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Although the Chevette was largely a rebadged Opel Kadett C with revised front-end ( detailed below ), it did use the 1256 cc overhead valve ( OHV ) engine of the Viva instead of the Kadett's units, which were produced by Opel.

The Kadett's double wishbone front suspension, rear-wheel drive and rear suspension with Panhard rod, torque tube and coil sprung live axle were carried over unaltered.

Inside, the two cars differed only in terms of their dashboard and switchgear: the Chevette stuck to the British & Japanese right-hand drive tradition of having the indicator switch on the right-hand side of the steering column, while the Kadett had the mainland European left-hand drive custom of the flasher stalk being on the left.

The Chevette also had a much more angular instrument binnacle, although the instrumentation within was similar ( though in imperial rather than metric measurements ).