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Opel Calibra V6 4x4 #16 U. Alzen DTM 1996 UT Models 1:18

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Opel Calibra V6 4x4 #16 U. Alzen DTM 1996 UT Models 1:18 180964316 Diecast
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UT Models' 1:18 diecast Opel Calibra V6 4x4 reproduces Uwe Alzen's #16 entry from the 1996 DTM season, when Class 1 regulations required the four-wheel-drive layout the 4x4 designation refers to. A technical-era piece for a German touring car collection built around the short-lived Class 1 rulebook.
Opel Calibra V6 4x4 #16 U. Alzen DTM 1996 UT Models 1:18
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Brand
Opel
Manufacturer
UT Models
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
180964316
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About the Opel Calibra V6 4x4 #16 U. Alzen DTM 1996 UT Models 1:18

TL;DR: UT Models' 1:18 diecast Opel Calibra V6 4x4 reproduces Uwe Alzen's #16 car from the 1996 DTM season, when Class 1 regulations mandated the four-wheel-drive layout the "4x4" name refers to. Diecast construction carries the factory Opel livery from that final Class 1 era.

Class 1 touring car rules, shared by DTM and its ITC successor through the mid-1990s, required 2.5-liter V6 engines and four-wheel drive, and Opel's Calibra racer followed that formula to the letter.

UT Models' Diecast Calibra Built to Class 1 Rules

The "4x4" in this car's name is not a special trim among otherwise rear-driven rivals, it describes the mandatory drivetrain layout every Class 1 touring car of this period carried. UT Models reproduces the widened wheel arches needed to house that four-wheel-drive hardware, along with the deep front splitter and rear wing sized for genuine downforce, with tight, well-defined panel lines. Alzen's #16 sponsor graphics sit crisply across the doors and roof, and the diecast body carries real weight in hand, appropriate for a car built purely for track performance. The low, wide stance and correctly proportioned wheel arches distinguish this from a road-going Calibra dressed up in racing colors.

Uwe Alzen's #16 Entry and the Four-Wheel-Drive Format

Alzen campaigned this Opel entry during the 1996 DTM season, a year defined by the Class 1 rulebook's demanding technical requirements. The four-wheel-drive V6 format made these cars mechanically complex and genuinely fast, a short-lived but technically fascinating chapter in German touring car racing before the rules changed again.

A Technical-Era Piece for a DTM Collection

For a collector focused on the mechanical specifics of Class 1 racing, this Calibra documents a rulebook that shaped touring cars only briefly.

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