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The General Motors G platform (also called G-body) was an automobile platform designation used for mid-sized rear-wheel drive cars. It made its first appearance from the 1969 to 1972 model years, adapted from GM's A-body , and reappeared from 1982 to 1988.
The GM A platform (commonly called A-body) was a rear wheel drive automobile platform designation used by General Motors from 1925 until 1959, and again from 1964 to 1981. In 1982, GM introduced a new front wheel drive A platform , and existing intermediate rear wheel drive products were redesignated as G-bodies .
Slated to underpin all GM crossovers (excluding those on VSS-F) by 2025. 2023 Chevrolet Colorado. VSS-T: RWD/AWD: 2023: 2023–present Chevrolet Colorado; 2023–present GMC Canyon; The eventual consolidated successor to the GMT platforms. Slated to underpin all GM body-on-frame SUVs and trucks by 2025. 2020 Chevrolet Corvette. Y2XX: RWD: 2020
The A-body designation was resurrected in 1964 for a new series of intermediate-sized cars including the Chevrolet Chevelle, Pontiac Tempest, Oldsmobile Cutlass, and Buick Skylark. These later A-bodies underwent a switch in drive layout from rear-wheel drive to front-wheel drive in 1982. The switch in the drive layout spawned the G-body.
Previously, General Motors used the G-body designation for unrelated mid-sized cars. The G-body was based on Cadillac's K-body architecture. The platform was introduced in 1995 with Buick Riviera 2-door coupe (which moved up from the GM E platform) and the Oldsmobile Aurora 4-door sedan (a new model that replaced the Riviera-derived Toronado ...
The General Motors G platform (also called G-body) designation was used for three different automobile platforms. 1969–1972 GM G platform (RWD) 1982–1988 GM G platform (RWD) 1995–2011 GM G platform (FWD)
The GMT T1XX is the assembly code for a vehicle platform architecture developed by General Motors for its line of full-size trucks and large SUVs that has been announced to start production in the fall of 2018 for the 2019 model year. [1] The "XX" is a placeholder for the last two digits of the specific assembly code for each model.
The first F-body cars were produced in 1966 for the 1967 model year, as GM's response to the Ford Mustang and later the Mercury Cougar.Originally designed strictly as the platform for the Camaro, Pontiac engineers were given a short amount of time prior to the Camaro's release to produce a version that matched their corporate styling as well.