The 4x4 was a model of it's own which ran from 1989 until it was axed in 1993.SRiGUY93 wrote:my dad told me he scrapped an SRi 4x4 face-lift when he worked at a scrapyard in around '06-'07, I really don't know if they exist but he claims he put it on ramps and it was a whole 4x4 system, and it had 4x4 badges as well as SRi ones on the door and boot. Only logical explanation I can think of is a conversion.
It started out with a fairly low specification. In fact it was pretty much just an L spec with the four wheel drive system.
However, this was changed fairly dramatically in about late 1991 when the spec was given an overhaul.
It was given colour coded bumpers, silver insert trim stripes, a boot spoiler, and most importantly the same recaro style seats and wheel trims used on the SRi.
All 4x4 spec Cavaliers were fitted with the 2.0i 8V engine in either 115bhp (20NE & C20NE) or in 130bhp (20SEH) depending on year and buyer preference. The 20SEH engine is also the one used on the early SRi.
This meant that late 4x4 spec Cavaliers were essentially an SRi with a four wheel drive system, minus one or two features such as the headlamp washers and with a different steering wheel.
I can see how it could be mistaken for an SRi or could be made to look exactly like one with very little effort.
The 4x4 is an interesting model, dispute winning the caravan club's tow car of the year they never sold well, (just under 3,500 were sold in the UK) as such, they are now extremely rare with just 5 left on the road as of Q4 2019.