Chevrolet Corvair
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The Chevrolet Corvair is a compact American car produced by General Motors in the 1960s, best known for its rear-engine design and the safety controversy it sparked, notably highlighted in Ralph Nader’s book "Unsafe at Any Speed."
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
compact car
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rear‑engined automobile ⓘ |
| assemblyLocation |
Willow Run Assembly, Michigan
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various General Motors plants in the United States ⓘ |
| bodyStyle |
2‑door coupe
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4‑door sedan ⓘ convertible ⓘ passenger van ⓘ pickup truck ⓘ station wagon ⓘ |
| class | compact car ⓘ |
| competitor |
Ford Falcon
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Plymouth Valiant NERFINISHED ⓘ Volkswagen Beetle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coolingType | air‑cooled engine ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizedBy | Ralph Nader NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designer | Ed Cole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | flat‑six engine ⓘ |
| engineLocation | rear‑mounted engine ⓘ |
| fuelType | gasoline ⓘ |
| generation |
first generation (1960–1964)
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second generation (1965–1969) ⓘ |
| layout | rear‑engine, rear‑wheel‑drive layout ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Chevrolet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketedAs | innovative American compact ⓘ |
| marketSegment | economy car market ⓘ |
| modelYearEnd | 1969 ⓘ |
| modelYearStart | 1960 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
air‑cooled flat‑six engine
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rear‑engine design ⓘ safety controversy in the 1960s ⓘ |
| parentCompany | General Motors ⓘ |
| platform | Chevrolet Corvair platform ⓘ |
| productionEndYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| productionStartYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| productionType | mass‑produced automobile ⓘ |
| relatedModel |
Chevrolet Corvair Corsa
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Chevrolet Corvair Lakewood NERFINISHED ⓘ Chevrolet Corvair Monza NERFINISHED ⓘ Chevrolet Greenbrier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| safetyIssue | early swing‑axle rear suspension handling concerns ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Unsafe at Any Speed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Chevrolet Vega NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transmissionOption |
Powerglide automatic transmission
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manual transmission ⓘ |
| wheelbase | 108 inches (first generation sedans and coupes) ⓘ |
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