GM L platform
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| GM L platform | |
| Manufacturer: | General Motors |
|---|---|
| Production: | 1987–1996 |
| Predecessor: | GM X platform |
| Successor: | GM N platform (Long wheelbase) |
| Class: | Compact |
| Body style: | 4-door sedan 2-door coupe 5-door hatchback |
| Similar: | Chrysler A platform Ford CE14 platform |
| Vehicles: | Chevrolet Beretta Chevrolet Corsica Pontiac Tempest |
The General Motors L platform (commonly called the L-body) is a front-wheel drive compact car automobile platform that was produced from 1987 through 1996. The L-body was essentially identical to the N-body platform used by other GM divisions with the same 103.4 in wheelbase and rear beam suspension. Both platforms were used to replace the X-body platform which the Citation was built on.
The L-body platform lasted just one generation, with the nameplates retired and replaced by the N-body Chevrolet Malibu and Oldsmobile Cutlass sedans.
This platform was the basis for the following vehicles:
- 1987-1992 Pontiac Tempest (Canada)
- 1987-1996 Chevrolet Beretta coupé
- 1987-1996 Chevrolet Corsica sedan
