je\u0161t\u011b v\u00fdrazn\u011b l\u00e9pe funguj\u00edc\u00ed topen\u00ed, co\u017e je ale d\u00e1no konstrukc\u00ed a\u00a0um\u00edst\u011bn\u00edm motoru. Prodeje byly dobr\u00e9 v\u00a0N\u011bmecku, Belgii, Nizozem\u00ed, Skandin\u00e1vii a\u00a0Rakousku. P\u011bt set aut bylo dovezeno i\u00a0do USA. Jen\u017ee se pom\u011brn\u011b z\u00e1hy uk\u00e1zalo, \u017ee Kadett m\u00e1 silnou n\u00e1chylnost ke korozi, a\u00a0tak se jich dodnes moc nedochovalo.<\/p>\n Interi\u00e9r je kr\u00e1sn\u011b jednoduch\u00fd. A\u00a0pod\u00edvete se na ten skv\u011bl\u00fd v\u00fdhled ven.<\/p>\n Uvnit\u0159 je velmi jednoduch\u00fd interi\u00e9r, kter\u00fd nab\u00edz\u00ed skv\u011bl\u00fd v\u00fdhled ven. Prosklen\u00e1 plocha je obrovsk\u00e1, sloupky jsou extr\u00e9mn\u011b tenk\u00e9. Nav\u00edc je vnit\u0159ek velmi dob\u0159e vyu\u017eit\u00fd, a\u00a0tak Kadett p\u016fsob\u00ed navzdory mal\u00fdm vn\u011bj\u0161\u00edm rozm\u011br\u016fm velmi prostorn\u011b. P\u0159ed \u0159idi\u010dem je vodorovn\u00fd p\u00e1skov\u00fd rychlom\u011br a\u00a0vedle n\u011bj dva kulat\u00e9 p\u0159\u00edstroje\u00a0\u2013 teplom\u011br a\u00a0palivom\u011br. Vedle bylo u\u017e jen n\u011bkolik kol\u00e9bkov\u00fdch sp\u00edna\u010d\u016f a\u00a0p\u00e1r kontrolek.<\/p>\n Za p\u0159\u00edplatek dostaly Kadetty i\u00a0r\u00e1dio. Kdy\u017e jste m\u011bli lep\u0161\u00ed verzi L, tak p\u0159ibyly alespo\u0148 kobere\u010dky, hodiny a\u00a0n\u011bjak\u00e9 chromovan\u00e9 li\u0161ty zvenku. Zavazadlov\u00fd prostor m\u00e1 na d\u00e9lku 150\u00a0centimetr\u016f a\u00a0za p\u0159\u00edplatek Opel nab\u00edzel t\u0159et\u00ed \u0159adu sklopn\u00fdch d\u011btsk\u00fdch sedadel. Tak\u017ee byl vlastn\u011b sedmim\u00edstn\u00fd.<\/p>\n Technika je prost\u00e1 a\u00a0jednoduch\u00e1, p\u0159esto Kadett funguje skv\u011ble<\/p>\n V t\u00e9to generaci m\u011bl Kadett je\u0161t\u011b klasickou koncepci, tak\u017ee jeho motor poh\u00e1n\u00ed zadn\u00ed kola. Je to \u0159adov\u00fd \u010dty\u0159v\u00e1lec OHV s\u00a0objemem 993\u00a0cm3\u00a0a\u00a0jedn\u00edm karbur\u00e1torem Solex. Jde o\u00a0velmi lehkou pohonnou jednotku, kter\u00e1 v\u00e1\u017e\u00ed jen 96\u00a0kilogram\u016f a\u00a0byla vyvinuta u\u017e p\u0159ed v\u00e1lkou. V\u00fdkon je 40\u00a0kon\u00ed (29\u00a0kW) v\u00a05\u00a0000\u00a0ot\u00e1\u010dk\u00e1ch, to\u010div\u00fd moment 71\u00a0Nm v\u00a02\u00a0600\u00a0ot\u00e1\u010dk\u00e1ch. Opel pak nab\u00edzel je\u0161t\u011b verze S\u00a0s v\u00fdkonem vy\u0161\u0161\u00edm o\u00a08\u00a0kon\u00ed, ale i\u00a0tak se akcelerace na stovku bl\u00ed\u017eila k\u00a0p\u016fl minut\u011b.<\/p>\n Motor vydr\u017eel nakonec v\u00a0r\u016fzn\u00fdch Opelech a\u017e do roku 1992, kdy se lou\u010dil v\u00a0prvn\u00ed generaci mal\u00e9ho modelu Corsa. Kadett dok\u00e1zal vyt\u00e1hnout na 120\u00a0km\/h, akcelerace na stovku trv\u00e1 21\u00a0sekund a\u00a0neztratil se tedy ani na n\u011bmeck\u00fdch d\u00e1lnic\u00edch. P\u0159itom se b\u011b\u017en\u011b Kadett spokojil se sedmi litry paliva. N\u00e1dr\u017e na 33\u00a0litr\u016f tak vysta\u010dila na dojezd necel\u00fdch 500\u00a0kilometr\u016f.<\/p>\n J\u00edzda mi v\u00e1\u017en\u011b bavila, Opel m\u00e1 sv\u016fj muzejn\u00ed kousek v\u00a0naprosto skv\u011bl\u00e9m stavu.<\/p>\n K motoru je p\u0159ipojen\u00e1 manu\u00e1ln\u00ed a\u00a0kompletn\u011b synchronizovan\u00e1 \u010dty\u0159stup\u0148ov\u00e1 p\u0159evodovka s\u00a0velmi dlouhou p\u00e1kou. Pln\u00e1 synchronizace tehdy nebyla standardem, v\u011bt\u0161ina konkurence se nav\u00edc spokojila se t\u0159emi stupni. Na v\u0161ech kolech jsou bubnov\u00e9 brzdy s\u00a0posilova\u010dem. Ale Kadett v\u00e1\u017e\u00ed jen 720\u00a0kilogram\u016f, tak\u017ee je opravdu lehou\u010dk\u00fd a\u00a0zpomaluje dob\u0159e.<\/p>\n Odpru\u017een\u00ed tvo\u0159\u00ed hydraulick\u00e9 tlumi\u010de na v\u0161ech kolech, p\u0159\u00ed\u010dn\u00e9 listov\u00e9 pero vp\u0159edu a\u00a0dv\u011b pod\u00e9ln\u00e1 poloeliptick\u00e1 vzadu. P\u0159edn\u00ed kola jsou nez\u00e1visle zav\u011b\u0161en\u00e1, vzadu je tuh\u00e1 n\u00e1prava. H\u0159ebenov\u00e9 \u0159\u00edzen\u00ed je n\u00e1dhern\u011b \u010dist\u00e9, bez jak\u00e9koliv v\u016fle a\u00a0zkreslen\u00ed, a\u00a0samoz\u0159ejm\u011b, \u017ee v\u00a0tak lehk\u00e9m aut\u011b mi absolutn\u011b nesch\u00e1z\u00ed posilova\u010d. Vzhledem k\u00a0v\u00fdkonu by mi m\u011bl Kadett p\u0159ipadat pomal\u00fd, ale nen\u00ed tomu tak d\u00edky p\u0159edv\u00eddateln\u00e9mu chov\u00e1n\u00ed a\u00a0neutr\u00e1ln\u00edmu nastaven\u00ed.<\/p>\n Prvn\u00ed generace nastartovala \u00fasp\u011b\u0161n\u00fd p\u0159\u00edb\u011bh<\/p>\n Konec pro Kadett nastal v\u00a0roce 1993\u00a0a\u00a0Opel tehdy p\u0159e\u0161el na jm\u00e9no Astra, kter\u00e9 u\u017e d\u0159\u00edve pro tato auta pou\u017e\u00edval britsk\u00fd sourozenec Vauxhall. Generace A\u00a0se ale samoz\u0159ejm\u011b lou\u010dila d\u0159\u00edve\u00a0\u2013 u\u017e v\u00a0roce 1965, kdy se objevila generace B. Bylo to tak brzo, proto\u017ee Opel musel reagovat na konkurenci, se kterou se roztrhl pytel\u00a0\u2013 Renault 8<\/a>, Ford Taunus<\/a> nebo Simca 1000\u00a0se za\u010daly prod\u00e1vat skv\u011ble. Celkem Opel vyrobil 649\u00a0512\u00a0aut t\u00e9to generace, z\u00a0toho 126\u00a0616\u00a0t\u011bchto komb\u00edk\u016f. Prodalo se tedy kolem 200\u00a0tis\u00edc aut ro\u010dn\u011b, co\u017e nen\u00ed \u0161patn\u00e9, a\u00a0Kadett tehdy tvo\u0159il 40\u00a0% prodej\u016f n\u011bmeck\u00e9 zna\u010dky.<\/p>\n Praktick\u00fd komb\u00edk mne v\u00a0Chorvatsku opravdu zp\u0159\u00edjemnil den.<\/p>\n Opel s\u00a0autem z\u00e1vodil, jen\u017ee v\u00fdrazn\u011bj\u0161\u00edch \u00fasp\u011bch\u016f dos\u00e1hly a\u017e n\u00e1sleduj\u00edc\u00ed dv\u011b generace. Nejslavn\u011bj\u0161\u00edm prvn\u00edm Kadettem je ale bez pochyby Oliver z\u00a0africk\u00e9ho speci\u00e1lu Top Gearu, kde jej \u0159\u00eddil Richard Hammond<\/a>. Ten si auto tak zamiloval, \u017ee jej z\u00a0Botswany odvezl dom\u016f do Brit\u00e1nie a\u00a0kompletn\u011b zrenovoval. Pozd\u011bji si nav\u00edc koupil dva dal\u0161\u00ed Kadetty, z\u00a0nich\u017e jeden byl pr\u00e1v\u011b takov\u00fdto komb\u00edk.<\/p>\n K\u00a0n\u00e1m se Kadett A\u00a0nedov\u00e1\u017eel. Byl tu jeden jedin\u00fd, kter\u00fd koupila automobilka \u0160koda b\u011bhem v\u00fdvoje modelu 1000\u00a0MB<\/a> a\u00a0pak odprodala. A\u00a0dovezlo se sem v\u00a0\u0161edes\u00e1t\u00fdch letech n\u011bkolik ojet\u00fdch. Ty trp\u011bly zejm\u00e9na na probl\u00e9my s\u00a0koroz\u00ed a\u00a0i mechanicky to pr\u00fd nebyla zrovna nejspolehliv\u011bj\u0161\u00ed auta\u00a0\u2013 zlobil je v\u00fdfukov\u00fd syst\u00e9m nebo elektroinstalace. Nav\u00edc bylo obt\u00ed\u017en\u00e9 je u\u00a0n\u00e1s spr\u00e1vn\u011b servisovat, proto\u017ee d\u00edly byly nedostatkov\u00e9.<\/p>\n A kdy\u017e se vr\u00e1t\u00edm k\u00a0p\u016fvodn\u00edmu z\u00e1m\u011bru Opelu, tak Kadett je skute\u010dn\u011b asi ve v\u0161em lep\u0161\u00ed ne\u017e Volkswagen Brouk<\/a>. Ale p\u0159esto jej prodejn\u011b ani sl\u00e1vou nikdy nep\u0159ekonal. N\u00e1sleduj\u00edc\u00ed druh\u00e1 generace u\u017e byla v\u00fdrazn\u011b spolehliv\u011bj\u0161\u00ed, a\u00a0tak \u0161la i\u00a0prodejn\u00ed \u010d\u00edsla nahoru. Prav\u00fd \u00fasp\u011b\u0161n\u00fd trh\u00e1k byla a\u017e t\u0159et\u00ed generace C<\/a>. Kadetty A\u00a0u n\u00e1s moc nese\u017eenete, a\u00a0pokud ano, budou jejich ceny za rozumn\u00fd kus minim\u00e1ln\u011b kolem dvou set tis\u00edc korun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Opel Kadett se poprv\u00e9 p\u0159edstavil v\u00a0roce 1936\u00a0a\u00a0\u0161lo tehdy o\u00a0nejmen\u0161\u00ed model automobilky. Ve v\u00fdrob\u011b vydr\u017eel v\u00a0R\u00fcsselsheimu do roku 1940.\u00a0Pot\u00e9…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":73063,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[67,68,1122,1265,14521,763,165,320],"class_list":{"0":"post-73062","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-byznys","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-byznys","10":"tag-kombi","11":"tag-opel","12":"tag-opel-kadett","13":"tag-testy","14":"tag-veterani-auta","15":"tag-youngtimer"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@cz\/116503574470090818","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/cz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73062","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/cz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/cz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/cz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/cz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73062"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/cz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73062\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/cz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/73063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/cz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/cz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73062"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/cz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/opel-kadett-caravan.jpeg\")
Foto: Opel – Dani Heyne<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1777703349_985_opel-kadett-caravan.jpeg\")
Foto: Opel – Dani Heyne<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1777703350_292_opel-kadett-caravan.jpeg\")
Foto: Opel – Dani Heyne<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1777703350_426_opel-kadett-caravan.jpeg\")
Foto: Opel – Dani Heyne<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1777703350_340_opel-kadett-caravan.jpeg\")
Foto: Opel – Dani Heyne<\/p>\n