Chevrolet Vega

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The Chevrolet Vega is a subcompact car produced by General Motors in the 1970s, known for its stylish design, innovative aluminum engine, and significant reliability and rust issues.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Chevrolet Vega canonical 2
Chevrolet Cosworth Vega 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf automobile model ⓘ
subcompact car ⓘ
assemblyLocation Lordstown, Ohio ⓘ
South Gate, California ⓘ
St. Therese, Quebec ⓘ
award Motor Trend Car of the Year 1971 ⓘ
bodyStyle 2-door notchback sedan ⓘ
2-door panel delivery ⓘ
2-door station wagon ⓘ
3-door hatchback ⓘ
category 1970s automobiles ⓘ
rear-wheel-drive vehicles ⓘ
competitor AMC Gremlin ⓘ
Datsun B210 ⓘ
linked to: Datsun 120Y

Ford Pinto ⓘ
Toyota Corolla (1970s) ⓘ
linked to: Toyota Corolla
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
designer Bill Mitchell ⓘ
displacement 140 cu in ⓘ
2.3 L ⓘ
engineBlockMaterial aluminum ⓘ
engineType inline-four ⓘ
fuelSystem carbureted ⓘ
knownFor innovative aluminum engine design ⓘ
severe corrosion problems ⓘ
significant reliability issues ⓘ
layout front-engine, rear-wheel-drive ⓘ
manufacturer Chevrolet ⓘ
marketSegment entry-level compact buyers ⓘ
modelYearIntroduction 1971 ⓘ
notableFeature die-cast aluminum engine block with cast-iron cylinder head ⓘ
engine durability problems ⓘ
rust-prone body panels ⓘ
unitized body construction ⓘ
parentCompany General Motors ⓘ
platform GM H-body ⓘ
productionEndYear 1977 ⓘ
productionStartYear 1970 ⓘ
productionVolumeApproximate about 2 million units ⓘ
relatedModel Chevrolet Monza ⓘ
Pontiac Astre ⓘ
successor Chevrolet Monza (in GM H-body line) ⓘ
transmission 2-speed automatic ⓘ
3-speed automatic ⓘ
3-speed manual ⓘ
4-speed manual ⓘ
valvetrain overhead camshaft ⓘ
vehicleClass subcompact ⓘ
wheelbase 97 in ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lordstown Assembly → product → Chevrolet Vega ⓘ
Cosworth → hasBrandAssociation → Chevrolet Cosworth Vega ⓘ
linked to: Chevrolet Vega
Chevrolet Corvair → successor → Chevrolet Vega ⓘ