and 17 inches at the rear, the same as on the Elise. Calypso Red was the only available exterior colour. The turbocharged Speedster was able to reach a top speed of and accelerate from 0 to in 4.7 seconds. In 2005, General Motors introduced a Daewoo badged Vauxhall VX220 at Incheon International Airport in South Korea at the GM Daewoo showroom. However, only one was built for marketing purposes while the car was sold as an Opel Speedster. In April 2001, comedian Griff Rhys Jones was dismissed by Vauxhall following an advert for the VX220 the previous year that drew negative attention, with Vauxhall stating that they wanted to move in a different direction. The advert was also voted “Worst of the Year” by an industry magazine. Production ended on 22 July 2005, after five years, with no direct successor. It was not until February 2007, when GM Europe adopted the Pontiac Solstice/Saturn Sky into the Opel GT, that GM Europe had a replacement sector product, albeit with no RHD version for the United Kingdom. The final production number of the Speedster was only 7,207. Opel ECO Speedster The Opel ECO Speedster is a concept car made by Opel in 2002. Related to the production Opel Speedster, it is a two-door coupe with two seats, gullwing doors, and no wing mirrors. It was displayed at the 2002 Paris Motor Show References External links Opel Eco-Speedster Article Speedster ECO Speedster Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive vehicles Sports cars Roadsters Coupés Cars of England Cars introduced in 2000 Cars discontinued in 2005 Cars powered by transverse 4-cylinder engines