GM X-body

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The GM X-body was a compact car platform used by General Motors in the 1960s and again in the early 1980s for various Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, and Buick models.

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GM X-body canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf General Motors vehicle platform
automobile platform
bodyStyleSupported 2-door coupe
4-door sedan
5-door hatchback
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
engineConfigurationSupported V6 engine
V8 engine (1960s generation, some models)
inline-four engine
introduced early 1960s
layout front-engine, front-wheel-drive
front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
manufacturer General Motors
marketRegion North America
marketSegment compact car segment
notableFeature first mass-market front-wheel-drive compact platform for GM in North America
notableIssue subject to safety and braking-related recalls in early 1980s
platformCode X-body
productionPeriod 1961–1963
1979–1985
reintroduced late 1970s
relatedPlatform GM A-body
surface form: GM A-body (intermediate)

GM J-body
successorPlatform GM A-body
GM N-body platform in some applications
surface form: GM N-body
usedByDivision Buick
Chevrolet
Oldsmobile
Pontiac
usedFor compact cars
usedForModel Buick Skylark
surface form: Buick Skylark (1980s compact)

Buick Special (for some generations)
surface form: Buick Special (early 1960s compact)

Chevrolet Nova
surface form: Chevrolet Chevy II / Nova (compact)

Chevrolet Citation
Chevrolet Corvair
Oldsmobile F-85
surface form: Oldsmobile F-85 (early 1960s compact)

Oldsmobile Omega
Pontiac LeMans (early 1960s compact)
Pontiac Phoenix
Pontiac Tempest
surface form: Pontiac Tempest (early 1960s compact)
wheelDrive front-wheel drive (1980s generation)
rear-wheel drive (1960s generation)

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Buick Skylark platform GM X-body
GM F-body relatedPlatform GM X-body
Chevrolet Citation platform GM X-body
Pontiac Ventura platform GM X-body