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The Opel Zafira, also as the Zafira Tourer since 2011, is a mid-size crossover (compact MPV in its first 2 generations) produced by the German car manufacturer Opel, since January 1999. The third generation, launched in 2011, is classified as a mid-size crossover. It has also been marketed under the Vauxhall marque in the United Kingdom, the Holden marque in Australia, as well as under a number of other market-specific brands and names. ==Zafira A (1999–2005)== The first generation of the Zafira is usually referred to as Zafira A, as is customary for Opel models. Developed with the aid of Porsche, the Zafira was first shown in concept form at the 1997 Frankfurt Auto Show, and entered series production in January 1999, with sales beginning in April.〔''Automobil Revue 2002'', p. 454〕 The car was based on the same platform as the 1998 Astra G and shared much in common with that car. The Zafira A body was used in GM/Opel's concept hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicle the HydroGen3. Offered with a series of petrol engines and initially a single diesel offering, the "X" engines were replaced by the newer "Z" engine generation in 2000.〔 These featured variable intake manifolds and were able to meet Euro 3 emissions standards. The Opel Zafira has seven seats arranged in three rows, the back row of which can be folded into the floor to create more space, individually or together, rather than requiring that the extra seats be physically removed from the vehicle. The system was named Flex 7. In TüV's ranking of the quality of three-year-old cars, the Zafira was by far the best Opel, only slightly behind the winning Ford Focus.〔 Introduced at Geneva in February 2001, the turbocharged Zafira OPC went on sale in October 2001. With , this was the fastest minivan on sale in Europe. Only available with a five-speed manual transmission, 0–100 km/h (62 mph) can be reached in 8.2 seconds and the top speed is .〔 The popular 2-litre turbodiesels were complemented by a 2.2 litre option in January 2002.〔 The Opel Zafira A was replaced by Zafira B in Europe, but was still sold in most other markets until 2012 (albet that its cousin the Chevrolet Astra was discontinued in 2011), except for Australia and New Zealand, where the model was cancelled altogether. The Zafira was sold in the Philippines from 2001 to 2005, being the last European-based Opel car to be sold in the Philippines after they stopped selling the Opel Astra in 2003. The Zafira was sold in Japan from 2001 through 2004 as the Traviq, where it was cancelled and replaced later in 2008 by the Subaru Exiga – developed from the Subaru Legacy platform. According to Subaru, the name was a combination of the words "travel" and "quick", however, the word more closely resembles the English word "traffic". Due to the exterior dimensions exceeding Japanese government regulations for vehicles defined as "compact", Japanese buyers were liable for additional taxes. The Traviq was originally only available with the bigger 2.2 litre engine, although a 1.8 L, lower-priced alternative was added in July 2003.〔 The engines used were not Subaru supplied boxer engines, but were conventional in line units that were uncharacteristic to market-recognised Subaru products, and all-wheel-drive technology was also not available. The sale of the Zafira as a Subaru created a conflict with previously established Yanase Co., Ltd. retail dealerships, in that Yanase was already selling Opel products, like the Zafira. When production of the Traviq ended, Yanase continued to import Opel products into Japan until 2006. File:Opel Zafira rear 20080811.jpg|Rear view File:Opel zafira A opc.jpg|Opel Zafira A ''OPC'' File:Vauxhall Zafira A front.JPG|Vauxhall Zafira (United Kingdom) File:Chevrolet Zafira.jpg|Chevrolet Zafira (Brazil) File:2001-2003 Holden TT Zafira 03.jpg|Holden Zafira (Australia) File:Subaru Traviq front.jpg|Subaru Traviq (Japan) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Opel Zafira」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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