GM D-body

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The GM D-body was General Motors’ full-size, rear-wheel-drive luxury car platform used for flagship models such as Cadillac’s large sedans and limousines.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf General Motors vehicle platform ⓘ
automobile platform ⓘ
alsoKnownAs GM D platform ⓘ
associatedWith Cadillac flagship sedans ⓘ
professional car industry (hearses, ambulances, limousines) ⓘ
category GM full-size rear-wheel-drive platforms ⓘ
driveLayout rear-wheel drive ⓘ
engineeringGoal provide a robust chassis for luxury and coachbuilt bodies ⓘ
layout front-engine, rear-wheel drive ⓘ
manufacturer General Motors ⓘ
marketSegment North American full-size luxury sedans ⓘ
notableFeature body-on-frame construction in most of its production life ⓘ
designed to support extended wheelbase limousines ⓘ
positionInLineup flagship luxury platform for GM ⓘ
primaryUse limousines ⓘ
luxury cars ⓘ
productionStatus discontinued ⓘ
region primarily North America ⓘ
successorPlatform GM C-body (front-wheel-drive, for many Cadillac luxury sedans) ⓘ
linked to: GM C-body

specialty coachbuilt platforms and unibody successors ⓘ
typicalBodyStyle 4-door sedan ⓘ
commercial chassis ⓘ
limousine ⓘ
usedByBrand Buick ⓘ
Cadillac ⓘ
Chevrolet ⓘ
Oldsmobile ⓘ
usedFor chauffeur-driven luxury transportation ⓘ
government and livery service vehicles ⓘ
usedForModel Buick Electra 225 (selected years) ⓘ
linked to: Buick Electra

Cadillac Commercial Chassis ⓘ
Cadillac Fleetwood ⓘ
Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham ⓘ
linked to: Cadillac Fleetwood

Cadillac Fleetwood Series 75 ⓘ
linked to: Cadillac Fleetwood

Cadillac hearse and funeral coaches (coachbuilt) ⓘ
Cadillac limousine models ⓘ
Chevrolet Caprice (coachbuilt limousines, selected years) ⓘ
linked to: Chevrolet Caprice

Oldsmobile 98 (selected years) ⓘ
vehicleClass full-size ⓘ
wheelbaseCharacteristic long wheelbase suitable for limousines ⓘ

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