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Included in the famous X-body car line-up of General Motors, Chevrolet Citation was a compact car that run in the market from 1979 up to 1985 model year. This car together with other X-body cars like Buick Skylark, Oldsmobile Omega and Pontiac Phoenix were known to be the first compact front wheel drive automobile released by GM. Since the company acknowledges the consumer demand for smaller cars, GM decided to replace V8 engines with more cost-effective V6 and four-cylinder engines. As a result, the X-body cars come 800 lb lighter that similar vehicles before.

Planning for the production of this kind of vehicles began way back in April 1974 and the first prototypes were assembled in mid-summer of 1976 model year. And finally, in April of 1979, the Citation was released into production. In the beginning of 1979 model year, General Motors realized that the Citation was geared up to race in the Sports Car Club of America under SSB class. Because of this, they created an exceptional suspension   the Z19.

To further prepare the Citation X-11 version for racing, GM also outfitted it with a special High Output 2.8 L V6 engine known as the LH7, aside from the Z19 suspension. This power source produces 140 horsepower and 145 ft.lb of torque. The X-11 became successful in race track, making the engineers and designers very glad that they happen to produce the car in smaller size, as what the rules required. To further enhance the performance Citation X11, it was significantly equipped with new decals and aluminum wheels as well as cowl induction to accommodate cold air intake. This Citation version was at times dubbed as the muscle car of its era.

The Citation became largely popular at that time to a point that there were significant delays in delivery to customers. In fact, there are some customers that have to wait for nine months to receive their ordered Citation. Because of its popularity and excellence, Chevrolet Citation was awarded as Motor Trend magazine's Car of the Year for 1980.

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