GM B-body

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The GM B-body was a full-size, rear-wheel-drive automobile platform used by General Motors for many of its large sedans and coupes from the mid-20th century through the 1990s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf General Motors vehicle platform
automobile platform
alsoKnownAs GM B platform
bodyStyleSupported 2-door coupe
4-door sedan
4-door station wagon
category GM B platform
countryOfOrigin United States
driveLayout rear-wheel drive
endUseDate 1996
engineConfiguration V6 (later years)
V8
inline-six (early years)
fuelType gasoline
layout front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
manufacturer General Motors
marketSegment fleet and police vehicles
mainstream family cars
notableFeature body-on-frame construction
notableModel Buick LeSabre
Buick Roadmaster (1991–1996)
linked to: Buick Roadmaster

Cadillac DeVille
Cadillac Fleetwood
Chevrolet Caprice
Chevrolet Caprice 9C1 police package
Chevrolet Impala
Chevrolet Impala SS (1994–1996)
Oldsmobile Delta 88
Pontiac Bonneville
notableRedesign 1977 downsizing
platformGeneration downsized generation 1977–1990
final generation 1991–1996
first generation 1926–1940s
postwar generation 1940s–1950s
replacedBy front-wheel-drive full-size GM platforms in late 1980s and 1990s
startUseDate 1926
successorPlatform GM H-body (FWD full-size)
linked to: GM H-body
usedByDivision Buick
Cadillac
Chevrolet
Oldsmobile
Pontiac
usedFor coupes
police cars
sedans
station wagons
taxi cabs
vehicleClass full-size
wheelbaseRange approximately 116–121 inches depending on year and model

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Oldsmobile 88 platform GM B-body
subject linked to: Oldsmobile 88 series
GM H-body predecessorPlatform GM B-body (rear-wheel-drive full-size)
linked to: GM B-body
Buick Roadmaster platform GM B-body
1949 Oldsmobile 88 platform GM B-body
GM E-body platformPredecessor GM B-body (for related rear-wheel-drive luxury coupes)
linked to: GM B-body
Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight platform GM B-body (many generations)
subject linked to: Eighty-Eight
linked to: GM B-body
Delta 88 platform GM B-body
Royal 88 platform GM B-body
Delta 88 Holiday Coupe platform GM B-body
Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser platform GM B-body (first and second generations)
linked to: GM B-body
Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser platform GM B-body (downsized, 1991–1992)
linked to: GM B-body
GM B-O-P relatedConcept GM B-body platform
linked to: GM B-body