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Chevrolet must have had a very good intuition about how the Chevrolet
Celebrity is going to vie in the auto market when they were just
conceptualizing its name. Truly, this mid size car from Chevrolet
qualifies as a celebrity. Four years after its launching in 1982,
Chevrolet Celebrity was the best-selling car in the United States. This
car was built in Oklahoma and Massachusetts and was offered in coupe,
sedan and wagon versions.
Like the Pontiac 6000, Oldsmobile
Cutlass Ciera and the Buick Century, the Chevrolet Celebrity was based
on the A-body auto platform. However, the Celebrity got a shorter
wheelbase, 104.5 in. The A-body platform was used by GM for mid-size
cars like the Celebrity. This has been used by GM vehicles for 35
years, first by rear wheel drive compacts then later by front wheel
drive midsize sedans. The change of drive layout by the GM cars led to
the creation of the new G-body platform.
As part of the A-car quartet of the General Motors, the Chevrolet
Celebrity shared components and features with other GM vehicles. Three
engines are used by the Chevrolet Celebrity: 2.5L I4, 2.8L V6 and 2.5L
I4. These engines were the same engines used by the Pontiac 6000.
Chevrolet Celebrity also shared with the Chevrolet Citation its
interior space and running gear but the Celebrity had a better trim and
better line of equipments.
The 1982 and 7-1983 models featured standard power steering, power
brakes and automatic transmission. In 1984, the Celebrity wagon was
launched together with the Eurosport package, which was a premium
package that offered better handling abilities and more stylish
exterior. A fuel injected V6 engine went with the 1985 Chevrolet
Celebrity model. This engine afforded this car more powerful
performance; however, the carbureted version was not so good in terms
of drivability. The coupes ended production in 1988, the sedan in 1989
and the wagon in 1990.
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