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The B platform (also known as the B body) is a full-size, rear-wheel drive, body-on-frame car platform, that was produced by General Motors (GM) from 1926 to 1996. Originally made for Oldsmobile and Buick, all of General Motors's five main passenger car makes would use it at some point.
Full-size car—also known as large car—is a vehicle size class which originated in the United States and is used for cars larger than mid-size cars. It is the largest size class for cars. In the United Kingdom, this class is referred to as the executive car, [1] while in Europe, it is known as E-segment or F-segment. [2]
As with the Model T, the Model A used a front-engine, rear-wheel drive layout with body-on-frame construction; an all-new four-cylinder engine was introduced. As before, the Model A was produced in a wide variety of body styles; in contrast to its predecessor, the car's bodywork was designed by an in-house styling predecessor headed by Edsel ...
Body style Class Length of longest version Years in Production Image Daimler AG: Maybach 62 / 62 S: 4-door sedan Ultra-luxury car 242.95 in (6.171 m) [11] 2002-2012 Rolls-Royce Motor Cars: Rolls-Royce Phantom VII EWB: 4-door sedan Ultra-luxury car 239.84 in (6.092 m) [12] 2005-2017 Bentley Motors: Bentley Mulsanne EWB: 4-door sedan Ultra-luxury car
The cars were otherwise mechanically identical. Similarly, the 1988-1992 Premier and Monaco models differed only by styling and shared the same front-wheel drive B-body platform. The Plymouth B-body series ultimately comprised four cars with nearly identical outward appearances (differing only in trim package, drive train and accessories).
The GM D platform (informally, D-body), was a General Motors automobile platform designation, used in two series (1936–1984 and 1985–1996) for large body-on-frame rear-wheel drive automobiles. For the majority of its existence the D-Body represented the largest Cadillac , either the Fleetwood Series 75 or the Fleetwood Limousine .
The A-body cars were the first intermediate-sized cars designed with a full perimeter frame and four-link coil-spring rear suspension, similar to that introduced on full-sized Pontiacs and Oldsmobiles in 1961 and on all other GM full-sized cars in 1965. The Chevrolet A-body line included the El Camino coupe utility.
In the Philippines, the E100 Corolla is nicknamed "Big Body". [16] Three variants of the E100 Corolla were sold there; XL, XE, and GLi. The XL and XE both offered the 1.3-litre, carbureted 2E engine, with the latter enjoying extra features like power steering, alloy wheels, digital clock and tachometer.