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The [[Automobile layout#Rear-wheel-drive layouts|rear-wheel drive]] '''X-body''' underpinned the [[Chevrolet Chevy II / Nova|Chevrolet Nova]] and similar cars of the 1960s and 1970s. It was also the basis for the [[Cadillac Seville|Cadillac Seville's]] [[GM K platform (1975)|K platform]] and many components were shared with the contemporary [[GM F platform|F platform]]. Entry level luxury coupes and sedans offered by [[Buick]], [[Pontiac]], and [[Oldsmobile]] appeared around the same time as the competing [[Ford Granada (North America)|Ford Granada]].
The [[Automobile layout#Rear-wheel-drive layouts|rear-wheel drive]] '''X-body''' underpinned the [[Chevrolet Chevy II / Nova|Chevrolet Nova]] and similar cars of the 1960s and 1970s. It was also the basis for the [[Cadillac Seville|Cadillac Seville's]] [[GM K platform (1975)|K platform]] and many components were shared with the contemporary [[GM F platform|F platform]]. Entry level luxury coupes and sedans offered by [[Buick]], [[Pontiac]], and [[Oldsmobile]] appeared around the same time as the competing [[Ford Granada (North America)|Ford Granada]] and [[Plymouth Volare]].


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Revision as of 09:30, 20 June 2015

Main article: GM X platform
GM X platform (RWD)
1976 Chevrolet Nova
Overview
ManufacturerGeneral Motors
Also calledX-Body
Production1962-1979
Body and chassis
ClassCompact
LayoutFR layout
VehiclesBuick Apollo
Buick Skylark
Chevrolet Nova
Oldsmobile Omega
Pontiac Ventura
Pontiac Phoenix
RelatedGM F platform
GM K platform
Dimensions
Wheelbase110 in (2,794 mm) 1962-1967
111 in (2,819 mm) 1968-1979
Chronology
SuccessorGM X platform (FWD)

The rear-wheel drive X-body underpinned the Chevrolet Nova and similar cars of the 1960s and 1970s. It was also the basis for the Cadillac Seville's K platform and many components were shared with the contemporary F platform. Entry level luxury coupes and sedans offered by Buick, Pontiac, and Oldsmobile appeared around the same time as the competing Ford Granada and Plymouth Volare.

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1968–1974 GM X-bodies positioned the steering linkage behind the steering gear ("rear steer"), whereas 1975–1979 models had the steering linkage forward of the steering gear ("front steer").

In the early 1970s, it was noticed that the first letter of each X-body model name (Nova, Omega, Ventura, Apollo) spelled out "NOVA", the cheapest model of the quartet.

References

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