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The Opel/Vauxhall Adam S was previewed in "near production" form at the Geneva 2014 show earlier this year, and will now make a world premiere in production form at Paris 2014.

The Adam is a city car built on a shortened version of the B-segment Corsa platform, competing with cars such as the Fiat 500, smart fortwo, Renault Twingo, Toyota iQ, and Volkswagen up.

While the Adam tops out with a normally aspirated 1.4 litre engine, under the hood of this 'hot' Adam S version is a 1.4 litre Turbo ECOTEC engine, which produces 150 PS and 220 Nm. The cast iron engine has a plastic intake manifold, dual continuously variable valve timing and a manifold-integrated turbocharger. The 100 km/h sprint is done in 8.5 seconds.

The Adam S features large VXR S brakes and standard 17 inch alloys with an optional 18 inch upgrade. On the interior, the driver and front passenger can choose between four different seat arrangements, including Recaro Performance seats in Morrocana or nappa leather.