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1978: For 1978, a new four-door hatchback used a 97.3-inch (2,470 mm) wheelbase, two inches longer than the two-door – ultimately accounting for more than half of the Chevette's nearly 300,000 sales. All models featured a revised grille with a grid design, while the chrome grille and headlight frames became standard.
This was so named because it began with Chevrolet's V8 engines. Chevrolet big-block V8s; Chevrolet small-block V8s; GM Vortec 4300 90° V6; GM Iron Duke RWD inline 4 (early RWD Variants, later versions may use a FWD pattern, and have two possible starter locations) Jeep with GM Iron Duke inline 4 2.5L/151 in 3 (1980-1983).
The Chevrolet Chevette has commonly been criticized for its poor performance (0–60 in 19.6 seconds [79]), poor build quality and general cheap feel. It has been included in Time magazine's list of the 50 worst cars of all time, it placed 5th in Car Talk's poll "Worst Car of the Millennium," [ 21 ] and is included in the book Automotive ...
Chevrolet's subcompact car Malibu: 1978 [n1 1] 2025 Epsilon II: 9 Chevrolet's final sedan sold in North America. Citation: 1979 1985 X-body: 1 Chevrolet's compact car that superseded Chevy Nova Kodiak: 1980 2009 GMT530 GMT560 3 Chevrolet's last medium-duty Truck produced until 2009 Celebrity: 1981 1990 A-body: 1 Chevrolet's successful mid sized ...
The LF9 is a 350 cu in (5.7 L) diesel V8 produced from 1978 to 1985. Earlier versions and those used in pickups (1978-1981) produced 120 hp (89 kW) at 3,600 rpm and 220 lb⋅ft (298 N⋅m) torque at 1,900 rpm, while later versions produced 105 hp (78 kW) and 205 lb⋅ft (278 N⋅m) torque.
From 1976 to 1987, the Pontiac Acadian was a version of the Chevrolet Chevette sold by Canadian Pontiac-Buick dealers, initially identical to the Chevette except for badging, but picking up the distinctly "Pontiac" design cues of the U.S. market Pontiac T1000 after that model's 1981 introduction. As well, Canadian Pontiac dealers received the ...
The Vauxhall Chevette is a supermini car that was manufactured by Vauxhall in the United Kingdom from 1975 to 1984. It was Vauxhall's version of the "T-Car" small-car family from Vauxhall's parent General Motors (GM), and based primarily on the Opel Kadett C.
For Chevrolet, the Condor was to be offered as a two-door coupe and three-door and five-door hatchbacks. While the Chevrolet Condor was originally intended for a 1978 model-year release (to compete against the Ford Fairmont and the smaller Dodge Omni/Plymouth Horizon), its launch was postponed into early 1979.