V — platform - the name worn by two General Motors Corporation automotive platforms . Historically, the first of them was rear-wheel drive and later in the English literature, in order to avoid confusion, it received the RWD (Rear Wheel Drive) prefix. A later platform is accordingly labeled FWD.
| GM V | |
|---|---|
 | |
| general information | |
| Manufacturer |  General motors |
| Years of production | 1966-2007 1986-1993 |
| Other designations | V-body |
| Design | |
| Layout | front-wheel, rear-wheel drive (1966) front-wheel drive, front-wheel drive (1986) |
| Wheel formula | 4 × 2/2 |
| On the market | |
| Related | E-platform (1987) |
Content
- 1 GM V (1966)
- 2 GM V (1986)
- 3 notes
- 4 References
GM V (1966)
Initially, the name V-body (English name) was given to the General Motors platform with a rear-wheel drive layout , developed in the 1960s by its European division of Opel . Debuted in 1966 at the Opel Rekord C. One of the most long-lived platforms: the last European conveyors were stopped in 2003, and the Australian production of the last representative of this family, the Holden Commodore (VZ) station wagon, was discontinued in September 2007 [1] .
Models on this platform are usually indicated by the letter “V” in the fourth position of their VIN code.
Cars based on the V-platform (1966):
 Opel Rekord C |
- Buick
- Buick royaum
- Buick XP2000 (concept car)
- Daewoo
- Daewoo prince
- Daewoo royale
- Daewoo statesman
- Cadillac
- Cadillac catera
- Chevrolet
- Chevrolet caprice
- Chevrolet commodore
- Chevrolet iran
- Chevrolet Lumina / Lumina SS / Lumina Ute
- Chevrolet omega
- Chevrolet Opala / Chevrolet Comodoro
- Chevrolet senator
- Holden
- Holden Commodore / Holden Calais / Holden Berlina (first, second and third generations)
- Holden caprice
- Holden monaro
- Holden statesman
- Holden ute
- Lotus
- Lotus Carlton
- Lotus omega
- Opel
- Opel Commodore (A, B, C)
- Opel Monza
- Opel Omega (A, B)
- Opel Rekord (C, D, E) / Opel Ranger
- Opel Senator (A, B)
- Pontiac
- Pontiac gto
- Vauxhall
- Vauxhall Carlton
- Vauxhall monaro
- Vauxhall omega
- Vauxhall royale
- Vauxhall royale coupe
- Vauxhall senator
- Vauxhall viceroy
GM V (1986)
The GM V platform (FWD) is GM's front - wheel drive platform that debuted in 1986 (model year 1987). Despite the fact that the name was borrowed from the older Opel platform of 1966, it has nothing to do with it. In fact, it was a slightly shortened version of the E platform and was developed specifically for the flagship of the brand, the Allante luxury two-seater roadster , produced from 1986 to 1993 [2] .
It is noteworthy that the body was developed in the Italian bodybuilding studio Pininfarina and produced there. The assembly line of the car was in Detroit, where the bodies were delivered by air [3] .
Cars based on the V-platform (1987):
- Cadillac
- Cadillac allante
Notes
- ↑ Last Commodore VZ rolls off the line . CarAdvice.com.au (September 10, 2007). Date of appeal May 14, 2018.
- ↑ William Stopford. GM North America's FWD Platform Proliferation of the 1980s - A Guide To All 15 Platform Codes . CurbsideClassic.com (July 10, 2017). Date of appeal May 15, 2018.
- ↑ Marshall Schuon. THE FEW, THE RICH, PININFARINA . New York Times (April 19, 1987). Date of appeal May 14, 2018.
Links
William Stopford. GM North America's FWD Platform Proliferation of the 1980s - A Guide To All 15 Platform Codes . CurbsideClassic.com (July 10, 2017). - General Motors platforms since the 1980s. Date of appeal May 15, 2018.