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1987 1996 L-body: 1 Chevrolet's front wheel drive compact car Beretta: 1987 1996 L-body: 1 Chevrolet's front wheel drive coupe based on the Chevy Corsica GMT400: 1987 2000 GMT400 1 Chevrolet's full-sized pickup trucks offered in light-duty or heavy-duty configurations with rear-wheel or four-wheel drive applications using GTM400 Platform Lumina ...
The Aero was a range of concept car studies created by General Motors as a testbed for future aerodynamic improvements to car bodies. The first model was the 1981 Aero X , a five-door hatchback . In 1982 the Aero 2000 was shown, a smaller two-door car, it had several unique features, such as front and rear fender skirts , a kammback design, and ...
The Quad 4 is the first domestic regular production DOHC four-cylinder engine wholly designed and built by GM, the only similar prior example being the Chevrolet Cosworth Vega, whose DOHC head was designed by Cosworth in England. In addition to the 2.3-liter DOHC Quad 4s, there was also a short-lived 2.3-liter SOHC variant called the "Quad OHC ...
In the first season of use, the Chevrolet aero kits had an edge over Honda, with Chevrolet teams winning all but six races during the season. [50] However, at Indianapolis , three Chevy entries experienced frightening flip-over crashes, prompting a delay in pole qualifying, tweaks to the qualifying rules, and a safety examination during the ...
The Bitter Type 3 was a 2+2 seater convertible introduced in 1988 as the successor to the SC and primarily intended for sale in the United States. The technical basis was the Opel Omega A, with a floor pan shortened by 35 millimetres (1.4 in). Bitter designed the body himself; it featured pop-up headlights and the round taillights of the ...
The L98 V8 was optional in January 1987–1992 Chevrolet Camaro and Pontiac Firebird models (rated at 225–245 hp (168–183 kW) and 330–345 lb⋅ft (447–468 N⋅m)) The 1987 versions had 20 hp (15 kW) and 15 lb⋅ft (20 N⋅m) more and a change to hydraulic roller camshaft. Compression was up again in 1990 to 9.5:1 Camaro/Firebird and 10: ...
SOHC (A different Brazilian based engine was used in the Chevrolet Chevette) 1980–2014 Family II SOHC/DOHC (designed by Opel) [16] [17] [18] 1981–2003 GM 122/Vortec 2200; 1981–2009 Saab H (acquired as part of Saab's merger into GM) 1982–present Family 1 SOHC/DOHC (designed by Opel) [19] 1987–2001 Quad 4 DOHC (produced by Oldsmobile)
For the 1987 model year, GM redesignated the Rounded-Line Series C/K trucks as the R/V series (R = rear-wheel drive; V = 4×4). [5] The nomenclature change was done to accommodate the launch of the GMT400 C/K; though launched for the 1988 model year, the newer product line went on sale in April 1987.