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.

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Chevrolet Chevy II / Nova (compact) 1

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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
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
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

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Chevrolet Citation predecessor Chevrolet Nova
Pontiac Ventura relatedModel Chevrolet Nova
GM X-body usedForModel Chevrolet Nova
this entity surface form: Chevrolet Chevy II / Nova (compact)