GM B platform
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The GM B platform was General Motors’ long-running full-size, rear-wheel-drive car architecture used for many of its large sedans and wagons from the 1960s through the 1990s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| GM B platform canonical | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
General Motors platform
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automobile platform ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | GM B-body NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyStyleSupported |
2-door coupe
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4-door sedan ⓘ 5-door station wagon ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| driveLayout | front-engine, rear-wheel-drive ⓘ |
| endDate | 1996 ⓘ |
| layoutCharacteristic |
body-on-frame construction
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front engine placement ⓘ live rear axle (most years) ⓘ |
| manufacturer | General Motors ⓘ |
| market | North America ⓘ |
| notableModel |
Buick Centurion (full-size)
NERFINISHED
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Buick Estate Wagon NERFINISHED ⓘ Buick LeSabre (RWD era, often grouped with B/C) NERFINISHED ⓘ Buick Wildcat (late full-size years) NERFINISHED ⓘ Cadillac Brougham (shares B-body architecture family) ⓘ Chevrolet Bel Air NERFINISHED ⓘ Chevrolet Biscayne NERFINISHED ⓘ Chevrolet Brookwood NERFINISHED ⓘ Chevrolet Caprice NERFINISHED ⓘ Chevrolet Impala NERFINISHED ⓘ Chevrolet Impala SS (1994–1996) NERFINISHED ⓘ Chevrolet Kingswood NERFINISHED ⓘ Chevrolet Townsman NERFINISHED ⓘ Oldsmobile Delta 88 NERFINISHED ⓘ Oldsmobile LeSabre (RWD era, often grouped with B/C) NERFINISHED ⓘ Pontiac Bonneville (full-size RWD) NERFINISHED ⓘ Pontiac Catalina NERFINISHED ⓘ Pontiac Parisienne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableUse |
law enforcement vehicles in the United States
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taxi fleets in major U.S. cities ⓘ |
| phaseOutReason |
changing fuel economy and emissions regulations
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shift to front-wheel-drive platforms ⓘ |
| predecessor | earlier GM full-size platforms ⓘ |
| productionSpan | 1960s–1990s ⓘ |
| startDate | 1959 ⓘ |
| successor |
GM C platform (FWD full-size)
NERFINISHED
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GM G platform (1991–1996 RWD full-size) NERFINISHED ⓘ GM H platform (FWD full-size) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
coupes
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fleet vehicles ⓘ police cars ⓘ sedans ⓘ station wagons ⓘ taxi cabs ⓘ |
| vehicleClass | full-size car ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.