Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera
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| Manufacturer | General Motors |
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| Also called | Oldsmobile Ciera Oldsmobile Cutlass Cruiser |
| Model year(s) | 1982–1996 |
| Assembly | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States Framingham, Massachusetts, United States Doraville, Georgia, United States Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec, Canada Fremont, California, United States Ramos Arizpe, Mexico |
| Successor | Oldsmobile Cutlass (U.S. only) |
| Class | Mid-size |
| Body style(s) | 2-door coupe 4-door sedan 4-door station wagon |
| Layout | FF layout |
| Platform | A-body |
| Engine(s) | 2.2 L I4 2.5 L I4 2.8 L V6 3.0 L V6 3.1 L V6 3.3 L V6 3.8 L V6 4.3 L diesel V6 |
| Transmission(s) | 3-speed automatic 4-speed automatic |
| Wheelbase | 104.9 in (2664 mm) |
| Length | 190.3 in (4834 mm) |
| Width | 69.5 in (1765 mm) |
| Height | 54.1 in (1374 mm) |
| Related | Buick Century Chevrolet Celebrity Pontiac 6000 |
The Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera is a mid-size car that was sold from 1982 through 1996 by the Oldsmobile division of General Motors.
It shared the front-wheel drive A platform with the very similar Buick Century, Pontiac 6000 and Chevrolet Celebrity. Available bodystyles included a 2-door coupe, 4-door sedan, and the Cutlass Cruiser station wagon. The Cutlass Ciera shared the Cutlass nameplate with the smaller Cutlass Calais and the larger Cutlass Supreme.
During its run, the Cutlass Ciera was Oldsmobile's best-selling model.[citation needed] The car enjoyed many factory specialty models including Holiday coupe, GT, pace car,[clarification needed] and International models, the latter of which had a stock body kit.
It consistently ranked among the highest rated vehicles by J.D. Power and Associates; it was ranked the "Best in Price Class" on July 30, 1992 and the "Top-Ranked American-Made Car" on May 28, 1992. It was also named "Safe Car of the Year" by Prevention Magazine on March 6, 1992.[citation needed] This generation was exported to certain[which?] countries in Asia.[citation needed] Throughout much of the 90s, it was ranked as the most stolen vehicle.[citation needed]
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[edit] 1982–1988
Production began September 28, 1981 at Doraville Assembly in Georgia for the 1982 model year.[1] In 1984, the Cutlass Cruiser station wagon model began to be based on the Cutlass Ciera; previously the nameplate used the rear wheel drive G-body.
Between 1983 and 1986, 814 Cutlass Ciera convertibles were made by Hess & Eisenhardt/Car Craft. During the 1986 model year, the coupe received a new, more rounded roofline that was not shared with the other A-body models.
[edit] Engines
- 1982–1988 Tech IV 2.5 L (151 in³) I4, 92 hp (69 kW) and 135 lb·ft (183 N·m)
- 1987–1988 Tech IV 2.5 L (151 in³) I4, 98 hp (73 kW) and 135 lb·ft (183 N·m)
- 1982–1988 2.8 L (173 in³) V6 125 hp (93 kW) and 150 lb·ft (200 N·m)
- 1982–1985 Buick 3.0 L (181 in³) V6
- 1982–1985 Oldsmobile 4.3 L diesel V6, 85 hp (63 kW) and 165 lb·ft (224 N·m)
- 1984–1985 Buick 3.8 L (231 in³) V6, 125 hp (93 kW) and 195 lb·ft (264 N·m)
- 1986–1988 Buick 3.8 L (231 in³) V6, 150 hp (112 kW) and 200 lb·ft (270 N·m) 1988 Cutlass Ciera XC Special Edition a mirror of the the International models minus leather interior.
[edit] 1989–1996
The Cutlass Ciera was updated for 1989, with the sedan receiving a new more modern roofline, and both coupe and sedan models wore updated rear-end treatments (the 1989/1990 taillights were Oldsmobile-themed — squared with a center emblem, and 1991 to 1996 models had a revised three-sectioned taillight lens similar to the Ford Mustang). For 1992, the coupe, along with the sporty International Series models, were dropped. In 1996, the final model year, the cars dropped the Cutlass name and were known simply as Oldsmobile Ciera. The Ciera was popular with rental fleets.[citation needed] Production of the Ciera ended on August 30, 1996,[2] and it was replaced in the U.S. by the N-body 1997 Oldsmobile Cutlass, also built at the Oklahoma plant. This Cutlass was not sold in Canada, leaving the new Intrigue as Oldsmobile's only mid-size offering there.
[edit] Engines
- 1989 2.8 2.8 L (173 in³) V6 125 hp (93 kW) and 150 lb·ft (203 N·m)
- 1989–1992 Tech IV 2.5 L (151 in³) I4 110 hp (82 kW) and 135 lb·ft (183 N·m)
- 1989–1993 3300 3.3 L (204 in³) V6 160 hp (119 kW) and 185 lb·ft (251 N·m)
- 1989–1996 3100 3.1 L (191 in³) V6 160 hp (119 kW) and 185 lb·ft (251 N·m)
- 1993 2200 2.2 L (134 in³) I4 110 hp (82 kW) and 130 lb·ft (176 N·m)
- 1994–1996 2200 2.2 L (134 in³) I4 120 hp (89 kW) and 140 lb·ft (190 N·m)
[edit] Gallery
 1986 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera sedan |
 1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera sedan |
 1989-1991 Oldsmobile Ciera coupe |
[edit] Popular Culture
The Cutlass Ciera is a major plot point in the film Fargo, by the Coen Brothers. A Ciera in the "Burnt Umber" color is given to a pair of petty crooks by William H. Macy's character, who is a car dealer, and then used in a kidnapping and a spree of murders. This car, and its specific color, are repeatedly discussed by characters in the film and the Ciera is arguably the catalyst which sets the whole movie's events in motion, practically becoming a character itself.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Ward's Automotive Yearbook 1982. Ward's Communications, Inc. 1982.
- ^ Ward's Automotive Yearbook 1997. Ward's Communications, Inc. 1997. p. 105.
- ^ http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_4816-Oldsmobile-Cutlass-Ciera-1987.html
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