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Isuzu Gemini Manufacturer Isuzu Production 1974–2000 Predecessor Isuzu Bellett

First generation Also called Isuzu Bellett Gemini Isuzu I-Mark Opel-Isuzu Buick Opel Production 1974–1984 Class Subcompact Body style(s) 2-door coupe 4-door sedan Platform FR T-body Related Chevrolet Chevette Pontiac T1000 Holden Gemini Isuzu Piazza Opel Kadett Vauxhall Cavalier Pontiac Acadian

Second generation Also called Isuzu I-Mark Chevrolet Spectrum Geo Spectrum Pontiac Sunburst Chevrolet Gemini Holden Gemini Production 1985–1989 Class Subcompact Body style(s) 3-door hatchback 4-door sedan Platform FF R-body Related Holden Gemini Honda Civic Isuzu Impulse

Third generation Also called Isuzu Stylus Production 1990–1992 Class Compact Body style(s) 2-door coupe 4-door sedan Platform FF R-body Related Geo Storm Isuzu Impulse Asüna Sunfire

Fourth generation Production 1993–1996 Class Compact Body style(s) 4-door sedan Related Honda Civic Honda Domani Honda Integra Rover 400

Fifth generation Production 1997–2000 Class Compact Body style(s) 4-door sedan Related Acura EL Honda Civic Honda Integra Rover 400

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1974

The first Gemini was the 1974 Bellett Gemini. It was based on the third-generation Opel Kadett on the General Motors T-car platform and came in four-door sedan and two-door coupe body styles. Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... The Opel Kadett is a small family car produced by the German automaker Opel between 1937 and 1940, then from 1962 to 1992. ... The General Motors T-car was an automobile platform for subcompact cars. ... 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. ...

In addition, Holden in Australia offered the Gemini as a 3 door station wagon and van, which were derived from the Vauxhall Chevette wagon, with Gemini front panels. The Gemini was Wheels magazine's Car of the Year for 1975. Holdens rule This article is about the Australian car manufacturer. ... Vauxhall Chevette - rare HSR rally model in road-going trim The Vauxhall Chevette was a model of car manufactured by Vauxhall in the UK from 1975 to 1983. ... Wheels Magazine is an Australian automotive magazine. ... Car of the Year is a phrase usually considered to have been invented by Motor Trend magazine in the 1950s for their annual award for best automobile. ...

The 1976 Gemini was equipped with a 1.3-liter engine known as the 1g13c, which was adopted by Opel in Germany for their Opel Kadett. This article is about the European car manufacturer. ... The Opel Kadett is a small family car produced by the German automaker Opel between 1937 and 1940, then from 1962 to 1992. ...

The coupe was replaced in 1981 by the derivative Isuzu Piazza, which was introduced in the United States in 1983 as the Isuzu Impulse. Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... The Isuzu Impulse was a small sporty 3-door hatchback sold from 1983 through 1992. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... The Isuzu Impulse was a small sporty 3-door hatchback (though always classified as a coupé by Isuzu) sold from 1981 through to 1992. ...

Sold as:

• 1975–1984 - Holden Gemini - Australia
• 1982–1984 - Holden Gemini - New Zealand
• 1975 - Opel Gemini - Malaysia, Thailand
• 1975 - 1979 Opel Isuzu/Buick Opel - United States
• 1981–1984 - Isuzu I-Mark
• 1981–1990 - Isuzu Piazza
• 1983–1989 - Isuzu Impulse

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1985

General Motors sought a replacement for their world car T-body Kadett / Gemini, and this time, instead of building one design on several continents, they decided to build a world car in one location and export it to several continents. As T-body manufacturing had been turned over to Isuzu in Japan for economic reasons, so would the manufacturing of the replacement. In 1984, Isuzu again commissioned Giorgetto Giugiaro who was responsible for the 117 Coupe and the Piazza. This time, he was to design an economy car on the new front-wheel drive R-body platform. The R-body featured a MacPherson strut front suspension and beam axle rear suspension, which foreshadowed most of GM's offerings through their current model lineup. Giugiaro's design followed the Piazza design very closely in shape and detail, though the proportions made the Gemini appear shorter and taller in its three door version, and a four door sedan (notch back) was also designed. The best thing about the car was the awesome kick-ass advert for it. General Motors Corporation, also known as GM or The General, an American multinational corporation, is the worlds largest auto company. ... The General Motors T-car was an automobile platform for subcompact cars. ... The Opel Kadett is a small family car produced by the German automaker Opel between 1937 and 1940, then from 1962 to 1992. ... The General Motors T-car was an automobile platform for subcompact cars. ... Giorgetto Giugiaro Giorgetto Giugiaro (August 7, 1938) is an Italian car designer. ... A piazza is an open square in a city, often used as a marketplace, found in Italy. ... Front-wheel drive is the most common form of engine/transmission layout used in modern passenger cars, where the engine drives the front wheels. ... A simple MacPherson strut suspension on the left front wheel of a rear-wheel drive vehicle. ... Giorgetto Giugiaro (born 7 August 1938) is an Italian car designer, one of the most influential and prolific ever. ... A piazza is an open square in a city, often used as a marketplace, found in Italy. ... A notchback full-size luxury sedan. ...

Unfortunately for everyone involved, Isuzu presented the designs to GM prior to freezing the design, and GM ordered a number of detail changes to the design without ever consulting the designer, Giugiaro, which was taken as an insult, and ended the long relationship between the noted Italian designer and Japan's oldest car builder. The insult was serious enough to Giugiaro that he denied the car was his design until a decade after the vehicle went out of production. General Motors Corporation, also known as GM or The General, an American multinational corporation, is the worlds largest auto company. ... Giorgetto Giugiaro (born 7 August 1938) is an Italian car designer, one of the most influential and prolific ever. ... Giorgetto Giugiaro (born 7 August 1938) is an Italian car designer, one of the most influential and prolific ever. ...

The R-body Gemini was introduced in 1985. In Japan, the vehicle was available with a 1.5 liter SOHC engine, 1.5 liter turbocharged engine, and 1.7 liter diesel engine. A 1.6 liter DOHC engine was introduced in late 1987. Trim levels were widely varied, from basic models to Irmscher and Lotus Tuned versions, and plenty of optional equipment and dealer options were available.

In the US, the vehicle was available from Chevrolet (and later Geo) as the Spectrum, or from Isuzu themselves, as the I-Mark. GM's Pontiac division sold the I-Mark as the Pontiac Sunburst in Canada from 1985 to 1988. Pontiac discontinued the Sunburst because it felt that the engine was a little weak and did not have much performance. GM Canada announced that the Sunburst's replacement would be the Passport Optima in 1989. For GM, this was an entry level vehicle to attract young buyers and to compete with the flood of Japanese compact cars flooding the US market. The Spectrum lacked many of the options and equipment of the I-Mark, though both were available with the 1.5 liter SOHC non-turbo and turbo engines, but no diesel engines were offered in the US. The turbo model I-Mark was called the RS model in 1988 and then changed to the LS model in 1989. The I-Mark was available with the 1.6 liter DOHC engine in 1989 only, as the RS model. In 1988 and 1989, the LS and RS models were offered with Lotus Tuned Suspension, the sportier suspension featuring more rigid dampers, alternate spring rates, and bigger sway bars. Chevrolet (IPA: ʃɛv. ... GEO or Geo may refer to any of the following: Geo or gio, is a creek (inlet) or gulley in the Orkney and Shetland Islands GEO (newspaper), a popular scientific magazine Geo (microformat), a microformat for marking up WSG84 geographical coordinates in (X)HTML Geo (automobile), a brand of entry... General Motors Corporation, also known as GM or The General, an American multinational corporation, is the worlds largest auto company. ...

Sold as:

• 1985-1989 Isuzu I-Mark - United States
• 1985-1989 Isuzu Gemini - Japan
• 1985-1988 Chevrolet Spectrum - United States & Canada
• 1989 Geo Spectrum - United States
• 1985-1989 Pontiac Sunburst - Canada
• 1985-1989 Holden Gemini - Australia
• 1985-1989 Chevrolet Gemini - Chile

The Chevrolet Spectrum was a four cyliner, front wheel drive compact car sold from 1985-1989. ... The Geo Spectrum was a subcompact car. ... The Isuzu Gemini was a compact car sold from 1974 through 2000. ... The Isuzu Gemini was a compact car sold from 1974 through 2000. ...

1990

A new Gemini arrived for 1990. The coupe version was now called the Gemini Coupe, and its last model was produced in 1993. The Isuzu Gemini Coupe was the basis for the Isuzu Impulse and Geo Storm in the US and Canada, and for a 1993-only model in Canada - the Asüna Sunfire. A 4-door sedan with similar mechanical components was sold as the Isuzu Stylus in the United States and Canada. The Geo versions lacked some of the more expensive and advanced features of the Isuzu (and Asüna) versions. Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... The Isuzu Impulse was a small sporty 3-door hatchback (though always classified as a coupé by Isuzu) sold from 1981 through to 1992. ... The Geo Storm was a sport compact car manufactured by Isuzu and sold in the United States by General Motors from 1990 through 1993 as part of GMs Geo line of inexpensive automobiles. ... The Asüna Sunfire was a version of the Isuzu Impulse, sold only in Canada for the 1993 model year. ... The Isuzu Stylus was a compact car sold from 1991 through 1993. ...

According to Volume 80 of Car Styling Magazine [1] The design of 4-door sedan was based directly on a design study for GM's Saturn_S-Series. GM rejected the design (which had evolved from a prototype known as the "Little Red Car") in 1985 and gave it over to Isuzu. The S-Series is a family of compact cars from the Saturn automobile company. ... This article is about the year. ...

The 1993 Isuzu Gemini Coupe GT/r was also called the Stylus GT/r it was the last of the Gemini clan. It was replaced by several Honda Civic models. The Honda Civic is a compact car manufactured by Honda. ...

The Gemini's 1g13c engine was used as the platform for the Honda Del Sol's d15 engine. 1997 Honda Civic del Sol. ...

However Opel made a new Kadett engine, also based on the 1g13c, known as the Kadett MkII 1g13de (1300 DOHC EFI), 1g13du (1300 DOHC twin side), 1g13te (1300 SOHC turbo) and 1g13dte (1300 DOHC turbo). All these variations were used on the last of the Geminis -- Isuzu Impulse, Isuzu Piazza, Isuzu Gemini MkII, Isuzu Stylus, Holden Gemini MkII, Holden Sunfire, Opel Kadett, Opel/Vauxhall Tigra and Asüna Sunfire.

1994

Isuzu halted production of the Gemini and replaced it with a rebadged version of the Honda Domani. 1992 Honda Domani The Honda Domani is a car made by Honda and marketed in east Asia, including Japan, Thailand and Malaysia. ...

1997

The next-generation Gemini replacement was a rebadged Honda Civic sedan. Production of this model ended in 2000. The Honda Civic is a compact car manufactured by Honda. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ...

Safety

In Australia, the 1982-1984 Holden Gemini was assessed in the Used Car Safety Ratings 2006 as providing "significantly worse than average" protection for its occupants in the event of a crash.[2]

External links

• Holden Car Clubs of Australia

• HoldenGemini.net

• Used Car Safety Ratings - Holden Gemini - Australia Only

• ISUZU Gemini Ads