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.


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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
class full-size
countryOfOrigin United States
discontinued 1996
engineType V8 engine
fuelType gasoline
generationCount twelve
introducedAs top trim level of Oldsmobile 90 series
layout front-engine, front-wheel-drive
front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
manufacturer Oldsmobile
marketPosition flagship model
top-of-the-line Oldsmobile
notableEngineFamily Oldsmobile Rocket V8
notableEra 1950s American luxury cars
1960s American luxury cars
1970s American luxury cars
1980s American luxury cars
notableFeature advanced comfort options
bench seating in many model years
emphasis on ride comfort
power accessories
upscale interior features
parentCompany General Motors
platform GM C-body
GM H-body
positionInLineup above Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight
productionEndYear 1996
productionStartYear 1941
segment full-size luxury sedan
soldInMarket North America
successor Oldsmobile Aurora
trimLevel Brougham
Luxury Sedan
Regency
typicalSeatingCapacity 6
typicalTransmission automatic transmission
wheelDriveTransition RWD to FWD in late 1970s–1980s

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")
firstApplications
Oldsmobile ("Oldsmobile 98")
notableProduct
GM H-body
platformForModel
Oldsmobile Aurora ("Oldsmobile 98")
predecessor
Oldsmobile Delmont 88
relatedModel
GM C-body ("Oldsmobile 98 (FWD)")
usedForModel

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