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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.
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 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)
GM A: 1 Chevrolet's mid sized car that replaced Series CA Master AK: 1941 1947 GM A: 1 Light-duty pickup truck sold in conventional or COE configurations Deluxe: 1941 1952 GM A: 1 Passenger car sold as a coupe, convertible, sedan, and station wagon Fleetmaster: 1946 1948 GM A: 1 Passenger car sold as a coupe, convertible, sedan, and station ...
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 .
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 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.
In contrast to the Hummer H1–designed and assembled by AM General, the Hummer H2 and Hummer H3 were developed by GM, receiving their own platform designations. Designated the GMT825, the H2 was derived from the GMT820 (Chevrolet Tahoe/GMC Yukon), with its own midsection frame design and a rear frame shared with the 2500-series GMT800 pickup trucks.