Chevrolet Nova
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The Chevrolet Nova is a compact car produced by General Motors under the Chevrolet marque, best known for its various generations from the 1960s through the 1970s and its popularity as an affordable, modifiable performance platform.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet Chevy II / Nova (compact) | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | compact car ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Chevy Nova NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| assemblyLocation |
Norwood Assembly, Ohio, United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Van Nuys Assembly, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Willow Run Assembly, Michigan, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyStyle |
2-door coupe
ⓘ
2-door hatchback (later years) ⓘ 2-door sedan ⓘ 4-door sedan ⓘ |
| category |
Chevrolet vehicles
ⓘ
compact cars ⓘ rear-wheel-drive vehicles ⓘ |
| class | compact car ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| engineOption |
V8 gasoline engine
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inline-4 gasoline engine ⓘ inline-6 gasoline engine ⓘ |
| fifthGenerationEndYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| fifthGenerationStartYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| firstGenerationEndYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| firstGenerationStartYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| fourthGenerationEndYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| fourthGenerationStartYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| generationCount | 5 ⓘ |
| layout | front-engine, rear-wheel-drive ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Chevrolet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketedAs | economy car ⓘ |
| notableFor |
affordable performance potential
ⓘ
popularity in drag racing ⓘ use as a hot rod platform ⓘ |
| notableMarket | North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentCompany | General Motors ⓘ |
| performanceVariant |
Chevy II Nova SS
NERFINISHED
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Nova SS 350 NERFINISHED ⓘ Nova SS 396 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platform |
GM S-body (Toyota-based, 1985–1988)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
GM X-body (1962–1979) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Chevrolet Corvair (as compact offering) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionEndYear |
1979
ⓘ
1988 ⓘ |
| productionStartYear | 1961 ⓘ |
| reintroducedAs | rebadged Toyota Sprinter (fifth generation) ⓘ |
| secondGenerationEndYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| secondGenerationStartYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| successor |
Chevrolet Citation (compact line)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chevrolet Corsica (compact/midsize line) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thirdGenerationEndYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| thirdGenerationStartYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| transmissionOption |
automatic transmission
ⓘ
manual transmission ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Chevrolet Chevy II / Nova (compact)