GM X platform
There have been two X-body automobile platforms from General Motors. All X-bodies were small entry-level sedans.
Rear wheel drive The rear wheel drive X-body underpinned the Chevrolet Nova and similar cars of the 1970s. It was also the basis for the Cadillac Seville's K platform. The wheelbase was 111 in and many components were shared with the contemporary F platform. Applications: Buick Apollo Chevrolet Nova Oldsmobile Omega Pontiac Ventura
Front wheel drive The front wheel drive X-body was used for compact cars from 1980 to 1985. The X-body program was widely considered a failure at the time, but the derivative FWD GM A platform, which was introduced in 1982, continued for over a decade. Interestingly, only the Skylark name was carried over to the next generation of GM compact cars: the N-body. Vehicles using the X-body include: 1980-1984 Oldsmobile Omega 1980-1984 Pontiac Phoenix 1980-1985 Buick Skylark 1980-1985 Chevrolet Citation
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