| Oldsmobile Omega | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Oldsmobile |
| Parent company | General Motors |
| Production | 1973-1984 |
| Successor | Oldsmobile Calais |
| Class | Compact |
| Platform | X-body |
| First generation | |
|---|---|
| Production | 1973-1974 |
| Body style(s) | 2-door coupe 3-door hatchback 4-door sedan |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Wheelbase | 111 in (2819. The automotive industry is the industry involved in the design development manufacture marketing and sale of Motor vehicles In 2007 more than 73 million motor vehicles Oldsmobile was a brand of Automobile produced for most of its existence by General Motors. General Motors Corporation ( GM) ( is a multinational automobile manufacturer founded in 1908 and headquartered in the United States. The Oldsmobile Calais, renamed the Cutlass Calais for 1988 was a Compact car produced by the Oldsmobile division of General Motors from 1985 Car classification is subjective since many vehicles fall into multiple categories or do not fit well into any A compact (North America small family (European or c-segment car is a classification of cars which are larger than a supermini An automobile platform is a shared set of common design engineering and production efforts as well as major components over a number of outwardly distinct models and even types of There have been two X-body Automobile platforms from General Motors. Cars can come in a large variety of different body styles. Some are still in production while others are of historical interest only Hatchback is a term designating an Automobile design containing a passenger cabin with an integrated Cargo space accessed from behind the vehicle by a single In Automotive design layout specifies where on the car the Engine and Drive wheels are found In both road and rail Vehicles the wheelbase is the distance between the centers of the front and rear wheels 4 mm) |
| Related | Chevrolet Nova Pontiac Ventura Buick Apollo |
The Oldsmobile Omega was a compact car sold from 1973 through 1984 by the Oldsmobile division of General Motors. The Chevrolet Nova or Chevy II was an American Compact car introduced by the Chevrolet division of General Motors in 1962 The Pontiac Ventura was an automobile produced by the Pontiac Motor Division of General Motors. Not to be confused with Apollo (1962 automobile, a sports coupe powered by Buick engines A compact (North America small family (European or c-segment car is a classification of cars which are larger than a supermini Oldsmobile was a brand of Automobile produced for most of its existence by General Motors. General Motors Corporation ( GM) ( is a multinational automobile manufacturer founded in 1908 and headquartered in the United States. There were two generations of Omegas, both based on popular Chevrolet models, and both using the GM X platform architecture:
- 1973-1979 - rear-wheel drive, related to the Chevrolet Nova. Chevrolet (ˌʃɛvroʊˈleɪ - French origin (also known as Chevy) is a Brand of Automobile, produced by General Motors (GM There have been two X-body Automobile platforms from General Motors. The Chevrolet Nova or Chevy II was an American Compact car introduced by the Chevrolet division of General Motors in 1962
- 1980-1984 - front-wheel drive, related to the Chevrolet Citation. Front-wheel drive (or FF layout) is a form of engine / transmission layout used in Motor vehicles where the engine drives the front Wheels The Chevrolet Citation was a Compact car sold by the Chevrolet brand of American automaker General Motors from 1980 through 1985
1975-1979
| Second generation | |
|---|---|
| Production | 1975-1979 |
| Body style(s) | 2-door coupe 3-door hatchback 4-door sedan |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Wheelbase | 111 in (2819. Cars can come in a large variety of different body styles. Some are still in production while others are of historical interest only Hatchback is a term designating an Automobile design containing a passenger cabin with an integrated Cargo space accessed from behind the vehicle by a single In Automotive design layout specifies where on the car the Engine and Drive wheels are found In both road and rail Vehicles the wheelbase is the distance between the centers of the front and rear wheels 4 mm) |
| Related | Chevrolet Nova Pontiac Ventura Buick Apollo Buick Skylark Pontiac Phoenix Cadillac Seville |
This car was the top of the X-body line along with Buick's Apollo and Skylark, having more luxury trimming, more noise insulation, rear anti-roll bars, and other features not found on the Nova. The Chevrolet Nova or Chevy II was an American Compact car introduced by the Chevrolet division of General Motors in 1962 The Pontiac Ventura was an automobile produced by the Pontiac Motor Division of General Motors. Not to be confused with Apollo (1962 automobile, a sports coupe powered by Buick engines The Buick Skylark was a passenger car produced by the Buick division of General Motors. The Pontiac Phoenix was a Compact car sold from 1977 to 1984 by the Pontiac division of General Motors. The Cadillac Seville is a luxury car that was manufactured by the Cadillac division of American Automaker General Motors as a limited production
During the 1975-76 model years, the top engine choice was a 350 cu. in. (5. 7 Liter) V8 from GM's Buick division. Buick (ˈbjuːɪk is a Marque of automobile sold in the United States, Canada, China, Taiwan, Qatar, and During that time, the base engine was the 115 hp (86 kW) 250 cu. in. (4. 1 Liter) inline 6 from Chevrolet, until 1978 when it was dropped in favor of the lighter 110 hp (82 kW) Buick 231 V6 . It saw few changes through its life being limited mostly to the front end (3 different grilles) and to the rear lights, changing the number of lenses through the years. The Oldsmobile 260 V8 (4. 3 Liter) was available as an option from 1975-79.
1980-1984
| Third generation | |
|---|---|
| Production | 1980-1984 |
| Body style(s) | 2-door sedan 4-door sedan |
| Layout | FF layout |
| Related | Chevrolet Citation Buick Skylark Pontiac Phoenix |
The X-bodies were all-new front-wheel drive cars for 1980. Cars can come in a large variety of different body styles. Some are still in production while others are of historical interest only In Automotive design layout specifies where on the car the Engine and Drive wheels are found In Automotive design, a FF, or Front-engine, Front-wheel drive layout places both the engine and driven wheels at the front of The Chevrolet Citation was a Compact car sold by the Chevrolet brand of American automaker General Motors from 1980 through 1985 The Buick Skylark was a passenger car produced by the Buick division of General Motors. The Pontiac Phoenix was a Compact car sold from 1977 to 1984 by the Pontiac division of General Motors. Engine choices were now limited to Pontiac's Iron Duke and the new corporate 2. The Iron Duke (also called the 2500, 151, Pontiac 25, Cross Flow, and Tech IV, though the decal on the air filter assemblies 8 L LE2 V6 designed specifically for this platform. The General Motors 60° V6 family of engines began with the 1980 Chevrolet 2
Unlike the Chevrolet Citation, which the car was based upon, the Omega range consisted of 2-door and 4-door notchback sedans, with upright styling and a distinctive split grille. The Chevrolet Citation was a Compact car sold by the Chevrolet brand of American automaker General Motors from 1980 through 1985
For 1985, the Omega was replaced by the N-body Calais. The General Motors N platform (commonly called the N-body) was a Front-wheel drive Compact car Automobile platform produced from The Oldsmobile Calais, renamed the Cutlass Calais for 1988 was a Compact car produced by the Oldsmobile division of General Motors from 1985
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