GM A platform (FWD)
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- See also: GM A platform (RWD)
| GM A platform (FWD) | |
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| Manufacturer: | General Motors |
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| Production: | 1982–1996 |
| Predecessor: | GM A platform (RWD) |
| Successor: | GM W platform GM N platform (Long wheelbase) GM U platform |
| Class: | Mid-size |
| Body style: | 4-door sedan 2-door coupe 4-door station wagon |
| Similar: | Chrysler C platform Ford D186 platform |
| Vehicles: | Buick Century Chevrolet Celebrity Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera Oldsmobile Cutlass Cruiser Pontiac 6000 |
The General Motors A platform (commonly called the A-body) was a mid-size car automobile platform. The A-bodies evolved from rear wheel drive compact cars to front wheel drive mid-size cars over the course of 35 years. The switch in drive layout in 1982 spawned the G-body.
The first front-wheel drive A platform was built from 1982 to 1996. This A-body consisted of 4-door sedan, 2-door coupé and 4-door station wagon bodystyles. It was updated in 1989 with a slightly longer wheelbase. It also breifly saw duty as an All Wheel Drive platform for the Pontiac 6000. Later GM FWD platforms shared many components and systems with the A-Body, in particular the W-body midsize cars and U-body minivans.
The A-body was nearing its end. The Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera was phased out after 1996, and replaced by the N-body Cutlass for 1997, making the Buick Century the only car to cross over to the W-body for 1997.
Applications:
- 104.5 in wheelbase:
- 1982-1990 Chevrolet Celebrity
- 1982-1991 Pontiac 6000
- 1982-1988 Buick Century
- 1982-1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera
- 1984-1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass Cruiser (station wagon)
- 104.9 in wheelbase:
- 1989-1996 Buick Century
- 1989-1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera
- 1989-1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass Cruiser (station wagon)
- 1996 Oldsmobile Ciera (final year of the Cutlass Ciera and Cutlass Cruiser, sold without the "Cutlass" name)
- 1990-1996 Chevrolet Lumina APV
- 1990-1996 Pontiac Trans Sport
- 1990-1996 Oldsmobile Silhouette
