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The General Motors X platform (also called X-body) is a rear-wheel drive compact car automobile platform produced from the 1962 to 1979 model years. Developed by Chevrolet, the architecture was initially unique in the U.S. to the Chevy II, first joined by the Pontiac Ventura in 1971, then a range of other GM products as its divisions expanded their compact model lines.
Chevy II / Nova: 1962 1988 X-body: 5 Chevrolet's compact (1962–1979) and subcompact (1985–1988) car. Nova was the top-line of Chevy II series Chevelle: 1964 1977 GM A: 3 Chevrolet's successful mid-size car produced during 1964–1977 Chevy Van: 1964 1995 3 Chevrolet's long run van line-up Caprice: 1965 1996 GM B: 4
Ultimately, the X-bodies — which included the 1980–1985 Chevrolet Citation, 1980–1984 Oldsmobile Omega, 1980–1984 Pontiac Phoenix and 1980–1985 Buick Skylark — became synonymous with their design defects, and GM's mishandled response. [1] The X platform was the basis for the intermediate FWD GM A-body that
The Buick Apollo is a compact car that was manufactured from 1973 to 1975 by General Motors for its Buick division. It was based on the GM X platform along with the Oldsmobile Omega, Chevrolet Nova, and the Pontiac Ventura. The car was named for the Greek god Apollo. It was available as a coupe, two-door hatchback, or four-door sedan.
General Motors has used the X-platform or X-body designation for two different automobile platforms. All X-bodies were compact car models. 1962–1979 General Motors X platform (RWD) 1980–1985 General Motors X platform (FWD)
With the partnership of GM, they launched GM Philippines, Inc. on December 1, 2014. [27] Most of the cars in Chevrolet's lineup were imported from Thailand, the US, and South Korea. Prior to that, Yutivo Corporation was responsible for the production and manufacturing of General Motors products in the country.
GM-X Stiletto on display at the 1964 NY World's Fair. The GM-X Stiletto was a dream car created by General Motors in 1964. It was designed to have an aerospace design, aircraft steering, a maintenance monitoring system, toggle switch controls, and three way communication speakers. The instrument cluster featured 30 flashing lights, 29 controls ...
The first GM SUV platform not derived from pickup trucks, GMT360 retained body-on-frame construction with fully boxed hydroformed frame rails, A 113-inch wheelbase was used, with GMT 370 released as a long-wheelbase variant (using a 129-inch wheelbase). Rear-wheel drive was standard, with part-time four-wheel drive and all-wheel drive as options.