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The Oldsmobile Cutlass was a series [1] of automobiles produced by General Motors' Oldsmobile division between 1961 and 1999. At its introduction, the Cutlass was Oldsmobile's entry-level model; it began as a unibody compact car, but saw its greatest success as a body-on-frame intermediate.
The G-body designation was originally used for the 1969–1972 Pontiac Grand Prix and 1970–1972 Chevrolet Monte Carlo personal luxury cars, which rode on longer wheelbases than A-body coupes. For 1973, the Grand Prix and Monte Carlo were related to the A-body line, with all formal-roof A-body coupes designated as A-Special (and, after 1982, G ...
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.
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)
Also used for the Buick XP2000 concept car. 1991 Cadillac Allanté. V II: FWD: 1987: 1993: 1987 – 1993 Cadillac Allanté; Short-wheelbase variant of the E platform. 1992 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme. W I: FWD: 1988: 2001: 1988 – 1996 Buick Regal; 1988 – 1997 Oldsmobile Cutass Supreme; 1988 – 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix; 1990 – 2001 ...
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 ).
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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.