GM Kappa platform

E96534

automobile platform vehicle architecture

The GM Kappa platform is General Motors' small, rear-wheel-drive architecture used for compact sports cars like the Saturn Sky and Pontiac Solstice.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	automobile platform → vehicle architecture →
bodyStyleSupported	2-door roadster →
category	General Motors platforms → rear-wheel-drive vehicles → sports car platforms →
designerOrganization	General Motors →
driveLayout	rear-wheel drive →
engineConfigurationSupported	inline-4 →
engineFamilySupported	GM Ecotec engine →
layout	front-engine, rear-wheel-drive →
manufacturer	General Motors →
marketSegment	sports car →
materialUsed	hydroformed steel →
notableFeature	compact rear-wheel-drive layout for affordable sports cars →
notableModel	Pontiac Solstice GXP → Saturn Sky Red Line →
primaryBodyConstruction	unibody →
productionEndYear	2010 →
productionStartYear	2005 →
regionOfUse	Europe → North America →
successorPlatform	none (discontinued without direct successor) →
suspensionTypeFront	independent suspension →
suspensionTypeRear	independent suspension →
usedByBrand	Daewoo → Opel → Pontiac NERFINISHED → Saturn →
usedForModel	Daewoo G2X → Opel GT (2007) → Pontiac Solstice → Saturn Sky →
vehicleClassSupported	compact sports car →
wheelDriveOptions	rear-wheel drive only →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Daewoo G2X ("GM Kappa") → Saturn Sky →	platform
Daewoo G2X →	basedOnPlatform