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GM Zeta platform
Manufacturer General Motors
Also called Global RWD Architecture
Production 2006–present
Predecessor GM W platform
GM V platform (RWD)
Class Mid-size
Full-size
Body style(s) 2-door coupe
2-door convertible
4-door sedan
5-door Station wagon

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Development

Development was started in late 1999 by Holden of Australia in order to replace the aging V-body platform underpinning their Commodore VT-VZ platform after sister division Opel announced that the Opel Omega (on which the Commodore was based) would be discontinued. Adam Opel GmbH (commonly known as Opel) is a German automaker part of General Motors. There was also an Oldsmobile Omega, an unrelated vehicle that was produced during the 1970s and 1980s The Opel Omega was an Executive car Principal development on the VE Commodore was completed by July 2004 at a cost of approaching AU$ 1,000,000,000 and the first testing mules underwent trials later that year. General Motors global corporate headquarters took notice of the VE design and began studies on the utilization of the underlying architecture (internally christened Zeta by GM engineers) for a range of future products on a global scale. The idea of Zeta as a global platform was officially revived when GM announced the future Camaro would use the Zeta platform.

Features

The Zeta architecture is very flexible and can accommodate a wide variety of automotive design features such as wheelbase length, ride height, windshield rake and roof line without adversely affecting chassis rigidity. In both road and rail Vehicles the wheelbase is the distance between the centers of the front and rear wheels Zeta's suspension system is all wheel independent and utilizes a MacPherson strut coupled with a dual ball joint lower A-arm for the front and a four link independent setup for the rear wheels. Suspension is the term given to the system of springs, Shock absorbers and linkages that connects a Vehicle to its Wheels Suspension The MacPherson strut is a type of car suspension system widely used in modern vehicles named after Earl S A dual ball joint suspension uses a pair of arms one in tension one in compression to replace a wishbone in a MacPherson or SLA suspension The engine is mounted slightly behind the front axle giving improved weight distribution.

Vehicles

Current vehicles using this platform:

Future vehicles confirmed to be using this platform:

References

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