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The General Motors G platform (also called G-body) was used for GM mid-size cars such as Buick Regal and Chevrolet Malibu. This automobile platform letter was used twice. The current G-bodies use the front wheel drive version. Automakers, also known as carmakers, automobile manufacturers, motor manufacturers, or the automobile industry are companies that design and manufacture automobiles. ...
General Motors Corporation, also known as GM, is the worlds largest auto company by annual production volume as of 2006, and the second largest by sales volume as of the first half of 2007, behind Toyota Motor Corporation. ...
Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ...
Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ...
The General Motors A platform (commonly called A-body) was a mid-size car automobile platform. ...
See also: GM H platform (RWD) The H platform, or H-body, name has been used twice by General Motors. ...
The W-body is a automobile platform from General Motors which underpins midsize cars with front wheel drive. ...
Car classification is subjective since many vehicles fall into multiple categories. ...
A mid-size car, frequently referred to as an intermediate, is an automobile with a size between that of a compact and a full-size or standard-size car. ...
Cars can come in a large variety of different body styles. ...
A notchback full-size luxury sedan. ...
1995 Buick Riviera coupe A coupé (from the French for cut) or coupe is a two or four-seater car with a fixed roof and two doors. ...
Estate car body style (Saab 95) A station wagon (United States usage), wagon (Australian usage, though station wagon is widely used) or estate car (United Kingdom usage) is a car body style similar to a sedan car but with an extended rear cargo area. ...
General Motors Corporation, also known as GM, is the worlds largest auto company by annual production volume as of 2006, and the second largest by sales volume as of the first half of 2007, behind Toyota Motor Corporation. ...
A mid-size car, frequently referred to as an intermediate, is an automobile with a size between that of a compact and a full-size or standard-size car. ...
The Buick Regal was a mid-size automobile produced by General Motors Buick division from 1973 through 2004, during which Buick also used the Century name on mid-size models; the two frequently shared bodies and powertrains. ...
It has been suggested that Chevrolet Classic be merged into this article or section. ...
An automobile platform is a shared set of components common to a number of different automobiles. ...
The General Motors G platform (also called G-Body) automobile platform name was used twice. ...
The first G-bodies were rear-wheel drive and built from 1982 to 1988. This generation of cars actually began production in 1978 under the A-body classification. Following the downsizing of the 1977 Impala and full-size, the intermediates were next, shrinking to roughly the size of the previous Chevrolet Nova compacts, with 6 passenger seating, and bringing down the wagon body style. The Buick and Oldsmobile were introduced with fastback coupe styles which were not well received, while the Chevy and Pontiac got notchbacks. The later notchback coupes were popular in NASCAR and lowriders. Another interesting design compromise was non-lowering rear door windows on 4 door models. These competed with the Ford Fox platform cars like the Fairmont and Thunderbird, and various Chrysler K and Plymouth Volare variants. Rear-wheel drive (or RWD for short) is an engine/transmission layout used in automobiles. ...
Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ...
Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ...
The General Motors A platform (commonly called A-body) was a mid-size car automobile platform. ...
Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ...
The Chevrolet Impala is an automobile built for the Chevrolet division by General Motors. ...
The Chevrolet Nova or Chevy II was an American compact car introduced by the Chevrolet division of General Motors in 1962. ...
Jeff Burton (99), Elliott Sadler (38), Ricky Rudd (21), Dale Jarrett (88), Sterling Marlin (40), Jimmie Johnson (48), and Casey Mears (41) practice for the 2004 Daytona 500 The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ...
The Ford Fox platform was a rear wheel drive, unibody automobile architecture that Ford used for over 25 years in the North American market. ...
Ford Fairmont is a name that has been used for two unrelated models of automobile; one in Australia and one in North America. ...
The Ford Thunderbird is a car manufactured in the United States by the Ford Motor Company. ...
1987 Plymouth Reliant K The Chrysler Corporations K-Car platform of the 1980s ranks as one of the most overt uses of platform sharing in automotive history. ...
The Dodge Aspen was a midsize car of the 1970s from Chryslers Dodge brand. ...
The front wheel drive A-body was supposed to replace the old rear wheel drive A-body cars in 1981, but due to high sales, the rear wheel drive cars remained in production under the G-body classification. By the time the G-body was nearing its end, most new cars moved in 1988 to the new GM W platform, although the 1987 Pontiac Bonneville moved to the H-body (introduced in 1986). Front wheel drive is the most common form of engine/transmission layout used in modern passenger cars, where the engine drives the front wheels. ...
1987 Chevrolet Celebrity station wagon The General Motors A platform (commonly called the A-body) was a midsize car automobile platform. ...
Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ...
The W-body is a automobile platform from General Motors which underpins midsize cars with front wheel drive. ...
Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ...
The Pontiac Bonneville was an automobile built by the Pontiac division of General Motors from 1958 to 2005. ...
See also: GM H platform (RWD) The H platform, or H-body, name has been used twice by General Motors. ...
Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ...
The coupes with formal rooflines (Monte Carlo, Grand Prix, Cutlass Supreme, Cutlass Supreme Classic (1988), Cutlass Calais (until 1985), Cutlass Salon (1986-1987) and Regal) were dubbed as the G-Special. These Specials were known as the A-Special prior to 1981. The Chevrolet Monte Carlo was an American mid-size car. ...
The Pontiac Grand Prix is an automobile produced by the Pontiac division of General Motors. ...
The Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme was an intermediate-size car produced by General Motors for the American market. ...
Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ...
The Buick Regal was a mid-size automobile produced by General Motors Buick division from 1973 through 2004, during which Buick also used the Century name on mid-size models; the two frequently shared bodies and powertrains. ...
Chick Hicks of the Cars (movie) is a 1980s G body, most likely a Buick Regal, but also similar to a Monte Carlo. Chick Hicks is a fictional character, a racecar and the antagonist in the 2006 animated Disney/Pixar film Cars. ...
Lightning McQueen and Mater in a screenshot from the upcoming film Cars will be the seventh Pixar film and is scheduled for release June 9, 2006. ...
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This family consisted of: The Buick Regal was a mid-sized automobile produced by Buick in the United States between the 1973 and 2004 model years. ...
The Buick Regal was a mid-size automobile produced by General Motors Buick division from 1973 through 2004, during which Buick also used the Century name on mid-size models; the two frequently shared bodies and powertrains. ...
The Chevrolet El Camino (Spanish translation The Road) was a car-like pick-up built by Chevrolet in the United States from 1959 to 1987. ...
It has been suggested that Chevrolet Classic be merged into this article or section. ...
The Chevrolet Monte Carlo was an American mid-size car. ...
The Chevrolet El Camino (Spanish translation The Road) was a car-like pick-up built by Chevrolet in the United States from 1959 to 1987. ...
The Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme was a mid-size car produced by General Motors for the American market. ...
The Oldsmobile Calais, renamed the Cutlass Calais for 1988, was a compact car produced by the Oldsmobile division of General Motors from 1985 through 1991. ...
The Oldsmobile Cutlass Cruiser was a mid-size station wagon produced from 1984 through 1996 at General Motors Oklahoma City plant. ...
The Oldsmobile Cutlass was an automobile made by the Oldsmobile division of General Motors. ...
The Pontiac Bonneville was an automobile built by the Pontiac division of General Motors from 1958 to 2005. ...
The Pontiac Grand Prix is an automobile produced by the Pontiac division of General Motors. ...
Performance vehicles Performance applications include: - There is also speculation that 3 Hurst/Olds editions were made using 1988 Cutlass Supreme Classic bodies. These were not marketed through GM though. There was also a Hurst/Olds body kit available in 1988.
- The 1986.5 Grand Prix 2+2 cosmetic features which included a NASCAR qualifying nose-cone was also available through GM for installation on any 1981-1987 Grand Prix. There were 17 Grand Prix GTs offered by Mertyle Motors in New York which offered a slightly different look and had some performance tuning in 1986.
- The 1987 GNX was made in conjunction with ASC/McLaren and 547 were made and included a unique suspension system, featured fender flares, had Stewart-Warner gauges, and a net power of 276 hp (206 kW), above the 245 hp (183 kW) of the regular Grand National. There are many more features that set the GNX apart and are too many to list.
models not on list born before G-body classification of 1982 were: The Buick Regal was a mid-size automobile produced by General Motors Buick division from 1973 through 2004, during which Buick also used the Century name on mid-size models; the two frequently shared bodies and powertrains. ...
The Chevrolet El Camino (Spanish translation The Road) was a car-like pick-up built by Chevrolet in the United States from 1959 to 1987. ...
1979 Hurst/Olds W-30 Wikimedia Commons has more media related to: Oldsmobile Hurst/Olds Following the success of Hurst components in Oldsmobiles 442 models, Hurst Performance of Warminster, Pennsylvania, in collaboration with Oldsmobile, produced special-edition performance versions of the Cutlass Supreme, the Hurst/Olds. ...
The Chevrolet Monte Carlo was an American mid-size car. ...
The Buick Regal was a mid-size automobile produced by General Motors Buick division from 1973 through 2004, during which Buick also used the Century name on mid-size models; the two frequently shared bodies and powertrains. ...
The Buick Regal was a mid-sized automobile produced by Buick in the United States between the 1973 and 2004 model years. ...
1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass 442 The Oldsmobile 442 (pronounced four-four-two) was a muscle car produced by the Oldsmobile division of General Motors. ...
The Chevrolet Monte Carlo was an American mid-size car. ...
The Pontiac Grand Prix is an automobile produced by the Pontiac division of General Motors. ...
The Buick Regal was a mid-size automobile produced by General Motors Buick division from 1973 through 2004, during which Buick also used the Century name on mid-size models; the two frequently shared bodies and powertrains. ...
The Buick Regal was a mid-size automobile produced by General Motors Buick division from 1973 through 2004, during which Buick also used the Century name on mid-size models; the two frequently shared bodies and powertrains. ...
The Buick Regal was a mid-size automobile produced by General Motors Buick division from 1973 through 2004, during which Buick also used the Century name on mid-size models; the two frequently shared bodies and powertrains. ...
The Buick Regal was a mid-sized automobile produced by Buick in the United States between the 1973 and 2004 model years. ...
It has been suggested that Chevrolet Classic be merged into this article or section. ...
It has been suggested that Chevrolet Classic be merged into this article or section. ...
1965 Pontiac Le Mans The Pontiac LeMans was an intermediate-sized automobile offered by the Pontiac division of General Motors from 1962 to 1981, replaced by the downsized Pontiac Bonneville for the 1982 model year after the fuel crises of the 1970s. ...
1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass 442 The Oldsmobile 442 (pronounced four-four-two) was a muscle car produced by the Oldsmobile division of General Motors. ...
1979 Hurst/Olds W-30 Wikimedia Commons has more media related to: Oldsmobile Hurst/Olds Following the success of Hurst components in Oldsmobiles 442 models, Hurst Performance of Warminster, Pennsylvania, in collaboration with Oldsmobile, produced special-edition performance versions of the Cutlass Supreme, the Hurst/Olds. ...
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