Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight
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The Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight was a full-size flagship luxury sedan produced by General Motors’ Oldsmobile division, known for its upscale features, powerful V8 engines, and long-running presence from the mid-20th century into the 1990s.
Aliases (4)
- Oldsmobile 98 ×4
- 1949 Oldsmobile 98 ×1
- Olds 98 ×1
- Oldsmobile 98 (FWD) ×1
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
automobile model
→
full-size car → luxury car → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Olds 98
→
Oldsmobile 98 → |
| bodyStyle |
2-door coupe
→
2-door hardtop → 4-door hardtop → 4-door sedan → station wagon → |
| category |
classic American car
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|
| class |
full-size
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|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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|
| discontinued |
1996
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|
| engineType |
V8 engine
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|
| fuelType |
gasoline
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|
| generationCount |
twelve
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|
| introducedAs |
top trim level of Oldsmobile 90 series
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|
| layout |
front-engine, front-wheel-drive
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front-engine, rear-wheel-drive → |
| manufacturer |
Oldsmobile
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|
| marketPosition |
flagship model
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top-of-the-line Oldsmobile → |
| notableEngineFamily |
Oldsmobile Rocket V8
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|
| notableEra |
1950s American luxury cars
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1960s American luxury cars → 1970s American luxury cars → 1980s American luxury cars → |
| notableFeature |
advanced comfort options
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bench seating in many model years → emphasis on ride comfort → power accessories → upscale interior features → |
| parentCompany |
General Motors
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|
| platform |
GM C-body
→
GM H-body → |
| positionInLineup |
above Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight
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|
| productionEndYear |
1996
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|
| productionStartYear |
1941
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|
| segment |
full-size luxury sedan
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|
| soldInMarket |
North America
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|
| successor |
Oldsmobile Aurora
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|
| trimLevel |
Brougham
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Luxury Sedan → Regency → |
| typicalSeatingCapacity |
6
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|
| typicalTransmission |
automatic transmission
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|
| wheelDriveTransition |
RWD to FWD in late 1970s–1980s
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|
Referenced by (10)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight
("Oldsmobile 98")
→
Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight ("Olds 98") → |
alsoKnownAs |
|
Regency
→
|
appliedToModel |
|
Rocket V8 engine
("Oldsmobile 98")
→
|
associatedWith |
|
Rocket V8 engine
("1949 Oldsmobile 98")
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|
firstApplications |
|
Oldsmobile
("Oldsmobile 98")
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|
notableProduct |
|
GM H-body
→
|
platformForModel |
|
Oldsmobile Aurora
("Oldsmobile 98")
→
|
predecessor |
|
Oldsmobile Delmont 88
→
|
relatedModel |
|
GM C-body
("Oldsmobile 98 (FWD)")
→
|
usedForModel |