1984 Ford Granada – Driven To Write

1984 Opel Senator 2.5E Road Test

Driving a 1984 Opel Senator.

_{Editor’s note: This article was originally published on DTW on 14 February 2015.}

Every time one has a reason to discuss the large cars from the ’70s and ’80s, the large cars that aren’t BMW, Mercedes or Audi, one seems obliged to talk about the status and success of these products in comparative terms. It seems incorrect to speak of the Granada, 604 or Senator without mentioning how they fared relative to the BMW 5 et al. I’ll avoid re-treading all that ground again.

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Gorfe’s Granadas: 1984 Ford Granada 2.3 L

The middle of the first half of the 1980’s is considered an interesting time by fans of big Fords. Here’s why.

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The 1984 2.3 L offered all the main features of Ford’s respected motorway mile-muncher in an economical package. The styling was at the cutting edge but didn’t frighten people like spaceball weirdness from Renault, Peugeot’s bizarro big saloons or Citroen’s disastrously complicated hydraulic malarky.

At the same time, it had a dash that Volvo and Mercedes couldn’t even dream of copying. BMW: they didn’t even get a look in. The Granada undercut Vauxhall’s drab Carlton and offered a modern V6 instead of the General’s dated and rough straight-six. You won’t Continue reading “Gorfe’s Granadas: 1984 Ford Granada 2.3 L”

1984 Opel Senator 2.5E Road Test

DTW has been taking a look at old, large saloons. Recently a 1984 Opel Senator was been subjected to a small test. Read on to find out what was found out.

Introduction

Every time one has a reason to discuss the large cars from the 70s and 80s, the large cars that aren’t BMW, Mercedes or Audi, one seems obliged to talk about the status and success of these products in comparative terms. It seems incorrect to speak of the Granada, 604 or Senator without mentioning how they fared relative to the BMW 5 et al. I’ll avoid re-treading all that ground again. Continue reading “1984 Opel Senator 2.5E Road Test”