WILL TRADITIONAL "BIG CAR" CUSTOMERS BUY DOWNSIZED C-CARS?
A new line of downsized, front-wheel-drive (fwd) C-cars by General Motors (GM) is described. GM is planning to sell these cars to traditional "big car" customers and to bring a younger, but equally affluent new customer to the brand. The cars are substantially smaller in every dimension. Using the new Buick Electra as an example, the 1985 fwd C-car is 25 in. smaller and 600 lb lighter than the '84 Electra it replaces. The C-cars suspensions consist of MacPherson strut with wide lower control arm in the front. In the rear is independent suspension with springs mounted separately from the in-board strut to decouple road loads. The front bushings are tuned for isolation; the rear for handling loads.
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Availability:
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Corporate Authors:
Chilton Company, Incorporated
One Chilton Way
Philadelphia, PA United States 19089 -
Authors:
- Williams, D
- Publication Date: 1984-4
Media Info
- Pagination: p. 30-33
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Serial:
- Automotive Industries
- Volume: 164
- Issue Number: 4
- Publisher: Randall Publishing Company
- ISSN: 1099-4130
- Serial URL: http://www.ai-online.com
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Automobiles; Compact automobiles; Front wheel drive; Sleeves (Electricity); Springs (Vehicles); Struts; Suspension systems; Vehicle design
- Old TRIS Terms: Small car
- Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Society; Vehicles and Equipment; I10: Economics and Administration; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00388790
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Engineering Index
- Report/Paper Numbers: HS-037 070
- Files: HSL, TRIS
- Created Date: Nov 30 1984 12:00AM