Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera

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Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera

Manufacturer	General Motors
Also called	Oldsmobile Ciera
Production	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 Oldsmobile Cutlass Cruiser Pontiac 6000

The Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera was a mid-size car produced from 1982 through 1996 by the Oldsmobile division of General Motors. Production began September 28, 1981 at Doraville Assembly in Georgia.^[1] It shared the front-wheel drive A platform, which was based on the earlier X 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 (added in 1984). 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. At the same time as the Cutlass Ciera, Oldsmobile produced two other different Cutlass models, the smaller Cutlass Calais and the larger Cutlass Supreme. The Cutlass Ciera was a modern redesign of Oldsmobile's famous Cutlass line. Sales were strong and the car enjoyed many factory specialty models including Holiday coupe, GT, and International models, the latter of which had a stock body kit. For 1996, the Cutlass name was dropped and the car was simply called the Ciera. This generation was exported to certain countries in Asia. Throughout much of the 90s, it was ranked as the most stolen vehicle.

During its run, the Cutlass Ciera was Oldsmobile's best-selling model. 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.

[edit] 1982-1988 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)

[edit] 1989

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 Ciera. The Ciera was popular with rental fleets. 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.

1982-1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera sedan

1986 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera sedan

1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera sedan

1989-1991 Oldsmobile Ciera coupe

[edit] 1989-1996 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)

In 1988 the Ciera was featured as a pace car. GM released a limited edition version which included a factory sport appearance kit. A more aerodynamic front bumper, side skirts and dual exhaust.

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